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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Oct 16
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 0▼ 10 vs year ago 22 · −45.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 219▲ 41 vs year ago 159 · +25.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
60 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 60▼ 4 vs year ago 64 · −6.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers traded 1.50 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 to 11.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 25.00 to 40.00 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
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,473177.052,6082thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,368162.572,2245thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,563188.612,9482thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,386175.722,4356thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,490164.912,4574thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,134127.001,4401thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,379108.001,4891thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,534158.002,4241thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,761128.182,25718
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,487121.631,80924
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,368110.911,51739
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,350162.312,1914thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,444187.932,71420
HeifersChoiceAverage1,378179.002,46715
HeifersSelectAverage1,301172.122,2397thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,524187.002,85031
SteersChoiceAverage1,389179.462,4935thin
SteersSelectAverage1,473165.562,4395thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100553.20/cwt33
BullsNumber 2104515.00/cwt3
BullsNumber 386283.59/cwt3
BullsUtility7361.11/cwt7
HeifersNumber 197798.02/cwt5

Every lot

45 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
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 31,028124.70/cwt120.00–129.001,2823
Dairy Steers1050–1100Large 31,057142.99/cwt135.00–151.001,5112
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,389179.46/cwt177.00–181.002,4935
Steers—Select1,473165.56/cwt162.00–172.502,4395
Steers—Choice and Prime1,487188.77/cwt182.00–198.502,80727
Steers—Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,774175.06/cwt172.00–180.003,1064
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,301172.12/cwt167.00–174.502,2397
Heifers—Choice1,378179.00/cwt176.00–180.502,46715
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,444187.93/cwt182.00–194.502,71420
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,134127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,4401
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,379108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,4891
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,534158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,4241
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,285119.21/cwt118.00–123.001,5327
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,361113.83/cwt109.00–117.001,54918
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,418103.00/cwt85.00–108.001,46114
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,487121.63/cwt113.00–130.001,80924
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,758127.37/cwt119.00–135.002,23917
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,811142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,5721
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,386175.72/cwt172.00–180.002,4356
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select1,490164.91/cwt163.00–166.502,4574
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,563188.61/cwt187.00–190.502,9482
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,350162.31/cwt159.00–166.002,1914
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Select1,368162.57/cwt160.00–167.502,2245
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,473177.05/cwt175.00–179.002,6082
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross86827.50/cwt805.00–850.007122
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross98795.00/cwt795.00–795.007791
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross108770.05/cwt760.00–780.008322
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–60Utility5470.00/cwt70.00–70.00381
Bulls60–70Utility6564.44/cwt30.00–75.00424
Bulls80–90Number 384312.89/cwt280.00–345.002632
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross88845.00/cwt845.00–845.007441
Bulls80–90Number 188505.49/cwt475.00–530.004458
Bulls80–90Number 288420.00/cwt420.00–420.003701
Bulls80–90Utility8850.00/cwt50.00–50.00441
Bulls90–100Number 391225.00/cwt225.00–225.002051
Bulls90–100Number 194483.55/cwt440.00–515.004557
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross96807.41/cwt805.00–810.007752
Bulls100–110Number 2Beef Cross100730.00/cwt730.00–730.007301
Bulls100–110Number 1103497.39/cwt450.00–520.005125
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross105780.06/cwt760.00–805.008193
Bulls100–110Utility10950.00/cwt50.00–50.00551
Bulls110–120Number 1Beef Cross114750.00/cwt750.00–750.008551
Bulls110–120Number 1114474.96/cwt460.00–495.005413
Bulls120–130Number 1122454.96/cwt450.00–460.005553
Bulls120–130Number 2124395.00/cwt395.00–395.004901

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.