Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $188.17/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −45.21 against this barn's trailing median of $233.37.

Average price

$188.17

3 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.27

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	651	188.17	1,225	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

35 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $249.27, low $195.95, median $233.37 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

188.17

—

NY average1 barns · 40 hd

175.90

+12.27

This barn, trailing median35 sales

233.37

−45.21

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,658	115.87	1,921	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,600	99.09	1,585	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,451	86.24	1,251	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,301	74.06	964	16
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,505	165.00	2,483	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,472	144.51	2,127	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,125	133.00	1,496	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,537	166.60	2,561	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,554	156.63	2,434	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,367	184.60	2,524	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,279	179.08	2,290	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,322	171.31	2,265	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,335	185.78	2,480	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,399	176.85	2,474	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,412	169.87	2,399	18

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	310.16/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 2	91	233.54/cwt	4
Bulls	Number 3	93	192.50/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	84	60.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	99	498.76/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 2	79	153.51/cwt	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70	20.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

41 lots · USDA AMS · Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - 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	—	633	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	66	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	829	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	192.25/cwt	192.00–192.50	1,269	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	115.87/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,921	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,451	86.24/cwt	81.00–92.50	1,251	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,687	105.79/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,785	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,301	74.06/cwt	69.00–79.50	964	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	98.10/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,557	27
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,383	186.53/cwt	185.50–188.50	2,580	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,472	144.51/cwt	144.00–145.00	2,127	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,505	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,483	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,125	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,496	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,554	156.63/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,434	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,537	166.60/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,561	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,344	181.70/cwt	177.50–185.50	2,442	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,322	171.31/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,265	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,279	179.08/cwt	177.50–180.50	2,290	8
Steers	Select	—	1,412	169.87/cwt	163.50–175.00	2,399	18
Steers	Choice	—	1,399	176.85/cwt	170.00–180.50	2,474	13
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,335	185.78/cwt	181.50–193.00	2,480	6
Bulls	Utility	—	91	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	82	1
Bulls	Utility	—	76	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	23	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	123	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	375	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	307.93/cwt	270.00–350.00	320	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	308.59/cwt	275.00–350.00	293	8
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	289	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	76	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	80	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	79	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	494	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	70	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	96	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	178	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	83	55.27/cwt	40.00–70.00	46	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	569.05/cwt	525.00–600.00	529	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	71	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	249	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	387	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	96	252.07/cwt	225.00–280.00	242	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	89	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	178	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	317.40/cwt	300.00–365.00	276	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	512.56/cwt	500.00–525.00	584	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	124	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	620	2

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 Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Wed Oct 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 239Last week 0Year ago 264

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 57Last week 0Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	633	180.00	180.00
2	—	660	192.00–192.50	192.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	829	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	489	187.50	187.50

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	155.00	155.00
1	—	105	275.00	275.00
2	—	96	225.00–280.00	252.07
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	91	90.00	90.00
1	—	76	30.00	30.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	123	305.00	305.00
5	—	104	270.00–350.00	307.93
8	—	95	275.00–350.00	308.59
4	—	87	300.00–365.00	317.40
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	185.00	185.00
1	—	89	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	79	625.00	625.00
4	—	93	525.00–600.00	569.05
1	—	85	455.00	455.00
2	—	114	500.00–525.00	512.56
2	—	124	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	40.00–70.00	55.27
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	71	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,658	113.00–123.00	115.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,451	81.00–92.50	86.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,687	104.00–107.00	105.79
27	—	1,587	93.00–103.00	98.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,301	69.00–79.50	74.06
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	185.50–188.50	186.53
2	—	1,344	177.50–185.50	181.70
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,322	169.00–173.00	171.31
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,279	177.50–180.50	179.08
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,472	144.00–145.00	144.51
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	165.00	165.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	133.00	133.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,554	154.00–160.00	156.63
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,537	162.00–172.00	166.60
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,412	163.50–175.00	169.87
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,399	170.00–180.50	176.85
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,335	181.50–193.00	185.78

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

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