Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale 400-500lb steers sold 20.00 to 22.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder steers sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold steady. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 25.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.18/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −128.81 against this barn's trailing median of $365.99.

Average price

$237.18

36 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$51.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.73

vs NY average

−21.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	252.77	1,374	25
Medium and Large 2	558	201.75	1,127	11thin

One grade step is worth $51.02/cwt here — about $248 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale36 hd

237.18

—

NY average2 barns · 69 hd

229.45

+7.73

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−21.21

This barn, trailing median12 sales

365.99

−128.81

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,299	$1,403	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,365	$1,393	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,360	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,024	$1,346	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,420	$1,596	8

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	461	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	195.35/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	238.67/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	259.14/cwt	242.50–279.00	1,446	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	220.18/cwt	210.00–242.50	1,922	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	166.17/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	203.48/cwt	175.00–215.00	1,174	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	237.46/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	222.08/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,295	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,272	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	257.71/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,330	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	213.03/cwt	207.50–222.50	1,089	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	236.40/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,199	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	268.91/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,011	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	204.54/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,996	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	258.93/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,455	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	784	203.08/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,592	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	200.52/cwt	197.50–203.00	1,835	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	241.81/cwt	235.00–245.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	258.17/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	263.54/cwt	242.50–294.00	1,262	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	218.73/cwt	185.00–235.00	923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	252.05/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,023	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	250.77/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,279	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	252.14/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,455	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	853	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,596.15/head	1,075.00–2,050.00	1,596	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	1,345.92/head	900.00–1,675.00	1,346	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,393.33/head	1,000.00–1,750.00	1,393	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299	1,402.93/head	1,100.00–1,850.00	1,403	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,578	140.79/cwt	136.00–156.00	2,222	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	245.14/cwt	235.00–250.00	824	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	699	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,311	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	228.20/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,066	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	214.42/cwt	192.50–237.50	1,147	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	186.83/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,246	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	226.50/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,028	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	798	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	237.84/cwt	235.00–240.00	880	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	196.43/cwt	170.00–222.50	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	307	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	212.29/cwt	197.50–222.50	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	186.14/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,139	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	198.72/cwt	185.00–212.50	1,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	779	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,324	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	215.01/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,748	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	199.78/cwt	197.50–220.00	1,434	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	205.28/cwt	200.00–217.50	973	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	707	217.91/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,541	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	212.56/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,418	3

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 Nov 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 548Year ago 354

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 65Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	429	222.50	222.50
3	450–500	461	212.50	212.50
5	500–550	511	207.50–222.50	213.03
5	550–600	583	217.50–225.00	222.08
3	650–700	667	195.00–225.00	212.56
6	700–750	707	210.00–220.00	217.91
7	750–800	784	195.00–215.00	203.08
2	800–850	825	160.00–172.50	166.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	267	247.50	247.50
3	300–350	318	235.00–245.00	241.81
4	350–400	376	265.00–280.00	268.91
8	400–450	424	300.00	300.00
26	450–500	479	242.50–294.00	263.54
5	500–550	516	235.00–270.00	257.71
10	550–600	562	252.50–262.50	258.93
4	650–700	685	260.00	260.00
4	700–750	722	245.00–262.50	258.17
2	750–800	763	227.50	227.50
2	800–850	814	227.50	227.50
14	850–900	873	210.00–242.50	220.18
9	900–950	915	197.50–203.00	200.52
11	950–1000	976	190.00–210.00	204.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	336	235.00–250.00	245.14
8	350–400	370	235.00–240.00	237.84
4	400–450	429	227.50–245.00	238.67
18	450–500	454	220.00–230.00	226.50
7	500–550	507	227.50–240.00	236.40
18	550–600	558	242.50–279.00	259.14
2	650–700	670	235.00–240.00	237.46
10	700–750	718	197.50–220.00	199.78
7	750–800	766	195.00–197.50	195.35
12	800–850	813	212.50–217.50	215.01
6	850–900	858	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	276	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	307	215.00	215.00
6	350–400	381	170.00–222.50	196.43
1	400–450	431	215.00	215.00
7	450–500	474	200.00–217.50	205.28
4	500–550	526	185.00–212.50	198.72
7	550–600	577	175.00–215.00	203.48
11	600–650	612	185.00–195.00	186.14
9	650–700	667	180.00–195.00	186.83
1	700–750	718	187.50	187.50
7	750–800	779	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	287	220.00	220.00
1	300–350	328	220.00	220.00
3	350–400	373	197.50–222.50	212.29
5	400–450	422	185.00–235.00	218.73
3	450–500	467	217.50–235.00	228.20
5	500–550	535	192.50–237.50	214.42
4	600–650	633	210.00	210.00
3	650–700	699	187.50	187.50
2	750–800	798	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	359	235.00–240.00	237.50
13	400–450	406	250.00–275.00	252.05
7	500–550	510	250.00–255.00	250.77
5	550–600	577	247.50–255.00	252.14
3	600–650	622	252.50	252.50

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	8	—	1,420	1,075.00–2,050.00	1,596.15
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,024	900.00–1,675.00	1,345.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,365	1,000.00–1,750.00	1,393.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,299	1,100.00–1,850.00	1,402.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,578	136.00–156.00	140.79

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