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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Nov 13
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
206 head
12 vs last sale 218 4 vs year ago 202 · +2.0%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
69 head
14 vs last sale 83 24 vs year ago 45 · +53.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers traded 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter heifers traded 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 5.00 to 15.00 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,585178.002,8211thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,342166.842,2392thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,428174.322,4893thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,451160.002,3221thin
BullsAverage1,846134.132,4766thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,753110.521,9377thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,514108.841,6485thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,23496.871,1954thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,960135.002,6461thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,807111.262,01022
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,405110.641,5549thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,33592.361,23348
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,388152.522,1176thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,241143.611,7823thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,700164.502,7971thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,353148.462,0092thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,388183.462,5468thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,277175.122,2366thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,119163.001,8241thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,507185.192,79124
SteersChoiceAverage1,412175.142,47311
SteersSelectAverage1,561160.002,4981thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 298631.71/cwt9
BullsNumber 197582.99/cwt21
BullsNumber 377270.00/cwt1
BullsUtility83112.02/cwt5
HeifersNumber 188795.38/cwt6
HeifersNumber 286357.66/cwt6
HeifersNumber 3101356.00/cwt5

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bulls1,846134.13/cwt129.00–142.002,4766
CowsBoner 80-85%1,514108.84/cwt104.00–115.001,6485
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,753110.52/cwt106.00–117.001,9377
HeifersChoice1,277175.12/cwt174.00–177.502,2366
CowsLean 85-90%1,23496.87/cwt90.00–100.001,1954
SteersChoice and Prime1,507185.19/cwt179.00–190.002,79124
Dairy Bulls1,960135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,6461
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,807111.26/cwt105.00–119.002,01022
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,39597.05/cwt90.00–104.001,35430
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,23684.55/cwt75.00–88.001,04518
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect1,451160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,3221
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect1,342166.84/cwt165.00–169.002,2392
SteersSelect1,561160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,4981
Dairy HeifersSelect1,241143.61/cwt140.00–146.001,7823
Dairy HeifersChoice1,388152.52/cwt148.00–156.002,1176
Dairy SteersSelect1,353148.46/cwt147.00–150.002,0092
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,585178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,8211
SteersChoice1,412175.14/cwt173.00–177.502,47311
HeifersSelect1,119163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,8241
HeifersChoice and Prime1,388183.46/cwt179.50–186.002,5468
Dairy SteersChoice1,700164.50/cwt164.50–164.502,7971
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,405110.64/cwt103.00–117.001,5549
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,428174.32/cwt173.00–175.502,4893
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross110–120115700.00/cwt700.00–700.008051
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross100–110100665.00/cwt665.00–665.006651
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–10096825.00/cwt825.00–825.007921
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–110103791.82/cwt725.00–815.008164
BullsNumber 280–9083422.47/cwt420.00–425.003512
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross80–9086691.81/cwt675.00–715.005953
HeifersNumber 3110–120111150.00/cwt150.00–150.001671
HeifersNumber 270–8076220.00/cwt220.00–220.001671
HeifersNumber 290–10099280.00/cwt280.00–280.002771
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross70–8077750.00/cwt750.00–750.005781
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–9085810.47/cwt800.00–820.006892
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross80–9080710.00/cwt710.00–710.005681
HeifersNumber 3Beef Cross70–8071520.00/cwt520.00–520.003691
HeifersNumber 280–9087311.98/cwt300.00–325.002713
HeifersNumber 3120–130122150.00/cwt150.00–150.001831
HeifersNumber 3Beef Cross100–110109500.00/cwt500.00–500.005451
BullsUtility90–10097100.00/cwt100.00–100.00972
BullsNumber 370–8077270.00/cwt270.00–270.002081
BullsNumber 190–10094522.10/cwt510.00–545.004917
BullsNumber 1110–120111500.00/cwt500.00–500.005551
HeifersNumber 3Beef Cross90–10092460.00/cwt460.00–460.004231
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross120–130120700.00/cwt690.00–710.008402
BullsNumber 180–9086510.23/cwt475.00–525.004394
BullsUtility70–8078112.55/cwt110.00–115.00882
BullsNumber 1100–110104513.70/cwt500.00–535.005344
BullsUtility60–7067135.00/cwt135.00–135.00901
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–10094800.44/cwt775.00–825.007523

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.