Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last feeder sale number 1 feeder steers sold 18.00-19.00 higher on a light test. Number 1 feeder heifers sold 29.00-30.00 higher on a light test. Number 1 Feeder bulls too light to test. Supply light, demand very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.16/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$175.16

79 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$47.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.16

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	197.46	1,049	42
Medium and Large 2	688	149.85	1,031	37

One grade step is worth $47.61/cwt here — about $18 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 sale79 hd

175.16

—

NY average2 barns · 169 hd

164.00

+11.16

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

50 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	—	441	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	189.40/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,013	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	186.63/cwt	175.00–202.50	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	237	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	817	125.21/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	198.32/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	208.53/cwt	202.50–210.00	803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	212.73/cwt	200.00–225.00	604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	216.73/cwt	212.50–221.00	943	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	697	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	170.88/cwt	152.50–188.00	825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	155.00/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,204	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	923	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,108	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	171.42/cwt	160.00–182.50	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	170.67/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,256	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	168.67/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,160	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	189.08/cwt	185.00–195.00	987	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	143.74/cwt	140.00–147.50	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	873	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	120.85/cwt	120.00–122.50	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	143.91/cwt	140.00–160.00	852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	123.98/cwt	114.00–131.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	195.84/cwt	192.50–202.50	842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	197.01/cwt	177.50–207.50	723	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	119.65/cwt	118.00–127.50	872	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	170.21/cwt	160.00–175.00	790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,037	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	163.94/cwt	160.00–172.50	616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	951	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	172.74/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	806	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,167	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	185.18/cwt	177.50–192.50	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	150.49/cwt	150.00–152.50	918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	201.87/cwt	197.50–203.00	931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	294	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	566	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 Sep 24, 2022

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

Receipts 310Last week 317Year ago 300

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	441	185.00	185.00
4	—	535	187.50–190.00	189.40
5	—	367	175.00–202.50	186.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	237	180.00	180.00
1	—	322	195.00	195.00
1	—	1,014	137.00	137.00
4	—	768	151.00	151.00
5	—	522	185.00–195.00	189.08
5	—	430	192.50–202.50	195.84
9	—	367	177.50–207.50	197.01
2	—	267	177.50–192.50	185.18
3	—	690	157.50	157.50
5	—	461	197.50–203.00	201.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	140.00–147.50	143.74
1	—	873	113.00	113.00
3	—	668	120.00–122.50	120.85
2	—	645	120.00–130.00	125.02
5	—	592	140.00–160.00	143.91
3	—	755	114.00–131.00	123.98
11	—	729	118.00–127.50	119.65
8	—	464	160.00–175.00	170.21
1	—	1,037	127.00	127.00
5	—	376	160.00–172.50	163.94
1	—	806	118.00	118.00
1	—	529	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	215.00	215.00
2	—	622	177.50	177.50
1	—	341	202.50	202.50
3	—	526	197.50–200.00	198.32
5	—	385	202.50–210.00	208.53
4	—	284	200.00–225.00	212.73
14	—	435	212.50–221.00	216.73
2	—	1,010	146.00	146.00
3	—	736	168.00–172.00	170.67
3	—	824	166.00–170.00	168.67
2	—	1,167	138.00	138.00
1	—	484	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	817	120.00–131.00	125.21
4	—	895	135.00	135.00
1	—	697	141.00	141.00
5	—	483	152.50–188.00	170.88
6	—	777	154.00–158.00	155.00
4	—	923	120.00	120.00
1	—	443	160.00	160.00
2	—	511	160.00–182.50	171.42
1	—	213	170.00	170.00
1	—	951	135.00	135.00
2	—	584	160.00–185.00	172.74
5	—	610	150.00–152.50	150.49
1	—	294	192.50	192.50

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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