Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 500-700lb steers sold 7.50 to 10.00 higher. 600-700lb heifers sold 12.00 to 22.00 lower. 600-800lb heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $208.49/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −157.51 against this barn's trailing median of $365.99.

Average price

$208.49

45 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$38.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.81

vs NY average

−30.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	233.26	1,245	16thin
Medium and Large 2	557	194.82	1,086	29

One grade step is worth $38.43/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale45 hd

208.49

—

NY average3 barns · 61 hd

199.68

+8.81

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−30.12

This barn, trailing median12 sales

365.99

−157.51

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)	1,339	$2,049	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,299	$1,457	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,079	$1,735	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,915	5

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	873	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	231.89/cwt	192.50–242.50	2,045	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	838	180.10/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	281.22/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,316	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	225.12/cwt	200.00–238.00	1,767	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	229.62/cwt	222.50–252.50	1,334	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	604	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	190.72/cwt	177.50–195.00	1,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	186.82/cwt	167.50–207.50	1,257	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	230.08/cwt	216.00–238.00	2,117	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	213.28/cwt	202.50–217.50	1,233	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	192.51/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	212.07/cwt	175.00–237.50	1,005	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	286.06/cwt	255.00–307.50	1,044	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	258.33/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,369	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	248.67/cwt	232.50–275.00	681	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	207.19/cwt	190.00–234.00	1,716	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	214.39/cwt	202.50–237.50	808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	244.66/cwt	225.00–260.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	243.98/cwt	222.50–262.50	1,439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	233.13/cwt	215.00–240.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	248.50/cwt	220.00–277.50	1,551	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	288.29/cwt	255.00–300.00	948	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	272.11/cwt	247.50–308.00	1,162	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	599	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	952	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	724	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,014	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	767	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,266	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	500–550	521	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	990	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	640	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,232	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	650–700	684	201.99/cwt	170.00–212.50	1,382	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	541	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	947	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	426	165.88/cwt	150.00–230.00	707	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	550–600	589	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,060	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	658	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,053	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	478	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	872	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	619	190.84/cwt	165.00–197.50	1,181	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	383	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	670	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	450–500	451	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,037	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	400–450	445	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	258.17/cwt	225.00–272.50	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	231.11/cwt	200.00–258.00	1,206	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	259.78/cwt	225.00–267.50	865	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,311	120.73/cwt	105.00–135.00	1,583	44
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	1,734.77/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,735	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,339	2,048.79/head	1,975.00–2,150.00	2,049	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299	1,457.24/head	1,050.00–1,775.00	1,457	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,856.25/head	1,575.00–2,200.00	1,856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,427	150.24/cwt	130.00–164.00	2,144	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	243.08/cwt	212.50–280.00	1,053	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	178.18/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,386	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	171.70/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	209.93/cwt	187.50–232.50	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	996	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	190.05/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,209	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	199.04/cwt	192.00–202.50	1,863	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	180.66/cwt	165.00–192.50	957	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	182.07/cwt	172.50–195.00	890	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	191.81/cwt	165.00–212.50	992	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	205.61/cwt	190.00–217.50	894	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	263.24/cwt	250.00–270.00	992	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	232.43/cwt	212.00–242.50	1,562	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	269	189.94/cwt	175.00–205.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	204.30/cwt	195.00–225.00	672	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	218.08/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,601	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,156	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,481	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	229.68/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,183	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	191.18/cwt	160.00–200.00	1,290	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	234.83/cwt	220.00–255.00	979	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	253.44/cwt	232.50–267.50	852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	234.29/cwt	220.00–252.50	1,101	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	210.68/cwt	193.00–234.00	1,620	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	187.63/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,379	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	182.44/cwt	177.00–187.50	1,441	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	206.92/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	257.53/cwt	235.00–267.50	955	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	214.26/cwt	202.50–230.00	1,331	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	171.26/cwt	170.00–172.50	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	261.25/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,254	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	196.95/cwt	167.50–212.50	1,154	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	210.15/cwt	200.00–227.50	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	203.36/cwt	190.00–237.50	1,495	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	842	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,474	9

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 Sep 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 851Last week 318Year ago 881

