Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale 400-500lb feeder steers traded 20.00 to 27.50 lower. 500-600lb feeder steers traded 15.00 to 16.00 higher. 400-500lb feeder heifers traded 1.00 to 6.00 lower. 500-600lb feeder steers stayed steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $258.22/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −146.39 against this barn's trailing median of $404.61.

Average price

$258.22

32 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,452

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$382

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

$48.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.46

vs NY average

−40.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	262.76	1,490	29
Medium and Large 2	517	214.33	1,108	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.43/cwt here — about $382 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $467.80, low $358.25, median $404.61 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 sale32 hd

258.22

—

NY average2 barns · 33 hd

255.76

+2.46

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−40.82

This barn, trailing median12 sales

404.61

−146.39

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,609	$2,064	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,445	$1,815	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,359	$1,585	13
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,071	$1,242	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,489	19

Every lot, as filed

64 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	450–500	459	206.54/cwt	205.00–217.50	948	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	199.41/cwt	197.50–205.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	197.24/cwt	190.00–207.50	937	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	262.85/cwt	222.50–281.00	1,267	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	984	196.66/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	746	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	196.90/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,223	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	709	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,134	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	214.33/cwt	202.50–225.00	1,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	260.21/cwt	232.50–275.00	1,530	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	193.41/cwt	180.00–207.50	1,596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	247.67/cwt	230.00–280.00	815	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	198.13/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	235.02/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	238.99/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,491	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	214.68/cwt	205.00–217.50	925	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	282.22/cwt	270.00–290.00	900	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	237.95/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,937	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	267.61/cwt	237.50–272.50	1,410	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	226.80/cwt	222.50–245.00	968	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	254.87/cwt	235.00–265.00	981	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,084	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	210.54/cwt	207.50–222.50	1,063	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	216.97/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,239	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	740	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,489.48/head	1,000.00–2,350.00	1,489	19
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	1,242.17/head	950.00–1,500.00	1,242	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,815.47/head	1,400.00–2,075.00	1,815	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,359	1,584.65/head	1,150.00–2,225.00	1,585	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,609	2,063.68/head	1,200.00–2,600.00	2,064	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,741	140.57/cwt	129.00–152.00	2,447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	227.95/cwt	217.50–260.00	944	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	196.21/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	219.58/cwt	197.50–230.00	940	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	210.42/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,311	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	230.48/cwt	210.00–245.00	864	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	226.44/cwt	187.50–237.50	1,755	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	286	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	146.48/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	184.96/cwt	182.50–187.50	1,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,028	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	237.90/cwt	215.00–248.00	1,332	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	232.55/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,119	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	225.06/cwt	220.00–247.50	871	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	245.40/cwt	227.50–265.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	219.64/cwt	205.00–225.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	761	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,370	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	240.81/cwt	235.00–270.00	662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	198.11/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	879	190.43/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,674	10

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 Oct 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 548Last week 484Year ago 625

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 15Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	431	205.00–217.50	214.68
8	450–500	459	205.00–217.50	206.54
3	500–550	517	202.50–225.00	214.33
2	650–700	684	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	746	195.00	195.00
2	800–850	825	180.00–207.50	193.41
10	850–900	879	180.00–210.00	190.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	275.00	275.00
8	300–350	319	270.00–290.00	282.22
14	350–400	385	235.00–265.00	254.87
5	400–450	427	222.50–245.00	226.80
50	450–500	482	222.50–281.00	262.85
10	500–550	527	237.50–272.50	267.61
19	550–600	588	232.50–275.00	260.21
20	600–650	624	220.00–275.00	238.99
1	650–700	654	262.50	262.50
3	700–750	738	230.00–237.50	235.02
1	750–800	753	232.50	232.50
19	800–850	814	232.50–240.00	237.95
4	850–900	853	237.00	237.00
8	900–950	928	185.00–200.00	198.13
3	950–1000	984	190.00–200.00	196.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	205.00–225.00	219.64
4	400–450	431	197.50–205.00	199.41
8	450–500	475	190.00–207.50	197.24
1	500–550	538	205.00	205.00
4	550–600	581	195.00–200.00	198.11
1	600–650	640	177.50	177.50
1	650–700	664	177.50	177.50
5	700–750	709	160.00	160.00
5	750–800	761	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	275	235.00–270.00	240.81
17	300–350	329	230.00–280.00	247.67
10	350–400	375	210.00–245.00	230.48
29	400–450	414	217.50–260.00	227.95
14	450–500	481	225.00–242.50	232.55
1	500–550	504	220.00	220.00
28	550–600	560	215.00–248.00	237.90
4	600–650	621	187.50–200.00	196.90
2	650–700	674	182.50–187.50	184.96
3	700–750	722	205.00	205.00
8	750–800	775	187.50–237.50	226.44
6	800–850	803	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	227.50–265.00	245.40
2	300–350	315	235.00	235.00
5	350–400	387	220.00–247.50	225.06
15	400–450	428	197.50–230.00	219.58
4	450–500	487	222.50	222.50
5	500–550	505	207.50–222.50	210.54
20	550–600	571	200.00–230.00	216.97
12	600–650	623	200.00–225.00	210.42
1	650–700	651	197.50	197.50
2	700–750	738	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	286	205.00	205.00
2	550–600	578	195.00–197.50	196.21
1	600–650	640	177.50	177.50
1	650–700	664	177.50	177.50
2	750–800	790	145.00–148.00	146.48

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	19	—	1,263	1,000.00–2,350.00	1,489.48
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,071	950.00–1,500.00	1,242.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,445	1,400.00–2,075.00	1,815.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,359	1,150.00–2,225.00	1,584.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,609	1,200.00–2,600.00	2,063.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,741	129.00–152.00	140.57

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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