Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2023-11-22

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Nov 22
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 202▼ 105 vs year ago 264 · −39.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
84 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 45▲ 17 vs year ago 67 · +25.4%
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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—Average1,533121.001,8556thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,574105.261,65727
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,44593.581,35235
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,40684.041,18219
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,439179.432,5826thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,322174.282,3049thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,347163.332,2005thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,468178.962,6276thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,505172.762,6005thin
SteersSelectAverage1,392163.682,2787thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 193411.63/cwt24
BullsNumber 2100341.44/cwt21
BullsNumber 391182.86/cwt15
BullsUtility7063.94/cwt5
HeifersNumber 1100648.37/cwt3
HeifersNumber 288461.81/cwt8
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing64225.00/cwt1

Every lot

40 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—Select1,392163.68/cwt160.00–167.002,2787
Steers—Choice and Prime1,468178.96/cwt176.50–182.002,6276
Steers—Choice1,505172.76/cwt170.00–175.502,6005
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,322174.28/cwt171.00–176.002,3049
Heifers—Select1,347163.33/cwt157.00–165.502,2005
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,439179.43/cwt178.00–181.002,5826
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,533121.00/cwt112.00–127.001,8556
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,40684.04/cwt78.00–88.001,18219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44593.58/cwt89.00–99.001,35235
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,574105.26/cwt100.00–113.001,65727
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross64225.00/cwt225.00–225.001441
Heifers—Number 27675.00/cwt75.00–75.00572
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross82564.72/cwt550.00–580.004632
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross91675.00/cwt675.00–675.006141
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross97601.67/cwt600.00–605.005843
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross100610.00/cwt610.00–610.006101
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross104635.05/cwt625.00–645.006602
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6628.23/cwt10.00–50.00193
Bulls—UtilityBeef Cross71200.00/cwt200.00–200.001421
Bulls—Number 377163.28/cwt155.00–170.001263
Bulls—Number 279275.00/cwt275.00–275.002171
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross83644.64/cwt625.00–665.005352
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross83525.00/cwt525.00–525.004361
Bulls—Utility8335.00/cwt35.00–35.00291
Bulls—Number 186352.41/cwt345.00–365.003036
Bulls—Number 387141.97/cwt100.00–185.001244
Bulls—Number 288279.40/cwt245.00–315.002462
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross91400.00/cwt400.00–400.003641
Bulls—Number 394137.57/cwt115.00–155.001294
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95637.70/cwt625.00–650.006062
Bulls—Number 195348.17/cwt320.00–395.0033111
Bulls—Number 295288.25/cwt250.00–310.002744
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross97552.55/cwt550.00–555.005362
Bulls—Number 1104357.58/cwt340.00–375.003722
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross105480.00/cwt480.00–480.005041
Bulls—Number 2105273.34/cwt200.00–315.002877
Bulls—Number 3107127.44/cwt125.00–130.001362
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross108655.00/cwt655.00–655.007071
Bulls—Number 2110270.00/cwt260.00–280.002972
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross114550.00/cwt520.00–580.006272

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.