Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2021-05-19

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, May 19
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
171 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 194▼ 110 vs year ago 281 · −39.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
70 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 69▼ 21 vs year ago 91 · −23.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Supply light, demand very good. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-6.00 higher. Supply light, demand very good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 10.00-11.00 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—High1,65594.211,5592thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52470.561,07549
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30366.1286227
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,26048.346095thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,419114.791,6295thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,494106.041,5844thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,292125.191,61712
HeifersChoiceAverage1,284118.791,5257thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,383125.121,73014
SteersChoiceAverage1,462117.081,71210

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1103178.23/cwt11
BullsNumber 298128.06/cwt20
BullsNumber 39066.36/cwt9
BullsUtility8817.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 198246.53/cwt3

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,383125.12/cwt122.00–129.001,73014
Steers—Choice1,462117.08/cwt112.00–120.501,71210
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,284118.79/cwt115.50–121.001,5257
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,292125.19/cwt121.50–128.001,61712
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,65594.21/cwt94.00–94.501,5592
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24160.47/cwt56.00–65.0075012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26048.34/cwt42.00–56.006095
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27868.91/cwt66.50–72.0088110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45964.85/cwt60.00–67.5094610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50474.08/cwt72.50–76.501,1145
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52369.24/cwt67.00–72.001,05524
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56876.48/cwt73.00–81.001,19915
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,419114.79/cwt111.00–118.001,6295
Dairy Steers—Choice1,494106.04/cwt105.00–107.501,5844
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross88257.30/cwt240.00–275.002262
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross117225.00/cwt225.00–225.002631
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 38356.80/cwt50.00–67.50474
Bulls—Utility8315.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
Bulls—Number 28495.21/cwt87.50–102.50803
Bulls—Number 185120.00/cwt120.00–120.001021
Bulls—Utility9320.00/cwt20.00–20.00191
Bulls—Number 294132.94/cwt112.50–152.501257
Bulls—Number 39574.00/cwt50.00–90.00705
Bulls—Number 196180.21/cwt160.00–200.001732
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross98235.00/cwt235.00–235.002301
Bulls—Number 2103136.30/cwt120.00–152.501408
Bulls—Number 1106177.51/cwt170.00–185.001884
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross113215.00/cwt215.00–215.002431
Bulls—Number 1113160.04/cwt155.00–165.001812
Bulls—Number 2114127.27/cwt120.00–135.001452

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.