Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2024-10-23

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Oct 23
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 12▼ 5 vs year ago 15 · −33.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
229 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 200▲ 54 vs year ago 175 · +30.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
76 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 60▲ 11 vs year ago 65 · +16.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers stayed steady to firm. Slaughter heifers traded 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 85.00 to 120.00 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,449176.872,5635thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,434166.932,3943thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,412187.262,6442thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,567177.032,7749thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,401166.532,3332thin
Bulls—Average1,580154.332,4388thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,461123.491,8046thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,385116.721,6179thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,256106.141,3336thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,884151.512,8543thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,743130.622,27719
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,454123.671,79819
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,327107.871,43252
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,490157.942,3536thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,348191.172,57710
HeifersChoiceAverage1,429182.762,6126thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,218171.522,0894thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,476188.752,78617
SteersChoiceAverage1,441180.272,5987thin
SteersSelectAverage1,337171.722,2965thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196651.08/cwt40
BullsNumber 293562.52/cwt14
BullsNumber 387359.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 2102813.46/cwt3
HeifersNumber 195807.69/cwt7

Every lot

53 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 Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3924153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,4141
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3977158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5441
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 31,038155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6091
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 31,105158.34/cwt156.00–162.001,7503
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 31,161154.98/cwt152.00–158.001,7992
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,337171.72/cwt169.50–175.002,2965
Steers—Choice1,441180.27/cwt177.00–183.002,5987
Steers—Choice and Prime1,476188.75/cwt184.00–198.502,78617
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,218171.52/cwt170.00–172.002,0894
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,348191.17/cwt186.00–203.002,57710
Heifers—Choice1,429182.76/cwt179.50–185.502,6126
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,580154.33/cwt146.00–170.002,4388
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,256106.14/cwt94.00–111.001,3336
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,385116.72/cwt114.00–119.001,6179
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,461123.49/cwt121.00–126.001,8046
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20293.72/cwt83.00–104.001,12715
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,298122.26/cwt121.00–124.001,5874
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,368133.46/cwt133.00–134.001,8262
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,388112.55/cwt107.00–118.001,56233
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,464122.52/cwt117.00–127.001,79417
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,679141.46/cwt141.00–142.002,3752
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,751129.35/cwt122.00–136.002,26517
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,490157.94/cwt152.00–166.002,3536
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select1,401166.53/cwt166.00–167.002,3332
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,412187.26/cwt187.00–187.502,6442
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,567177.03/cwt174.00–182.002,7749
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,884151.51/cwt142.00–158.002,8543
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Select1,434166.93/cwt162.50–169.002,3943
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,449176.87/cwt173.00–183.002,5635
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross85936.63/cwt880.00–990.007962
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross94934.97/cwt930.00–940.008792
Heifers100–110Number 1101530.30/cwt500.00–560.005362
Heifers100–110Number 2Beef Cross102813.46/cwt810.00–820.008303
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross106850.00/cwt850.00–850.009011
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls60–70Number 369360.00/cwt360.00–360.002481
Bulls70–80Number 373370.00/cwt350.00–390.002702
Bulls70–80Number 275489.84/cwt470.00–510.003675
Bulls80–90Number 2Beef Cross80800.00/cwt800.00–800.006401
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross85931.42/cwt850.00–1,010.007922
Bulls80–90Number 185583.03/cwt530.00–650.004969
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross92890.51/cwt860.00–930.008193
Bulls90–100Number 294495.16/cwt490.00–500.004652
Bulls90–100Number 195591.64/cwt540.00–610.0056211
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross99820.00/cwt820.00–820.008121
Bulls100–110Number 1103578.33/cwt525.00–600.005968
Bulls100–110Number 2103487.86/cwt475.00–500.005022
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross105862.20/cwt840.00–890.009054
Bulls100–110Number 3106370.00/cwt370.00–370.003921
Bulls110–120Number 2Beef Cross111820.00/cwt820.00–820.009101
Bulls110–120Number 3112325.00/cwt325.00–325.003641
Bulls110–120Number 1114559.35/cwt530.00–600.006383
Bulls110–120Number 2115520.00/cwt520.00–520.005981
Bulls120–130Number 2122500.00/cwt500.00–500.006101

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.