Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2023-10-25

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Oct 25
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
15 head
7 vs last sale 22 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
16 vs last sale 159 89 vs year ago 264 · 33.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
65 head
1 vs last sale 64 2 vs year ago 67 · 3.0%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.17/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits 578.82 against this barn's trailing median of $695.99.
Average price
$117.17
3 head · 813 lb average
Value per head Derived
$953
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
132.65
vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2813117.179533thin
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
1196923649376median 695.9912/1702/1804/2206/1708/12
Heifers 0–100 lb: high $1,182.00, low $389.90, median $695.99 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
117.17
NY average3 barns · 244 hd
249.81
−132.65
This barn, trailing median34 sales
695.99
−578.82
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
BullsAverage1,655118.051,9546thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,71895.781,64615
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,53784.311,29634
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,39574.601,04130
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,522147.782,2494thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,252170.122,1303thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,270163.192,0734thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,255154.061,9332thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,361176.562,40311
SteersChoiceAverage1,355165.412,2418thin
SteersSelectAverage1,383153.662,1257thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197386.09/cwt22
BullsNumber 289376.05/cwt5
BullsNumber 377204.55/cwt11
BullsUtility7564.15/cwt7
HeifersNumber 285546.67/cwt3
HeifersNumber 186506.62/cwt9
HeifersNumber 379485.00/cwt2

Every lot, as filed

45 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
BullsMedium and Large 2643157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,0131
HeifersMedium and Large 2992115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1411
HeifersMedium and Large 2890109.00/cwt109.00–109.009701
Dairy HeifersLarge 351362.50/cwt62.50–62.503211
Dairy HeifersLarge 342257.50/cwt57.50–57.502431
Dairy HeifersLarge 349358.73/cwt57.50–60.002902
Dairy SteersLarge 3701110.00/cwt110.00–110.007711
HeifersMedium and Large 2558127.50/cwt127.50–127.507111
Bulls1,655118.05/cwt107.50–128.001,9546
HeifersChoice1,270163.19/cwt160.00–165.002,0734
CowsBoner 80-85%1,53784.31/cwt80.00–89.001,29634
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,71895.78/cwt90.00–108.001,64615
CowsLean 85-90%1,39574.60/cwt70.00–79.501,04130
SteersChoice1,355165.41/cwt160.00–170.502,2418
HeifersChoice and Prime1,252170.12/cwt167.00–173.502,1303
HeifersSelect1,255154.06/cwt148.00–159.501,9332
Dairy HeifersSelect1,522147.78/cwt145.50–149.502,2494
SteersChoice and Prime1,361176.56/cwt173.00–180.502,40311
SteersSelect1,383153.66/cwt147.00–159.502,1257
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross96600.00/cwt600.00–600.005761
BullsNumber 3Beef Cross64430.00/cwt430.00–430.002751
BullsNumber 3Beef Cross79390.00/cwt390.00–390.003081
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross87590.00/cwt590.00–590.005131
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross84660.32/cwt620.00–700.005553
BullsNumber 1117319.74/cwt305.00–335.003743
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross94550.00/cwt550.00–550.005171
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross76530.00/cwt530.00–530.004031
HeifersNumber 19470.00/cwt70.00–70.00661
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross77650.00/cwt650.00–650.005011
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross85624.93/cwt610.00–640.005314
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross93634.92/cwt630.00–640.005902
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross86560.00/cwt560.00–560.004821
HeifersNumber 3Beef Cross82480.00/cwt480.00–480.003941
BullsNumber 376150.02/cwt130.00–190.001146
BullsNumber 193338.64/cwt320.00–380.003154
HeifersNumber 3Beef Cross75490.00/cwt490.00–490.003681
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross94615.00/cwt615.00–615.005781
BullsNumber 384176.63/cwt175.00–180.001483
HeifersNumber 17670.00/cwt70.00–70.00531
BullsNumber 286225.12/cwt220.00–230.001942
BullsNumber 290240.00/cwt240.00–240.002161
BullsUtility6940.00/cwt40.00–40.00282
BullsUtility7873.81/cwt60.00–90.00585
BullsNumber 1104329.03/cwt300.00–350.003427
BullsNumber 186320.23/cwt300.00–360.002754

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.