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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Sep 11
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
208 head
66 vs last sale 142 208 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
94 head
12 vs last sale 106 94 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 sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 50.00 to 75.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves traded 45.00 to 50.00 lower.

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 HeifersSelectAverage1,373173.622,3842thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,500184.542,7682thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,491178.002,6541thin
BullsAverage1,577156.452,4675thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,428132.131,8874thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,311124.011,6264thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,201101.531,2195thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,670142.792,3853thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,628126.072,0536thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,470116.721,71623
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,360102.251,39139
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,358157.672,1413thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,673167.452,8013thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,373185.362,54523
HeifersChoiceAverage1,282181.302,3246thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,246174.102,1696thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,479187.732,77720
SteersChoiceAverage1,365178.602,4389thin
SteersSelectAverage1,106158.601,7543thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195555.43/cwt34
BullsNumber 292426.30/cwt23
BullsNumber 375203.86/cwt4
HeifersNumber 289725.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 187641.02/cwt5

Every lot, as filed

49 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
HeifersChoice and Prime1,373185.36/cwt182.50–189.002,54523
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,32497.56/cwt90.00–102.501,29223
CowsLean 85-90%1,08789.00/cwt89.00–89.009671
Dairy HeifersSelect1,358157.67/cwt154.00–161.002,1413
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,489106.66/cwt105.00–108.001,5882
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,526113.55/cwt110.50–118.001,73314
Dairy SteersChoice1,673167.45/cwt164.50–169.002,8013
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect1,373173.62/cwt172.00–175.002,3842
SteersChoice and Prime1,479187.73/cwt184.00–192.002,77720
SteersChoice1,365178.60/cwt175.00–183.002,4389
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,095142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,5551
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,599129.35/cwt125.00–135.002,0684
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,687119.51/cwt118.00–121.002,0162
Dairy Bulls1,670142.79/cwt127.00–150.002,3853
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,433106.80/cwt103.50–111.501,53015
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,353125.93/cwt123.00–132.001,7047
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,500184.54/cwt182.50–186.502,7682
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,491178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,6541
CowsBoner 80-85%1,084134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,4531
CowsLean 85-90%1,229104.66/cwt101.00–107.001,2864
CowsBoner 80-85%1,387120.68/cwt116.00–124.001,6743
HeifersChoice1,282181.30/cwt179.50–182.002,3246
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,428132.13/cwt129.00–133.501,8874
Bulls1,577156.45/cwt152.00–164.002,4675
HeifersSelect1,246174.10/cwt170.00–176.002,1696
SteersSelect1,106158.60/cwt157.00–160.001,7543
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–110104757.63/cwt730.00–790.007885
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross90–10099630.00/cwt630.00–630.006241
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross70–8076675.92/cwt640.00–710.005142
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–9083773.40/cwt725.00–800.006423
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–10095773.09/cwt740.00–805.007343
BullsNumber 370–8073207.72/cwt175.00–240.001522
BullsNumber 180–9087448.42/cwt385.00–480.003908
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–10093815.00/cwt815.00–815.007581
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–9086832.46/cwt825.00–840.007162
HeifersNumber 180–9085362.59/cwt355.00–370.003082
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross80–9089725.00/cwt725.00–725.006451
BullsNumber 290–10096303.76/cwt290.00–320.002924
BullsNumber 280–9084333.13/cwt265.00–380.002808
BullsNumber 390–10090200.00/cwt200.00–200.001801
BullsNumber 2100–110104347.57/cwt345.00–350.003612
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross100–110106673.84/cwt640.00–710.007142
BullsNumber 190–10094445.85/cwt400.00–490.004196
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross120–130122645.16/cwt625.00–665.007872
BullsNumber 1100–110102474.93/cwt425.00–500.004846
BullsNumber 1110–120111454.91/cwt435.00–475.005052
BullsNumber 170–8078435.00/cwt435.00–435.003391
BullsNumber 360–7064200.00/cwt200.00–200.001281
BullsNumber 270–8076304.97/cwt300.00–310.002322

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.