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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jul 31
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
17 vs last sale 192 175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
69 head
9 vs last sale 60 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers stayed steady to firm. Slaughter heifers traded 2.50 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 5.00 to 15.00 higher.

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
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,373184.072,5274thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,226172.502,1151thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,350192.002,5921thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,532184.662,8296thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,635174.132,8472thin
BullsAverage1,536169.002,5961thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,847143.072,6432thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,314140.371,8444thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,724156.192,6934thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,634143.302,3429thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,470133.571,96314
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,467123.901,81823
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,487175.452,6093thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,400165.782,3213thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,312178.002,3351thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,490160.482,3912thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,335196.342,6217thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,285186.782,4004thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,255174.512,1902thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,415198.712,81217
SteersChoiceAverage1,447189.982,7498thin
SteersSelectAverage1,315180.152,3692thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196673.22/cwt24
BullsNumber 293609.35/cwt17
BullsNumber 396446.67/cwt3
HeifersNumber 191983.87/cwt3
HeifersNumber 289830.00/cwt2

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bulls1,536169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,5961
CowsBoner 80-85%1,380136.51/cwt136.00–137.001,8842
CowsBoner 80-85%1,248144.23/cwt142.00–146.001,8002
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,847143.07/cwt142.00–144.002,6432
HeifersSelect1,255174.51/cwt174.00–175.002,1902
HeifersChoice and Prime1,335196.34/cwt195.00–198.002,6217
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,532184.66/cwt182.00–188.002,8296
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,350192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,5921
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect1,226172.50/cwt172.50–172.502,1151
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,373184.07/cwt180.50–188.002,5274
Dairy Bulls1,724156.19/cwt145.00–163.002,6934
Dairy SteersSelect1,490160.48/cwt160.00–161.002,3912
Dairy SteersChoice1,312178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,3351
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,470133.57/cwt130.00–138.001,96314
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,467123.90/cwt115.00–129.001,81823
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,634143.30/cwt139.00–148.002,3429
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect1,635174.13/cwt170.00–178.502,8472
HeifersChoice1,285186.78/cwt183.00–190.502,4004
SteersChoice1,447189.98/cwt184.00–193.002,7498
SteersSelect1,315180.15/cwt178.00–182.502,3692
SteersChoice and Prime1,415198.71/cwt195.00–202.502,81217
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross70–80761,210.00/cwt1,210.00–1,210.009201
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross90–10098985.00/cwt985.00–985.009651
BullsNumber 290–10094514.26/cwt480.00–550.004838
BullsNumber 170–8071600.00/cwt600.00–600.004261
BullsNumber 190–10095640.78/cwt575.00–680.0060911
BullsNumber 2110–120111540.00/cwt540.00–540.005991
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–10093970.81/cwt940.00–1,000.009032
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross90–10091820.00/cwt820.00–820.007461
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross80–9086840.00/cwt840.00–840.007221
BullsNumber 1100–110103626.27/cwt575.00–650.006457
BullsNumber 180–9088612.37/cwt605.00–620.005392
BullsNumber 1110–120118590.00/cwt590.00–590.006961
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–90861,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.008691
BullsNumber 2100–110107550.00/cwt550.00–550.005891
BullsNumber 380–9086435.00/cwt410.00–460.003742
BullsNumber 3110–120117470.00/cwt470.00–470.005501
BullsNumber 280–9084539.72/cwt515.00–570.004534
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross80–90861,005.52/cwt990.00–1,020.008652
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–100901,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.009901
Dairy HeifersChoice1,487175.45/cwt172.00–179.502,6093
Dairy HeifersSelect1,400165.78/cwt162.00–169.502,3213

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.