Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last feeder sale 500-600lb feeder steers traded 14.00 to 35.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder steers traded 2.00 to 7.50 higher. 500-600lb feeder heifers traded 2.50 to 5.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder heifers traded 12.50 to 27.50 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $222.73/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −143.26 against this barn's trailing median of $365.99.

Average price

$222.73

57 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$29.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−53.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	234.18	1,330	35
Medium and Large 2	572	204.52	1,169	22

One grade step is worth $29.66/cwt here — about $161 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 sale57 hd

222.73

—

NY average1 barns · 57 hd

222.73

+0.00

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−53.44

This barn, trailing median12 sales

365.99

−143.26

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,497	$1,665	24
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,144	$1,601	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,148	7

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	259.95/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,211	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	248.67/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,564	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	251.76/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,468	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	206.37/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,521	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	243.84/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	223.08/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,829	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	202.61/cwt	192.50–212.50	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	836	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	258.75/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,397	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	221.14/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,236	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	216.58/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,481	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	216.47/cwt	212.50–225.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	204.04/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,561	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	889	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	678	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	669	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	890	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	819	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	227.29/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,614	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	351	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	220.88/cwt	200.00–237.50	1,142	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	700–750	731	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,553	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	500–550	517	195.22/cwt	172.50–217.50	1,009	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	418	163.79/cwt	162.50–165.00	685	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	776	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,242	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	474	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	699	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	850–900	856	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,584	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	699	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,328	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	527	201.70/cwt	185.00–217.50	1,063	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	400–450	433	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	229.60/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,362	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	216.79/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,147.83/head	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,148	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	1,600.93/head	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,601	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,497	1,664.93/head	1,100.00–2,250.00	1,665	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	221.28/cwt	220.00–222.50	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	221.43/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,380	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	701	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	228.67/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,207	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	216.08/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	261.52/cwt	240.00–272.50	1,101	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	236.00/cwt	227.50–252.50	1,437	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	789	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	231.33/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,078	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	181.67/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	217.00/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,187	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	233.39/cwt	220.00–255.00	880	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	240.97/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	209.22/cwt	190.00–217.50	1,419	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	779	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	200.85/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,163	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	208.32/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	224.28/cwt	212.50–230.00	982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	232.04/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,450	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	212.62/cwt	197.50–230.00	991	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	182.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	238.50/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,290	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	242.67/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,143	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	284.40/cwt	280.00–300.00	941	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	220.28/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,718	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	250.15/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,091	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	300.50/cwt	297.50–305.00	877	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	232.45/cwt	222.50–255.00	1,346	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	203.87/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	234.15/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,564	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	213.59/cwt	207.50–222.50	1,311	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	277.71/cwt	262.50–312.50	1,041	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	269.75/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,025	5

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 443Last week 594Year ago 633

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 43Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	266	255.00	255.00
5	350–400	380	260.00–280.00	269.75
4	400–450	432	232.50–247.50	243.84
3	450–500	466	250.00–267.50	259.95
6	500–550	540	257.50–260.00	258.75
18	550–600	583	240.00–262.50	251.76
17	600–650	629	235.00–259.00	248.67
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00
13	700–750	710	222.50–230.00	227.29
16	750–800	780	215.00–226.00	220.28
14	800–850	820	200.00–226.00	223.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	334	212.50–225.00	216.47
1	400–450	424	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	493	192.50–212.50	202.61
3	500–550	517	200.00–237.50	220.88
5	550–600	559	215.00–235.00	221.14
5	600–650	614	207.50–222.50	213.59
8	650–700	684	212.50–227.50	216.58
8	700–750	737	206.00–207.00	206.37
3	750–800	765	195.00–210.00	204.04
1	800–850	836	182.50	182.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	474	147.50	147.50
2	650–700	669	133.00	133.00
1	800–850	819	153.00	153.00
2	850–900	889	138.00	138.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	517	172.50–217.50	195.22
1	550–600	550	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	699	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	856	185.00	185.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	351	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	433	195.00	195.00
2	500–550	527	185.00–217.50	201.70
2	700–750	731	212.50	212.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	162.50–165.00	163.79
1	550–600	550	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	776	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	273	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	315	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	396	267.50	267.50
4	400–450	421	240.00–272.50	261.52
5	450–500	465	240.00–245.00	240.97
6	500–550	528	225.00–232.50	228.67
7	550–600	593	225.00–237.50	229.60
8	600–650	609	227.50–252.50	236.00
1	650–700	657	230.00	230.00
6	700–750	738	212.50–220.00	216.79
1	750–800	762	212.50	212.50
2	800–850	827	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	434	220.00–222.50	221.28
5	450–500	466	217.50–235.00	231.33
3	550–600	558	215.00	215.00
7	600–650	623	217.50–222.50	221.43
3	650–700	675	213.00–220.00	216.08
2	700–750	701	205.00	205.00
2	750–800	789	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	329	247.50	247.50
4	350–400	377	220.00–255.00	233.39
4	400–450	438	212.50–230.00	224.28
12	450–500	466	197.50–230.00	212.62
5	500–550	547	215.00–217.50	217.00
17	550–600	579	190.00–220.00	200.85
3	600–650	627	200.00–212.50	208.32
11	650–700	678	190.00–217.50	209.22
3	700–750	745	180.00–182.50	181.67
3	750–800	779	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	292	297.50–305.00	300.50
6	300–350	331	280.00–300.00	284.40
5	350–400	375	262.50–312.50	277.71
7	400–450	436	235.00–275.00	250.15
7	450–500	471	235.00–260.00	242.67
10	500–550	541	222.50–245.00	238.50
25	550–600	579	222.50–255.00	232.45
16	600–650	625	220.00–245.00	232.04
9	650–700	668	227.50–237.50	234.15
5	750–800	764	190.00–207.50	203.87
2	800–850	813	180.00–185.00	182.52

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	7	—	1,043	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,147.83
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,144	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,600.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,497	1,100.00–2,250.00	1,664.93

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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