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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Oct 23
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
10 head
2 vs last sale 12 5 vs year ago 15 · 33.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
229 head
29 vs last sale 200 54 vs year ago 175 · +30.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
76 head
16 vs last sale 60 11 vs year ago 65 · +16.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers stayed steady to firm. Slaughter heifers traded 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 85.00 to 120.00 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,449176.872,5635thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,434166.932,3943thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,412187.262,6442thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,567177.032,7749thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,401166.532,3332thin
BullsAverage1,580154.332,4388thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,461123.491,8046thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,385116.721,6179thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,256106.141,3336thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,884151.512,8543thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,743130.622,27719
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,454123.671,79819
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,327107.871,43252
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,490157.942,3536thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,348191.172,57710
HeifersChoiceAverage1,429182.762,6126thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,218171.522,0894thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,476188.752,78617
SteersChoiceAverage1,441180.272,5987thin
SteersSelectAverage1,337171.722,2965thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196651.08/cwt40
BullsNumber 293562.52/cwt14
BullsNumber 387359.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 2102813.46/cwt3
HeifersNumber 195807.69/cwt7

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2Beef Cross90–10099820.00/cwt820.00–820.008121
BullsNumber 2110–120115520.00/cwt520.00–520.005981
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100–110106850.00/cwt850.00–850.009011
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross100–110102813.46/cwt810.00–820.008303
HeifersNumber 1100–110101530.30/cwt500.00–560.005362
BullsNumber 370–8073370.00/cwt350.00–390.002702
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–9085936.63/cwt880.00–990.007962
BullsNumber 1110–120114559.35/cwt530.00–600.006383
BullsNumber 3100–110106370.00/cwt370.00–370.003921
BullsNumber 3110–120112325.00/cwt325.00–325.003641
BullsNumber 190–10095591.64/cwt540.00–610.0056211
BullsNumber 360–7069360.00/cwt360.00–360.002481
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–10094934.97/cwt930.00–940.008792
BullsNumber 290–10094495.16/cwt490.00–500.004652
BullsNumber 270–8075489.84/cwt470.00–510.003675
BullsNumber 180–9085583.03/cwt530.00–650.004969
BullsNumber 1100–110103578.33/cwt525.00–600.005968
BullsNumber 2120–130122500.00/cwt500.00–500.006101
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–110105862.20/cwt840.00–890.009054
CowsBoner 80-85%1,385116.72/cwt114.00–119.001,6179
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,461123.49/cwt121.00–126.001,8046
CowsLean 85-90%1,256106.14/cwt94.00–111.001,3336
Bulls1,580154.33/cwt146.00–170.002,4388
Dairy HeifersLarge 31100–11501,105158.34/cwt156.00–162.001,7503
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross80–9080800.00/cwt800.00–800.006401
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross110–120111820.00/cwt820.00–820.009101
BullsNumber 2100–110103487.86/cwt475.00–500.005022
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–10092890.51/cwt860.00–930.008193
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–9085931.42/cwt850.00–1,010.007922
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,298122.26/cwt121.00–124.001,5874
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,20293.72/cwt83.00–104.001,12715
Dairy HeifersChoice1,490157.94/cwt152.00–166.002,3536
SteersChoice1,441180.27/cwt177.00–183.002,5987
SteersChoice and Prime1,476188.75/cwt184.00–198.502,78617
SteersSelect1,337171.72/cwt169.50–175.002,2965
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect1,401166.53/cwt166.00–167.002,3332
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,464122.52/cwt117.00–127.001,79417
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,368133.46/cwt133.00–134.001,8262
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,679141.46/cwt141.00–142.002,3752
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,388112.55/cwt107.00–118.001,56233
HeifersChoice and Prime1,348191.17/cwt186.00–203.002,57710
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,751129.35/cwt122.00–136.002,26517
Dairy Bulls1,884151.51/cwt142.00–158.002,8543
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,449176.87/cwt173.00–183.002,5635
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect1,434166.93/cwt162.50–169.002,3943
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,567177.03/cwt174.00–182.002,7749
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,412187.26/cwt187.00–187.502,6442
HeifersChoice1,429182.76/cwt179.50–185.502,6126
HeifersSelect1,218171.52/cwt170.00–172.002,0894
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–1000977158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5441
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950924153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,4141
Dairy HeifersLarge 31150–12001,161154.98/cwt152.00–158.001,7992
Dairy HeifersLarge 31000–10501,038155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6091

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.