Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2021-04-28

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Apr 28
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
233 head
19 vs last sale 214 70 vs year ago 163 · +42.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
55 head
22 vs last sale 33 10 vs year ago 45 · +22.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 3.00-4.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand good. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Supply moderate, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 17.00-20.00 higher. Supply light, demand very 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
BullsAverage1,77886.821,5445thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54163.1697364
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24758.5273031
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,541104.981,6189thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,33398.001,3063thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,491104.281,5557thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,47597.001,4314thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,399117.061,63812
HeifersChoiceAverage1,269110.751,40510
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,369117.441,60818
SteersChoiceAverage1,432111.401,5959thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1103193.70/cwt19
BullsNumber 294128.05/cwt10
BullsNumber 39366.88/cwt4

Every lot, as filed

27 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 1112165.82/cwt160.00–177.501863
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross114245.00/cwt245.00–245.002791
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross121230.00/cwt230.00–230.002781
BullsNumber 285110.00/cwt110.00–110.00941
BullsNumber 2103120.00/cwt120.00–120.001242
BullsNumber 292132.93/cwt120.00–140.001227
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54763.96/cwt61.50–67.0098931
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,72369.80/cwt67.50–72.001,20311
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44258.71/cwt55.00–61.0084722
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,541104.98/cwt103.00–107.001,6189
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,491104.28/cwt101.00–107.501,5557
HeifersChoice and Prime1,399117.06/cwt115.00–119.001,63812
SteersChoice and Prime1,369117.44/cwt115.00–121.001,60818
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28364.05/cwt61.00–66.5082212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22455.02/cwt50.00–60.5067319
Bulls1,66484.51/cwt83.00–86.001,4063
Bulls1,94990.29/cwt89.50–91.001,7602
Dairy HeifersChoice1,33398.00/cwt98.00–98.001,3063
Dairy SteersChoice1,47597.00/cwt93.00–100.001,4314
HeifersChoice1,269110.75/cwt107.00–114.001,40510
SteersChoice1,432111.40/cwt108.00–114.001,5959
BullsNumber 39967.50/cwt67.50–67.50671
BullsNumber 3101100.00/cwt100.00–100.001011
BullsNumber 38550.00/cwt50.00–50.00432
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross93243.27/cwt235.00–255.002263
BullsNumber 1104183.77/cwt170.00–200.001918
BullsNumber 194169.30/cwt160.00–175.001593

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.