Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2023-11-08

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Nov 8
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
10 head
695 vs last sale 705 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
241 head
241 vs last sale 0 23 vs year ago 264 · 8.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
65 head
65 vs last sale 0 2 vs year ago 67 · 3.0%
View
Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.40/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits 90.17 against this barn's trailing median of $233.58.
Average price
$143.40
5 head · 915 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,313
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
50.02
vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2915143.401,3135thin
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 sale5 hd
143.40
NY average2 barns · 342 hd
193.42
−50.02
This barn, trailing median34 sales
233.58
−90.17
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
BullsAverage1,482107.681,5966thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65193.561,54537
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,42882.491,17838
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,35273.3499231
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,301140.031,82210
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,398134.691,8833thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,446180.432,60918
HeifersChoiceAverage1,293173.912,24910
HeifersSelectAverage1,276155.821,9888thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,462181.862,65912
SteersChoiceAverage1,510176.302,66218
SteersSelectAverage1,434167.602,4039thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 194472.84/cwt31
BullsNumber 290415.04/cwt15
BullsNumber 391213.85/cwt5
BullsUtility7017.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 194581.21/cwt6
HeifersNumber 37872.50/cwt1

Every lot, as filed

38 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 2114330.00/cwt330.00–330.003761
BullsUtility6325.00/cwt25.00–25.00161
BullsNumber 376145.00/cwt145.00–145.001101
BullsNumber 2108390.00/cwt390.00–390.004211
BullsNumber 175355.00/cwt355.00–355.002661
BullsNumber 1111405.00/cwt405.00–405.004501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2924142.53/cwt140.00–145.001,3172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2815140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2957145.98/cwt141.00–151.001,3972
Bulls1,482107.68/cwt95.00–118.001,5966
HeifersSelect1,276155.82/cwt145.00–165.001,9888
HeifersChoice1,293173.91/cwt171.00–175.502,24910
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42882.49/cwt78.50–87.501,17838
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,65193.56/cwt88.00–102.001,54537
CowsLean 85-90%1,35273.34/cwt64.00–78.0099231
SteersSelect1,434167.60/cwt161.00–172.502,4039
SteersChoice1,510176.30/cwt174.00–178.002,66218
HeifersChoice and Prime1,446180.43/cwt176.00–184.502,60918
Dairy HeifersSelect1,301140.03/cwt127.00–150.001,82210
Dairy SteersSelect1,398134.69/cwt122.00–146.001,8833
SteersChoice and Prime1,462181.86/cwt179.00–187.502,65912
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross93692.47/cwt680.00–705.006444
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross106633.88/cwt600.00–675.006723
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross87625.00/cwt625.00–625.005442
BullsNumber 3Beef Cross90500.00/cwt500.00–500.004501
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross84767.50/cwt710.00–825.006452
BullsNumber 195426.73/cwt395.00–455.0040511
BullsNumber 275275.73/cwt225.00–300.002075
BullsNumber 288325.10/cwt300.00–340.002863
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross95685.00/cwt685.00–685.006511
HeifersNumber 37872.50/cwt72.50–72.50571
HeifersNumber 181177.50/cwt177.50–177.501441
BullsNumber 183393.09/cwt350.00–425.003265
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross111614.95/cwt610.00–620.006832
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross83697.44/cwt695.00–700.005792
BullsUtility7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsNumber 396141.42/cwt130.00–165.001363
BullsNumber 1105419.08/cwt400.00–450.004407

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.