Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2021-05-26

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, May 26
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 171▼ 9 vs year ago 184 · −4.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
63 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 70▲ 2 vs year ago 61 · +3.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold steady-1.00 lower. Supply light, demand good. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 lower. Supply light, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 16.00-20.00 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50465.7198936
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33762.2283225
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,19146.685567thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,493104.341,55810
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,44798.001,4183thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,446123.661,7889thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,278116.031,48313
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,527125.221,9125thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,429114.211,63215

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1102168.69/cwt16
BullsNumber 2101113.53/cwt16
BullsNumber 39057.09/cwt6
BullsUtility8720.90/cwt9

Every lot

31 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—Choice1,429114.21/cwt110.00–118.001,63215
Steers—Choice and Prime1,527125.22/cwt124.00–127.501,9125
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,278116.03/cwt112.00–119.501,48313
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,446123.66/cwt120.00–127.501,7889
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19146.68/cwt40.50–50.005567
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32460.87/cwt50.00–67.5080621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40469.28/cwt68.00–70.509734
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43373.15/cwt72.00–76.501,0486
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51361.87/cwt52.50–66.0093619
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52868.30/cwt67.00–71.001,04411
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,493104.34/cwt97.00–110.001,55810
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,44798.00/cwt98.00–98.001,4183
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7418.48/cwt10.00–30.00143
Bulls—Number 38056.68/cwt50.00–60.00453
Bulls—Utility8121.27/cwt20.00–22.50172
Bulls—Number 28578.37/cwt70.00–82.50673
Bulls—Number 186115.06/cwt110.00–120.00992
Bulls—Number 39161.25/cwt60.00–62.50562
Bulls—Number 294123.62/cwt117.50–135.001164
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross96218.36/cwt210.00–225.002103
Bulls—Number 197140.00/cwt140.00–140.001362
Bulls—Utility9823.36/cwt15.00–27.50233
Bulls—Number 2103117.48/cwt110.00–122.501216
Bulls—Number 1104153.62/cwt140.00–172.501605
Bulls—Utility10420.00/cwt20.00–20.00211
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross105225.00/cwt225.00–225.002361
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross114200.35/cwt180.00–220.002282
Bulls—Number 2114123.51/cwt110.00–137.501412
Bulls—Number 311550.00/cwt50.00–50.00581
Bulls—Number 1123140.00/cwt140.00–140.001721
Bulls—Number 2132135.00/cwt135.00–135.001781

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.