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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jan 3
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
225 head
9 vs last sale 234 39 vs year ago 264 · 14.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
88 head
9 vs last sale 97 21 vs year ago 67 · +31.3%
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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
BullsAverage1,681114.581,9266thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62894.581,54020
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,45784.931,23741
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,35775.611,02627
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,469139.012,0424thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,553142.382,2115thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,465174.782,56114
HeifersChoiceAverage1,397170.382,38019
HeifersSelectAverage1,418163.222,3147thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,549177.652,7529thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,494170.732,5516thin
SteersSelectAverage1,555162.392,52512

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195447.60/cwt29
BullsNumber 292354.84/cwt20
BullsNumber 385319.84/cwt5
BullsUtility91171.25/cwt4
HeifersNumber 192426.08/cwt6
HeifersNumber 284327.93/cwt7
HeifersNumber 376301.16/cwt6
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7910.00/cwt1

Every lot, as filed

50 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
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross86590.00/cwt590.00–590.005071
HeifersNumber 37653.85/cwt50.00–57.50412
HeifersNumber 185122.53/cwt120.00–125.001042
HeifersNumber 28670.12/cwt65.00–75.00602
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross94578.22/cwt555.00–600.005442
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7910.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
HeifersNumber 3Beef Cross72432.13/cwt415.00–450.003112
BullsNumber 186406.09/cwt360.00–465.003497
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross104550.00/cwt550.00–550.005721
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross96500.00/cwt500.00–500.004801
BullsUtilityBeef Cross87270.00/cwt270.00–270.002351
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross94584.25/cwt565.00–605.005492
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross119505.00/cwt505.00–505.006011
SteersChoice1,494170.73/cwt170.00–171.502,5516
Dairy SteersSelect1,553142.38/cwt138.00–145.502,2115
Dairy HeifersSelect1,469139.01/cwt136.00–145.002,0424
SteersSelect1,555162.39/cwt159.00–166.002,52512
SteersChoice and Prime1,549177.65/cwt175.00–183.002,7529
HeifersChoice and Prime1,465174.78/cwt173.00–179.002,56114
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62894.58/cwt90.00–100.001,54020
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45784.93/cwt80.00–89.501,23741
HeifersSelect1,418163.22/cwt160.00–165.002,3147
HeifersChoice1,397170.38/cwt166.50–172.502,38019
CowsLean 85-90%1,35775.61/cwt71.00–79.501,02627
Bulls1,681114.58/cwt113.00–117.001,9266
HeifersNumber 3Beef Cross89410.00/cwt410.00–410.003651
BullsNumber 3Beef Cross102385.00/cwt385.00–385.003931
BullsNumber 3Beef Cross76337.09/cwt325.00–350.002562
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross106565.00/cwt565.00–565.005991
HeifersNumber 3Beef Cross69425.00/cwt425.00–425.002931
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross94524.15/cwt505.00–545.004932
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross77520.98/cwt490.00–550.004012
BullsNumber 376225.00/cwt225.00–225.001711
BullsNumber 277264.90/cwt250.00–280.002042
BullsNumber 2106280.42/cwt265.00–295.002972
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross76540.00/cwt540.00–540.004101
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross79570.00/cwt570.00–570.004501
HeifersNumber 27465.00/cwt65.00–65.00481
BullsNumber 1106426.01/cwt400.00–450.004523
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross83620.00/cwt620.00–620.005151
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross103600.00/cwt600.00–600.006181
BullsUtility9340.00/cwt40.00–40.00371
BullsUtility79100.00/cwt100.00–100.00791
BullsUtilityBeef Cross105275.00/cwt275.00–275.002891
BullsNumber 195426.54/cwt370.00–455.0040511
BullsNumber 283312.71/cwt260.00–355.002606
BullsNumber 3Beef Cross95315.00/cwt315.00–315.002991
BullsNumber 2118345.00/cwt345.00–345.004071
BullsNumber 1112403.12/cwt380.00–420.004513
BullsNumber 294337.99/cwt325.00–350.003185

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.