Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 500-700lb feeder steers traded 10.00 to 25.00 higher. 500-700lb feeder heifers traded 8.00 to 20.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $222.33/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −143.66 against this barn's trailing median of $365.99.

Average price

$222.33

44 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,202

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$27.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−46.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	228.63	1,226	34
Medium and Large 2	556	200.92	1,117	10thin

One grade step is worth $27.71/cwt here — about $109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $423.86, low $332.55, median $365.99 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale44 hd

222.33

—

NY average1 barns · 44 hd

222.33

+0.00

National average181 barns · 16,149 hd

268.88

−46.55

This barn, trailing median12 sales

365.99

−143.66

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,412	$1,743	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,572	$1,675	14
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,125	$1,725	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,242	$1,403	6

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2	650–700	671	180.08/cwt	160.00–190.00	1,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	210.45/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	235.72/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,134	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	197.50/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	283.58/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,200	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	218.07/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	234.53/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,388	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	223.62/cwt	213.00–232.50	1,621	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	213.08/cwt	197.50–230.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	809	183.79/cwt	162.50–188.00	1,487	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	222.07/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,379	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	207.03/cwt	202.50–230.00	1,509	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	204.89/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	225.11/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,400	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	205.37/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	220.05/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,485	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	562	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	829	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	657	153.04/cwt	142.50–160.00	1,005	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	493	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	776	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	808	141.30/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,142	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	716	155.74/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,115	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	543	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	738	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	764	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,138	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	640	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	976	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	358	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	546	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	689	141.07/cwt	139.00–152.00	972	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	422	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	654	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	529	149.35/cwt	146.00–152.50	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	205.93/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,281	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	306.26/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,124	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	252.73/cwt	240.00–277.50	1,077	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	948	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	1,403.11/head	1,075.00–1,800.00	1,403	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,412	1,742.88/head	1,300.00–2,075.00	1,743	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,572	1,675.09/head	1,125.00–2,300.00	1,675	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	205.92/cwt	202.50–208.00	1,487	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	213.43/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,447	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	178.23/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	215.66/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,149	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	927	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	246.81/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,150	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	222.28/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,278	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	196.51/cwt	187.50–207.50	1,289	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	165.86/cwt	165.00–167.50	962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	192.26/cwt	191.00–197.50	1,484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	200.27/cwt	185.00–217.50	1,083	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	233.90/cwt	220.00–245.00	891	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	267.14/cwt	260.00–285.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	597	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	169.97/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	197.54/cwt	187.50–207.50	1,248	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	281.31/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,032	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	202.44/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,194	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,017	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	218.32/cwt	197.50–227.50	1,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	231.28/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,203	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	241.20/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,175	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	188.65/cwt	177.50–200.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	197.09/cwt	187.50–199.00	1,748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	261.02/cwt	240.00–277.50	1,151	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	269.34/cwt	232.50–275.00	1,406	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	255.91/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,254	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	220.73/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,536	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	185.72/cwt	182.50–189.00	1,551	2

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 Mar 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 567Year ago 378

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 16Year ago 105

Compared to last month's sale 500-700lb feeder steers traded 10.00 to 25.00 higher. 500-700lb feeder heifers traded 8.00 to 20.00 higher with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	332	245.00	245.00
2	400–450	428	197.50–230.00	213.08
3	450–500	481	227.50–240.00	235.72
2	500–550	536	200.00–210.00	204.89
1	550–600	575	185.00	185.00
2	600–650	639	190.00	190.00
3	650–700	671	160.00–190.00	180.08
1	700–750	717	205.00	205.00
3	750–800	780	190.00–205.00	197.50
9	800–850	809	162.50–188.00	183.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	290.00	290.00
11	400–450	423	265.00–295.00	283.58
14	450–500	490	247.50–260.00	255.91
16	500–550	522	232.50–275.00	269.34
17	550–600	592	220.00–247.50	234.53
18	600–650	622	200.00–245.00	225.11
26	650–700	675	200.00–245.00	220.05
16	700–750	725	213.00–232.50	223.62
8	750–800	787	215.00–237.50	218.07
1	800–850	802	207.50	207.50
3	850–900	874	200.00–210.00	205.37
2	900–950	932	206.00–215.00	210.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	275.00	275.00
5	300–350	337	260.00–285.00	267.14
9	350–400	367	260.00–292.50	281.31
10	400–450	441	240.00–277.50	261.02
18	450–500	487	237.50–247.50	241.20
24	500–550	520	220.00–250.00	231.28
10	550–600	575	220.00–227.50	222.28
34	600–650	621	210.00–235.00	222.07
10	650–700	696	220.00–227.50	220.73
7	700–750	729	202.50–230.00	207.03
3	750–800	781	235.00	235.00
2	800–850	835	182.50–189.00	185.72
6	850–900	887	187.50–199.00	197.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	247.50	247.50
7	350–400	381	220.00–245.00	233.90
6	400–450	442	230.00	230.00
4	450–500	468	197.50–227.50	218.32
7	500–550	541	185.00–217.50	200.27
3	550–600	590	195.00–207.50	202.44
18	600–650	632	187.50–207.50	197.54
15	650–700	656	187.50–207.50	196.51
2	700–750	712	177.50–200.00	188.65
1	750–800	766	185.00	185.00
2	850–900	885	165.00–175.00	169.97
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	358	152.50	152.50
3	400–450	422	155.00	155.00
6	450–500	493	157.50	157.50
2	500–550	529	146.00–152.50	149.35
1	550–600	562	147.50	147.50
1	600–650	640	152.50	152.50
6	650–700	689	139.00–152.00	141.07
1	750–800	764	149.00	149.00
3	800–850	808	136.00–144.00	141.30
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	543	136.00	136.00
5	650–700	657	142.50–160.00	153.04
3	700–750	716	147.00–160.00	155.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	316	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	367	295.00–312.50	306.26
3	400–450	426	240.00–277.50	252.73
13	450–500	466	245.00–257.50	246.81
4	500–550	533	210.00–217.50	215.66
3	550–600	597	217.50	217.50
10	600–650	622	195.00–220.00	205.93
8	650–700	678	202.50–220.00	213.43
8	700–750	722	202.50–208.00	205.92
1	750–800	757	205.00	205.00
1	800–850	832	175.00	175.00
2	850–900	890	172.50	172.50
5	900–950	920	177.00–180.00	178.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	200.00	200.00
3	550–600	580	165.00–167.50	165.86
5	750–800	772	191.00–197.50	192.26
2	900–950	927	142.00	142.00

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	6	—	1,242	1,075.00–1,800.00	1,403.11
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,412	1,300.00–2,075.00	1,742.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,572	1,125.00–2,300.00	1,675.09

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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