Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-27

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,577	112.85	1,780	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	105.39	1,626	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,450	93.70	1,359	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,369	83.40	1,142	25
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,504	145.35	2,186	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,434	148.61	2,131	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,502	179.54	2,697	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,441	172.77	2,490	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,369	166.01	2,273	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,541	180.60	2,783	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,562	174.82	2,731	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,397	162.92	2,276	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	436.17/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	91	360.97/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	92	179.82/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	77	62.46/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	93	459.08/cwt	13
Heifers	Number 2	94	364.21/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 3	78	341.78/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	76	162.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

52 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,577	112.85/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,780	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	93.70/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,359	46
Heifers	Choice	—	1,441	172.77/cwt	170.00–175.50	2,490	8
Heifers	Select	—	1,369	166.01/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,273	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,502	179.54/cwt	177.00–182.50	2,697	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	105.39/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,626	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,369	83.40/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,142	25
Steers	Choice	—	1,562	174.82/cwt	170.00–177.50	2,731	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,541	180.60/cwt	178.00–187.00	2,783	8
Steers	Select	—	1,397	162.92/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,276	8
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,504	145.35/cwt	141.50–149.00	2,186	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,434	148.61/cwt	145.50–150.50	2,131	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	109	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	491	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	86	460.06/cwt	455.00–465.00	396	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	533.99/cwt	505.00–565.00	470	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	94	451.29/cwt	390.00–495.00	424	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	539.38/cwt	500.00–580.00	529	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	370.04/cwt	360.00–385.00	422	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	79	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	138	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	74	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	270	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	495.72/cwt	475.00–520.00	426	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	101	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	460	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	510.24/cwt	500.00–520.00	526	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	67	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	17	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	115	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	207	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	118	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	484	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	336	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	280.86/cwt	265.00–305.00	233	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	73	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	168	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	78	169.49/cwt	130.00–210.00	132	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	392.01/cwt	365.00–450.00	408	6
Bulls	Utility	—	72	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	43	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	91	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	177	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	87	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	113	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	320	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	394.09/cwt	360.00–425.00	339	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	422.81/cwt	395.00–455.00	402	14
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	525.68/cwt	505.00–545.00	547	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	172.38/cwt	160.00–185.00	178	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	79	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	367	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	74	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	296	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	93	419.35/cwt	400.00–440.00	390	2
Bulls	Utility	—	87	66.57/cwt	50.00–75.00	58	3
Bulls	Utility	—	64	57.54/cwt	55.00–60.00	37	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	103	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	258	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	—	84	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	252	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	84	341.07/cwt	310.00–370.00	286	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	493.68/cwt	480.00–515.00	469	4
Heifers	Number 1	—	96	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	264	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	105	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	263	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	81	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	369	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	68	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	218	1

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.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Wed Dec 27, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Albany, NY (LS-KT)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 234Last week 203Year ago 264

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 97Last week 68Year ago 67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,577	109.00–118.00	112.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,450	88.00–99.00	93.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,543	100.00–115.00	105.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,369	78.00–87.00	83.40
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,441	170.00–175.50	172.77
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,369	162.00–168.00	166.01
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,502	177.00–182.50	179.54
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,562	170.00–177.50	174.82
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,541	178.00–187.00	180.60
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,397	159.00–167.00	162.92
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,504	141.50–149.00	145.35
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,434	145.50–150.50	148.61

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	109	450.00	450.00
2	—	86	455.00–465.00	460.06
4	—	94	390.00–495.00	451.29
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	88	505.00–565.00	533.99
2	—	98	500.00–580.00	539.38
2	—	104	505.00–545.00	525.68
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	114	360.00–385.00	370.04
6	—	104	365.00–450.00	392.01
3	—	86	360.00–425.00	394.09
14	—	95	395.00–455.00	422.81
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	300.00	300.00
5	—	83	265.00–305.00	280.86
1	—	73	230.00	230.00
1	—	105	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	78	130.00–210.00	169.49
1	—	91	195.00	195.00
1	—	87	130.00	130.00
2	—	103	160.00–185.00	172.38
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	60.00	60.00
3	—	87	50.00–75.00	66.57
2	—	64	55.00–60.00	57.54
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	79	175.00	175.00
1	—	115	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	365.00	365.00
2	—	84	310.00–370.00	341.07
1	—	68	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	86	475.00–520.00	495.72
2	—	103	500.00–520.00	510.24
1	—	79	465.00	465.00
4	—	95	480.00–515.00	493.68
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	101	455.00	455.00
1	—	118	410.00	410.00
1	—	74	400.00	400.00
2	—	93	400.00–440.00	419.35
1	—	81	455.00	455.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	67	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	103	250.00	250.00
1	—	96	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	300.00	300.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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