Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2024-01-24

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jan 24
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
189 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 199▼ 75 vs year ago 264 · −28.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
68 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 63▲ 1 vs year ago 67 · +1.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Holstein dairy bull calves traded 10.00 to 40.00 higher. Beef bull calves stayed steady to firm.

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—Average1,628119.791,9504thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,676105.861,77431
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,47796.421,42442
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,34486.061,15713
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,445144.942,0945thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,328122.841,6316thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,498176.832,6497thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,423168.742,4017thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,358161.812,1977thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,594179.792,86610
SteersChoiceAverage1,515174.252,6409thin
SteersSelectAverage1,419165.882,3544thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196448.17/cwt18
BullsNumber 289355.39/cwt20
BullsNumber 391133.48/cwt6
BullsUtility8061.25/cwt4
HeifersNumber 194530.00/cwt3
HeifersNumber 295434.80/cwt4

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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,419165.88/cwt164.00–169.502,3544
Steers—Choice1,515174.25/cwt171.00–177.002,6409
Steers—Choice and Prime1,594179.79/cwt177.50–184.002,86610
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,358161.81/cwt160.00–163.502,1977
Heifers—Choice1,423168.74/cwt167.00–171.002,4017
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,498176.83/cwt175.00–179.002,6497
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,628119.79/cwt118.00–121.001,9504
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,34486.06/cwt82.00–91.001,15713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47796.42/cwt92.00–101.001,42442
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,676105.86/cwt102.00–111.001,77431
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,445144.94/cwt139.00–151.502,0945
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,328122.84/cwt117.00–128.001,6316
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross83500.00/cwt500.00–500.004151
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross88434.60/cwt400.00–470.003822
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross90570.00/cwt570.00–570.005131
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross101435.00/cwt400.00–470.004392
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross108520.00/cwt520.00–520.005621
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6650.00/cwt50.00–50.00331
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross74525.00/cwt525.00–525.003891
Bulls—Number 276256.44/cwt225.00–290.001955
Bulls—Utility7750.00/cwt50.00–50.00391
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross79535.00/cwt535.00–535.004231
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross81515.00/cwt515.00–515.004171
Bulls—Number 383138.31/cwt120.00–170.001153
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85590.12/cwt580.00–600.005023
Bulls—Number 186320.00/cwt320.00–320.002751
Bulls—Number 287303.21/cwt295.00–315.002643
Bulls—Utility8765.00/cwt65.00–65.00571
Bulls—Utility9080.00/cwt80.00–80.00721
Bulls—Number 292271.25/cwt250.00–285.002503
Bulls—Number 194359.81/cwt345.00–380.003384
Bulls—Number 394112.97/cwt100.00–125.001062
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross95506.55/cwt485.00–530.004812
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross96600.26/cwt575.00–625.005762
Bulls—Number 2101264.55/cwt220.00–310.002672
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross103485.00/cwt485.00–485.005001
Bulls—Number 1105380.38/cwt345.00–400.003995
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross106530.00/cwt530.00–530.005621
Bulls—Number 3107160.00/cwt160.00–160.001711
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross111517.48/cwt515.00–520.005742
Bulls—Number 1111370.00/cwt370.00–370.004111

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.