Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2024-09-04

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Sep 4
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 171▲ 142 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
106 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 73▲ 106 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers stayed steady with light supply. Slaughter dairy cows traded 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves traded 55.00 to 65.00 lower.

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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,307173.002,2611thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,262161.492,0382thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,675190.473,1903thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,429178.002,5442thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,463164.542,4076thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,754145.002,5431thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,533136.002,0851thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,725130.692,25518
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,474124.011,82815
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,370107.081,46737
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,427175.002,4972thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,352159.692,1593thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,557179.002,7871thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,722159.002,7381thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,150188.522,1682thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,194178.612,1335thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,327162.502,1562thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,397185.942,5988thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197526.75/cwt49
BullsNumber 294490.11/cwt19
BullsNumber 376310.06/cwt5
BullsUtility71140.00/cwt3
HeifersNumber 189749.92/cwt8
HeifersNumber 292417.50/cwt4

Every lot

50 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,397185.94/cwt180.00–190.002,5988
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,150188.52/cwt187.00–190.002,1682
Heifers—Choice1,194178.61/cwt174.50–183.002,1335
Heifers—Select1,327162.50/cwt160.00–165.002,1562
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,533136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,0851
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,754145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,5431
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,352159.69/cwt156.00–163.002,1593
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,427175.00/cwt174.00–176.002,4972
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,429178.00/cwt176.00–180.002,5442
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select1,463164.54/cwt160.00–169.002,4076
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,675190.47/cwt190.00–191.503,1903
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28698.74/cwt90.00–104.001,27013
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,414110.32/cwt105.00–115.001,56020
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,419117.97/cwt117.00–119.001,6744
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,474124.01/cwt120.00–129.001,82815
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,698123.99/cwt120.00–127.002,1056
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,739134.04/cwt129.00–138.002,33112
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Select1,262161.49/cwt160.00–163.002,0382
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,307173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,2611
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,557179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,7871
Dairy Steers—Select1,722159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,7381
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 276250.00/cwt250.00–250.001901
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross83847.55/cwt830.00–860.007034
Heifers80–90Number 288305.00/cwt305.00–305.002681
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross91810.11/cwt800.00–820.007372
Heifers90–100Number 2Beef Cross96740.00/cwt740.00–740.007101
Heifers90–100Number 197494.48/cwt470.00–520.004802
Heifers100–110Number 2106375.00/cwt375.00–375.003981
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls60–70Utility60180.00/cwt180.00–180.001081
Bulls60–70Number 367230.00/cwt230.00–230.001541
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross71810.00/cwt810.00–810.005751
Bulls70–80Utility7470.00/cwt70.00–70.00521
Bulls70–80Number 275392.47/cwt390.00–395.002942
Bulls70–80Number 377326.77/cwt310.00–340.002523
Bulls80–90Number 380340.00/cwt340.00–340.002721
Bulls80–90Utility80170.00/cwt170.00–170.001361
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross84819.72/cwt800.00–850.006893
Bulls80–90Number 2Beef Cross86670.00/cwt670.00–670.005761
Bulls80–90Number 186466.20/cwt450.00–525.004015
Bulls80–90Number 287423.32/cwt420.00–425.003683
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross91770.00/cwt770.00–770.007011
Bulls90–100Number 193494.51/cwt450.00–550.0046019
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross95720.00/cwt720.00–720.006841
Bulls90–100Number 295427.30/cwt405.00–445.004065
Bulls100–110Number 2Beef Cross101720.00/cwt720.00–720.007272
Bulls100–110Number 2102410.15/cwt400.00–430.004184
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross103770.00/cwt770.00–770.007931
Bulls100–110Number 1105496.13/cwt450.00–535.0052113
Bulls110–120Number 1111470.86/cwt450.00–475.005236
Bulls110–120Number 2Beef Cross118650.00/cwt650.00–650.007671

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.