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 44Year ago 55

Compared to last month's sale 500-700lb steers sold 7.50 to 10.00 higher. 600-700lb heifers sold 12.00 to 22.00 lower. 600-800lb heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	383	175.00	175.00
5	400–450	426	150.00–230.00	165.88
1	500–550	515	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	599	159.00	159.00
5	600–650	619	165.00–197.50	190.84
1	750–800	767	165.00	165.00
1	850–900	873	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	274	232.50–275.00	248.67
6	300–350	329	255.00–300.00	288.29
17	350–400	365	255.00–307.50	286.06
9	400–450	427	247.50–308.00	272.11
12	450–500	468	265.00–287.50	281.22
17	500–550	530	240.00–267.50	258.33
9	550–600	581	222.50–252.50	229.62
20	600–650	624	220.00–277.50	248.50
30	650–700	672	212.00–242.50	232.43
25	700–750	734	205.00–235.00	218.08
12	750–800	785	200.00–238.00	225.12
20	800–850	828	190.00–234.00	207.19
21	850–900	882	192.50–242.50	231.89
14	900–950	920	216.00–238.00	230.08
9	950–1000	958	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	205.00	205.00
5	350–400	377	202.50–237.50	214.39
4	400–450	414	215.00–240.00	233.13
10	450–500	474	175.00–237.50	212.07
4	500–550	543	177.50–195.00	190.72
7	550–600	578	202.50–217.50	213.28
3	600–650	615	185.00–205.00	192.51
5	650–700	673	167.50–207.50	186.82
2	700–750	728	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	768	162.50	162.50
4	800–850	838	170.00–185.00	180.10
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	541	175.00	175.00
1	600–650	604	175.00	175.00
2	700–750	724	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	266	225.00–260.00	244.66
6	300–350	336	232.50–267.50	253.44
18	350–400	371	235.00–267.50	257.53
27	400–450	417	220.00–255.00	234.83
13	450–500	470	220.00–252.50	234.29
12	500–550	515	222.50–240.00	229.68
4	550–600	590	222.50–262.50	243.98
6	600–650	621	202.50–230.00	214.26
9	650–700	689	215.00	215.00
15	700–750	735	190.00–237.50	203.36
27	750–800	769	193.00–234.00	210.68
1	800–850	828	180.00	180.00
5	850–900	873	195.00–225.00	206.92
6	900–950	936	192.00–202.50	199.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	269	175.00–205.00	189.94
8	300–350	329	195.00–225.00	204.30
5	350–400	365	200.00–227.50	210.15
6	400–450	435	190.00–217.50	205.61
7	450–500	489	172.50–195.00	182.07
12	500–550	517	165.00–212.50	191.81
17	550–600	586	167.50–212.50	196.95
26	600–650	636	175.00–200.00	190.05
33	650–700	675	160.00–200.00	191.18
8	700–750	735	185.00–188.00	187.63
9	750–800	790	177.00–187.50	182.44
9	800–850	842	175.00	175.00
5	950–1000	996	177.50	177.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	478	182.50	182.50
3	500–550	521	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	565	150.00	150.00
2	600–650	640	192.50	192.50
1	650–700	658	160.00	160.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	195.00	195.00
1	450–500	451	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	589	180.00	180.00
4	650–700	684	170.00–212.50	201.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	272	225.00–272.50	258.17
8	300–350	333	225.00–267.50	259.78
6	350–400	377	250.00–270.00	263.24
8	400–450	433	212.50–280.00	243.08
6	450–500	480	260.00–262.50	261.25
20	500–550	522	200.00–258.00	231.11
1	550–600	580	212.50	212.50
6	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	669	187.50–232.50	209.93
2	700–750	743	195.00	195.00
6	750–800	778	170.00–195.00	178.18
3	800–850	843	165.00–175.00	171.70
1	850–900	880	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	292	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	380	207.50	207.50
4	400–450	420	212.50	212.50
2	450–500	484	170.00–172.50	171.26
4	500–550	530	165.00–192.50	180.66
1	550–600	553	187.50	187.50
1	650–700	666	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	44	—	1,311	105.00–135.00	120.73
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,079	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,734.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,188	1,575.00–2,200.00	1,856.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,339	1,975.00–2,150.00	2,048.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,299	1,050.00–1,775.00	1,457.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,427	130.00–164.00	150.24

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction