Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.74/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −536.87 against this barn's trailing median of $698.61.

Average price

$161.74

7 head · 398 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$434

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

$51.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−82.00

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	183.70	848	4thin
Medium and Large 2	312	132.47	414	3thin

One grade step is worth $51.23/cwt here — about $434 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

35 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $1,182.00, low $428.21, median $698.61 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 sale7 hd

161.74

—

NY average3 barns · 190 hd

243.74

−82.00

This barn, trailing median35 sales

698.61

−536.87

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	1,831	124.45	2,279	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,184	122.00	1,444	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,594	97.54	1,555	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,447	85.19	1,233	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,239	74.77	926	18
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,308	139.56	1,825	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,567	152.50	2,390	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,372	185.52	2,545	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,268	175.21	2,222	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,175	160.64	1,888	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,396	184.27	2,572	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,365	176.05	2,403	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,287	162.04	2,085	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	419.90/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	92	395.87/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	89	244.97/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	94	111.35/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	88	485.89/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 3	76	295.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	844	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	356	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	892	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	912	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	956	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	121	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	357	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	74	481.36/cwt	440.00–520.00	356	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,308	139.56/cwt	125.00–148.00	1,825	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,365	176.05/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,403	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,396	184.27/cwt	182.50–187.00	2,572	9
Steers	Select	—	1,287	162.04/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,085	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,175	160.64/cwt	147.00–168.50	1,888	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,268	175.21/cwt	171.00–179.50	2,222	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,567	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,390	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	97.54/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,555	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,447	85.19/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,233	36
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,372	185.52/cwt	184.00–187.00	2,545	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,239	74.77/cwt	67.00–79.00	926	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,184	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,444	1
Bulls	—	—	1,831	124.45/cwt	120.00–133.00	2,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	121.20/cwt	120.00–122.50	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	183.64/cwt	175.00–192.50	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,113	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	704.10/cwt	680.00–730.00	584	2
Bulls	Utility	—	88	127.03/cwt	100.00–155.00	112	2
Bulls	Utility	—	105	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	84	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	88	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	220	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	323.99/cwt	310.00–350.00	301	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	112	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	700	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	282.57/cwt	280.00–285.00	266	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	320.01/cwt	310.00–330.00	269	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	71	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	479	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	353	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	108	190.00/cwt	180.00–200.00	205	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	624	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	111	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	122	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	68	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	68	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	77	294.90/cwt	290.00–300.00	227	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	745.00/cwt	745.00–745.00	715	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	81	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	498	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	709.73/cwt	685.00–735.00	653	2
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	83	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	307	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	69	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	152	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	335.62/cwt	315.00–360.00	349	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	123	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	369	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	72	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	144	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	669.90/cwt	660.00–680.00	690	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	92	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	276	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 Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Wed Oct 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 22Last week 19Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 215Year ago 264

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 64Last week 59Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	267	155.00	155.00
2	—	335	120.00–122.50	121.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	343	175.00	175.00
2	—	463	175.00–192.50	183.64
1	—	578	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	844	111.00	111.00
1	—	517	120.00	120.00
1	—	892	99.00	99.00
1	—	912	108.00	108.00
1	—	795	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	356	190.00	190.00
1	—	490	195.00	195.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	121	295.00	295.00
2	—	88	250.00	250.00
2	—	94	280.00–285.00	282.57
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	74	440.00–520.00	481.36
1	—	112	625.00	625.00
1	—	81	615.00	615.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	680.00–730.00	704.10
1	—	71	675.00	675.00
1	—	96	745.00	745.00
3	—	103	660.00–680.00	669.90
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	88	100.00–155.00	127.03
1	—	105	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	93	310.00–350.00	323.99
6	—	84	310.00–330.00	320.01
1	—	114	310.00	310.00
7	—	104	315.00–360.00	335.62
1	—	123	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	108	180.00–200.00	190.00
1	—	72	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	77	290.00–300.00	294.90
1	—	92	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	800.00	800.00
2	—	92	685.00–735.00	709.73
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	111	110.00	110.00
1	—	68	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	83	370.00	370.00
1	—	69	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,308	125.00–148.00	139.56
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,365	171.00–180.00	176.05
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,396	182.50–187.00	184.27
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,287	155.00–169.00	162.04
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,175	147.00–168.50	160.64
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,268	171.00–179.50	175.21
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,372	184.00–187.00	185.52
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,567	152.50	152.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,594	92.00–106.00	97.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,447	80.00–91.00	85.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,239	67.00–79.00	74.77
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,184	122.00	122.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,831	120.00–133.00	124.45

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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Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

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