Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2025-03-19

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Mar 19
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 221▲ 29 vs year ago 147 · +19.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
59 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 35▼ 9 vs year ago 68 · −13.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold steady.

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—Average2,004169.533,3974thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,559140.172,1855thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,369132.881,8193thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,266123.741,5674thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,581160.502,5381thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,737139.672,42531
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,447133.351,93017
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,290113.771,46729
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,350176.122,3788thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,256168.402,1153thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,591183.212,9152thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,438210.913,0335thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,380203.502,8086thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,621212.823,4507thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,448204.232,9578thin
SteersSelectAverage1,384190.012,6305thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195690.52/cwt29
BullsNumber 299651.90/cwt10
BullsNumber 385216.58/cwt3
HeifersNumber 1791,060.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 280837.50/cwt2

Every lot

39 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—Select1,384190.01/cwt183.00–196.002,6305
Steers—Choice1,448204.23/cwt199.50–207.002,9578
Steers—Choice and Prime1,621212.82/cwt209.00–218.503,4507
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,380203.50/cwt198.00–207.002,8086
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,438210.91/cwt209.00–214.003,0335
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,004169.53/cwt160.50–175.003,3974
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,266123.74/cwt119.00–126.001,5674
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,369132.88/cwt129.00–136.001,8193
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,559140.17/cwt137.00–146.002,1855
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,256168.40/cwt167.00–170.002,1153
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,350176.12/cwt172.00–183.002,3788
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24397.80/cwt90.00–108.001,2169
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274142.29/cwt139.00–144.001,8133
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,297129.89/cwt124.00–137.001,6857
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,318116.14/cwt110.00–120.001,53113
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,484131.44/cwt128.00–135.001,95114
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,732142.38/cwt137.00–151.002,46624
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,752130.37/cwt125.00–134.002,2847
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,581160.50/cwt160.50–160.502,5381
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,591183.21/cwt180.00–186.502,9152
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 2Beef Cross72835.00/cwt835.00–835.006011
Heifers70–80Number 1Beef Cross791,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.008371
Heifers80–90Number 2Beef Cross87840.00/cwt840.00–840.007311
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls60–70Number 366200.00/cwt200.00–200.001321
Bulls70–80Number 273500.00/cwt500.00–500.003651
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross751,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.007581
Bulls70–80Number 179620.00/cwt620.00–620.004901
Bulls80–90Number 286522.19/cwt470.00–575.004492
Bulls80–90Number 187665.51/cwt600.00–710.005795
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross881,057.50/cwt1,015.00–1,100.009312
Bulls90–100Number 193648.46/cwt610.00–690.0060311
Bulls90–100Number 294515.00/cwt515.00–515.004841
Bulls90–100Number 394224.87/cwt200.00–250.002112
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross98849.80/cwt830.00–870.008332
Bulls100–110Number 1104653.50/cwt600.00–700.006807
Bulls100–110Number 2106562.50/cwt550.00–575.005962
Bulls110–120Number 1117622.46/cwt620.00–625.007282
Bulls110–120Number 2Beef Cross119855.00/cwt855.00–855.001,0171
Bulls120–130Number 2Beef Cross121780.00/cwt780.00–780.009441

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.