Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2023-11-11

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Nov 11
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980
Feeder Cattle receipts
354 head
271 vs last sale 625 186 vs year ago 540 · 34.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
20 vs last sale 37 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $177.27/cwt on 149 head.
Average price
$177.27
149 head · 583 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,033
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$305
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$40.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.62
vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1598191.621,14596
Medium and Large 2555151.2884053
One grade step is worth $40.34/cwt here — about $305 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 sale149 hd
177.27
NY average3 barns · 195 hd
175.65
+1.62
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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,288$1,06422
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,058$1,1873thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,133$1,2213thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,316$1,06714

Every lot, as filed

79 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1843122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0332
SteersMedium and Large 2446145.01/cwt140.00–152.506475
HeifersMedium and Large 2426135.00/cwt135.00–135.0057512
SteersMedium and Large 2741148.71/cwt145.00–152.501,1022
SteersMedium and Large 2463146.58/cwt140.00–167.506799
SteersMedium and Large 2827130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0751
SteersMedium and Large 1680190.79/cwt182.50–195.001,2973
SteersMedium and Large 2667147.26/cwt142.50–162.009824
HeifersMedium and Large 1699175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2231
SteersMedium and Large 2368153.50/cwt145.00–175.005656
SteersMedium and Large 2754140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0561
SteersMedium and Large 2531155.41/cwt142.00–160.008259
SteersMedium and Large 2553161.24/cwt145.00–167.508924
SteersMedium and Large 1429201.37/cwt175.00–212.508647
SteersMedium and Large 2895156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3962
SteersMedium and Large 1780175.53/cwt167.50–177.501,3695
SteersMedium and Large 1387194.12/cwt192.50–197.507513
SteersMedium and Large 1863172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,4896
SteersMedium and Large 1808162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,3131
SteersMedium and Large 1534203.46/cwt170.00–216.001,08616
SteersMedium and Large 2632154.02/cwt145.00–157.5097310
SteersMedium and Large 1266197.12/cwt187.50–207.505242
SteersMedium and Large 1912154.77/cwt154.00–160.001,4128
SteersMedium and Large 1961154.42/cwt152.50–160.001,4844
SteersMedium and Large 1620237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4735
SteersMedium and Large 1572198.78/cwt172.50–207.501,13712
SteersMedium and Large 1473190.90/cwt177.50–200.0090314
Dairy SteersLarge 3388102.07/cwt90.00–110.003965
Dairy HeifersLarge 3307115.00/cwt115.00–115.003531
Dairy HeifersLarge 3461115.00/cwt115.00–115.005302
Dairy SteersLarge 3474110.00/cwt110.00–110.005213
SteersMedium and Large 1704185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3023
Dairy SteersLarge 3629125.00/cwt125.00–125.007862
BullsMedium and Large 1484182.50/cwt182.50–182.508836
BullsMedium and Large 1529163.78/cwt155.00–177.508669
BullsMedium and Large 1428168.34/cwt160.00–185.007207
BullsMedium and Large 1616159.32/cwt140.00–170.009816
BullsMedium and Large 1708125.00/cwt125.00–125.008851
BullsMedium and Large 1550160.00/cwt160.00–160.008801
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,196945.59/head775.00–1,250.0094612
Stock CowsMedium and Large 12,0341,792.60/head1,725.00–1,850.001,7932
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,235973.79/head750.00–1,150.0097417
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4671,370.57/head1,275.00–1,450.001,3715
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,306.73/head1,275.00–1,350.001,3072
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0581,186.94/head875.00–1,425.001,1873
BullsMedium and Large 2852115.00/cwt115.00–115.009801
BullsMedium and Large 2425140.00/cwt140.00–140.005951
BullsMedium and Large 2339145.00/cwt145.00–145.004921
BullsMedium and Large 2677118.46/cwt110.00–122.508025
HeifersMedium and Large 1737172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,2717
BullsMedium and Large 1800135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0806
BullsMedium and Large 2474139.21/cwt135.00–140.006606
BullsMedium and Large 2634130.00/cwt130.00–130.008242
BullsMedium and Large 1788128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0091
BullsMedium and Large 1366204.63/cwt192.50–210.007495
HeifersMedium and Large 2711126.01/cwt125.00–127.008962
BullsMedium and Large 2549130.00/cwt130.00–130.007142
HeifersMedium and Large 2532144.75/cwt140.00–155.007708
HeifersMedium and Large 1578180.55/cwt175.00–184.001,04420
HeifersMedium and Large 1427174.77/cwt160.00–182.5074616
HeifersMedium and Large 1472173.15/cwt160.00–180.0081713
HeifersMedium and Large 2334145.31/cwt130.00–160.004852
BullsMedium and Large 2393160.00/cwt160.00–160.006292
HeifersMedium and Large 1386165.63/cwt162.50–175.006398
HeifersMedium and Large 1866136.73/cwt124.00–140.001,1845
HeifersMedium and Large 2483145.50/cwt132.50–152.507035
HeifersMedium and Large 2764125.79/cwt125.00–126.009615
HeifersMedium and Large 1524170.47/cwt162.50–175.008935
HeifersMedium and Large 2573154.52/cwt145.00–157.5088511
HeifersMedium and Large 1956110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0521
HeifersMedium and Large 1310172.40/cwt165.00–180.005342
HeifersMedium and Large 2690130.00/cwt130.00–130.008972
HeifersMedium and Large 1927117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,0891
SteersMedium and Large 1340207.11/cwt205.00–212.507047
HeifersMedium and Large 2393155.00/cwt152.50–157.506092
HeifersMedium and Large 2865115.99/cwt110.00–117.501,0035
HeifersMedium and Large 1291172.50/cwt172.50–172.505021
HeifersMedium and Large 1631154.41/cwt145.00–162.509745

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.