Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2024-01-17

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jan 17
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
199 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 166▼ 65 vs year ago 264 · −24.6%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
63 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 58▼ 4 vs year ago 67 · −6.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded eight to twelve cents higher. Holstein bull calves traded fifteen to twenty-five cents lower. Beef cross calves have no market trend due to light run.

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—Average1,945124.372,4193thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,583106.741,69020
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,47398.821,45629
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,42492.111,31216
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,405139.991,9674thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,597152.882,4414thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,480179.642,65911
HeifersChoiceAverage1,437175.512,52214
HeifersSelectAverage1,474170.462,5134thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,525179.762,74111
SteersChoiceAverage1,549173.262,68414
SteersSelectAverage1,497166.272,4898thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197352.16/cwt13
BullsNumber 291262.86/cwt17
BullsNumber 388148.85/cwt8
BullsUtility78100.00/cwt3
HeifersNumber 199430.49/cwt4

Every lot

33 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—Select1,497166.27/cwt164.00–170.002,4898
Steers—Choice and Prime1,525179.76/cwt177.00–182.502,74111
Steers—Choice1,549173.26/cwt170.50–176.002,68414
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,437175.51/cwt173.00–177.502,52214
Heifers—Select1,474170.46/cwt169.00–172.502,5134
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,480179.64/cwt178.00–182.002,65911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,945124.37/cwt120.00–130.002,4193
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,42492.11/cwt88.00–94.001,31216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47398.82/cwt95.00–103.001,45629
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,583106.74/cwt104.00–116.001,69020
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,405139.99/cwt135.00–149.001,9674
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,597152.88/cwt148.00–155.502,4414
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 182135.00/cwt135.00–135.001111
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross104528.99/cwt490.00–560.005503
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility71100.00/cwt100.00–100.00711
Bulls—Number 277220.00/cwt220.00–220.001691
Bulls—Number 179285.00/cwt285.00–285.002251
Bulls—Number 379175.00/cwt175.00–175.001381
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross81585.00/cwt585.00–585.004741
Bulls—Number 382151.28/cwt120.00–185.001244
Bulls—Utility82100.00/cwt95.00–105.00822
Bulls—Number 283240.13/cwt210.00–275.001998
Bulls—Number 186312.43/cwt300.00–325.002692
Bulls—Number 194328.40/cwt305.00–340.003094
Bulls—Number 395130.32/cwt120.00–140.001242
Bulls—Number 296259.30/cwt225.00–285.002494
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100510.00/cwt510.00–510.005101
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross102390.00/cwt390.00–390.003981
Bulls—Number 2104240.17/cwt205.00–275.002502
Bulls—Number 3108150.00/cwt150.00–150.001621
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross111420.00/cwt420.00–420.004661
Bulls—Number 1112314.88/cwt305.00–325.003533
Bulls—Number 1120315.00/cwt315.00–315.003781

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.