Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2023-12-13

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Dec 13
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 0▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
274 head
▲ 274 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 264 · +3.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
86 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 0▲ 19 vs year ago 67 · +28.4%
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Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $129.17/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −104.21 against this barn's trailing median of $233.37.
Average price
$129.17
3 head · 439 lb average
Value per head Derived
$567
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−61.86
vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2439129.175673thin
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
263236209182median 233.3701/2803/2505/2707/2909/23
Steers 0–100 lb: high $249.27, low $195.95, median $233.37 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 sale3 hd
129.17
—
NY average2 barns · 108 hd
191.03
−61.86
This barn, trailing median35 sales
233.37
−104.21
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
Bulls—Average1,713102.301,7526thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61088.251,42119
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,48880.901,20441
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,41273.151,03318
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,390135.791,88710
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,528131.002,0024thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,462171.302,5045thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,373162.612,23313
HeifersSelectAverage1,281153.111,96110
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,529169.652,5947thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,477161.652,38816
SteersSelectAverage1,419152.662,16616

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 194347.58/cwt33
BullsNumber 290296.38/cwt13
BullsNumber 389157.06/cwt8
BullsUtility8790.05/cwt6
HeifersNumber 379415.05/cwt3
HeifersNumber 294330.15/cwt8
HeifersNumber 190270.00/cwt4
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing66155.00/cwt2

Every lot, as filed

56 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
HeifersNumber 1—87125.00/cwt125.00–125.001091
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross—105485.07/cwt460.00–505.005094
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—6420.00/cwt20.00–20.00131
HeifersNumber 2—8367.95/cwt55.00–80.00562
BullsNumber 1—120275.00/cwt275.00–275.003301
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—86510.41/cwt500.00–520.004392
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross—87425.00/cwt425.00–425.003701
BullsUtilityBeef Cross—106150.00/cwt150.00–150.001591
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—102528.24/cwt510.00–550.005393
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—91531.42/cwt515.00–545.004843
SteersSelect—1,419152.66/cwt148.00–158.002,16616
SteersChoice and Prime—1,529169.65/cwt167.00–176.002,5947
SteersChoice—1,477161.65/cwt159.00–166.002,38816
Dairy SteersSelect—1,528131.00/cwt129.00–134.002,0024
Dairy HeifersSelect—1,390135.79/cwt132.00–140.001,88710
HeifersSelect—1,281153.11/cwt148.00–158.001,96110
CowsLean 85-90%—1,41273.15/cwt68.00–75.001,03318
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,462171.30/cwt167.00–174.002,5045
HeifersChoice—1,373162.61/cwt160.00–166.002,23313
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,61088.25/cwt85.00–95.001,42119
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,48880.90/cwt76.00–84.001,20441
Bulls——1,713102.30/cwt97.00–107.001,7526
SteersMedium and Large 2—509137.50/cwt137.50–137.507001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—63579.79/cwt70.00–90.005075
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—790108.00/cwt108.00–108.008531
SteersMedium and Large 2—478127.50/cwt127.50–127.506091
SteersMedium and Large 2—331122.50/cwt122.50–122.504051
BullsLarge 3—794109.00/cwt109.00–109.008651
BullsUtility—6750.00/cwt50.00–50.00341
BullsNumber 1—84291.52/cwt275.00–305.0024511
BullsUtility—7295.14/cwt90.00–100.00692
BullsNumber 3—94125.00/cwt125.00–125.001181
BullsNumber 3—82175.00/cwt175.00–175.001441
BullsNumber 1—105297.57/cwt295.00–300.003122
BullsUtility—11750.00/cwt50.00–50.00591
BullsUtility—85100.00/cwt100.00–100.00851
BullsNumber 2—100245.00/cwt245.00–245.002451
BullsNumber 1—114273.08/cwt265.00–285.003113
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross—103420.00/cwt420.00–420.004331
BullsNumber 3Beef Cross—93250.00/cwt250.00–250.002331
BullsNumber 3—100120.00/cwt120.00–120.001201
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross—114451.54/cwt425.00–480.005152
BullsNumber 1—96296.76/cwt270.00–310.002858
BullsNumber 2—85252.47/cwt250.00–255.002154
BullsNumber 2—92250.00/cwt250.00–250.002301
BullsNumber 2—75200.00/cwt200.00–200.001503
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross—92515.00/cwt515.00–515.004741
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—89575.00/cwt575.00–575.005121
HeifersNumber 3Beef Cross—88400.00/cwt400.00–400.003521
HeifersNumber 3Beef Cross—75422.57/cwt420.00–425.003172
BullsNumber 3—77153.83/cwt135.00–175.001183
BullsNumber 3—112125.00/cwt125.00–125.001401
HeifersUtility/Non-TubingBeef Cross—68290.00/cwt290.00–290.001971
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—91250.00/cwt250.00–250.002281
HeifersNumber 1—91130.00/cwt130.00–130.001181
HeifersNumber 2—7350.00/cwt50.00–50.00371

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.