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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jul 2
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
18 head
6 vs last sale 12 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
190 head
38 vs last sale 152 16 vs year ago 206 · 7.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
87 head
16 vs last sale 71 22 vs year ago 65 · +33.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.50 to 3.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 60.00 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 HeifersSelectAverage1,214201.002,4401thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,582214.053,3864thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,506204.273,0764thin
BullsAverage1,145194.002,2211thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,754159.272,79310
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,197152.991,8314thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,046119.831,2535thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,697148.992,52919
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,361138.461,88416
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,238118.581,46839
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,346196.602,6464thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,605201.503,2341thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,505181.822,7363thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,329212.872,8299thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,290206.822,6682thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,501222.903,34627
SteersChoiceAverage1,435215.083,08610
SteersSelectAverage1,519203.153,0862thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1941,110.44/cwt37
BullsNumber 290918.73/cwt8
BullsNumber 397725.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 1961,386.82/cwt11
HeifersNumber 2841,271.03/cwt10

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950908205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8611
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,605201.50/cwt201.50–201.503,2341
Dairy SteersChoice1,505181.82/cwt178.00–185.002,7363
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,346196.60/cwt193.00–200.002,6464
SteersChoice1,432215.76/cwt213.00–219.003,0909
SteersChoice and Prime1,536224.69/cwt220.00–232.003,45122
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,194118.12/cwt114.00–123.001,41015
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,431131.73/cwt130.00–134.001,8859
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,671141.48/cwt137.00–145.002,3648
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,697152.71/cwt148.00–156.002,5919
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,803162.26/cwt160.00–164.002,9262
SteersChoice and Prime1,348215.02/cwt214.00–217.002,8985
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,290139.11/cwt136.00–143.001,7955
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect1,214201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,4401
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect1,506204.27/cwt200.00–206.503,0764
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,582214.05/cwt212.00–216.003,3864
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,325128.05/cwt124.00–134.001,69712
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,205109.67/cwt103.00–113.001,32212
CowsLean 85-90%967116.04/cwt115.00–117.001,1224
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,794156.33/cwt151.00–161.002,8057
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,660166.12/cwt163.00–169.002,7583
CowsBoner 80-85%1,201150.98/cwt146.00–159.001,8132
CowsBoner 80-85%1,162143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,6621
Bulls1,145194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,2211
Dairy HeifersLarge 3600–650603200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2061
Dairy HeifersLarge 31000–10501,018203.98/cwt202.00–206.002,0772
Dairy HeifersLarge 31050–11001,091201.00/cwt200.00–202.002,1932
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–1000995205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,0401
Dairy HeifersLarge 3850–900897185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6591
BullsNumber 390–10093710.00/cwt710.00–710.006601
BullsNumber 290–10092849.93/cwt840.00–860.007823
BullsNumber 270–8076860.00/cwt860.00–860.006541
BullsNumber 180–90861,078.76/cwt990.00–1,160.0092811
BullsNumber 1100–110104948.47/cwt880.00–1,000.009869
BullsNumber 190–100951,011.94/cwt940.00–1,110.009618
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–100931,402.07/cwt1,340.00–1,440.001,3043
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross60–70651,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.008131
BullsNumber 280–9089893.35/cwt870.00–920.007953
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross110–1201111,195.05/cwt1,190.00–1,200.001,3272
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross80–90851,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.001,0631
BullsNumber 3100–110100740.00/cwt740.00–740.007401
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross90–100951,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.001,0451
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross70–80731,636.79/cwt1,610.00–1,690.001,1953
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–90811,654.94/cwt1,650.00–1,660.001,3412
HeifersNumber 270–8075904.93/cwt900.00–910.006792
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101031,289.82/cwt1,220.00–1,320.001,3296
BullsNumber 1110–120110910.00/cwt910.00–910.001,0011
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross70–80781,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.001,2481
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–90841,572.78/cwt1,510.00–1,650.001,3213
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–100991,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.001,3861
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101051,319.94/cwt1,300.00–1,340.001,3863
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross100–1101021,260.00/cwt1,260.00–1,260.001,2851
SteersSelect1,519203.15/cwt201.00–206.003,0862
SteersChoice1,462209.00/cwt209.00–209.003,0561
HeifersChoice1,329212.87/cwt210.00–216.002,8299
CowsBoner 80-85%1,222167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,0411
HeifersSelect1,290206.82/cwt204.00–209.002,6682
CowsLean 85-90%1,360135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,8361
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,223167.14/cwt164.00–170.002,0442

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.