Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2023-11-29

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Nov 29
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
10 head
10 vs last sale 0 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
273 head
114 vs last sale 159 9 vs year ago 264 · +3.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
77 head
7 vs last sale 84 10 vs year ago 67 · +14.9%
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Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.68/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits 1,106.49 against this barn's trailing median of $1,223.17.
Average price
$116.68
4 head · 424 lb average
Value per head Derived
$494
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
118.65
vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 3424116.684944thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

35 sales
159413781163947median 1223.1712/1702/1104/1506/1708/12
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,579.66, low $960.96, median $1,223.17 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 sale4 hd
116.68
NY average2 barns · 99 hd
235.33
−118.65
This barn, trailing median35 sales
1,223.17
−1,106.49
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
BullsAverage1,786119.712,1386thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56099.371,55065
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,48187.211,29257
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,27974.1094825
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,500131.031,9657thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,430139.151,9907thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,473178.152,62410
HeifersChoiceAverage1,415171.552,4279thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,374163.872,2526thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,513179.892,7228thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,518174.392,64712
SteersSelectAverage1,472167.232,46215

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195387.85/cwt30
BullsNumber 289297.33/cwt14
BullsNumber 384139.97/cwt5
BullsUtility8857.19/cwt8
HeifersNumber 273500.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 192378.39/cwt4

Every lot, as filed

39 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
BullsLarge 3276116.00/cwt116.00–116.003201
BullsLarge 3787120.00/cwt120.00–120.009441
BullsLarge 3316115.36/cwt100.00–130.003652
Dairy SteersLarge 3320117.00/cwt117.00–117.003741
Bulls1,786119.71/cwt114.00–128.002,1386
CowsBoner 80-85%1,48187.21/cwt80.00–93.501,29257
SteersChoice and Prime1,513179.89/cwt178.00–182.002,7228
SteersSelect1,472167.23/cwt161.00–170.002,46215
SteersChoice1,518174.39/cwt172.00–176.502,64712
CowsLean 85-90%1,27974.10/cwt68.50–79.0094825
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56099.37/cwt94.00–106.501,55065
Dairy HeifersSelect1,500131.03/cwt120.00–147.001,9657
Dairy SteersSelect1,430139.15/cwt130.00–150.001,9907
HeifersSelect1,374163.87/cwt159.00–168.502,2526
HeifersChoice1,415171.55/cwt170.00–173.502,4279
HeifersChoice and Prime1,473178.15/cwt175.00–182.002,62410
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80600.00/cwt600.00–600.004801
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross99685.00/cwt685.00–685.006781
BullsNumber 185359.98/cwt305.00–405.003068
BullsUtility8050.00/cwt50.00–50.00401
BullsNumber 379150.00/cwt150.00–150.001191
BullsNumber 195358.00/cwt325.00–400.0034011
HeifersNumber 196126.78/cwt100.00–155.001222
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross103500.00/cwt500.00–500.005151
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross97560.18/cwt525.00–595.005432
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross77700.00/cwt700.00–700.005391
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross97610.00/cwt610.00–610.005921
BullsNumber 385137.46/cwt100.00–150.001174
BullsNumber 286244.94/cwt230.00–250.002114
BullsNumber 278215.03/cwt195.00–235.001684
BullsUtility11760.00/cwt60.00–60.00701
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross73500.00/cwt500.00–500.003651
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross78650.00/cwt650.00–650.005071
BullsNumber 1111359.91/cwt350.00–370.004002
BullsNumber 297234.14/cwt200.00–300.002273
BullsUtility10050.00/cwt50.00–50.00501
BullsUtility7555.00/cwt50.00–60.00413
BullsUtility9066.25/cwt40.00–92.50602
BullsNumber 1106352.14/cwt315.00–385.003736

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.