Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $228.15/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$228.15

185 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,403

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$582

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

$77.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.30

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	638	257.74	1,644	88
Medium and Large 1-2	598	220.54	1,319	51
Medium and Large 2	590	179.96	1,062	46

One grade step is worth $77.78/cwt here — about $582 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 sale185 hd

228.15

—

NY average3 barns · 248 hd

214.85

+13.30

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,392	$1,467	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,278	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,105	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,200	$1,688	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,575	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,096	9

Every lot, as filed

105 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 1-2	—	898	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	209.90/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	786	170.07/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	209.53/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,502	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	176.70/cwt	150.00–220.00	675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	180.17/cwt	125.00–210.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	279.67/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,603	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	699	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	180.32/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,122	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	227.99/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,099	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	182.05/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,050	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	237	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	189.83/cwt	155.00–225.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	193.98/cwt	185.00–210.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,208	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	831	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,184	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,257	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	224.18/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,029	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	709	150.24/cwt	132.00–170.00	1,065	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	196.18/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	280.18/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,322	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	229.72/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,211	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	232.54/cwt	225.00–245.00	984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	286.72/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,161	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	218.69/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,362	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	191.99/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	210.02/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,609	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,026	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,308	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	566	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	792	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	991	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,036	173.18/cwt	167.50–176.00	1,794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	237.72/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,933	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	266.91/cwt	255.00–275.00	988	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	779	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,188	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	334	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	198.58/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,225	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	497	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	225.75/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,167	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	853	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	964.80/head	575.00–1,150.00	965	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,625	1,562.50/head	1,375.00–1,750.00	1,563	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,105.00/head	965.00–1,375.00	1,105	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	1,197.50/head	875.00–1,765.00	1,198	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,000.00/head	500.00–1,600.00	1,000	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	900	1,575.00/head	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,575	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,150	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,250	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,545	1,840.00/head	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,840	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,500	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,534	124.64/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	404	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	990	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	807	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	132.30/cwt	125.00–140.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	127.13/cwt	105.00–150.00	998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,150	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,019	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	207.40/cwt	195.00–220.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	135.78/cwt	115.00–157.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	173.37/cwt	150.00–185.00	1,007	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	215.01/cwt	210.00–235.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,179	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	248.48/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,314	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	177.21/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,279	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	254	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	826	140.84/cwt	107.50–170.00	1,163	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	166.32/cwt	142.50–185.00	888	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	208.72/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,244	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	209.93/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	261.38/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,249	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	198.94/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,333	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	189.65/cwt	182.50–202.50	1,464	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	221.42/cwt	202.50–225.00	921	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	176.27/cwt	145.00–185.00	742	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	221.45/cwt	215.00–222.50	966	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	212.50/cwt	192.50–217.50	1,173	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	887	129.64/cwt	112.50–165.00	1,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	243.86/cwt	240.00–245.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	704	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	160.14/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	175.98/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,107	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	149.12/cwt	137.00–180.00	1,008	14

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 Oct 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 508Last week 817Year ago 385

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 45Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	898	200.00	200.00
3	—	686	195.00–225.00	209.90
1	—	274	245.00	245.00
5	—	717	200.00–220.00	209.53
6	—	482	220.00–240.00	227.99
2	—	929	205.00	205.00
4	—	836	190.00–205.00	196.18
13	—	527	225.00–235.00	229.72
6	—	423	225.00–245.00	232.54
1	—	315	230.00	230.00
7	—	623	205.00–225.00	218.69
2	—	766	205.00–215.00	210.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	277	215.00	215.00
2	—	786	165.00–175.00	170.07
6	—	382	150.00–220.00	176.70
3	—	464	125.00–210.00	180.17
1	—	699	172.50	172.50
5	—	622	150.00–190.00	180.32
7	—	577	175.00–195.00	182.05
1	—	237	215.00	215.00
2	—	305	155.00–225.00	189.83
3	—	425	185.00–210.00	193.98
2	—	831	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,184	137.50	137.50
1	—	1,257	131.00	131.00
2	—	525	180.00–205.00	191.99
9	—	722	170.00–180.00	177.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	573	245.00–285.00	279.67
13	—	472	275.00–285.00	280.18
8	—	405	270.00–297.00	286.72
1	—	913	240.00	240.00
2	—	623	255.00	255.00
3	—	1,036	167.50–176.00	173.18
21	—	813	230.00–243.00	237.72
3	—	370	255.00–275.00	266.91
4	—	1,179	168.00	168.00
7	—	529	245.00–260.00	248.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	919	225.00	225.00
2	—	575	230.00	230.00
7	—	434	265.00	265.00
2	—	859	220.00	220.00
2	—	505	225.00	225.00
12	—	478	240.00–270.00	261.38
4	—	329	240.00–245.00	243.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	636	190.00	190.00
2	—	892	192.50	192.50
6	—	459	210.00–230.00	224.18
5	—	360	210.00–235.00	215.01
1	—	254	220.00	220.00
4	—	596	190.00–215.00	208.72
3	—	520	207.50–215.00	209.93
2	—	908	195.00	195.00
5	—	670	190.00–210.00	198.94
8	—	772	182.50–202.50	189.65
11	—	416	202.50–225.00	221.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	709	132.00–170.00	150.24
13	—	581	150.00–185.00	173.37
14	—	826	107.50–170.00	140.84
14	—	534	142.50–185.00	166.32
7	—	421	145.00–185.00	176.27
1	—	785	155.00	155.00
3	—	887	112.50–165.00	129.64
5	—	338	190.00	190.00
12	—	629	172.50–180.00	175.98
14	—	676	137.00–180.00	149.12
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,026	127.50	127.50
6	—	566	140.00	140.00
1	—	991	140.00	140.00
1	—	779	152.50	152.50
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
2	—	334	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	190.00–210.00	198.58
1	—	499	217.50	217.50
1	—	676	185.00	185.00
1	—	867	180.00	180.00
2	—	362	195.00–220.00	207.40
2	—	522	220.00	220.00
7	—	436	215.00–222.50	221.45
10	—	552	192.50–217.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	497	250.00	250.00
7	—	517	225.00–230.00	225.75
2	—	371	230.00	230.00
5	—	404	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	457	175.00	175.00
2	—	807	115.00–117.00	115.99
2	—	672	125.00–140.00	132.30
2	—	785	105.00–150.00	127.13
1	—	369	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,019	112.00	112.00
2	—	577	115.00–157.00	135.78
1	—	545	127.50	127.50
1	—	704	132.50	132.50
2	—	630	150.00–170.00	160.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,242	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,254	575.00–1,150.00	964.80
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,625	1,375.00–1,750.00	1,562.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,233	965.00–1,375.00	1,105.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,288	875.00–1,765.00	1,197.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,200	500.00–1,600.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,545	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,840.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,575.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,534	124.00–125.00	124.64

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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