Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2024-05-01

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, May 1
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
230 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 166▼ 34 vs year ago 264 · −12.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
49 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 45▼ 18 vs year ago 67 · −26.9%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows stayed steady to firm. Slaughter heifers traded 3.50 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter steers traded 4.50 to 6.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 20.00 to 45.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves stayed steady to firm 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
Bulls—Average1,789144.512,5854thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,735125.012,1693thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,595114.681,8294thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,251104.511,3072thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,608139.262,2393thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,621119.531,93812
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,577110.711,74618
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,479103.371,52914
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,474160.602,3673thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,282140.491,8012thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,522156.772,3865thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,443133.981,9335thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,385189.312,6225thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,366183.442,50614
HeifersSelectAverage1,447177.202,5647thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,574192.293,0277thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,497184.872,76822
SteersSelectAverage1,429176.482,5229thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1102599.67/cwt17
BullsNumber 2101571.13/cwt10
BullsNumber 380312.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 193618.04/cwt5
HeifersNumber 285366.25/cwt4

Every lot

39 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—Select1,429176.48/cwt174.00–179.502,5229
Steers—Choice1,497184.87/cwt181.50–188.002,76822
Steers—Choice and Prime1,574192.29/cwt190.00–196.503,0277
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,366183.44/cwt181.50–186.002,50614
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,385189.31/cwt187.00–193.502,6225
Heifers—Select1,447177.20/cwt174.50–179.502,5647
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,789144.51/cwt135.50–149.502,5854
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,251104.51/cwt104.00–105.001,3072
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,595114.68/cwt113.00–116.001,8294
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,735125.01/cwt122.00–131.002,1693
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,479103.37/cwt100.00–106.001,52914
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,577110.71/cwt107.00–115.001,74618
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,621119.53/cwt116.00–124.001,93812
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,608139.26/cwt138.00–140.002,2393
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,282140.49/cwt134.00–145.001,8012
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,474160.60/cwt157.00–164.002,3673
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,443133.98/cwt130.00–140.001,9335
Dairy Steers—Choice1,522156.77/cwt151.00–164.002,3865
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 279195.00/cwt195.00–195.001541
Heifers80–90Number 281250.00/cwt250.00–250.002032
Heifers80–90Number 187325.11/cwt320.00–330.002832
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross89800.00/cwt800.00–800.007121
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross96840.00/cwt840.00–840.008061
Heifers90–100Number 2Beef Cross98770.00/cwt770.00–770.007551
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross105800.00/cwt800.00–800.008401
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 375340.00/cwt340.00–340.002551
Bulls80–90Number 2Beef Cross82770.00/cwt770.00–770.006311
Bulls80–90Number 284470.00/cwt470.00–470.003951
Bulls80–90Number 384285.00/cwt285.00–285.002391
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross92870.00/cwt870.00–870.008001
Bulls90–100Number 292440.65/cwt410.00–470.004052
Bulls90–100Number 195575.08/cwt525.00–620.005466
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross96730.00/cwt730.00–730.007012
Bulls100–110Number 1103573.97/cwt545.00–630.005916
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross104820.00/cwt820.00–820.008531
Bulls100–110Number 2109430.00/cwt430.00–430.004691
Bulls110–120Number 1115536.68/cwt530.00–540.006173
Bulls110–120Number 2116465.00/cwt465.00–465.005392
Bulls120–130Number 2Beef Cross125770.00/cwt770.00–770.009631

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.