Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last feeder sale Number 1 Feeder Steers sold 12.00-18.00 higher. Holstein Dairy Steers sold 4.00-5.00 higher. Number 1 Feeder Heifers sold steady -5.00 higher.

Number 1 Feeder Bulls sold steady. Supply light. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.51/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$115.51

150 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$16.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.43

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	119.55	668	114
Medium and Large 2	531	102.71	545	36

One grade step is worth $16.84/cwt here — about $123 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 sale150 hd

115.51

—

NY average5 barns · 214 hd

107.08

+8.43

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

58 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	—	754	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	637	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	122.23/cwt	116.00–128.00	827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	131.29/cwt	125.00–140.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	105.40/cwt	99.00–107.00	483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	85.62/cwt	81.00–93.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	122.78/cwt	115.00–126.00	835	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	118.20/cwt	113.00–130.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	107.29/cwt	104.00–114.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	130.18/cwt	121.00–140.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	134.47/cwt	127.00–142.00	426	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	122.61/cwt	118.00–127.50	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	141.41/cwt	135.00–144.00	328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	116.11/cwt	105.00–130.00	835	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	117.45/cwt	109.00–135.00	546	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	714	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	130.92/cwt	128.00–134.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	127.17/cwt	127.00–127.50	729	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	83.45/cwt	80.00–87.00	350	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	83.11/cwt	73.00–88.00	317	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	81.02/cwt	80.00–86.00	464	14
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	125.42/cwt	123.00–128.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	782	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	144.47/cwt	140.00–147.00	455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	150.78/cwt	145.00–154.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	128.75/cwt	126.00–133.00	986	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	133.99/cwt	131.00–140.00	914	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	136.08/cwt	134.00–139.00	958	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.65/cwt	134.00–139.00	848	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	105.21/cwt	98.00–110.00	750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	119.57/cwt	117.00–120.00	448	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	127.87/cwt	126.00–133.00	629	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	138.36/cwt	133.00–148.00	731	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	92.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	586	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	110.63/cwt	97.00–129.00	592	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	120.99/cwt	110.00–146.00	529	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	110.27/cwt	94.00–117.00	411	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	121.51/cwt	107.00–130.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	123.32/cwt	115.00–128.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	869	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	89.76/cwt	87.00–92.50	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	115.19/cwt	112.00–116.00	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	104.75/cwt	103.00–109.00	439	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	120.40/cwt	112.00–129.00	636	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	116.54/cwt	113.00–123.00	661	11

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 Aug 15, 2020

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

Receipts 439Last week 493Year ago 0

Compared to the last feeder sale Number 1 Feeder Steers sold 12.00-18.00 higher. Holstein Dairy Steers sold 4.00-5.00 higher. Number 1 Feeder Heifers sold steady -5.00 higher.

Number 1 Feeder Bulls sold steady. Supply light. Demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	754	82.50	82.50
5	—	458	99.00–107.00	105.40
3	—	733	81.00–93.00	85.62
2	—	371	118.00–127.50	122.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	133.00	133.00
5	—	677	116.00–128.00	122.23
5	—	535	125.00–140.00	131.29
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
1	—	429	139.00	139.00
1	—	714	110.00	110.00
1	—	775	104.00	104.00
2	—	378	128.00–134.00	130.92
3	—	573	127.00–127.50	127.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	680	115.00–126.00	122.78
5	—	624	113.00–130.00	118.20
3	—	867	104.00–114.00	107.29
3	—	362	121.00–140.00	130.18
3	—	317	127.00–142.00	134.47
3	—	232	135.00–144.00	141.41
24	—	719	105.00–130.00	116.11
14	—	465	109.00–135.00	117.45
25	—	437	110.00–146.00	120.99
5	—	757	112.00–116.00	115.19
11	—	528	112.00–129.00	120.40
11	—	567	113.00–123.00	116.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	272	91.00	91.00
7	—	637	90.00–100.00	92.00
11	—	535	97.00–129.00	110.63
6	—	373	94.00–117.00	110.27
1	—	571	97.00	97.00
1	—	825	94.00	94.00
1	—	869	85.00	85.00
2	—	739	87.00–92.50	89.76
6	—	419	103.00–109.00	104.75
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	419	80.00–87.00	83.45
3	—	382	73.00–88.00	83.11
14	—	573	80.00–86.00	81.02
1	—	465	87.00	87.00
1	—	511	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	626	125.00	125.00
1	—	774	112.00	112.00
2	—	581	123.00–128.00	125.42
2	—	679	127.00–128.00	127.50
5	—	713	98.00–110.00	105.21
7	—	375	117.00–120.00	119.57
9	—	492	126.00–133.00	127.87
3	—	532	107.00–130.00	121.51
4	—	420	115.00–128.00	123.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	579	135.00	135.00
3	—	315	140.00–147.00	144.47
4	—	432	145.00–154.00	150.78
5	—	766	126.00–133.00	128.75
9	—	682	131.00–140.00	133.99
12	—	704	134.00–139.00	136.08
16	—	625	134.00–139.00	135.65
13	—	528	133.00–148.00	138.36
1	—	371	137.00	137.00
1	—	453	150.00	150.00

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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