Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Steers and heifers sold strong with good demand for 400-500lb cattle. Most of the calves sold were vaccinated. New York Cattlemen's heavier open Heifers were $2200-2600.00, lighter Heifers were $1300-1775.00. Trowbridge Angus Bull sale had 58head for an average of $4392.00. Trowbridge Hereford Bulls were $1750-2000.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.80/cwt on 241 head.

Average price

$192.80

241 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$19.31/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	596	198.08	1,181	175
Medium and Large 2	552	178.78	986	66

One grade step is worth $19.31/cwt here — about $195 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 sale241 hd

192.80

—

NY average1 barns · 241 hd

192.80

+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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,608	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,401	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,237	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,198	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,302	34

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,198.33/head	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,198	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,083	1,049.23/head	975.00–1,100.00	1,049	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,644.68/head	1,525.00–1,750.00	1,645	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	1,395.99/head	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,396	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,108	1,086.28/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,086	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,395.21/head	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,395	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,401.11/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,401	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	1,467.12/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,467	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,036.54/head	1,875.00–2,175.00	2,037	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,347.57/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,348	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,083	1,091.15/head	925.00–1,275.00	1,091	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	161.78/cwt	155.00–177.50	1,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	174.61/cwt	147.00–187.50	1,002	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	154.60/cwt	147.50–157.00	1,275	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	205.72/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,105	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	846	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	183.49/cwt	172.50–185.00	1,244	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	179.38/cwt	167.50–190.00	1,304	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	228.50/cwt	222.50–230.00	925	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	236.98/cwt	220.00–242.50	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	188.75/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,053	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	213.22/cwt	212.50–217.50	994	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	190.78/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,210	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	513	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	198.86/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	219.16/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,243	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	890	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,068	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	590	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	193.46/cwt	160.00–199.00	1,219	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	162.77/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,266	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	198.02/cwt	177.50–205.00	1,131	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	559	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,258	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	195.94/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,319	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	399	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	206.15/cwt	195.00–217.50	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	221.49/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,037	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	202.76/cwt	197.00–212.50	1,277	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	186.86/cwt	160.00–191.00	1,532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	204.59/cwt	199.00–206.00	1,551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	205.21/cwt	190.00–217.50	1,079	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	199.10/cwt	180.00–209.00	1,149	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	163.26/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,205	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	184.56/cwt	182.50–186.00	1,231	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	203.75/cwt	197.50–220.00	994	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	160.62/cwt	152.00–170.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	501	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	530	198.32/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	189.51/cwt	184.00–197.50	1,177	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	213.64/cwt	195.00–217.00	946	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,242	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	899	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	182.12/cwt	155.00–205.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	199.73/cwt	194.00–208.00	1,424	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	209.46/cwt	195.00–217.50	1,443	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	192.84/cwt	175.00–202.50	1,398	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	172.28/cwt	167.50–177.50	1,154	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	196.57/cwt	192.50–197.50	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	196.42/cwt	190.00–197.50	921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	199.33/cwt	199.00–202.50	1,048	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,268	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	397	240.81/cwt	237.50–247.50	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	183.14/cwt	182.50–185.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	843	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,197	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 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 881Last week 946Year ago 440

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,250	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,198.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,395.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,401.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,217	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,467.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,108	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,086.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,300	1,875.00–2,175.00	2,036.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,083	975.00–1,100.00	1,049.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,083	925.00–1,275.00	1,091.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,175	1,525.00–1,750.00	1,644.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,142	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,395.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,200	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,347.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	632	155.00–177.50	161.78
11	—	574	147.00–187.50	174.61
4	—	825	147.50–157.00	154.60
6	—	287	177.50	177.50
3	—	738	160.00–170.00	163.26
4	—	315	222.50	222.50
6	—	753	165.00	165.00
2	—	899	158.00	158.00
5	—	378	155.00–205.00	182.12
5	—	670	167.50–177.50	172.28
5	—	441	192.50–197.50	196.57
7	—	469	190.00–197.50	196.42
4	—	508	182.50–185.00	183.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	820	160.00–191.00	186.86
5	—	758	199.00–206.00	204.59
17	—	526	190.00–217.50	205.21
32	—	577	180.00–209.00	199.10
20	—	667	182.50–186.00	184.56
33	—	488	197.50–220.00	203.75
13	—	621	184.00–197.50	189.51
11	—	443	195.00–217.00	213.64
28	—	725	175.00–202.50	192.84
1	—	310	235.00	235.00
3	—	389	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	197.50–200.00	198.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	537	200.00–207.50	205.72
1	—	846	160.00	160.00
8	—	678	172.50–185.00	183.49
3	—	727	167.50–190.00	179.38
5	—	405	222.50–230.00	228.50
6	—	327	220.00–242.50	236.98
4	—	558	185.00–190.00	188.75
7	—	466	212.50–217.50	213.22
6	—	634	187.50–200.00	190.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	316	217.50	217.50
2	—	388	195.00	195.00
1	—	473	190.00	190.00
4	—	408	200.00	200.00
3	—	780	152.00–170.00	160.62
3	—	501	187.50	187.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	513	130.00	130.00
1	—	890	120.00	120.00
3	—	590	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	854	191.00	191.00
3	—	829	198.00	198.00
5	—	769	190.00–202.00	198.86
7	—	567	195.00–225.00	219.16
1	—	421	230.00	230.00
2	—	399	232.00	232.00
2	—	544	195.00–217.50	206.15
8	—	468	205.00–240.00	221.49
11	—	630	197.00–212.50	202.76
25	—	713	194.00–208.00	199.73
20	—	689	195.00–217.50	209.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	630	160.00–199.00	193.46
8	—	778	162.00–165.00	162.77
9	—	571	177.50–205.00	198.02
1	—	385	217.50	217.50
9	—	673	190.00–199.00	195.94
1	—	448	180.00	180.00
1	—	333	200.00	200.00
1	—	471	202.50	202.50
11	—	526	199.00–202.50	199.33
3	—	890	142.50	142.50
1	—	843	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	559	225.00	225.00
3	—	397	237.50–247.50	240.81

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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