Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2021-01-27

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jan 27
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
188 head
26 vs last sale 214 146 vs year ago 334 · 43.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
78 head
8 vs last sale 70 14 vs year ago 92 · 15.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Supply very light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 8.00-9.00 higher. Buyer participation spurred on market activity. As a result prices advanced higher than what is considered normal market movement. Demand was very good on the available supply. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady. Supply light, demand moderate.

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
BullsAverage1,72377.931,3432thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50963.7496262
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32057.1375449
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,25649.146176thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,321110.231,4565thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,322105.251,3914thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,373104.261,4317thin
SteersSelectAverage1,32396.581,2782thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195115.22/cwt10
BullsNumber 29972.38/cwt18
BullsNumber 39440.37/cwt14
BullsUtility8915.95/cwt16
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9016.00/cwt3

Every lot, as filed

32 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
BullsUtility11520.00/cwt20.00–20.00232
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross88175.00/cwt175.00–175.001541
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross91184.84/cwt170.00–200.001682
BullsNumber 29474.57/cwt67.50–85.00707
BullsNumber 211970.00/cwt70.00–70.00831
BullsUtility7514.86/cwt10.00–20.00115
BullsNumber 28362.77/cwt55.00–70.00523
BullsNumber 210574.60/cwt70.00–80.00786
BullsUtility10311.50/cwt5.00–18.00122
BullsUtility9520.19/cwt18.00–22.50192
BullsNumber 110697.54/cwt95.00–100.001032
BullsNumber 18677.48/cwt75.00–80.00673
BullsNumber 311547.43/cwt42.50–52.50553
BullsNumber 111590.00/cwt90.00–90.001041
SteersSelect1,32396.58/cwt95.00–98.001,2782
HeifersChoice1,322105.25/cwt105.00–106.001,3914
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8412.00/cwt12.00–12.00101
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9318.00/cwt18.00–18.00172
BullsNumber 212175.00/cwt75.00–75.00911
BullsUtility8515.51/cwt12.00–20.00135
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56066.40/cwt64.00–68.001,03623
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,75069.65/cwt68.00–73.001,2198
BullsNumber 39540.47/cwt30.00–60.00384
BullsNumber 38437.29/cwt30.00–47.50317
BullsNumber 19890.00/cwt90.00–90.00881
Bulls1,72377.93/cwt77.00–78.501,3432
CowsBoner 80-85%1,46264.65/cwt64.00–65.009456
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30056.08/cwt40.00–64.0072943
SteersChoice1,373104.26/cwt102.00–106.001,4317
HeifersChoice and Prime1,321110.23/cwt107.00–114.501,4565
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40860.24/cwt54.00–63.5084831
CowsLean 85-90%1,25649.14/cwt44.00–54.006176

How this sale compares

New York weighted averages
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