Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale Number 1 Feeder Steers sold 4.00-10.00 higher. Number 1 Feeder Heifers sold 8.00-15.00 higher. Number 1 Feeder Bulls sold steady. Supply moderate. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.80/cwt on 290 head.

Average price

$125.80

290 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$23.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.36

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	133.90	701	190
Medium and Large 2	554	110.41	612	100

One grade step is worth $23.50/cwt here — about $89 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 sale290 hd

125.80

—

NY average3 barns · 345 hd

120.44

+5.36

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

67 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	134.05/cwt	128.00–145.00	645	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	137.95/cwt	121.00–151.00	924	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	134.70/cwt	131.00–155.00	781	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	137.31/cwt	130.00–152.50	662	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	143.29/cwt	136.00–155.00	610	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	136.01/cwt	132.00–140.00	978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	144.18/cwt	137.50–152.00	396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	121.67/cwt	112.50–128.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,126	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	130.64/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,011	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	142.05/cwt	130.00–150.00	457	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	140.30/cwt	131.00–149.00	742	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	143.82/cwt	135.00–147.00	549	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	133.48/cwt	131.00–142.00	820	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	108.42/cwt	96.00–120.00	725	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	109.48/cwt	97.50–120.00	695	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	435	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	340	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	251	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	85.92/cwt	85.00–89.00	521	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	118.65/cwt	109.00–128.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	602	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	681	110.08/cwt	106.00–112.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.24/cwt	110.00–118.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	603	108.49/cwt	106.00–111.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	117.25/cwt	117.00–117.50	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	99.44/cwt	97.50–110.00	379	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	117.63/cwt	105.00–128.00	482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	143.52/cwt	135.00–150.00	459	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	127.50/cwt	122.50–130.00	485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	298	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	769	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	115.25/cwt	102.50–127.50	376	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	126.85/cwt	120.00–131.00	774	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	121.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	689	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	135.64/cwt	125.00–138.00	642	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	126.99/cwt	120.00–129.00	660	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	100.60/cwt	97.00–115.00	624	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	108.33/cwt	107.00–111.00	872	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	116.86/cwt	110.00–124.00	561	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	123.06/cwt	107.50–127.50	465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	110.46/cwt	109.00–117.50	792	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	112.02/cwt	100.00–122.50	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	986	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	112.51/cwt	107.50–115.00	961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	134.86/cwt	130.00–140.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	123.41/cwt	117.50–128.00	522	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	91.47/cwt	90.00–105.00	712	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	108.48/cwt	95.00–121.00	564	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	136.51/cwt	130.00–142.50	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	138.16/cwt	126.00–147.00	800	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	130.60/cwt	124.00–136.00	683	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.26/cwt	128.00–144.00	845	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	135.02/cwt	126.00–139.00	487	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	128.97/cwt	120.00–138.00	547	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	134.23/cwt	127.00–140.00	895	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	112.15/cwt	100.00–121.00	319	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	814	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 May 16, 2020

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

Receipts 653Last week 430Year ago 0

Compared to the last sale Number 1 Feeder Steers sold 4.00-10.00 higher. Number 1 Feeder Heifers sold 8.00-15.00 higher. Number 1 Feeder Bulls sold steady. Supply moderate. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	227	122.50	122.50
6	—	326	102.50–127.50	115.25
17	—	620	97.00–115.00	100.60
9	—	805	107.00–111.00	108.33
9	—	480	110.00–124.00	116.86
7	—	378	107.50–127.50	123.06
6	—	717	109.00–117.50	110.46
6	—	574	100.00–122.50	112.02
14	—	423	117.50–128.00	123.41
10	—	778	90.00–105.00	91.47
10	—	520	95.00–121.00	108.48
4	—	284	100.00–121.00	112.15
1	—	693	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	481	128.00–145.00	134.05
6	—	704	140.00	140.00
3	—	854	107.50–115.00	112.51
2	—	335	130.00–140.00	134.86
2	—	275	130.00–142.50	136.51
1	—	817	111.00	111.00
33	—	579	126.00–147.00	138.16
30	—	523	124.00–136.00	130.60
23	—	625	128.00–144.00	135.26
23	—	361	126.00–139.00	135.02
13	—	424	120.00–138.00	128.97
9	—	667	127.00–140.00	134.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	670	121.00–151.00	137.95
10	—	580	131.00–155.00	134.70
9	—	482	130.00–152.50	137.31
9	—	426	136.00–155.00	143.29
4	—	719	132.00–140.00	136.01
2	—	275	137.50–152.00	144.18
7	—	840	134.00	134.00
6	—	774	125.00–135.00	130.64
5	—	322	130.00–150.00	142.05
23	—	529	131.00–149.00	140.30
14	—	382	135.00–147.00	143.82
10	—	614	131.00–142.00	133.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	112.50–128.00	121.67
1	—	373	130.00	130.00
1	—	322	135.00	135.00
1	—	425	115.00	115.00
9	—	669	96.00–120.00	108.42
4	—	635	97.50–120.00	109.48
2	—	479	109.00–128.00	118.65
1	—	512	117.50	117.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	537	81.00	81.00
3	—	400	85.00	85.00
3	—	306	82.00	82.00
10	—	606	85.00–89.00	85.92
2	—	356	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	681	106.00–112.00	110.08
3	—	575	110.00–118.00	115.24
2	—	735	99.00–100.00	99.50
2	—	603	106.00–111.00	108.49
2	—	478	117.00–117.50	117.25
6	—	381	97.50–110.00	99.44
4	—	410	105.00–128.00	117.63
1	—	769	81.00	81.00
1	—	512	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	320	135.00–150.00	143.52
3	—	380	122.50–130.00	127.50
1	—	432	120.00	120.00
1	—	298	127.50	127.50
21	—	610	120.00–131.00	126.85
10	—	565	120.00–125.00	121.99
10	—	473	125.00–138.00	135.64
9	—	520	120.00–129.00	126.99

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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