Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-12-30

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Dec 30
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
232 head
43 vs last sale 189 232 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
95 head
3 vs last sale 98 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold steady. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand light.

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%Low1,52050.2076356
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29747.3861439
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21036.6144312
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,549103.251,5992thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,348107.151,44423
HeifersChoiceAverage1,206104.161,2563thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,472107.461,58216
SteersChoiceAverage1,364104.351,4236thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100108.97/cwt10
BullsNumber 210169.03/cwt13
BullsNumber 310141.82/cwt15
BullsUtility9116.33/cwt30
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8113.19/cwt5

Every lot, as filed

34 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsUtility9417.11/cwt10.00–20.001612
BullsUtility8614.89/cwt10.00–18.00137
BullsNumber 19590.00/cwt90.00–90.00861
BullsNumber 110186.27/cwt82.50–90.00872
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross93170.00/cwt170.00–170.001581
BullsNumber 18872.50/cwt72.50–72.50641
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9918.00/cwt18.00–18.00181
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0072
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8213.98/cwt13.00–15.00112
BullsNumber 211270.77/cwt62.50–80.00793
BullsNumber 29571.24/cwt62.50–80.00684
BullsNumber 39740.84/cwt40.00–42.50403
BullsNumber 38438.56/cwt30.00–45.00323
BullsNumber 111590.00/cwt90.00–90.001042
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross107167.32/cwt155.00–180.001792
BullsNumber 17770.00/cwt70.00–70.00541
BullsUtility10219.15/cwt18.00–20.00207
BullsUtility7511.55/cwt10.00–13.0094
BullsNumber 212060.00/cwt60.00–60.00721
SteersChoice1,364104.35/cwt103.00–105.001,4236
BullsNumber 310442.73/cwt30.00–50.00447
BullsNumber 312544.96/cwt40.00–50.00562
SteersChoice and Prime1,472107.46/cwt106.00–109.001,58216
HeifersChoice and Prime1,348107.15/cwt105.50–110.001,44423
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,549103.25/cwt103.00–103.501,5992
HeifersChoice1,206104.16/cwt103.50–105.001,2563
BullsNumber 28752.57/cwt50.00–55.00462
BullsNumber 210178.31/cwt72.50–82.50793
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40053.35/cwt52.00–55.007479
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26645.59/cwt40.00–50.0057730
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44747.15/cwt42.00–49.5068227
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54751.72/cwt50.00–53.5080021
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,69656.51/cwt55.00–57.509588
CowsLean 85-90%1,21036.61/cwt34.00–42.0044312

How this sale compares

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.