Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last feeder sale 400-500lb feeder steers traded 6.00 to 7.50 higher. 500-600lb feeder steers traded 5.00 to 12.50 higher. 300-400lb feeder heifers 5.00 to 12.50 higher. 400-500lb feeder heifers traded 10.00 to 15.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $260.29/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −144.32 against this barn's trailing median of $404.61.

Average price

$260.29

39 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,373

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$55.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−48.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	266.03	1,402	35
Medium and Large 2	532	210.05	1,117	4thin

One grade step is worth $55.98/cwt here — about $285 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 sale39 hd

260.29

—

NY average1 barns · 39 hd

260.29

+0.00

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−48.97

This barn, trailing median12 sales

404.61

−144.32

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,465	$1,598	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,305	$1,789	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,332	$1,699	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,508	$1,699	6

Every lot, as filed

50 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	350–400	397	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	210.86/cwt	197.50–227.50	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	878	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	207.59/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	222.62/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	266.03/cwt	239.00–282.50	1,402	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	201.91/cwt	194.00–210.00	1,644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	228.74/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,386	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	239.18/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	269.96/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,323	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	584	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	625	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	798	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,349	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	872	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	705	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	618	160.06/cwt	155.00–165.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	188.85/cwt	172.50–205.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	242.72/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,167	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,508	1,698.51/head	1,125.00–2,300.00	1,699	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,789.21/head	1,325.00–1,975.00	1,789	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,597.54/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,598	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,332	1,698.95/head	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,695	138.60/cwt	126.00–147.00	2,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	215.84/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,213	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	251.28/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,239	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	236.70/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,283	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	213.64/cwt	180.00–222.50	1,021	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	241.66/cwt	232.50–251.00	1,624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	203.52/cwt	170.00–227.50	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	225.94/cwt	223.00–227.50	1,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	184.68/cwt	170.00–210.00	700	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	291	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	262.53/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,473	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	248.54/cwt	237.00–252.50	1,524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,100	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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 425Year ago 354

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 39Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	262.50	262.50
1	350–400	397	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	434	230.00	230.00
8	450–500	493	240.00–260.00	251.28
9	500–550	542	230.00–237.50	236.70
8	650–700	672	232.50–251.00	241.66
6	700–750	722	204.00	204.00
2	750–800	788	220.00	220.00
2	800–850	818	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	170.00–227.50	203.52
6	350–400	379	170.00–210.00	184.68
12	450–500	478	180.00–222.50	213.64
3	500–550	530	207.50	207.50
3	600–650	614	223.00–227.50	225.94
1	850–900	878	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	291	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	355	195.00	195.00
3	400–450	408	197.50–227.50	210.86
2	500–550	514	195.00–220.00	207.59
2	550–600	550	212.50	212.50
4	600–650	606	227.50–230.00	228.74
2	650–700	677	217.50–227.50	222.62
3	700–750	732	203.00	203.00
6	800–850	828	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	250.00–275.00	262.53
3	450–500	490	250.00–285.00	269.96
35	500–550	527	239.00–282.50	266.03
4	600–650	613	237.00–252.50	248.54
3	750–800	793	232.50–242.50	239.18
2	800–850	814	194.00–210.00	201.91
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	584	107.00	107.00
2	600–650	618	155.00–165.00	160.06
2	750–800	798	169.00	169.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	357	197.50	197.50
2	450–500	453	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	386	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	416	172.50–205.00	188.85
1	450–500	467	187.50	187.50
1	500–550	515	190.00	190.00
6	550–600	562	215.00–220.00	215.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	252.50	252.50
2	450–500	481	230.00–255.00	242.72
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	551	262.50	262.50
3	700–750	738	180.00	180.00

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	6	—	1,508	1,125.00–2,300.00	1,698.51
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,305	1,325.00–1,975.00	1,789.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,465	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,597.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,332	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,698.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,695	126.00–147.00	138.60

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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