Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2021-05-12

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, May 12
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
194 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 203▼ 111 vs year ago 305 · −36.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
69 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 57▲ 17 vs year ago 52 · +32.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Supply light, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 10.00-15.00 lower. 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—Low1,54485.971,3275thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60464.491,03449
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31658.9177531
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,33351.376857thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,512101.351,5324thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,39793.531,3075thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,392116.941,6288thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,249112.031,39910
SteersChoiceAverage1,369111.181,5227thin
SteersSelectAverage1,250105.071,3135thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1107173.70/cwt14
BullsNumber 299122.85/cwt14
BullsNumber 39373.64/cwt9
BullsUtility8620.98/cwt8
HeifersNumber 186228.13/cwt3

Every lot

34 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,250105.07/cwt104.00–106.001,3135
Steers—Choice1,369111.18/cwt108.00–114.001,5227
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,249112.03/cwt109.00–114.501,39910
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,392116.94/cwt115.00–120.501,6288
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52684.00/cwt84.00–84.001,2821
Bulls——1,53988.62/cwt88.00–90.001,3643
Bulls——1,57780.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2621
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29962.91/cwt61.50–64.008178
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31856.19/cwt51.00–61.0074121
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33351.37/cwt44.00–57.006857
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36171.40/cwt70.00–73.009722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57258.79/cwt53.00–61.0092412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59363.97/cwt61.00–66.001,01922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64569.80/cwt67.00–76.501,14815
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,39793.53/cwt90.00–97.001,3075
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,512101.35/cwt99.50–102.501,5324
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross86228.13/cwt215.00–245.001963
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7717.47/cwt5.00–35.00134
Bulls—Number 37957.50/cwt57.50–57.50451
Bulls—Number 38862.36/cwt50.00–75.00552
Bulls—Number 189120.00/cwt120.00–120.001071
Bulls—Number 289104.97/cwt100.00–110.00932
Bulls—Number 39382.10/cwt52.50–100.00765
Bulls—Utility9424.49/cwt20.00–30.00234
Bulls—Number 296122.55/cwt110.00–140.001187
Bulls—Number 199190.00/cwt190.00–190.001881
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103250.00/cwt250.00–250.002581
Bulls—Number 1104165.96/cwt150.00–180.001735
Bulls—Number 2104126.54/cwt120.00–140.001323
Bulls—Number 2110132.50/cwt132.50–132.501461
Bulls—Number 1114157.97/cwt147.50–165.001804
Bulls—Number 311470.00/cwt70.00–70.00801
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross117205.06/cwt200.00–210.002402
Bulls—Number 2120140.00/cwt140.00–140.001681

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.