Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 2-3.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Supply moderate, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady. Supply moderate, 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,518	67.77	1,029	97
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	60.80	790	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,120	44.67	500	12
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,434	103.17	1,479	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,414	89.44	1,265	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,213	78.37	951	17
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,378	115.93	1,598	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,365	112.20	1,532	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,368	105.28	1,440	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,506	116.53	1,755	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,420	110.85	1,574	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,299	103.57	1,345	13

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	105	111.01/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 2	96	75.47/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 3	102	50.58/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	90	22.48/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	94	18.31/cwt	10

Every lot, as filed

33 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Utility	—	81	19.97/cwt	15.00–25.00	16	2
Bulls	Utility	—	96	24.15/cwt	20.00–27.50	23	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	89	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	71	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	97	103.76/cwt	102.50–105.00	101	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	104.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	120	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	103.78/cwt	100.00–110.00	108	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	67.88/cwt	65.00–70.50	938	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	57.35/cwt	47.50–64.50	721	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	62.77/cwt	53.00–66.00	859	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	69.09/cwt	65.50–71.50	1,084	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,669	73.33/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,224	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	44.67/cwt	31.00–51.00	500	12
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,434	103.17/cwt	98.00–105.50	1,479	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,420	110.85/cwt	108.50–113.00	1,574	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,368	105.28/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,440	3
Steers	Select	—	1,299	103.57/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,345	13
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,506	116.53/cwt	111.50–120.50	1,755	9
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,378	115.93/cwt	114.50–117.50	1,598	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	116	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	191	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	158	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	128	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,414	89.44/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,265	5
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,213	78.37/cwt	75.00–82.00	951	17
Heifers	Choice	—	1,365	112.20/cwt	110.50–114.00	1,532	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	77.52/cwt	70.00–90.00	73	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	58.99/cwt	55.00–65.00	51	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	84.61/cwt	75.00–90.00	89	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	47	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	98	52.47/cwt	47.50–62.50	51	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	50.72/cwt	40.00–60.00	52	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	85	17.03/cwt	15.00–18.00	14	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	91	18.00/cwt	18.00–18.00	16	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	104	19.51/cwt	18.00–20.00	20	4

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.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Wed Feb 17, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Albany, NY (LS-KT)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 319Last week 318Year ago 249

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 77Last week 69Year ago 128

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	81	15.00–25.00	19.97
3	—	96	20.00–27.50	24.15
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	89	80.00	80.00
2	—	97	102.50–105.00	103.76
3	—	114	100.00–110.00	104.96
6	—	104	100.00–110.00	103.78
1	—	122	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	116	165.00	165.00
1	—	93	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	94	70.00–90.00	77.52
5	—	86	55.00–65.00	58.99
7	—	105	75.00–90.00	84.61
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	42.50	42.50
4	—	98	47.50–62.50	52.47
4	—	103	40.00–60.00	50.72
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	15.00–18.00	17.03
3	—	91	18.00	18.00
4	—	104	18.00–20.00	19.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,382	65.00–70.50	67.88
41	—	1,258	47.50–64.50	57.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,368	53.00–66.00	62.77
35	—	1,569	65.50–71.50	69.09
25	—	1,669	71.00–76.00	73.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,120	31.00–51.00	44.67
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,434	98.00–105.50	103.17
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,414	84.00–97.00	89.44
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,213	75.00–82.00	78.37
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,420	108.50–113.00	110.85
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,299	101.00–107.00	103.57
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,506	111.50–120.50	116.53
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	104.00–107.00	105.28
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,378	114.50–117.50	115.93
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,365	110.50–114.00	112.20

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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