Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2021-01-06

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jan 6
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
290 head
58 vs last sale 232 62 vs year ago 352 · 17.6%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
87 head
8 vs last sale 95 42 vs year ago 129 · 32.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold steady - 1.00 higher. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady - 5.00 higher. Supply light, demand good.

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%Low1,58351.2481162
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37048.5066452
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,23539.5648911
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,47298.461,4499thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,31386.261,1335thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,56596.551,5115thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,47783.101,2272thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,301107.011,3925thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,293103.501,3387thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,06295.471,0144thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,419108.911,5457thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,335103.811,3868thin
SteersSelectAverage1,15195.131,0953thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110796.56/cwt13
BullsNumber 29366.10/cwt15
BullsNumber 39436.03/cwt14
BullsUtility9016.14/cwt20

Every lot, as filed

31 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
BullsUtility9617.51/cwt15.00–20.00178
BullsNumber 111399.32/cwt95.00–105.001124
BullsUtility10518.00/cwt18.00–18.00193
BullsNumber 38433.74/cwt25.00–40.00284
BullsUtility8416.50/cwt13.00–20.00145
BullsUtility7511.54/cwt10.00–13.0094
HeifersChoice1,293103.50/cwt100.00–105.001,3387
SteersChoice and Prime1,419108.91/cwt107.00–110.501,5457
BullsNumber 37927.50/cwt25.00–30.00222
BullsNumber 29268.28/cwt60.00–75.00639
BullsNumber 110599.00/cwt90.00–110.001047
Dairy SteersChoice1,47783.10/cwt80.00–86.001,2272
BullsNumber 112190.00/cwt90.00–90.001091
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49548.10/cwt43.50–51.0071927
BullsNumber 210672.26/cwt60.00–87.50773
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,56596.55/cwt95.00–98.001,5115
BullsNumber 39639.83/cwt30.00–50.00383
HeifersSelect1,06295.47/cwt92.00–99.501,0144
BullsNumber 18875.00/cwt75.00–75.00661
CowsLean 85-90%1,23539.56/cwt35.00–44.0048911
BullsNumber 310639.00/cwt30.00–45.00415
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42753.33/cwt51.00–56.0076115
BullsNumber 28553.40/cwt50.00–60.00453
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63252.49/cwt51.00–54.5085727
Dairy HeifersChoice1,31386.26/cwt80.00–89.501,1335
HeifersChoice and Prime1,301107.01/cwt106.00–108.001,3925
SteersChoice1,335103.81/cwt102.00–105.001,3868
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34746.54/cwt40.00–51.0062737
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,47298.46/cwt94.50–102.501,4499
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,71557.62/cwt55.00–61.009888
SteersSelect1,15195.13/cwt92.00–99.501,0953

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.