Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last Feeder Sale Number 1 Feeder Steers sold 15.00-16.00 lower. Number 1 Feeder Heifers sold 12.00-13.00 lower. Supply moderate. Demand light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.84/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$120.84

125 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$16.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.28

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	128.30	710	70
Medium and Large 2	549	111.34	611	55

One grade step is worth $16.96/cwt here — about $99 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 sale125 hd

120.84

—

NY average4 barns · 181 hd

130.11

−9.28

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

48 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	110.35/cwt	110.00–111.00	366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	702	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	123.56/cwt	120.00–127.50	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	113.22/cwt	100.00–120.00	704	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	120.67/cwt	113.00–126.00	625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	116.22/cwt	109.00–125.00	495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	109.51/cwt	107.50–112.50	732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	771	117.95/cwt	110.00–121.00	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	115.37/cwt	111.00–122.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	126.62/cwt	108.00–137.00	599	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	117.91/cwt	112.50–120.00	502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	106.41/cwt	98.00–115.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	111.28/cwt	100.00–117.00	632	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	106.81/cwt	104.00–110.00	709	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	118.86/cwt	110.00–121.00	572	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	103.21/cwt	101.00–109.00	554	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	108.63/cwt	91.00–116.00	534	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	444	102.94/cwt	101.00–109.00	457	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	127.61/cwt	126.00–130.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	131.53/cwt	127.50–135.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	849	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,061	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	121.78/cwt	120.00–129.00	567	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	388	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	96.70/cwt	94.00–102.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	90.31/cwt	85.00–95.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	111.65/cwt	109.00–120.00	413	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	96.51/cwt	91.00–102.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	104.93/cwt	98.00–114.00	550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	125.41/cwt	123.00–126.00	986	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	135.47/cwt	132.50–136.00	459	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	117.69/cwt	116.00–120.00	738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	127.24/cwt	125.00–130.00	743	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	129.45/cwt	125.00–139.00	614	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	126.40/cwt	125.00–128.00	839	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	121.88/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,006	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	132.56/cwt	131.00–133.00	724	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	133.98/cwt	130.00–136.00	970	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	131.67/cwt	129.00–133.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	141.66/cwt	140.00–142.50	527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	133.38/cwt	125.00–138.00	840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	139.62/cwt	132.50–141.00	599	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	135.71/cwt	130.00–142.50	647	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,044	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 15, 2021

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

Receipts 598Last week 0Year ago 653

Compared to the last Feeder Sale Number 1 Feeder Steers sold 15.00-16.00 lower. Number 1 Feeder Heifers sold 12.00-13.00 lower. Supply moderate. Demand light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	110.00–111.00	110.35
2	—	702	122.00	122.00
2	—	378	120.00–127.50	123.56
10	—	622	100.00–120.00	113.22
7	—	518	113.00–126.00	120.67
6	—	426	109.00–125.00	116.22
5	—	668	107.50–112.50	109.51
4	—	771	110.00–121.00	117.95
4	—	567	111.00–122.00	115.37
12	—	473	108.00–137.00	126.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	825	119.00–130.00	121.88
9	—	546	131.00–133.00	132.56
10	—	724	130.00–136.00	133.98
3	—	557	129.00–133.00	131.67
3	—	652	128.00	128.00
6	—	372	140.00–142.50	141.66
6	—	630	125.00–138.00	133.38
7	—	429	132.50–141.00	139.62
8	—	477	130.00–142.50	135.71
1	—	325	146.00	146.00
1	—	791	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	112.50–120.00	117.91
2	—	619	98.00–115.00	106.41
18	—	568	100.00–117.00	111.28
10	—	664	104.00–110.00	106.81
10	—	481	110.00–121.00	118.86
8	—	537	101.00–109.00	103.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	126.00–130.00	127.61
4	—	417	127.50–135.00	131.53
3	—	849	125.00	125.00
5	—	786	123.00–126.00	125.41
6	—	339	132.50–136.00	135.47
6	—	356	139.00	139.00
7	—	627	116.00–120.00	117.69
8	—	584	125.00–130.00	127.24
13	—	474	125.00–139.00	129.45
13	—	664	125.00–128.00	126.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	492	91.00–116.00	108.63
7	—	444	101.00–109.00	102.94
2	—	318	105.00–110.00	107.49
3	—	567	94.00–102.00	96.70
3	—	730	85.00–95.00	90.31
4	—	370	109.00–120.00	111.65
5	—	673	91.00–102.00	96.51
6	—	524	98.00–114.00	104.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	466	120.00–129.00	121.78
3	—	323	120.00	120.00
2	—	410	127.00	127.00

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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