Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2021-05-05

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, May 5
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
203 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 233▲ 203 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
57 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 55▲ 57 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 mostly steady. Supply moderate, demand good. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Supply light, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Supply light, demand very 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%Average1,60564.411,03450
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31458.7577226
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,505105.291,5853thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,354117.381,5894thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,346113.841,5324thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,305107.711,4064thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,462118.071,7268thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,464114.481,67617
SteersSelectAverage1,375107.441,4777thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199190.12/cwt21
BullsNumber 2100126.40/cwt9
BullsNumber 310158.43/cwt5
BullsUtility7923.41/cwt5
HeifersNumber 196243.51/cwt2

Every lot

30 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—Select1,375107.44/cwt102.00–110.001,4777
Steers—Choice and Prime1,462118.07/cwt117.00–120.001,7268
Steers—Choice1,464114.48/cwt112.00–116.501,67617
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,305107.71/cwt103.50–110.001,4064
Heifers—Choice1,346113.84/cwt113.00–115.001,5324
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,354117.38/cwt117.00–118.001,5894
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30662.70/cwt61.00–64.508197
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31055.95/cwt51.00–59.5073317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37168.77/cwt68.00–69.509432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55259.27/cwt56.00–61.0092011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60164.24/cwt62.00–66.501,02827
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66469.51/cwt67.50–73.001,15712
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,505105.29/cwt104.00–107.001,5853
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross96243.51/cwt215.00–270.002342
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7730.63/cwt20.00–42.50243
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross78245.00/cwt245.00–245.001911
Bulls—Utility8312.59/cwt10.00–15.00102
Bulls—Number 187149.17/cwt140.00–157.501303
Bulls—Number 292134.17/cwt100.00–152.501235
Bulls—Number 194182.32/cwt165.00–200.001715
Bulls—Number 39755.72/cwt50.00–62.50543
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross98222.50/cwt205.00–240.002182
Bulls—Number 1104184.55/cwt170.00–200.001925
Bulls—Number 2105107.60/cwt105.00–110.001132
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross106250.36/cwt235.00–265.002652
Bulls—Number 310685.00/cwt85.00–85.00901
Bulls—Number 311040.00/cwt40.00–40.00441
Bulls—Number 1113172.52/cwt170.00–175.001952
Bulls—Number 2114125.77/cwt100.00–150.001432
Bulls—Number 1123175.00/cwt175.00–175.002151

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.