Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last feeder sale 400-500lb feeder steers sold 20.00 to 40.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder steers sold 37.50 to 40.00 higher. 500-600 feeder heifers sold 40.00 to 55.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 17.50 to 22.00 higher. 300lb Highland heifer topped the sale selling at 500.00. Buyer demand was high with a moderate supply. Vaccinated cattle brought 20.00 to 40.00 higher than unvaccinated cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $295.33/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −109.27 against this barn's trailing median of $404.61.

Average price

$295.33

31 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$548

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

$72.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs NY average

−30.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	306.96	1,788	26
Medium and Large 2	528	234.85	1,240	5thin

One grade step is worth $72.11/cwt here — about $548 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 sale31 hd

295.33

—

NY average1 barns · 31 hd

295.33

−0.00

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−30.04

This barn, trailing median12 sales

404.61

−109.27

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)	1,241	$1,420	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,139	$1,319	5
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$1,248	3thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	476	227.00/cwt	205.00–250.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	188.43/cwt	180.00–230.00	1,198	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	245.02/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,036	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	307.14/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	205.91/cwt	195.00–240.00	1,417	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	272.37/cwt	270.00–275.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	223.27/cwt	180.00–255.00	1,603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	454	220.00/cwt	205.00–250.00	999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,271	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	229.27/cwt	200.00–265.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	296.85/cwt	285.00–380.00	1,078	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	286	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	321.10/cwt	277.50–375.00	1,394	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	306.95/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,805	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,024	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	249	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	276.63/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,676	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	756	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	293.08/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,372	51
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	501	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,114	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	249.14/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,590	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	234.85/cwt	225.00–273.00	1,240	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	241.65/cwt	240.00–243.00	2,090	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	271.77/cwt	266.00–281.00	1,962	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	670	157.74/cwt	145.00–170.00	1,057	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	726	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	235.54/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,496	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,211	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	549	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,514	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	1,419.96/head	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,420	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	111.45/cwt	95.00–127.00	1,325	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,247.74/head	975.00–1,550.00	1,248	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	1,319.44/head	1,150.00–1,525.00	1,319	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625	138.64/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	195.84/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	796	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	264.78/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,623	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,714	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	251	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	215.46/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	233.81/cwt	177.50–260.00	1,209	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	263.64/cwt	257.50–266.00	1,785	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	201.73/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,370	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	249.08/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	239.58/cwt	205.00–255.00	683	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	307.21/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,005	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	270.33/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,417	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	230.66/cwt	190.00–255.00	1,361	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	260.84/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	289.12/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,249	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	237.01/cwt	220.00–265.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	816	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	988	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	868	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	838	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 Dec 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 534Last week 188Year ago 690

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 22Year ago 112

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	286	240.00	240.00
4	300–350	325	270.00–275.00	272.37
3	350–400	375	200.00–265.00	229.27
1	400–450	419	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	476	205.00–250.00	227.00
5	500–550	528	225.00–273.00	234.85
11	600–650	638	232.50–255.00	249.14
11	650–700	688	195.00–240.00	205.91
7	700–750	718	180.00–255.00	223.27
6	750–800	756	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	868	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	249	292.50	292.50
3	250–300	274	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	317	295.00	295.00
18	350–400	363	285.00–380.00	296.85
15	400–450	434	277.50–375.00	321.10
51	450–500	468	270.00–340.00	293.08
2	500–550	516	295.00–320.00	307.14
24	550–600	588	290.00–320.00	306.95
12	600–650	606	265.00–290.00	276.63
2	650–700	673	285.00	285.00
11	700–750	722	266.00–281.00	271.77
9	750–800	766	276.00	276.00
29	850–900	865	240.00–243.00	241.65
6	900–950	920	220.00	220.00
2	950–1000	969	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	285	205.00–255.00	239.58
5	300–350	314	220.00–265.00	237.01
34	400–450	423	235.00–255.00	245.02
6	450–500	454	205.00–250.00	220.00
12	500–550	517	177.50–260.00	233.81
12	550–600	590	190.00–255.00	230.66
6	600–650	636	180.00–230.00	188.43
6	650–700	679	190.00–215.00	201.73
1	800–850	816	178.00	178.00
3	850–900	860	172.50	172.50
3	950–1000	988	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	295	287.50	287.50
6	300–350	327	290.00–320.00	307.21
2	350–400	356	320.00	320.00
14	400–450	432	270.00–340.00	289.12
3	450–500	478	260.00–262.50	260.84
8	500–550	524	270.00–272.50	270.33
8	550–600	553	310.00	310.00
10	600–650	613	250.00–269.00	264.78
7	650–700	677	257.50–266.00	263.64
2	700–750	728	210.00	210.00
12	950–1000	983	231.00	231.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	501	167.50	167.50
4	650–700	670	145.00–170.00	157.74
2	700–750	726	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	289	305.00	305.00
5	300–350	341	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	368	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	422	312.50	312.50
2	450–500	461	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	549	265.00	265.00
3	550–600	591	290.00	290.00
17	600–650	635	232.50–250.00	235.54
1	700–750	700	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	796	225.00	225.00
2	800–850	841	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	970	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	251	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	388	210.00	210.00
3	450–500	473	237.50–255.00	249.08
1	500–550	522	217.50	217.50
2	550–600	581	200.00–230.00	215.46
3	700–750	730	195.00–197.50	195.84
1	800–850	845	145.00	145.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,241	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,419.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,139	1,150.00–1,525.00	1,319.44
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,189	95.00–127.00	111.45
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	950	975.00–1,550.00	1,247.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,625	136.00–141.00	138.64

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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