Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2024-06-19

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jun 19
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 210▼ 131 vs year ago 264 · −49.6%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
50 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 72▼ 17 vs year ago 67 · −25.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 25.00 to 65.00 higher.

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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,408137.401,9355thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,151124.981,4392thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,284119.431,5332thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,737135.732,35724
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,420123.861,75922
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,382114.891,58824
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,574161.732,5465thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,506190.002,8611thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,473185.872,7383thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,337178.702,3892thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,458196.002,8581thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,458182.862,6664thin
SteersSelectAverage1,453165.862,4103thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 2102699.93/cwt6
BullsNumber 195647.57/cwt27
BullsNumber 3100276.67/cwt3
HeifersNumber 291880.00/cwt1

Every lot

30 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—Select1,453165.86/cwt164.00–168.002,4103
Steers—Choice and Prime1,458196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,8581
Steers—Choice1,458182.86/cwt180.00–187.002,6664
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,337178.70/cwt177.00–180.502,3892
Heifers—Choice1,473185.87/cwt183.00–188.002,7383
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,506190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,8611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,151124.98/cwt124.00–126.001,4392
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,284119.43/cwt119.00–120.001,5332
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408137.40/cwt134.00–140.001,9355
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,382114.89/cwt110.00–118.001,58824
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,420123.86/cwt119.00–128.001,75922
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,676141.04/cwt139.00–143.002,3647
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,762133.54/cwt129.00–137.002,35317
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,574161.73/cwt160.00–165.002,5465
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers90–100Number 2Beef Cross91880.00/cwt880.00–880.008011
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 176590.20/cwt580.00–600.004492
Bulls70–80Number 276480.00/cwt480.00–480.003651
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross771,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.008091
Bulls80–90Number 380300.00/cwt300.00–300.002401
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross841,034.46/cwt1,020.00–1,050.008692
Bulls80–90Number 185605.68/cwt550.00–690.005154
Bulls90–100Number 193606.12/cwt550.00–645.005646
Bulls90–100Number 298490.00/cwt490.00–490.004801
Bulls100–110Number 2100500.00/cwt500.00–500.005001
Bulls100–110Number 1103598.38/cwt550.00–640.006169
Bulls100–110Number 2Beef Cross106900.00/cwt900.00–900.009541
Bulls100–110Number 3106280.00/cwt280.00–280.002971
Bulls110–120Number 1113580.03/cwt570.00–585.006553
Bulls110–120Number 2Beef Cross115914.78/cwt890.00–940.001,0522
Bulls110–120Number 3115250.00/cwt250.00–250.002881

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.