Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-16

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.70/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$182.70

160 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$36.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.28

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	193.08	1,059	115
Medium and Large 2	554	156.19	866	45

One grade step is worth $36.89/cwt here — about $194 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 sale160 hd

182.70

—

NY average3 barns · 243 hd

197.99

−15.28

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)	1,136	$964	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$930	5
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	975	$898	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,425	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$856	9

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1	—	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	404	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,051	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	742	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	961	114.18/cwt	112.50–115.00	1,097	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	333	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	188.80/cwt	182.50–220.00	1,480	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	190.90/cwt	170.00–197.50	998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	221.64/cwt	202.50–232.50	1,277	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	358	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	156.70/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,125	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	821	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	218.95/cwt	215.00–220.00	900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	218.11/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,156	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	197.52/cwt	192.50–212.50	1,707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,157	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	599	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	896	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	147.57/cwt	142.50–152.50	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	185.85/cwt	170.00–200.00	801	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	196.82/cwt	180.00–207.50	1,021	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	222.19/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,458	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	227.83/cwt	190.00–245.00	1,415	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	212.91/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,312	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	195.47/cwt	182.50–202.50	1,124	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	188.56/cwt	185.00–202.50	1,252	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,049	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	855.56/head	750.00–1,075.00	856	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	897.50/head	700.00–1,200.00	898	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	963.64/head	600.00–1,675.00	964	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	930.00/head	700.00–1,125.00	930	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	834	105.02/cwt	100.00–115.00	876	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	159.19/cwt	140.00–175.00	681	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	721	106.56/cwt	100.00–112.50	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	140.46/cwt	137.50–142.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	133.74/cwt	130.00–137.50	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	163.12/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,018	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	796	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	694	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	262	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	857	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	226.13/cwt	200.00–240.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	823	148.68/cwt	131.00–165.00	1,224	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	188.20/cwt	167.50–210.00	1,063	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	306	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	206.82/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,009	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	936	112.25/cwt	112.00–112.50	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	138.60/cwt	120.00–145.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	744	147.60/cwt	146.00–157.50	1,098	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	202.70/cwt	170.00–210.00	961	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	148.41/cwt	140.00–165.00	850	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	136.14/cwt	130.00–142.50	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	179.93/cwt	175.00–185.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	171.97/cwt	152.50–195.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	147.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	161.12/cwt	140.00–180.00	838	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	207.10/cwt	200.00–230.00	706	7

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 439Last week 690Year ago 440

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 112Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	240.00	240.00
1	—	404	230.00	230.00
1	—	532	197.50	197.50
1	—	742	187.50	187.50
1	—	760	142.50	142.50
3	—	961	112.50–115.00	114.18
14	—	624	150.00–170.00	163.12
15	—	823	131.00–165.00	148.68
7	—	565	167.50–210.00	188.20
1	—	306	225.00	225.00
3	—	488	200.00–220.00	206.82
2	—	936	112.00–112.50	112.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	834	100.00–115.00	105.02
7	—	428	140.00–175.00	159.19
3	—	721	100.00–112.50	106.56
3	—	560	137.50–142.00	140.46
2	—	617	130.00–137.50	133.74
2	—	365	190.00	190.00
1	—	796	100.00	100.00
1	—	694	120.00	120.00
1	—	262	180.00	180.00
4	—	463	180.00	180.00
1	—	857	102.00	102.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	333	127.50	127.50
2	—	358	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	784	182.50–220.00	188.80
1	—	821	176.00	176.00
1	—	938	160.00	160.00
21	—	576	202.50–232.50	221.64
4	—	350	250.00	250.00
5	—	411	215.00–220.00	218.95
5	—	530	200.00–225.00	218.11
5	—	864	192.50–212.50	197.52
7	—	477	242.50	242.50
9	—	656	200.00–240.00	222.19
7	—	621	190.00–245.00	227.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	170.00–197.50	190.90
3	—	718	150.00–170.00	156.70
2	—	821	114.00	114.00
1	—	475	185.00	185.00
1	—	271	165.00	165.00
1	—	599	185.00	185.00
1	—	896	109.00	109.00
2	—	636	142.50–152.50	147.57
1	—	382	142.50	142.50
1	—	421	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	431	170.00–200.00	185.85
21	—	519	180.00–207.50	196.82
11	—	616	200.00–218.00	212.91
29	—	575	182.50–202.50	195.47
2	—	705	175.00	175.00
5	—	664	185.00–202.50	188.56
6	—	856	122.50	122.50
3	—	265	200.00–240.00	226.13
4	—	906	164.00	164.00
2	—	394	200.00	200.00
12	—	474	170.00–210.00	202.70
7	—	341	200.00–230.00	207.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	120.00–145.00	138.60
7	—	744	146.00–157.50	147.60
2	—	612	162.50	162.50
6	—	573	140.00–165.00	148.41
2	—	408	130.00–142.50	136.14
2	—	344	175.00–185.00	179.93
7	—	373	152.50–195.00	171.97
2	—	770	145.00–150.00	147.51
13	—	520	140.00–180.00	161.12

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	9	—	1,133	750.00–1,075.00	855.56
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	975	700.00–1,200.00	897.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	22	—	1,136	600.00–1,675.00	963.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,190	700.00–1,125.00	930.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,425.00	1,425.00

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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