Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2024-04-17

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Apr 17
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
240 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 163▼ 24 vs year ago 264 · −9.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
86 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 64▲ 19 vs year ago 67 · +28.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Dairy Bulls Yield grade corrected to 1-2

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 1.00 lower. Slaughter steers traded 2.00 to 3.50 lower. Slaughter heifers traded 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Holstein bull calves stayed steady to firm. Beef cross bull calves traded 10.00 to 80.00 higher with light supply.

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
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,292173.502,2421thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,384169.002,3395thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,409152.352,1474thin
Bulls—Average1,839149.712,7533thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,455132.031,9213thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,252122.611,5354thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,457110.381,6085thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,539137.002,1081thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,727128.322,2166thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,627119.751,94837
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,372109.821,50737
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,432158.162,26510
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,196147.011,7585thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,431187.512,68313
HeifersChoiceAverage1,371182.622,50413
HeifersSelectAverage1,327176.282,33916
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,526188.862,8827thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,467183.132,68710
SteersSelectAverage1,473175.392,58313

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 193616.95/cwt23
BullsNumber 295530.79/cwt14
BullsNumber 398393.74/cwt8
HeifersNumber 189840.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 293432.50/cwt2

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—Choice1,467183.13/cwt180.00–185.002,68710
Steers—Select1,473175.39/cwt171.00–178.502,58313
Steers—Choice and Prime1,526188.86/cwt187.00–191.002,8827
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,327176.28/cwt173.00–179.002,33916
Heifers—Choice1,371182.62/cwt179.50–185.002,50413
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,431187.51/cwt185.50–190.002,68313
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,839149.71/cwt143.00–154.002,7533
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252122.61/cwt117.00–125.001,5354
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455132.03/cwt130.00–135.001,9213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,457110.38/cwt108.00–112.001,6085
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,196147.01/cwt140.00–152.001,7585
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,432158.16/cwt154.00–163.002,26510
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,384169.00/cwt168.00–170.002,3395
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select1,409152.35/cwt146.50–160.002,1474
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,292173.50/cwt173.50–173.502,2421
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,539137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,1081
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,372109.82/cwt105.00–114.001,50737
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,627119.75/cwt115.00–124.001,94837
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,727128.32/cwt125.00–134.002,2166
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 275125.00/cwt125.00–125.00941
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross89840.00/cwt840.00–840.007481
Heifers110–120Number 2Beef Cross110740.00/cwt740.00–740.008141
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross77840.00/cwt840.00–840.006471
Bulls70–80Number 278515.00/cwt515.00–515.004021
Bulls70–80Number 179525.00/cwt525.00–525.004151
Bulls80–90Number 383253.28/cwt240.00–270.002103
Bulls80–90Number 185545.72/cwt530.00–570.004647
Bulls80–90Number 2Beef Cross89740.00/cwt740.00–740.006591
Bulls80–90Number 289475.00/cwt475.00–475.004231
Bulls90–100Number 392270.00/cwt270.00–270.002481
Bulls90–100Number 294466.45/cwt430.00–510.004387
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross95832.34/cwt790.00–890.007913
Bulls90–100Number 196570.98/cwt540.00–610.005486
Bulls100–110Number 3Beef Cross102610.05/cwt600.00–620.006222
Bulls100–110Number 2Beef Cross103730.44/cwt700.00–760.007522
Bulls100–110Number 1104575.47/cwt555.00–600.005984
Bulls100–110Number 2104487.48/cwt485.00–490.005072
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross106780.00/cwt780.00–780.008271
Bulls110–120Number 3Beef Cross117630.00/cwt630.00–630.007371
Bulls120–130Number 3125270.00/cwt270.00–270.003381

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.