Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2021-06-16

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jun 16
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
243 head
39 vs last sale 204 12 vs year ago 255 · 4.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
56 head
4 vs last sale 52 30 vs year ago 86 · 34.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-6.00 lower. Supply light, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 8.00-10.00 lower. 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
BullsAverage1,60293.441,4975thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60270.651,13259
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27161.8478631
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16450.125836thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,380122.431,69020
HeifersChoiceAverage1,304117.231,52921
HeifersSelectAverage1,232106.911,3176thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,436121.911,75120
SteersChoiceAverage1,373117.391,61218
SteersSelectAverage1,312108.051,4186thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1109129.16/cwt18
BullsNumber 29394.32/cwt10
BullsNumber 39148.66/cwt13
BullsUtility9018.75/cwt4

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
BullsUtility9025.00/cwt25.00–25.00231
BullsNumber 2101116.25/cwt110.00–122.501172
BullsUtility11820.00/cwt20.00–20.00241
BullsUtility7010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsUtility8220.00/cwt20.00–20.00161
BullsNumber 311470.00/cwt70.00–70.00801
Bulls1,43990.75/cwt90.50–91.001,3062
SteersChoice and Prime1,436121.91/cwt120.00–125.001,75120
BullsNumber 2111110.00/cwt110.00–110.001221
BullsNumber 196125.00/cwt125.00–125.001201
BullsNumber 39457.54/cwt50.00–80.00544
BullsNumber 1105130.06/cwt125.00–132.501376
BullsNumber 189108.74/cwt107.50–110.00972
CowsLean 85-90%1,16450.12/cwt40.00–56.005836
BullsNumber 294103.06/cwt92.50–110.00973
HeifersChoice1,304117.23/cwt112.00–119.501,52921
BullsNumber 28472.87/cwt60.00–100.00614
SteersSelect1,312108.05/cwt105.00–110.001,4186
BullsNumber 310247.50/cwt47.50–47.50481
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,68976.13/cwt72.00–81.501,28625
BullsNumber 1114136.90/cwt130.00–150.001565
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36167.89/cwt65.50–72.009248
BullsNumber 1121129.37/cwt125.00–135.001574
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42362.04/cwt60.00–64.0088310
BullsNumber 38540.70/cwt30.00–47.50357
HeifersChoice and Prime1,380122.43/cwt120.00–126.501,69020
Bulls1,71095.23/cwt93.00–96.501,6283
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24059.74/cwt52.00–65.5074123
SteersChoice1,373117.39/cwt112.00–119.501,61218
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58668.54/cwt65.00–71.501,08724
HeifersSelect1,232106.91/cwt103.50–110.001,3176

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.