Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale 500-600lb feeder steers traded 12.50 to 20.50 higher. 600-700lb feeder steers stayed steady to firm. 500-600lb feeder heifers traded 2.50 to 10.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder heifers traded 5.00 to 30.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.58/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −138.42 against this barn's trailing median of $365.99.

Average price

$227.58

79 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$15.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−39.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	229.52	1,237	69
Medium and Large 2	548	214.18	1,173	10thin

One grade step is worth $15.34/cwt here — about $64 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 sale79 hd

227.58

—

NY average1 barns · 79 hd

227.58

+0.00

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−39.29

This barn, trailing median12 sales

365.99

−138.42

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)	1,538	$1,724	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,470	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	963	$1,328	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,653	$1,827	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,353	$1,690	5

Every lot, as filed

75 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	400–450	424	285.42/cwt	260.00–312.00	1,210	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	242.41/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,641	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	284.51/cwt	267.50–295.00	925	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	229.79/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,305	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	239.71/cwt	231.00–247.50	1,846	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	858	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	231.36/cwt	202.50–250.00	1,314	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	248.01/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,570	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	298.81/cwt	262.50–317.00	807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	275.62/cwt	267.50–283.00	1,439	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	224.98/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,642	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	237.82/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,263	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	257.50/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,457	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	231.26/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,647	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	787	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	201.07/cwt	180.00–225.00	1,387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	269	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	304.99/cwt	295.00–312.50	982	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	216.68/cwt	200.00–232.50	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	210.32/cwt	187.50–220.00	1,693	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	800–850	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,098	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	226.30/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,885	18
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	268	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	536	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	500–550	500	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,113	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	219.56/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	168.55/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	207.50/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	525.50/cwt	525.50–525.50	2,969	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	1,690.23/head	1,050.00–2,150.00	1,690	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,327.96/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,328	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,538	1,723.78/head	1,450.00–2,150.00	1,724	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,653	1,827.09/head	1,650.00–1,960.00	1,827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,392	129.61/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,337	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	220.15/cwt	212.50–232.50	1,132	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	267.54/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,255	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	183.44/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,218	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	225.76/cwt	215.00–237.00	1,325	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	275.59/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,072	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	213.12/cwt	202.50–222.50	1,432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	244.17/cwt	237.50–250.00	794	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	189.55/cwt	182.50–197.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	222.44/cwt	215.00–235.00	954	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	259.44/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,352	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	211.63/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,143	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	241.32/cwt	212.50–250.00	1,168	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	787	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,370	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	235.92/cwt	235.00–245.00	906	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	207.56/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,380	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	228.13/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,408	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	229.33/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,190	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	290.68/cwt	267.50–305.00	1,064	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	229.04/cwt	225.00–250.00	857	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	207.21/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,293	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	225.36/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,636	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	276.14/cwt	260.00–288.00	1,320	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	220.16/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,702	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	277.89/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,192	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	247.94/cwt	222.50–255.00	1,056	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	227.09/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,535	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	272.02/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,311	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	236.90/cwt	215.00–255.00	1,113	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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 756Last week 443Year ago 475

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 35Year ago 83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	295.00–312.50	304.99
28	400–450	424	260.00–312.00	285.42
32	450–500	478	260.00–288.00	276.14
17	500–550	522	267.50–283.00	275.62
13	550–600	566	252.50–265.00	257.50
12	600–650	633	235.00–255.00	248.01
13	650–700	677	235.00–250.00	242.41
12	700–750	712	230.00–233.00	231.26
42	750–800	770	231.00–247.50	239.71
18	800–850	833	224.00–227.00	226.30
6	850–900	853	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	269	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	358	272.50	272.50
2	400–450	432	200.00–232.50	216.68
5	450–500	470	215.00–255.00	236.90
8	500–550	531	235.00–245.00	237.82
15	550–600	568	202.50–250.00	231.36
4	650–700	690	180.00–225.00	201.07
9	700–750	730	220.00–227.00	224.98
2	750–800	777	225.00	225.00
8	800–850	805	187.50–220.00	210.32
2	850–900	858	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	262.50–317.00	298.81
7	300–350	325	267.50–295.00	284.51
14	350–400	366	267.50–305.00	290.68
19	400–450	429	270.00–287.50	277.89
25	450–500	482	260.00–280.00	272.02
41	500–550	519	220.00–245.00	229.33
28	550–600	568	220.00–240.00	229.79
10	600–650	617	225.00–240.00	228.13
16	650–700	676	225.00–227.50	227.09
25	700–750	726	219.00–235.00	225.36
11	750–800	773	212.50–227.50	220.16
1	800–850	801	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	237.50–250.00	244.17
24	350–400	374	225.00–250.00	229.04
10	400–450	426	222.50–255.00	247.94
16	450–500	484	212.50–250.00	241.32
6	500–550	540	207.50–217.50	211.63
4	550–600	559	218.00	218.00
8	600–650	624	195.00–215.00	207.21
3	650–700	672	202.50–222.50	213.12
2	700–750	727	182.50–197.00	189.55
1	750–800	787	187.50	187.50
4	800–850	818	167.50	167.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	268	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	710	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	787	155.00	155.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
3	800–850	835	160.00	160.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	384	235.00–245.00	235.92
16	400–450	429	215.00–235.00	222.44
2	450–500	473	200.00–240.00	219.56
8	500–550	514	212.50–232.50	220.15
12	550–600	587	215.00–237.00	225.76
3	650–700	664	180.00–190.00	183.44
2	700–750	713	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	282	275.00	275.00
3	300–350	314	267.50	267.50
5	350–400	389	265.00–282.50	275.59
3	450–500	469	265.00–272.50	267.54
4	500–550	521	250.00–262.50	259.44
2	550–600	565	525.50	525.50
6	650–700	665	200.00–220.00	207.56
4	700–750	725	205.00–210.00	207.50
2	800–850	843	170.00	170.00
4	850–900	881	164.00–170.00	168.55

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	5	—	1,353	1,050.00–2,150.00	1,690.23
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	963	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,327.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,470	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,538	1,450.00–2,150.00	1,723.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,653	1,650.00–1,960.00	1,827.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,392	122.00–134.00	129.61

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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