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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Nov 20
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
22 head
22 vs last sale 0 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
261 head
55 vs last sale 206 102 vs year ago 159 · +64.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
70 head
1 vs last sale 69 14 vs year ago 84 · 16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers and heifers sold steady with high supply. Slaughter dairy cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher with light supply.

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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,407175.742,4733thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,810162.522,9422thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,526172.762,6364thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,629165.242,6923thin
BullsAverage2,092142.712,9853thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,556106.811,6625thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,820105.961,92910
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18594.081,11510
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,757112.941,98417
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,428111.181,58825
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,29795.271,23535
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,504160.472,4132thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,421149.572,1258thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,418167.472,3752thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,456148.502,1621thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,432183.822,63212
HeifersChoiceAverage1,373176.642,42510
HeifersSelectAverage1,382166.952,3076thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,524185.032,82024
SteersChoiceAverage1,502177.782,67020
SteersSelectAverage1,343171.592,30412

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196579.05/cwt28
BullsNumber 296493.32/cwt11
BullsNumber 387258.96/cwt5
HeifersNumber 288727.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 189686.25/cwt4

Every lot, as filed

55 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
HeifersSelect1,382166.95/cwt162.00–172.002,3076
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,390102.16/cwt98.00–107.001,42016
Dairy SteersChoice1,418167.47/cwt164.50–170.002,3752
Dairy SteersSelect1,456148.50/cwt148.50–148.502,1621
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect1,810162.52/cwt159.00–166.002,9422
Dairy HeifersSelect1,421149.57/cwt144.00–154.502,1258
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,21889.47/cwt79.00–95.001,09019
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,526172.76/cwt172.00–174.002,6364
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect1,629165.24/cwt163.00–168.002,6923
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,247120.58/cwt117.00–125.001,5043
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,453109.90/cwt106.00–115.001,59722
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,757112.94/cwt107.00–121.001,98417
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,407175.74/cwt173.50–179.002,4733
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,79598.75/cwt94.00–102.001,7733
CowsBoner 80-85%1,556106.81/cwt104.00–110.001,6625
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,831109.05/cwt105.00–114.001,9977
CowsLean 85-90%1,18594.08/cwt87.00–102.001,11510
HeifersChoice1,373176.64/cwt175.00–180.002,42510
Bulls2,092142.71/cwt138.00–150.002,9853
Dairy HeifersLarge 3550–600579111.45/cwt101.00–122.006452
Dairy HeifersLarge 3250–300276147.09/cwt135.00–160.004062
Dairy HeifersLarge 31100–11501,149153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,7641
Dairy HeifersLarge 31150–12001,163149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,7331
Dairy HeifersLarge 3600–650624117.00/cwt117.00–117.007301
Dairy HeifersLarge 3650–700671118.00/cwt118.00–118.007921
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–800770112.00/cwt112.00–112.008621
Dairy HeifersLarge 3450–500451142.00/cwt142.00–142.006401
BullsNumber 1100–110103537.71/cwt495.00–560.005544
BullsNumber 190–10095513.69/cwt475.00–555.004889
BullsNumber 2110–120119435.00/cwt435.00–435.005181
BullsNumber 280–9081410.00/cwt410.00–410.003321
BullsNumber 2100–110103435.44/cwt420.00–450.004492
BullsNumber 370–8078257.40/cwt250.00–265.002012
BullsNumber 180–9085509.59/cwt475.00–535.004336
BullsNumber 270–8077433.33/cwt400.00–450.003343
BullsNumber 290–10095457.86/cwt450.00–465.004352
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross110–120116747.49/cwt745.00–750.008672
BullsNumber 1110–120117506.71/cwt500.00–510.005933
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross90–10099725.00/cwt725.00–725.007181
HeifersNumber 1100–110103350.00/cwt350.00–350.003611
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross70–8076730.00/cwt730.00–730.005551
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–10091830.00/cwt830.00–830.007551
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–9085790.00/cwt790.00–790.006721
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross70–8077775.00/cwt775.00–775.005971
BullsNumber 3100–110103300.00/cwt300.00–300.003091
BullsNumber 390–10091260.00/cwt260.00–260.002371
BullsNumber 380–9085220.00/cwt220.00–220.001871
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–110106774.86/cwt770.00–780.008212
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–10092828.03/cwt795.00–860.007622
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–9085827.99/cwt800.00–855.007042
SteersChoice and Prime1,524185.03/cwt181.00–193.502,82024
SteersChoice1,502177.78/cwt174.50–180.002,67020
SteersSelect1,343171.59/cwt168.00–173.002,30412
HeifersChoice and Prime1,432183.82/cwt182.00–190.002,63212
Dairy HeifersChoice1,504160.47/cwt159.50–161.502,4132

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.