Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Feeder Steers sold firm. Feeder Dairy Steers not tested. Feeder Heifers sold steady. Feeder Bulls sold firm on a light test. Replacement Cattle not tested. Today's sale included the bi-weekly Feeder and Replacement Special Saturday Sale. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.13/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$166.13

168 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$43.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	618	176.46	1,090	102
Medium and Large 1-2	615	157.81	971	46
Medium and Large 2	642	132.61	851	20

One grade step is worth $43.85/cwt here — about $239 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 sale168 hd

166.13

—

NY average1 barns · 168 hd

166.13

+0.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,138	27
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,261	$1,062	45
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$775	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,095	$1,226	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	922	$1,109	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	922	$1,037	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,175	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,249	$1,136	15

Every lot, as filed

96 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	—	530	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	496	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	161.66/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,098	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	193.12/cwt	190.00–205.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	180.03/cwt	177.50–182.50	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	162.25/cwt	152.50–167.00	926	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	168.12/cwt	167.50–170.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	771	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	176.33/cwt	173.00–184.00	908	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	188.26/cwt	182.50–192.50	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,354	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	821	129.48/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	144.16/cwt	136.00–152.50	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	189.50/cwt	188.00–192.50	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	191.58/cwt	186.00–201.00	1,180	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	163.81/cwt	160.00–167.50	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	993	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	155.92/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	200.26/cwt	185.00–215.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	200.22/cwt	190.00–218.00	1,474	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	167.95/cwt	165.00–175.00	988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	199.26/cwt	191.00–202.00	1,759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	170.18/cwt	160.00–177.50	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,051	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	210.04/cwt	202.50–212.50	681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	246	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	212.60/cwt	202.50–215.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	987	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,008	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,079	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	505	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	646	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,050	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	200.87/cwt	188.00–204.00	1,392	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	202.80/cwt	180.00–206.00	1,207	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	204.71/cwt	195.00–206.00	999	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	543	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	662	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	496	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	171.51/cwt	171.00–172.50	926	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	289	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	520	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	1,135.82/head	610.00–1,765.00	1,136	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,226.25/head	935.00–1,425.00	1,226	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	1,109.23/head	985.00–1,225.00	1,109	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	1,036.55/head	985.00–1,085.00	1,037	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,137.94/head	750.00–1,725.00	1,138	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	1,062.16/head	575.00–1,665.00	1,062	45
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,143.75/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,144	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	120.98/cwt	112.00–129.00	1,470	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	923	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	156.08/cwt	153.00–162.50	1,128	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	964	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	191.42/cwt	187.50–200.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	170.58/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,228	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	178.43/cwt	172.50–185.00	1,090	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	181.52/cwt	175.00–185.00	859	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	137.71/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,332	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	159.76/cwt	152.50–165.00	1,064	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	152.07/cwt	142.50–167.50	952	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,297	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	122.40/cwt	107.00–137.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	170.22/cwt	165.00–175.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	942	125.00/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	138.71/cwt	137.50–140.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	118.25/cwt	104.00–132.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	960	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	142.64/cwt	137.50–147.50	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	876	119.58/cwt	104.00–135.00	1,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	751	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	178.88/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	178.94/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,199	36

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 Mar 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 447Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	132.50	132.50
1	—	496	152.50	152.50
1	—	441	152.50	152.50
1	—	683	122.50	122.50
1	—	923	127.00	127.00
1	—	964	127.00	127.00
1	—	751	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	594	160.00	160.00
9	—	679	160.00–162.50	161.66
3	—	723	153.00–162.50	156.08
2	—	528	165.00	165.00
2	—	397	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	190.00–205.00	193.12
2	—	417	177.50–182.50	180.03
1	—	726	170.00	170.00
1	—	496	175.00	175.00
6	—	540	171.00–172.50	171.51
1	—	650	177.50	177.50
1	—	556	185.00	185.00
1	—	289	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	152.50–167.00	162.25
4	—	485	167.50–170.00	168.12
2	—	434	157.50	157.50
1	—	547	160.00	160.00
4	—	967	131.00–140.00	137.71
15	—	666	152.50–165.00	159.76
11	—	626	142.50–167.50	152.07
2	—	305	170.00	170.00
2	—	373	165.00–175.00	170.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	771	130.00	130.00
1	—	366	147.50	147.50
2	—	727	107.00–137.00	122.40
2	—	942	123.00–127.00	125.00
2	—	620	137.50–140.00	138.71
2	—	672	104.00–132.00	118.25
1	—	960	104.00	104.00
1	—	564	145.00	145.00
2	—	529	137.50–147.50	142.64
1	—	474	142.50	142.50
3	—	324	150.00	150.00
2	—	876	104.00–135.00	119.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	515	173.00–184.00	176.33
1	—	406	180.00	180.00
3	—	375	182.50–192.50	188.26
2	—	1,170	125.00–130.00	127.50
1	—	281	192.50	192.50
4	—	846	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,085	128.00–130.00	129.00
7	—	327	187.50–200.00	191.42
5	—	720	170.00–171.00	170.58
9	—	611	172.50–185.00	178.43
14	—	473	175.00–185.00	181.52
4	—	752	172.50	172.50
6	—	577	175.00–185.00	178.88
36	—	670	170.00–190.00	178.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	664	145.00	145.00
2	—	821	123.00–136.00	129.48
2	—	531	136.00–152.50	144.16
1	—	993	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	414	188.00–192.50	189.50
16	—	616	186.00–201.00	191.58
2	—	285	185.00–215.00	200.26
20	—	736	190.00–218.00	200.22
4	—	883	191.00–202.00	199.26
1	—	1,051	140.00	140.00
5	—	324	202.50–212.50	210.04
1	—	246	185.00	185.00
5	—	385	202.50–215.00	212.60
2	—	525	188.00	188.00
5	—	693	188.00–204.00	200.87
13	—	595	180.00–206.00	202.80
11	—	488	195.00–206.00	204.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	150.00	150.00
2	—	524	160.00–167.50	163.81
1	—	822	160.00	160.00
1	—	499	180.00	180.00
1	—	868	155.00	155.00
2	—	714	150.00–162.00	155.92
5	—	588	165.00–175.00	167.95
1	—	662	175.00	175.00
3	—	424	160.00–177.50	170.18
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,008	107.00	107.00
1	—	505	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,050	128.00	128.00
2	—	460	118.00	118.00
1	—	662	132.50	132.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,249	610.00–1,765.00	1,135.82
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,095	935.00–1,425.00	1,226.25
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	922	985.00–1,225.00	1,109.23
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	922	985.00–1,085.00	1,036.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,210	750.00–1,725.00	1,137.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	—	1,261	575.00–1,665.00	1,062.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,143.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,215	112.00–129.00	120.98

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction