Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale Number 1 Feeder Steers sold 14.00-18.00 higher. Number 1 Feeder Heifers sold 12.00-18.00 higher. Number 1 Feeder Bulls sold 10.00-14.00 higher on a very light test. Supply light. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.26/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$129.26

155 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$19.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.20

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	619	134.50	833	114
Medium and Large 2	506	114.68	580	41

One grade step is worth $19.82/cwt here — about $253 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale155 hd

129.26

—

NY average2 barns · 207 hd

129.05

+0.20

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

56 lots · USDA AMS · Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Canandaigua, NY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	134.41/cwt	130.00–139.00	707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	117.23/cwt	107.50–119.00	531	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	123.26/cwt	110.00–129.00	708	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	113.73/cwt	94.00–122.50	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	305	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	110.40/cwt	106.00–118.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	107.62/cwt	103.00–110.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	118.22/cwt	107.50–127.50	456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	139.24/cwt	123.00–148.00	817	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	140.04/cwt	121.00–144.00	874	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	125.77/cwt	120.00–141.00	843	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	121.96/cwt	111.00–128.00	1,062	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	140.15/cwt	132.50–150.00	596	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	124.48/cwt	121.00–135.00	973	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	136.82/cwt	132.50–138.00	713	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	142.07/cwt	131.00–148.00	688	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	123.37/cwt	121.00–125.00	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	141.54/cwt	135.00–147.50	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	221	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	102.22/cwt	85.00–115.00	374	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	101.43/cwt	92.00–107.50	484	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	115.00/cwt	107.50–120.00	647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	98.26/cwt	94.00–103.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	115.80/cwt	113.00–117.50	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	101.63/cwt	97.50–107.50	426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	701	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	101.77/cwt	101.00–102.50	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	88.80/cwt	87.50–90.00	240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	134.34/cwt	124.00–139.00	719	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	115.52/cwt	110.00–122.00	791	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	123.61/cwt	110.00–135.00	522	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	129.27/cwt	123.00–135.00	738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	123.75/cwt	119.00–127.50	460	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	117.78/cwt	109.00–120.00	915	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	117.44/cwt	107.50–129.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	127.28/cwt	124.00–133.00	402	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	109.94/cwt	107.00–114.00	466	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	356	106.01/cwt	100.00–107.50	377	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	827	87.49/cwt	85.00–90.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	684	88.01/cwt	87.00–89.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	772	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	739	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	304	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	271	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	298	1

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.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Canandaigua, NY

Sat Apr 25, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Albany, NY (LS-KT)

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	122.50	122.50
8	—	424	107.00–114.00	109.94
5	—	356	100.00–107.50	106.01
2	—	827	85.00–90.00	87.49
2	—	684	87.00–89.00	88.01
1	—	772	92.00	92.00
1	—	739	85.00	85.00
1	—	585	112.50	112.50
1	—	500	118.00	118.00
1	—	304	108.00	108.00
1	—	271	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	130.00–139.00	134.41
2	—	440	125.00	125.00
1	—	670	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	453	107.50–119.00	117.23
8	—	574	110.00–129.00	123.26
6	—	516	94.00–122.50	113.73
4	—	305	100.00	100.00
3	—	733	106.00–118.00	110.40
3	—	656	103.00–110.00	107.62
3	—	386	107.50–127.50	118.22
1	—	641	110.00	110.00
1	—	421	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	587	123.00–148.00	139.24
21	—	624	121.00–144.00	140.04
13	—	670	120.00–141.00	125.77
11	—	871	111.00–128.00	121.96
11	—	425	132.50–150.00	140.15
8	—	782	121.00–135.00	124.48
8	—	521	132.50–138.00	136.82
7	—	484	131.00–148.00	142.07
4	—	725	121.00–125.00	123.37
2	—	832	120.00	120.00
2	—	333	135.00–147.50	141.54
1	—	221	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	366	85.00–115.00	102.22
10	—	477	92.00–107.50	101.43
7	—	563	107.50–120.00	115.00
6	—	631	94.00–103.00	98.26
5	—	532	113.00–117.50	115.80
5	—	419	97.50–107.50	101.63
3	—	701	93.00	93.00
2	—	773	101.00–102.50	101.77
2	—	270	87.50–90.00	88.80
1	—	656	102.50	102.50
1	—	342	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	535	124.00–139.00	134.34
16	—	685	110.00–122.00	115.52
16	—	422	110.00–135.00	123.61
9	—	600	120.00	120.00
8	—	571	123.00–135.00	129.27
7	—	372	119.00–127.50	123.75
6	—	777	109.00–120.00	117.78
6	—	481	107.50–129.00	117.44
4	—	738	106.00	106.00
3	—	316	124.00–133.00	127.28

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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