Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2023-11-15

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Nov 15
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 10▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
202 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 241▼ 62 vs year ago 264 · −23.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
45 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 65▼ 22 vs year ago 67 · −32.8%
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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—Average2,073110.002,2802thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,66995.021,58617
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,50784.791,27841
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,36776.791,05027
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,387141.661,96515
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,415141.862,0074thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,355179.682,43518
HeifersChoiceAverage1,329169.502,25311
HeifersSelectAverage1,238147.051,8205thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,387177.762,46613
SteersChoiceAverage1,402166.582,33516
SteersSelectAverage1,303150.641,96314

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199388.34/cwt14
BullsNumber 294350.45/cwt10
BullsNumber 386262.28/cwt9
HeifersNumber 197523.88/cwt4
HeifersNumber 281222.50/cwt3

Every lot

41 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
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3377134.00/cwt134.00–134.005051
Dairy Heifers—Large 3616100.00/cwt100.00–100.006161
Dairy Heifers—Large 366394.00/cwt94.00–94.006231
Dairy Heifers—Large 377499.55/cwt96.00–103.007712
Dairy Heifers—Large 382297.42/cwt89.00–104.008014
Dairy Heifers—Large 3858100.00/cwt100.00–100.008581
Dairy Heifers—Large 393398.13/cwt90.00–104.009163
Dairy Heifers—Large 3994105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0441
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,303150.64/cwt145.00–159.001,96314
Steers—Choice and Prime1,387177.76/cwt174.00–184.002,46613
Steers—Choice1,402166.58/cwt161.50–173.502,33516
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,238147.05/cwt134.00–155.001,8205
Heifers—Choice1,329169.50/cwt161.00–174.002,25311
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,355179.68/cwt174.50–185.002,43518
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,073110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,2802
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,36776.79/cwt70.00–80.501,05027
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50784.79/cwt81.00–89.001,27841
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66995.02/cwt90.00–100.001,58617
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,387141.66/cwt130.00–161.001,96515
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,415141.86/cwt130.00–152.002,0074
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross75480.00/cwt480.00–480.003601
Heifers—Number 28493.75/cwt72.50–115.00792
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross93641.01/cwt605.00–670.005963
Heifers—Number 1109172.50/cwt172.50–172.501881
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross63345.00/cwt345.00–345.002171
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross70400.00/cwt400.00–400.002801
Bulls—Number 274280.27/cwt275.00–285.002072
Bulls—Number 378232.65/cwt225.00–240.001812
Bulls—Number 280300.00/cwt300.00–300.002402
Bulls—Number 183358.76/cwt340.00–390.002983
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross94660.00/cwt660.00–660.006201
Bulls—Number 194378.18/cwt350.00–395.003554
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross95595.00/cwt595.00–595.005651
Bulls—Number 395233.41/cwt200.00–255.002223
Bulls—Number 298289.77/cwt275.00–305.002842
Bulls—Number 3100200.00/cwt200.00–200.002001
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross103250.00/cwt250.00–250.002581
Bulls—Number 1107384.86/cwt355.00–400.004123
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross110540.00/cwt540.00–540.005941
Bulls—Number 1116344.37/cwt325.00–375.003993
Bulls—Number 2116314.70/cwt305.00–325.003652

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.