Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2023-10-04

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Oct 4
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
5 head
5 vs last sale 0 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
239 head
239 vs last sale 0 25 vs year ago 264 · 9.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
57 head
57 vs last sale 0 10 vs year ago 67 · 14.9%
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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 34 comparable sales and sits 45.41 against this barn's trailing median of $233.58.
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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2651188.171,2253thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

34 sales
263241220198median 233.5812/1702/1804/2206/1708/12
Steers 0–100 lb: high $249.27, low $211.84, median $233.58 across 34 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 median34 sales
233.58
−45.41
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,658115.871,9213thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60099.091,58531
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,45186.241,25138
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,30174.0696416
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,505165.002,4831thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,472144.512,1272thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,125133.001,4961thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,537166.602,5612thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,554156.632,4343thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,367184.602,5245thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,279179.082,2908thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,322171.312,2656thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,335185.782,4806thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,399176.852,47413
SteersSelectAverage1,412169.872,39918

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197310.16/cwt18
BullsNumber 291233.54/cwt4
BullsNumber 393192.50/cwt2
BullsUtility8460.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 199498.76/cwt11
HeifersNumber 279153.51/cwt3
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7020.00/cwt1

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2633180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1391
BullsNumber 266155.00/cwt155.00–155.001021
BullsMedium and Large 2829121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0031
HeifersMedium and Large 2489187.50/cwt187.50–187.509171
SteersMedium and Large 2660192.25/cwt192.00–192.501,2692
Bulls1,658115.87/cwt113.00–123.001,9213
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45186.24/cwt81.00–92.501,25138
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,687105.79/cwt104.00–107.001,7854
CowsLean 85-90%1,30174.06/cwt69.00–79.5096416
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58798.10/cwt93.00–103.001,55727
HeifersChoice and Prime1,383186.53/cwt185.50–188.502,5803
Dairy HeifersChoice1,472144.51/cwt144.00–145.002,1272
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,505165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,4831
Dairy HeifersSelect1,125133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,4961
Dairy SteersChoice1,554156.63/cwt154.00–160.002,4343
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,537166.60/cwt162.00–172.002,5612
HeifersChoice and Prime1,344181.70/cwt177.50–185.502,4422
HeifersSelect1,322171.31/cwt169.00–173.002,2656
HeifersChoice1,279179.08/cwt177.50–180.502,2908
SteersSelect1,412169.87/cwt163.50–175.002,39918
SteersChoice1,399176.85/cwt170.00–180.502,47413
SteersChoice and Prime1,335185.78/cwt181.50–193.002,4806
BullsUtility9190.00/cwt90.00–90.00821
BullsUtility7630.00/cwt30.00–30.00231
BullsNumber 1123305.00/cwt305.00–305.003751
BullsNumber 1104307.93/cwt270.00–350.003205
BullsNumber 195308.59/cwt275.00–350.002938
BullsNumber 2105275.00/cwt275.00–275.002891
HeifersNumber 176105.00/cwt105.00–105.00801
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross79625.00/cwt625.00–625.004941
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7020.00/cwt20.00–20.00141
BullsNumber 396185.00/cwt185.00–185.001781
HeifersNumber 28355.27/cwt40.00–70.00462
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross93569.05/cwt525.00–600.005294
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross71350.00/cwt350.00–350.002491
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross85455.00/cwt455.00–455.003871
BullsNumber 296252.07/cwt225.00–280.002422
BullsNumber 389200.00/cwt200.00–200.001781
BullsNumber 187317.40/cwt300.00–365.002764
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross114512.56/cwt500.00–525.005842
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross124500.00/cwt500.00–500.006202

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.