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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 34 comparable sales and sits 104.41 against this barn's trailing median of $233.58.
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

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 sale3 hd
129.17
NY average2 barns · 108 hd
191.03
−61.86
This barn, trailing median34 sales
233.58
−104.41
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
BullsAverage1,713102.301,7526thin
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 187125.00/cwt125.00–125.001091
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross105485.07/cwt460.00–505.005094
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing6420.00/cwt20.00–20.00131
HeifersNumber 28367.95/cwt55.00–80.00562
BullsNumber 1120275.00/cwt275.00–275.003301
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross86510.41/cwt500.00–520.004392
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross87425.00/cwt425.00–425.003701
BullsUtilityBeef Cross106150.00/cwt150.00–150.001591
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross102528.24/cwt510.00–550.005393
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross91531.42/cwt515.00–545.004843
SteersSelect1,419152.66/cwt148.00–158.002,16616
SteersChoice and Prime1,529169.65/cwt167.00–176.002,5947
SteersChoice1,477161.65/cwt159.00–166.002,38816
Dairy SteersSelect1,528131.00/cwt129.00–134.002,0024
Dairy HeifersSelect1,390135.79/cwt132.00–140.001,88710
HeifersSelect1,281153.11/cwt148.00–158.001,96110
CowsLean 85-90%1,41273.15/cwt68.00–75.001,03318
HeifersChoice and Prime1,462171.30/cwt167.00–174.002,5045
HeifersChoice1,373162.61/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
Bulls1,713102.30/cwt97.00–107.001,7526
SteersMedium and Large 2509137.50/cwt137.50–137.507001
Dairy HeifersLarge 363579.79/cwt70.00–90.005075
Dairy HeifersLarge 3790108.00/cwt108.00–108.008531
SteersMedium and Large 2478127.50/cwt127.50–127.506091
SteersMedium and Large 2331122.50/cwt122.50–122.504051
BullsLarge 3794109.00/cwt109.00–109.008651
BullsUtility6750.00/cwt50.00–50.00341
BullsNumber 184291.52/cwt275.00–305.0024511
BullsUtility7295.14/cwt90.00–100.00692
BullsNumber 394125.00/cwt125.00–125.001181
BullsNumber 382175.00/cwt175.00–175.001441
BullsNumber 1105297.57/cwt295.00–300.003122
BullsUtility11750.00/cwt50.00–50.00591
BullsUtility85100.00/cwt100.00–100.00851
BullsNumber 2100245.00/cwt245.00–245.002451
BullsNumber 1114273.08/cwt265.00–285.003113
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross103420.00/cwt420.00–420.004331
BullsNumber 3Beef Cross93250.00/cwt250.00–250.002331
BullsNumber 3100120.00/cwt120.00–120.001201
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross114451.54/cwt425.00–480.005152
BullsNumber 196296.76/cwt270.00–310.002858
BullsNumber 285252.47/cwt250.00–255.002154
BullsNumber 292250.00/cwt250.00–250.002301
BullsNumber 275200.00/cwt200.00–200.001503
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross92515.00/cwt515.00–515.004741
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross89575.00/cwt575.00–575.005121
HeifersNumber 3Beef Cross88400.00/cwt400.00–400.003521
HeifersNumber 3Beef Cross75422.57/cwt420.00–425.003172
BullsNumber 377153.83/cwt135.00–175.001183
BullsNumber 3112125.00/cwt125.00–125.001401
HeifersUtility/Non-TubingBeef Cross68290.00/cwt290.00–290.001971
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross91250.00/cwt250.00–250.002281
HeifersNumber 191130.00/cwt130.00–130.001181
HeifersNumber 27350.00/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.