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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Nov 1
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
23 head
8 vs last sale 15 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
410 head
235 vs last sale 175 146 vs year ago 264 · +55.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
70 head
5 vs last sale 65 3 vs year ago 67 · +4.5%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.41/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits 582.58 against this barn's trailing median of $695.99.
Average price
$113.41
3 head · 784 lb average
Value per head Derived
$889
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
107.23
vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2784113.418893thin
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
113.41
NY average3 barns · 204 hd
220.64
−107.23
This barn, trailing median34 sales
695.99
−582.58
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
BullsAverage1,656112.321,86012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,72693.981,62224
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,62484.201,36727
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,40374.391,04425
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,272134.421,7103thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,354141.881,9215thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,413182.152,57420
HeifersChoiceAverage1,311176.422,3138thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,312167.082,1927thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,484183.632,72527
SteersChoiceAverage1,408175.192,46732
SteersSelectAverage1,386164.592,28118

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 298405.37/cwt15
BullsNumber 196400.47/cwt28
BullsNumber 387272.49/cwt8
BullsUtility8475.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 281561.17/cwt3
HeifersNumber 193430.51/cwt7

Every lot, as filed

47 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
BullsNumber 2116284.91/cwt280.00–290.003302
BullsNumber 2106285.00/cwt285.00–285.003022
BullsNumber 283225.00/cwt225.00–225.001871
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross104631.91/cwt615.00–650.006572
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross110555.00/cwt555.00–555.006111
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross95629.63/cwt575.00–660.005983
Dairy SteersSelect1,354141.88/cwt121.00–151.501,9215
Dairy HeifersSelect1,272134.42/cwt130.00–142.501,7103
SteersChoice1,408175.19/cwt172.00–179.502,46732
SteersChoice and Prime1,484183.63/cwt180.00–190.002,72527
SteersSelect1,386164.59/cwt154.00–170.002,28118
HeifersChoice and Prime1,413182.15/cwt179.00–185.502,57420
HeifersSelect1,312167.08/cwt162.00–173.002,1927
HeifersChoice1,311176.42/cwt173.00–178.502,3138
CowsLean 85-90%1,40374.39/cwt68.00–79.001,04425
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,72693.98/cwt89.50–110.501,62224
CowsBoner 80-85%1,62484.20/cwt80.00–88.501,36727
Bulls1,656112.32/cwt100.00–121.501,86012
HeifersMedium and Large 2775116.37/cwt110.00–122.509022
SteersMedium and Large 2777105.00/cwt105.00–105.008161
HeifersMedium and Large 2801107.50/cwt107.50–107.508611
BullsMedium and Large 2990110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0891
BullsMedium and Large 2407110.00/cwt110.00–110.004481
BullsNumber 1126300.00/cwt300.00–300.003781
BullsUtilityBeef Cross8475.00/cwt75.00–75.00631
BullsNumber 374158.18/cwt130.00–175.001173
BullsNumber 3105172.68/cwt165.00–180.001812
BullsNumber 179300.00/cwt300.00–300.002371
BullsNumber 186347.02/cwt300.00–395.002988
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross85700.00/cwt700.00–700.005951
BullsNumber 3Beef Cross68410.00/cwt410.00–410.002791
BullsNumber 297246.53/cwt210.00–285.002392
BullsNumber 277240.00/cwt240.00–240.001851
BullsNumber 197369.19/cwt355.00–380.003587
BullsNumber 1113318.15/cwt300.00–345.003603
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross75539.26/cwt500.00–575.004042
BullsNumber 1103364.59/cwt350.00–385.003764
BullsNumber 3Beef Cross92500.00/cwt500.00–500.004601
BullsNumber 3Beef Cross101450.00/cwt450.00–450.004551
BullsNumber 269275.00/cwt275.00–275.001901
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross95695.00/cwt695.00–695.006602
HeifersNumber 191171.25/cwt170.00–172.501562
HeifersNumber 183120.00/cwt120.00–120.001001
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross94653.69/cwt635.00–675.006143
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross104590.00/cwt590.00–590.006141
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross79750.00/cwt750.00–750.005931
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross94605.00/cwt605.00–605.005691

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.