Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2024-05-29

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, May 29
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
202 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 156▼ 62 vs year ago 264 · −23.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
74 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 51▲ 7 vs year ago 67 · +10.4%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter steers traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers stayed steady to firm. Holstein bull calves traded 5.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 60.00 to 65.00 lower 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—Average1,989163.213,2462thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,397140.971,9692thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,609126.812,0406thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,438117.181,68521
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,358107.471,45919
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,289150.001,9341thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,556132.182,0574thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,483160.962,3872thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,354146.751,9872thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,432189.452,71313
HeifersChoiceAverage1,425181.272,58315
HeifersSelectAverage1,437170.472,4508thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,464192.392,81713
SteersChoiceAverage1,492183.732,74121
SteersSelectAverage1,488175.412,61016

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199611.48/cwt32
BullsNumber 292547.56/cwt12
BullsNumber 382325.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 298895.00/cwt4
HeifersNumber 187609.07/cwt6

Every lot

36 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—Choice and Prime1,464192.39/cwt190.00–199.002,81713
Steers—Select1,488175.41/cwt171.50–178.502,61016
Steers—Choice1,492183.73/cwt180.00–188.002,74121
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,425181.27/cwt175.00–185.002,58315
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,432189.45/cwt187.00–194.002,71313
Heifers—Select1,437170.47/cwt167.00–174.002,4508
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,989163.21/cwt155.00–171.503,2462
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,358107.47/cwt104.00–112.001,45919
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,438117.18/cwt113.00–121.001,68521
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,609126.81/cwt124.00–133.002,0406
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,397140.97/cwt139.00–143.001,9692
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,289150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9341
Dairy Heifers—Select1,556132.18/cwt129.00–135.002,0574
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,354146.75/cwt144.00–149.501,9872
Dairy Steers—Choice1,483160.96/cwt160.00–162.002,3872
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 2Beef Cross78900.00/cwt900.00–900.007021
Heifers80–90Number 184411.48/cwt375.00–460.003463
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross851,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.008931
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross91960.00/cwt960.00–960.008741
Heifers90–100Number 195410.00/cwt410.00–410.003901
Heifers90–100Number 2Beef Cross96920.00/cwt920.00–920.008831
Heifers100–110Number 2Beef Cross101900.00/cwt900.00–900.009091
Heifers110–120Number 2Beef Cross117860.00/cwt860.00–860.001,0061
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 2Beef Cross75760.00/cwt760.00–760.005701
Bulls80–90Number 382325.00/cwt325.00–325.002671
Bulls80–90Number 284468.27/cwt420.00–520.003935
Bulls80–90Number 186554.83/cwt530.00–575.004775
Bulls80–90Number 2Beef Cross87770.00/cwt770.00–770.006701
Bulls90–100Number 194595.16/cwt540.00–640.0055911
Bulls90–100Number 295424.87/cwt420.00–430.004042
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross96960.00/cwt960.00–960.009221
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross100920.00/cwt920.00–920.009201
Bulls100–110Number 1105603.31/cwt585.00–630.0063311
Bulls100–110Number 2105499.83/cwt495.00–505.005252
Bulls110–120Number 1114576.64/cwt575.00–580.006573
Bulls110–120Number 2Beef Cross119850.00/cwt850.00–850.001,0121

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.