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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Oct 9
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
219 head
21 vs last sale 198 4 vs year ago 215 · +1.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
60 head
23 vs last sale 83 1 vs year ago 59 · +1.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 180lb slaughter steer deleted

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers traded 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter heifers traded 4.50 to 6.50 lower. Slaughter cows traded 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Holstein bull calves stayed steady to firm.

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 HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,361184.002,5041thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,393178.502,4871thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,600169.452,7112thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,481188.192,7873thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,476171.682,53410
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,782160.812,8662thin
BullsAverage1,762160.192,8234thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,781123.892,2064thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,409115.051,6218thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,468104.001,5271thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,289158.002,0371thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,744116.862,03810
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,531113.091,73116
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,37696.411,32732
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,295162.142,1002thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,196155.001,8541thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,491170.922,5483thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,474165.432,4382thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,397183.292,5619thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,242175.342,17811
HeifersSelectAverage1,132166.051,8808thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,484185.822,75720
SteersChoiceAverage1,420172.842,45414
SteersSelectAverage1,234169.572,0926thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 194544.22/cwt23
BullsNumber 297477.48/cwt6
BullsNumber 385221.85/cwt8
BullsUtility6025.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 286725.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 185652.44/cwt8

Every lot, as filed

54 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 180–9083410.00/cwt400.00–420.003403
BullsNumber 1110–120114470.00/cwt470.00–470.005361
BullsNumber 170–8078425.00/cwt425.00–425.003321
BullsUtility60–706230.00/cwt30.00–30.00191
BullsUtility50–605820.00/cwt20.00–20.00121
BullsNumber 190–10096470.50/cwt445.00–505.004528
BullsNumber 280–9089387.43/cwt375.00–400.003452
BullsNumber 2100–110106400.00/cwt400.00–400.004241
BullsNumber 290–10096300.00/cwt300.00–300.002881
BullsNumber 390–10095219.26/cwt200.00–250.002083
BullsNumber 370–8076232.21/cwt200.00–280.001763
BullsNumber 380–9082210.18/cwt200.00–220.001722
HeifersNumber 170–8078255.00/cwt255.00–255.001991
HeifersNumber 180–9083300.00/cwt300.00–300.002491
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross80–9086725.00/cwt725.00–725.006241
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–9088776.78/cwt750.00–805.006843
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–10092787.09/cwt750.00–825.007242
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross70–8072760.00/cwt760.00–760.005471
BullsNumber 1100–110104459.42/cwt400.00–490.004784
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross100–110108690.00/cwt690.00–690.007451
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross90–10094700.00/cwt700.00–700.006581
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–10096773.28/cwt745.00–800.007423
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–9083827.80/cwt815.00–840.006872
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross70–8079815.00/cwt815.00–815.006441
SteersChoice and Prime1,425187.75/cwt184.00–193.502,67517
SteersChoice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,817174.85/cwt172.00–177.503,1773
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,904163.88/cwt159.00–167.503,1204
Bulls1,762160.19/cwt150.00–165.002,8234
CowsBoner 80-85%1,485112.74/cwt111.00–115.001,6746
CowsBoner 80-85%1,180121.98/cwt119.00–125.001,4392
CowsLean 85-90%1,468104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,5271
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,781123.89/cwt121.00–128.502,2064
HeifersChoice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,733161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,7901
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,481188.19/cwt187.00–189.502,7873
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,476171.68/cwt168.00–177.002,53410
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect1,600169.45/cwt169.00–170.002,7112
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,361184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,5041
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,393178.50/cwt178.50–178.502,4871
Dairy Bulls1,289158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,0371
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,559110.75/cwt109.00–113.001,72714
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,332129.44/cwt129.00–130.001,7242
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,452100.68/cwt95.00–106.001,46222
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,21087.01/cwt80.00–92.001,05310
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,744116.86/cwt115.00–119.002,03810
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect1,782160.81/cwt157.50–165.002,8662
SteersChoice1,226176.42/cwt174.00–182.002,16310
SteersSelect1,234169.57/cwt163.00–172.002,0926
Dairy HeifersSelect1,196155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8541
Dairy HeifersChoice1,295162.14/cwt158.00–166.002,1002
Dairy SteersSelect1,474165.43/cwt165.00–166.002,4382
Dairy SteersChoice1,491170.92/cwt168.00–175.002,5483
HeifersChoice1,242175.34/cwt170.00–179.502,17811
HeifersSelect1,132166.05/cwt163.00–168.001,8808
HeifersChoice and Prime1,355186.08/cwt180.50–194.002,5218

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.