Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2021-03-10

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Mar 10
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
207 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 229▲ 207 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
41 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 71▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply light, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Supply light, demand good.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59357.9892447
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26853.8668331
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,29046.425995thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,419114.701,6286thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,299107.571,39710
HeifersSelectAverage1,23699.091,2256thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,471113.801,6744thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,499109.531,64211
SteersSelectAverage1,25098.571,2325thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1109130.93/cwt11
BullsNumber 29982.82/cwt10
BullsNumber 39348.03/cwt5
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8525.07/cwt4

Every lot

25 lots · USDA AMS · Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,25098.57/cwt96.00–102.001,2325
Steers—Choice and Prime1,471113.80/cwt112.50–115.501,6744
Steers—Choice1,499109.53/cwt106.50–112.001,64211
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,23699.09/cwt94.00–103.001,2256
Heifers—Choice1,299107.57/cwt105.00–111.001,39710
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,419114.70/cwt112.00–117.001,6286
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21451.71/cwt45.00–56.5062821
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29046.42/cwt40.00–55.505995
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38258.38/cwt56.50–61.5080710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55054.54/cwt50.00–57.0084520
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60259.26/cwt58.00–61.5094920
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68864.18/cwt62.00–68.501,0837
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8525.07/cwt15.00–37.50214
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 28670.12/cwt65.00–75.00602
Bulls—Number 38840.00/cwt30.00–50.00352
Bulls—Number 29487.50/cwt80.00–95.00822
Bulls—Number 196110.00/cwt110.00–110.001061
Bulls—Number 39753.38/cwt50.00–60.00523
Bulls—Number 210284.50/cwt75.00–97.50864
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104215.00/cwt215.00–215.002241
Bulls—Number 1105115.05/cwt110.00–120.001215
Bulls—Number 211287.46/cwt85.00–90.00982
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross114220.00/cwt220.00–220.002511
Bulls—Number 1117107.48/cwt105.00–110.001262
Bulls—Number 1124105.00/cwt105.00–105.001301

This sale against other markets

New York weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New York auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.