Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last Feeder Sale Number 1 Feeder Steers sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Number 1 Feeder Heifers sold 7.00-10.00 lower. Number 1 Feeder Bulls sold steady. Supply light. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.89/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$112.89

134 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$18.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.39

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	120.16	664	82
Medium and Large 2	573	101.41	581	52

One grade step is worth $18.75/cwt here — about $82 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 sale134 hd

112.89

—

NY average4 barns · 215 hd

85.49

+27.39

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

52 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 1	—	685	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	902	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	162.33/cwt	162.00–163.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	85.24/cwt	84.00–89.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	145.64/cwt	142.00–148.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	109.55/cwt	101.00–118.00	477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	884	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	93.75/cwt	90.00–100.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	120.02/cwt	118.00–124.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	111.82/cwt	100.00–116.00	378	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	113.34/cwt	113.00–114.00	405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	771	94.14/cwt	94.00–95.00	726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	119.47/cwt	118.00–121.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	131.15/cwt	122.00–136.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	101.31/cwt	95.00–104.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	811	90.70/cwt	84.00–94.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	105.41/cwt	105.00–107.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	96.50/cwt	94.00–99.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	109.76/cwt	104.00–115.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	113.92/cwt	107.00–120.00	660	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	162.74/cwt	157.00–168.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	93.52/cwt	90.00–97.00	869	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	137.38/cwt	130.00–149.00	655	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	151.84/cwt	148.00–156.00	665	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	139.32/cwt	129.00–145.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	135.61/cwt	126.00–139.00	932	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	130.53/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,012	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	155.05/cwt	151.00–158.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	122.68/cwt	115.00–127.00	634	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	128.47/cwt	123.00–138.00	793	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,063	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	137.25/cwt	130.00–139.00	788	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	252	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	491	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	131.24/cwt	129.00–133.00	751	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	128.08/cwt	121.00–133.00	542	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	116.71/cwt	114.00–120.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	121.79/cwt	121.00–122.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	123.51/cwt	119.00–130.00	399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	117.77/cwt	114.00–120.00	861	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	98.69/cwt	95.00–103.00	553	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	925	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 Dec 19, 2020

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

Receipts 409Last week 854Year ago 372

Compared to the last Feeder Sale Number 1 Feeder Steers sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Number 1 Feeder Heifers sold 7.00-10.00 lower. Number 1 Feeder Bulls sold steady. Supply light. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	118.00	118.00
2	—	316	140.00	140.00
2	—	902	80.00	80.00
3	—	392	162.00–163.00	162.33
4	—	855	84.00–89.00	85.24
5	—	431	142.00–148.00	145.64
1	—	245	160.00	160.00
1	—	520	136.00	136.00
8	—	572	129.00–133.00	131.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	101.00–118.00	109.55
4	—	639	90.00–100.00	93.75
6	—	338	100.00–116.00	111.82
3	—	357	113.00–114.00	113.34
7	—	771	94.00–95.00	94.14
4	—	669	95.00–104.00	101.31
3	—	811	84.00–94.00	90.70
5	—	529	105.00–107.00	105.41
2	—	730	94.00–99.00	96.50
2	—	475	104.00–115.00	109.76
13	—	560	95.00–103.00	98.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	929	90.00–97.00	93.52
28	—	517	115.00–127.00	122.68
1	—	252	130.00	130.00
11	—	378	130.00	130.00
7	—	423	121.00–133.00	128.08
4	—	574	114.00–120.00	116.71
5	—	611	121.00–122.00	121.79
5	—	323	119.00–130.00	123.51
8	—	731	114.00–120.00	117.77
2	—	692	108.00–110.00	108.99
2	—	494	124.00	124.00
1	—	826	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	884	96.00	96.00
2	—	820	99.00	99.00
3	—	519	118.00–124.00	120.02
1	—	613	115.00	115.00
1	—	329	132.50	132.50
2	—	673	118.00–121.00	119.47
6	—	413	122.00–136.00	131.15
13	—	579	107.00–120.00	113.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	327	157.00–168.00	162.74
1	—	708	130.00	130.00
10	—	477	130.00–149.00	137.38
7	—	438	148.00–156.00	151.84
4	—	526	129.00–145.00	139.32
9	—	687	126.00–139.00	135.61
8	—	775	123.00–135.00	130.53
1	—	893	113.00	113.00
3	—	374	151.00–158.00	155.05
10	—	617	123.00–138.00	128.47
6	—	818	130.00	130.00
15	—	574	130.00–139.00	137.25

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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