Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Final Report Released

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.44/cwt on 233 head.

Average price

$189.44

233 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$35.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.70

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	206.41	976	123
Medium and Large 2	549	170.47	935	110

One grade step is worth $35.94/cwt here — about $40 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 sale233 hd

189.44

—

NY average3 barns · 300 hd

198.14

−8.70

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,266	$1,253	68
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,025	$1,345	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,212	$1,108	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,229	$1,180	21

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	282	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,037	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	153.28/cwt	147.50–154.00	1,191	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	194.21/cwt	190.00–205.00	917	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	201.69/cwt	187.50–205.00	1,150	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	210.05/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,332	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	196.35/cwt	187.50–197.50	1,304	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	200.32/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,042	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	196.01/cwt	190.00–204.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	611	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	917	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	221.10/cwt	212.00–227.50	719	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	216.26/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,010	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	242.83/cwt	242.50–243.00	1,316	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	853	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,432	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	240.87/cwt	232.50–244.00	1,590	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	235.95/cwt	232.50–242.50	998	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	519	116.91/cwt	110.00–130.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	226.16/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,153	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	206.37/cwt	195.00–212.50	1,158	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	254.01/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,506	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	632	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,011	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	431	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	474	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	818	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,084	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	669	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	769	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	622	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	641	179.97/cwt	170.00–187.50	1,154	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	589	186.41/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,098	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	131.25/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	782	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,212	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	1,193.85/head	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,194	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,298.53/head	1,085.00–1,400.00	1,299	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,023	863.38/head	775.00–1,000.00	863	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,337	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,639	1,727.64/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,728	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	948	880.17/head	700.00–1,000.00	880	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,109	1,626.53/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,627	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	897.19/head	825.00–975.00	897	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	1,258.57/head	1,045.00–1,450.00	1,259	52
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,537	1,605.98/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,606	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,012.50/head	950.00–1,075.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	200.80/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,042	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	242.00/cwt	232.50–245.00	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	354	184.95/cwt	177.50–192.50	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	176.23/cwt	172.50–180.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	181.02/cwt	180.00–182.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	884	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	182.50/cwt	177.50–185.00	1,139	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	456	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	787	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	133.76/cwt	132.50–135.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	984	117.35/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,155	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	867	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,149	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	161.94/cwt	155.00–165.00	934	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	691	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	857	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	190.38/cwt	182.50–200.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	165.27/cwt	162.50–175.00	778	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	200.67/cwt	195.00–207.50	853	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	186.63/cwt	182.50–190.00	965	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	442	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	841	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	126.38/cwt	120.00–132.50	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	597	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	937	136.36/cwt	127.50–145.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	170.99/cwt	165.00–177.50	725	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	222.64/cwt	210.00–227.50	857	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	203.14/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,245	3

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 Dec 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 690Last week 354Year ago 1,193

Replacement CattleReceipts 112Last week 57Year ago 0

Correction: Final Report Released

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	260.00	260.00
2	—	638	249.00	249.00
9	—	542	242.50–243.00	242.83
16	—	660	232.50–244.00	240.87
13	—	423	232.50–242.50	235.95
3	—	338	222.50	222.50
12	—	593	245.00–263.00	254.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	634	207.50–217.50	210.05
11	—	664	187.50–197.50	196.35
3	—	415	220.00	220.00
3	—	917	178.00	178.00
1	—	845	193.00	193.00
1	—	773	175.00	175.00
8	—	467	215.00–220.00	216.26
1	—	853	165.00	165.00
1	—	317	177.50	177.50
6	—	725	197.50	197.50
5	—	384	187.50	187.50
19	—	510	220.00–227.50	226.16
18	—	561	195.00–212.50	206.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	611	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	669	155.00	155.00
9	—	777	147.50–154.00	153.28
4	—	378	190.00–204.00	196.01
6	—	624	177.50–185.00	182.50
1	—	867	132.50	132.50
18	—	577	155.00–165.00	161.94
8	—	331	182.50–200.00	190.38
10	—	471	162.50–175.00	165.27
18	—	517	182.50–190.00	186.63
1	—	841	160.00	160.00
2	—	728	120.00–132.50	126.38
2	—	937	127.50–145.00	136.36
13	—	424	165.00–177.50	170.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	472	190.00–205.00	194.21
15	—	570	187.50–205.00	201.69
27	—	520	195.00–205.00	200.32
2	—	931	183.00	183.00
20	—	325	212.00–227.50	221.10
21	—	425	195.00–207.50	200.67
1	—	273	192.50	192.50
4	—	729	190.00	190.00
15	—	385	210.00–227.50	222.64
3	—	613	190.00–210.00	203.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	456	182.50	182.50
4	—	442	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	597	240.00	240.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	519	110.00–130.00	116.91
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
1	—	431	110.00	110.00
2	—	818	132.50	132.50
7	—	669	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	632	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	622	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	641	170.00–187.50	179.97
1	—	477	207.50	207.50
5	—	589	185.00–192.50	186.41
2	—	845	130.00–132.50	131.25
1	—	782	155.00	155.00
9	—	519	195.00–202.50	200.80
4	—	331	232.50–245.00	242.00
3	—	984	116.00–118.00	117.35
2	—	691	172.00	172.00
1	—	857	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	354	177.50–192.50	184.95
2	—	532	172.50–180.00	176.23
2	—	482	180.00–182.00	181.02
2	—	884	112.00–115.00	113.49
1	—	787	130.00	130.00
2	—	618	132.50–135.00	133.76
1	—	718	140.00	140.00

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	12	—	1,267	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,193.85
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,639	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,727.64
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	948	700.00–1,000.00	880.17
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,033	1,085.00–1,400.00	1,298.53
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,109	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,626.53
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	773	825.00–975.00	897.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,023	775.00–1,000.00	863.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	52	—	1,262	1,045.00–1,450.00	1,258.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,537	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,605.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,337	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	950.00–1,075.00	1,012.50

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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