Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last feeder sale 300-400lb feeder steers sold 20.00 to 25.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder steers sold 10.00 to 40.00 lower. 300-400lb feeder heifers sold 20.00 to 30.00 lower. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 20.00 to 55.00 lower. Vaccinated cattle brought a 10.00 to 40.00 premium.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $262.34/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −142.27 against this barn's trailing median of $404.61.

Average price

$262.34

39 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$41.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−64.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	280.33	1,573	22
Medium and Large 2	537	239.05	1,284	17thin

One grade step is worth $41.28/cwt here — about $289 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

262.34

—

NY average1 barns · 39 hd

262.34

+0.00

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−64.29

This barn, trailing median12 sales

404.61

−142.27

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,415	$1,963	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	817	$1,401	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,316	$1,347	4thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	191.49/cwt	182.50–200.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	312.48/cwt	295.00–325.00	903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	219.19/cwt	200.00–255.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	321.31/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,182	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	317.34/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,028	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	266.96/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	239.69/cwt	225.00–255.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	230.14/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,086	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	245.04/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,971	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	254.52/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,117	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	265.14/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,540	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	817	188.05/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	250.63/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,311	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	237.51/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	237.21/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,233	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	219.02/cwt	200.00–237.00	1,467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	240.86/cwt	240.00–242.50	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	295.52/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,599	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,316	1,347.49/head	800.00–1,525.00	1,347	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	1,400.77/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,401	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,963.37/head	1,850.00–2,075.00	1,963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	133.24/cwt	124.00–145.00	1,727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	212.36/cwt	202.50–232.50	1,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	260.84/cwt	242.50–270.00	1,502	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	246	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	222.95/cwt	212.50–225.00	856	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	301.59/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,143	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,068	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	303.08/cwt	290.00–310.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	275.95/cwt	262.50–305.00	1,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	232.29/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,085	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	237.58/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,283	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	218.88/cwt	180.00–235.00	1,475	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	247	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	254.51/cwt	247.50–261.00	1,428	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	275.74/cwt	270.50–282.50	1,351	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	255.00/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	276.23/cwt	260.00–285.00	925	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,221	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 Dec 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 534Year ago 439

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 27Year ago 73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	246	265.00	265.00
1	250–300	284	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	322	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	394	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	437	245.00	245.00
2	500–550	541	267.50	267.50
8	550–600	576	242.50–270.00	260.84
2	600–650	620	182.50–200.00	191.49
2	750–800	773	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	384	212.50–225.00	222.95
3	450–500	494	202.50–232.50	212.36
7	500–550	540	235.00–241.00	237.58
3	550–600	568	225.00	225.00
3	600–650	607	176.00	176.00
1	750–800	790	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	247	300.00	300.00
4	250–300	289	295.00–325.00	312.48
11	300–350	324	270.00–340.00	317.34
5	350–400	368	285.00–330.00	321.31
10	400–450	439	252.50–255.00	254.52
3	450–500	465	262.50	262.50
11	500–550	541	287.50–300.00	295.52
11	550–600	581	260.00–292.50	265.14
3	600–650	630	250.00–275.00	266.96
2	750–800	757	232.50–242.50	237.51
7	850–900	857	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	903	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	311	225.00–255.00	239.69
3	350–400	371	200.00–255.00	219.19
1	400–450	438	247.50	247.50
4	450–500	472	225.00–235.00	230.14
13	500–550	520	220.00–242.50	237.21
4	550–600	593	235.00–250.00	245.04
1	600–650	616	222.50	222.50
6	650–700	670	200.00–237.00	219.02
2	800–850	817	180.00–196.00	188.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	290.00–310.00	303.08
6	300–350	335	260.00–285.00	276.23
8	350–400	379	285.00–307.50	301.59
3	400–450	433	262.50–305.00	275.95
9	450–500	490	270.50–282.50	275.74
8	500–550	523	250.00–252.50	250.63
16	550–600	561	247.50–261.00	254.51
6	600–650	604	252.50–257.50	255.00
6	650–700	667	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	702	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	784	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	230.00	230.00
3	350–400	385	240.00–242.50	240.86
11	450–500	467	210.00–255.00	232.29
3	500–550	534	242.50	242.50
5	550–600	587	242.50	242.50
1	600–650	623	227.50	227.50
8	650–700	674	180.00–235.00	218.88

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	4	—	1,316	800.00–1,525.00	1,347.49
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	817	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,400.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,415	1,850.00–2,075.00	1,963.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,296	124.00–145.00	133.24

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.

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