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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Mar 17

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

234 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 207▲ 55 vs year ago 179 · +30.7%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

52 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 41▼ 37 vs year ago 89 · −41.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and Heifers sold 200-3.00 lower. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Supply light, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady. 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,558	61.88	964	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	57.85	734	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,140	49.39	563	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,450	101.95	1,478	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,547	87.95	1,361	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,392	111.88	1,557	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,275	107.10	1,366	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,181	101.95	1,204	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,415	110.62	1,565	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,480	106.93	1,583	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,244	98.16	1,221	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	110.46/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 2	94	78.84/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	90	43.82/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	91	19.39/cwt	8

Every lot

29 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,244	98.16/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,221	5
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,415	110.62/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,565	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,480	106.93/cwt	105.00–109.50	1,583	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,181	101.95/cwt	99.50–103.00	1,204	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,275	107.10/cwt	105.50–109.00	1,366	5
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,392	111.88/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,557	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	49.39/cwt	43.50–54.00	563	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	68.77/cwt	67.00–72.00	835	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	54.96/cwt	51.00–60.50	691	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	62.54/cwt	61.00–65.00	827	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	56.73/cwt	52.50–60.00	837	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,556	62.33/cwt	60.00–64.50	970	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,689	69.03/cwt	65.00–72.50	1,166	13
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,450	101.95/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,478	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,547	87.95/cwt	84.50–92.00	1,361	5
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	84	18.37/cwt	17.50–20.00	15	3
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	92	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	2
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	104	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	26	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	111	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	22	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	32.70/cwt	27.50–40.00	27	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	83	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	87	73.25/cwt	65.00–77.50	64	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	81.13/cwt	70.00–97.50	76	9
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	50.49/cwt	42.50–60.00	47	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	95	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	113.82/cwt	100.00–125.00	117	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	109	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	82	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	115	115.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	132	2

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.

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Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Wed Mar 17, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Albany, NY (LS-KT)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 234Last week 207Year ago 179

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 52Last week 41Year ago 89

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	103	100.00–125.00	113.82
1	—	95	100.00	100.00
2	—	115	110.00–120.00	115.02
1	—	87	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	109	75.00	75.00
3	—	87	65.00–77.50	73.25
9	—	94	70.00–97.50	81.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	84	27.50–40.00	32.70
5	—	94	42.50–60.00	50.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	15.00	15.00
1	—	104	25.00	25.00
3	—	84	17.50–20.00	18.37
1	—	111	20.00	20.00
2	—	92	20.00	20.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,480	105.00–109.50	106.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,415	110.00–112.00	110.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,244	94.00–103.00	98.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,181	99.50–103.00	101.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,275	105.50–109.00	107.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,392	110.00–113.00	111.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,214	67.00–72.00	68.77
26	—	1,258	51.00–60.50	54.96
9	—	1,322	61.00–65.00	62.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,689	65.00–72.50	69.03
20	—	1,475	52.50–60.00	56.73
22	—	1,556	60.00–64.50	62.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,140	43.50–54.00	49.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,547	84.50–92.00	87.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	100.00–104.00	101.95

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.