Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2021-04-07

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Apr 7
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
185 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 212▲ 54 vs year ago 131 · +41.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
67 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 69▲ 0 vs year ago 67 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold steady - 1.00 higher. Supply light, demand good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Supply light, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 5.00-10.00 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
Bulls—High1,79987.851,5804thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53764.4499062
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28057.2073229
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,24548.606054thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,42698.591,4063thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,42191.831,3053thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,367113.831,5569thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,369111.001,5203thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,455113.851,65711
SteersChoiceAverage1,383108.321,49811
SteersSelectAverage1,12599.821,1233thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1103135.52/cwt15
BullsNumber 2103112.27/cwt17
BullsNumber 39976.03/cwt5
HeifersNumber 1107219.95/cwt4

Every lot

28 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—Select1,12599.82/cwt97.00–103.001,1233
Steers—Choice1,383108.32/cwt106.00–111.001,49811
Steers—Choice and Prime1,455113.85/cwt112.00–116.001,65711
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,367113.83/cwt112.00–115.501,5569
Heifers—Choice1,369111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,5203
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55585.71/cwt84.00–87.501,3332
Bulls——2,04290.00/cwt90.00–90.001,8382
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24548.60/cwt40.00–55.006054
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26154.21/cwt45.00–62.0068420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32263.83/cwt62.00–65.008449
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41259.68/cwt56.00–62.5084322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55464.73/cwt62.00–66.501,00619
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65269.15/cwt67.00–73.501,14221
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,42191.83/cwt91.50–92.001,3053
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,42698.59/cwt98.00–100.001,4063
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross105218.26/cwt200.00–240.002293
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross113225.00/cwt225.00–225.002541
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 188128.80/cwt120.00–137.501132
Bulls—Number 194135.08/cwt130.00–140.001272
Bulls—Number 294112.71/cwt100.00–122.501065
Bulls—Number 39679.93/cwt70.00–87.50773
Bulls—Number 2103110.95/cwt100.00–120.001148
Bulls—Number 1104134.39/cwt130.00–140.001408
Bulls—Number 310470.18/cwt62.50–77.50732
Bulls—Number 1113147.43/cwt145.00–150.001672
Bulls—Number 2113119.12/cwt115.00–122.501353
Bulls—Number 1120135.00/cwt135.00–135.001621
Bulls—Number 2121100.00/cwt100.00–100.001211

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.