Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2024-05-22

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, May 22
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 211▼ 108 vs year ago 264 · −40.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
51 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 74▼ 16 vs year ago 67 · −23.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter steers traded 2.50 to 3.50 higher. Slaughter heifers traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 40.00 to 85.00 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,293175.932,2753thin
Bulls—Average1,437156.672,2518thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,508123.911,8696thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,634115.291,8843thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,544124.181,91723
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,436112.631,61715
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,321102.911,35912
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,450164.672,3883thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,454154.692,2492thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,396189.852,6508thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,449183.742,66211
HeifersSelectAverage1,385173.302,4006thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,443192.252,7748thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,538184.772,84216
SteersSelectAverage1,384174.532,4155thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199616.19/cwt24
BullsNumber 293601.07/cwt12
BullsNumber 3106360.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 297908.33/cwt3
HeifersNumber 196430.00/cwt1

Every lot

32 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—Select1,384174.53/cwt171.00–178.502,4155
Steers—Choice and Prime1,443192.25/cwt189.50–196.002,7748
Steers—Choice1,538184.77/cwt180.00–187.502,84216
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,385173.30/cwt168.00–176.502,4006
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,396189.85/cwt188.00–193.502,6508
Heifers—Choice1,449183.74/cwt179.50–187.502,66211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,437156.67/cwt149.00–164.002,2518
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,508123.91/cwt121.00–127.001,8696
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,634115.29/cwt112.00–118.001,8843
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,450164.67/cwt164.00–165.002,3883
Dairy Heifers—Select1,454154.69/cwt152.00–158.002,2492
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,321102.91/cwt98.00–107.001,35912
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,436112.63/cwt109.00–117.001,61715
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,544124.18/cwt119.00–130.001,91723
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,293175.93/cwt174.00–179.502,2753
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers80–90Number 2Beef Cross87930.00/cwt930.00–930.008091
Heifers90–100Number 196430.00/cwt430.00–430.004131
Heifers90–100Number 2Beef Cross98895.00/cwt895.00–895.008771
Heifers100–110Number 2Beef Cross106900.00/cwt900.00–900.009541
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 277465.03/cwt415.00–510.003584
Bulls80–90Number 284407.63/cwt400.00–415.003422
Bulls80–90Number 185545.55/cwt530.00–570.004643
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross871,020.00/cwt1,020.00–1,020.008871
Bulls90–100Number 292415.00/cwt415.00–415.003821
Bulls90–100Number 196591.87/cwt540.00–635.005687
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross98985.00/cwt985.00–985.009651
Bulls100–110Number 1103583.19/cwt525.00–620.006019
Bulls100–110Number 2Beef Cross104886.23/cwt850.00–925.009222
Bulls100–110Number 3106360.00/cwt360.00–360.003821
Bulls110–120Number 2Beef Cross112922.52/cwt920.00–925.001,0332
Bulls110–120Number 1113585.03/cwt580.00–590.006613
Bulls120–130Number 2120505.00/cwt505.00–505.006061

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.