Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2021-01-20

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jan 20
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
94 vs last sale 308 80 vs year ago 294 · 27.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
70 head
15 vs last sale 55 23 vs year ago 93 · 24.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold steady - 1.00 lower. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 higher. Supply light, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady. 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
BullsAverage1,91681.211,5563thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62554.7088948
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30850.4566047
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06741.414427thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,40893.101,3114thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,459107.511,5696thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,399101.771,4244thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,355106.771,44716
SteersChoiceAverage1,432102.791,47211

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1107111.35/cwt15
BullsNumber 210070.88/cwt15
BullsNumber 39851.69/cwt13
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8618.22/cwt8

Every lot, as filed

30 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
BullsNumber 19797.65/cwt90.00–105.00952
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross112180.00/cwt180.00–180.002021
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross89150.00/cwt150.00–150.001341
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross91175.00/cwt175.00–175.001591
BullsNumber 112196.86/cwt90.00–105.001174
BullsNumber 110397.00/cwt95.00–100.001005
BullsNumber 38435.82/cwt30.00–42.00302
BullsNumber 311449.65/cwt40.00–60.00572
BullsNumber 310160.00/cwt60.00–60.00611
BullsNumber 39354.44/cwt30.00–60.00517
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8517.96/cwt15.00–22.50157
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9120.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
BullsNumber 111397.50/cwt97.50–97.501101
BullsNumber 210962.50/cwt62.50–62.50681
BullsNumber 28662.58/cwt60.00–70.00544
BullsNumber 29572.09/cwt67.50–80.00685
BullsNumber 211377.99/cwt67.50–87.50885
BullsNumber 312360.00/cwt60.00–60.00741
Bulls1,91681.21/cwt79.00–85.001,5563
HeifersChoice1,399101.77/cwt98.00–104.001,4244
SteersChoice1,432102.79/cwt99.50–105.001,47211
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,40893.10/cwt90.00–94.501,3114
HeifersChoice and Prime1,459107.51/cwt105.50–108.501,5696
SteersChoice and Prime1,355106.77/cwt105.00–109.001,44716
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26348.58/cwt40.00–54.5061435
CowsBoner 80-85%1,44055.92/cwt54.00–58.0080512
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62655.59/cwt52.50–58.5090421
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,77961.34/cwt58.50–67.501,0919
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54650.33/cwt47.00–52.5077818
CowsLean 85-90%1,06741.41/cwt35.00–47.004427

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.