Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last feeder sale 500-600lb feeder steers traded 10.00 to 15.00 higher. 700-800lb feeder steers traded 5.00 to 10.00 lower. 500-600lb feeder heifers traded 10.00 to 20.00 lower. 700-800lb feeder heifers traded 10.00 to 12.50 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $212.14/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −153.85 against this barn's trailing median of $365.99.

Average price

$212.14

46 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,166

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$55.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.07

vs NY average

−57.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	239.93	1,315	23
Medium and Large 2	551	184.36	1,017	23

One grade step is worth $55.58/cwt here — about $299 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 sale46 hd

212.14

—

NY average2 barns · 51 hd

212.07

+0.07

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−57.86

This barn, trailing median12 sales

365.99

−153.85

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)	1,300	$1,716	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$1,214	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,428	7

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	236.11/cwt	200.00–265.00	645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	221.24/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	701	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	254.32/cwt	230.00–276.00	1,180	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	286.31/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	270.22/cwt	260.00–275.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	169.96/cwt	152.50–185.00	1,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	211.21/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	240.23/cwt	215.00–265.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	216.42/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,567	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	238.94/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	240.00/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,157	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	298.88/cwt	272.50–302.50	1,378	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	266.35/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,566	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	199.60/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,667	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	255.94/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,321	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	299.36/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,201	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	235.55/cwt	222.50–247.50	999	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	148.54/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	242.41/cwt	202.50–252.50	1,253	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	190.06/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,268	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,428.27/head	1,000.00–1,800.00	1,428	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	1,213.83/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,214	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,715.63/head	1,050.00–2,450.00	1,716	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,257	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	3,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	147.92/cwt	140.00–156.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	982	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	155.69/cwt	143.00–165.00	1,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	211.28/cwt	210.00–217.50	769	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	159.20/cwt	156.00–162.50	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	187.41/cwt	185.00–190.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	197.50/cwt	187.50–207.50	1,394	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	219.88/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,269	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	175.11/cwt	167.50–190.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	204.24/cwt	180.00–227.50	1,315	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	273.12/cwt	257.50–290.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	204.85/cwt	180.00–220.00	985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	205.02/cwt	187.50–227.50	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,149	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	213.92/cwt	192.50–225.00	1,365	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	200.85/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,360	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	262.41/cwt	240.00–277.50	1,084	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	301	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	159.97/cwt	155.00–162.50	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	191.03/cwt	175.00–202.50	1,009	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	165.13/cwt	150.00–185.00	1,012	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	247.01/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,329	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	175.68/cwt	162.50–187.50	1,022	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	791	1

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 May 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 424Last week 574Year ago 881

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 30Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	293	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	334	260.00–275.00	270.22
2	350–400	354	280.00–292.50	286.31
8	400–450	413	240.00–277.50	262.41
19	450–500	464	230.00–276.00	254.32
17	500–550	538	220.00–255.00	247.01
6	550–600	577	210.00–230.00	219.88
10	600–650	638	192.50–225.00	213.92
9	650–700	677	190.00–210.00	200.85
6	700–750	706	187.50–207.50	197.50
2	750–800	753	182.50	182.50
1	800–850	845	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	273	200.00–265.00	236.11
4	300–350	301	182.50	182.50
3	350–400	375	185.00	185.00
3	400–450	422	187.50–227.50	205.02
6	450–500	481	180.00–220.00	204.85
13	500–550	528	175.00–202.50	191.03
10	550–600	582	162.50–187.50	175.68
5	600–650	613	150.00–185.00	165.13
3	650–700	664	152.50–185.00	169.96
1	700–750	701	173.00	173.00
1	750–800	782	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	391	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	431	215.00–265.00	240.23
3	450–500	482	230.00–245.00	240.00
2	500–550	538	217.50–225.00	221.24
2	600–650	616	205.00–217.50	211.21
2	750–800	790	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	295.00	295.00
1	250–300	273	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	331	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	389	282.50–305.00	299.36
6	400–450	414	290.00	290.00
20	450–500	461	272.50–302.50	298.88
11	500–550	516	240.00–265.00	255.94
15	550–600	588	240.00–270.00	266.35
2	600–650	607	267.50	267.50
4	650–700	673	230.00–247.50	238.94
9	700–750	724	211.00–219.00	216.42
3	750–800	770	215.00	215.00
8	800–850	835	191.00–208.00	199.60
3	850–900	852	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	257.50–290.00	273.12
1	300–350	339	295.00	295.00
7	350–400	357	275.00	275.00
6	400–450	424	222.50–247.50	235.55
1	450–500	485	220.00	220.00
6	500–550	517	202.50–252.50	242.41
3	600–650	644	180.00–227.50	204.24
3	650–700	667	180.00–200.00	190.06
1	700–750	728	182.50	182.50
2	800–850	813	145.00–152.00	148.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	293	220.00	220.00
1	300–350	336	230.00	230.00
6	350–400	364	210.00–217.50	211.28
3	400–450	420	155.00–162.50	159.97
3	450–500	455	167.50–190.00	175.11
2	500–550	525	185.00–190.00	187.41
1	550–600	586	180.00	180.00
2	600–650	633	140.00–156.00	147.92
4	650–700	674	143.00–165.00	155.69
2	700–750	720	156.00–162.50	159.20
1	750–800	766	150.00	150.00

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	7	—	1,263	1,000.00–1,800.00	1,428.27
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	815	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,213.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,300	1,050.00–2,450.00	1,715.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,257	144.00	144.00

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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