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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Oct 16
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
12 head
12 vs last sale 0 10 vs year ago 22 · 45.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
19 vs last sale 219 41 vs year ago 159 · +25.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
60 head
0 vs last sale 60 4 vs year ago 64 · 6.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers traded 1.50 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 to 11.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 25.00 to 40.00 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,473177.052,6082thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,368162.572,2245thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,563188.612,9482thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,386175.722,4356thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,490164.912,4574thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,134127.001,4401thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,379108.001,4891thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,534158.002,4241thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,761128.182,25718
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,487121.631,80924
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,368110.911,51739
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,350162.312,1914thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,444187.932,71420
HeifersChoiceAverage1,378179.002,46715
HeifersSelectAverage1,301172.122,2397thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,524187.002,85031
SteersChoiceAverage1,389179.462,4935thin
SteersSelectAverage1,473165.562,4395thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100553.20/cwt33
BullsNumber 2104515.00/cwt3
BullsNumber 386283.59/cwt3
BullsUtility7361.11/cwt7
HeifersNumber 197798.02/cwt5

Every lot, as filed

45 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 1Beef Cross110–120114750.00/cwt750.00–750.008551
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–9088845.00/cwt845.00–845.007441
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–10096807.41/cwt805.00–810.007752
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross100–110100730.00/cwt730.00–730.007301
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–110105780.06/cwt760.00–805.008193
Dairy SteersLarge 31050–11001,057142.99/cwt135.00–151.001,5112
Dairy SteersLarge 31000–10501,028124.70/cwt120.00–129.001,2823
HeifersSelect1,301172.12/cwt167.00–174.502,2397
SteersSelect1,473165.56/cwt162.00–172.502,4395
SteersChoice and Prime1,487188.77/cwt182.00–198.502,80727
SteersChoice1,389179.46/cwt177.00–181.002,4935
CowsBoner 80-85%1,134127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,4401
CowsLean 85-90%1,379108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,4891
Dairy Bulls1,534158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,4241
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,285119.21/cwt118.00–123.001,5327
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,361113.83/cwt109.00–117.001,54918
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,811142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,5721
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect1,490164.91/cwt163.00–166.502,4574
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,563188.61/cwt187.00–190.502,9482
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,386175.72/cwt172.00–180.002,4356
Dairy SteersChoice1,350162.31/cwt159.00–166.002,1914
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect1,368162.57/cwt160.00–167.502,2245
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,473177.05/cwt175.00–179.002,6082
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,487121.63/cwt113.00–130.001,80924
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,758127.37/cwt119.00–135.002,23917
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,418103.00/cwt85.00–108.001,46114
HeifersChoice and Prime1,444187.93/cwt182.00–194.502,71420
HeifersChoice1,378179.00/cwt176.00–180.502,46715
SteersChoice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,774175.06/cwt172.00–180.003,1064
BullsNumber 280–9088420.00/cwt420.00–420.003701
BullsNumber 380–9084312.89/cwt280.00–345.002632
BullsNumber 190–10094483.55/cwt440.00–515.004557
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–9086827.50/cwt805.00–850.007122
BullsNumber 180–9088505.49/cwt475.00–530.004458
BullsUtility50–605470.00/cwt70.00–70.00381
BullsUtility80–908850.00/cwt50.00–50.00441
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–10098795.00/cwt795.00–795.007791
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100–110108770.05/cwt760.00–780.008322
BullsNumber 390–10091225.00/cwt225.00–225.002051
BullsUtility100–11010950.00/cwt50.00–50.00551
BullsUtility60–706564.44/cwt30.00–75.00424
BullsNumber 1100–110103497.39/cwt450.00–520.005125
BullsNumber 1120–130122454.96/cwt450.00–460.005553
BullsNumber 2120–130124395.00/cwt395.00–395.004901
BullsNumber 1110–120114474.96/cwt460.00–495.005413

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.