Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2023-12-27

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Dec 27
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
234 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 203▼ 30 vs year ago 264 · −11.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
97 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 68▲ 30 vs year ago 67 · +44.8%
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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—Average1,577112.851,7804thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,543105.391,62630
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,45093.701,35946
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,36983.401,14225
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,504145.352,1866thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,434148.612,1313thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,502179.542,6978thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,441172.772,4908thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,369166.012,2738thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,541180.602,7838thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,562174.822,73112
SteersSelectAverage1,397162.922,2768thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197436.17/cwt34
BullsNumber 291360.97/cwt15
BullsNumber 392179.82/cwt7
BullsUtility7762.46/cwt6
HeifersNumber 193459.08/cwt13
HeifersNumber 294364.21/cwt8
HeifersNumber 378341.78/cwt4
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing76162.50/cwt2

Every lot

52 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—Select1,397162.92/cwt159.00–167.002,2768
Steers—Choice and Prime1,541180.60/cwt178.00–187.002,7838
Steers—Choice1,562174.82/cwt170.00–177.502,73112
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,369166.01/cwt162.00–168.002,2738
Heifers—Choice1,441172.77/cwt170.00–175.502,4908
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,502179.54/cwt177.00–182.502,6978
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,577112.85/cwt109.00–118.001,7804
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,36983.40/cwt78.00–87.001,14225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45093.70/cwt88.00–99.001,35946
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,543105.39/cwt100.00–115.001,62630
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,504145.35/cwt141.50–149.002,1866
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,434148.61/cwt145.50–150.502,1313
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing6725.00/cwt25.00–25.00171
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross68320.00/cwt320.00–320.002181
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross74400.00/cwt400.00–400.002961
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross74365.00/cwt365.00–365.002701
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross79465.00/cwt465.00–465.003671
Heifers—Number 279175.00/cwt175.00–175.001381
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross81455.00/cwt455.00–455.003691
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross84341.07/cwt310.00–370.002862
Heifers—Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross84300.00/cwt300.00–300.002521
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross86495.72/cwt475.00–520.004264
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross93419.35/cwt400.00–440.003902
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95493.68/cwt480.00–515.004694
Heifers—Number 196275.00/cwt275.00–275.002641
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross101455.00/cwt455.00–455.004601
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross103510.24/cwt500.00–520.005262
Heifers—Number 1103250.00/cwt250.00–250.002581
Heifers—Number 2115180.00/cwt180.00–180.002071
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross118410.00/cwt410.00–410.004841
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6457.54/cwt55.00–60.00372
Bulls—Utility7260.00/cwt60.00–60.00431
Bulls—Number 273230.00/cwt230.00–230.001681
Bulls—Number 378169.49/cwt130.00–210.001322
Bulls—Number 283280.86/cwt265.00–305.002335
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross86460.06/cwt455.00–465.003962
Bulls—Number 186394.09/cwt360.00–425.003393
Bulls—Number 387130.00/cwt130.00–130.001131
Bulls—Utility8766.57/cwt50.00–75.00583
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross88533.99/cwt505.00–565.004704
Bulls—Number 391195.00/cwt195.00–195.001771
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross94451.29/cwt390.00–495.004244
Bulls—Number 195422.81/cwt395.00–455.0040214
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross98539.38/cwt500.00–580.005292
Bulls—Number 3103172.38/cwt160.00–185.001782
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104525.68/cwt505.00–545.005472
Bulls—Number 1104392.01/cwt365.00–450.004086
Bulls—Number 2105305.00/cwt305.00–305.003201
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross105250.00/cwt250.00–250.002631
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross109450.00/cwt450.00–450.004911
Bulls—Number 2112300.00/cwt300.00–300.003361
Bulls—Number 1114370.04/cwt360.00–385.004223

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.