Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Beef bull calves stayed steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.33/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −576.27 against this barn's trailing median of $698.61.

Average price

$122.33

3 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−152.84

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	597	122.33	731	3thin

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

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $1,182.00, low $428.21, median $698.61 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

122.33

—

NY average2 barns · 42 hd

275.18

−152.84

This barn, trailing median35 sales

698.61

−576.27

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,794	124.45	2,233	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,679	103.91	1,745	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,520	95.95	1,458	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,353	85.97	1,163	22
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,461	146.32	2,138	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,578	144.80	2,285	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,458	175.34	2,556	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,391	167.41	2,329	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,252	158.69	1,987	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,487	174.46	2,594	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,479	166.24	2,459	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,437	154.14	2,215	12

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	397.65/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 2	91	323.68/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	82	288.61/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 1	89	400.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	82	137.52/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,262	1
Bulls	—	—	1,794	124.45/cwt	110.00–133.00	2,233	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	95.95/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,458	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,353	85.97/cwt	80.00–90.50	1,163	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,679	103.91/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,745	18
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,458	175.34/cwt	170.50–178.00	2,556	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,391	167.41/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,329	7
Heifers	Select	—	1,252	158.69/cwt	155.50–160.00	1,987	5
Steers	Select	—	1,437	154.14/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,215	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,479	166.24/cwt	161.00–169.50	2,459	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,487	174.46/cwt	170.00–178.50	2,594	16
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,461	146.32/cwt	143.50–151.00	2,138	8
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,578	144.80/cwt	144.00–145.50	2,285	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	88	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	493	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	97	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	582	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	109	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	621	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	519	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	74	469.46/cwt	450.00–490.00	347	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	220.17/cwt	215.00–225.00	167	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	117	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	351	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	87	252.66/cwt	210.00–300.00	220	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	246.61/cwt	220.00–275.00	229	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	181.98/cwt	170.00–195.00	153	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	365.71/cwt	325.00–400.00	344	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	200	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	389	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	102	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	556	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	94	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	503	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	82	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	394	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	354.16/cwt	335.00–385.00	305	5
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	112	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	77	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	347	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	84	82.57/cwt	80.00–85.00	69	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	97	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	514	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	418	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	77	162.99/cwt	125.00–200.00	126	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	78	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	53	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	91	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	68	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	384.06/cwt	365.00–420.00	399	6

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 Jan 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 219Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 77Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Beef bull calves stayed steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	469	130.00	130.00
1	—	647	122.00	122.00
1	—	676	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	721	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,794	110.00–133.00	124.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,520	91.00–101.00	95.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,353	80.00–90.50	85.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,679	102.00–111.00	103.91
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,458	170.50–178.00	175.34
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,391	164.00–170.00	167.41
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,252	155.50–160.00	158.69
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,437	150.00–159.00	154.14
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,479	161.00–169.50	166.24
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,487	170.00–178.50	174.46
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,461	143.50–151.00	146.32
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	144.00–145.50	144.80

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	560.00	560.00
1	—	102	545.00	545.00
1	—	94	535.00	535.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	97	600.00	600.00
1	—	109	570.00	570.00
1	—	83	625.00	625.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	74	450.00–490.00	469.46
1	—	82	480.00	480.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	76	215.00–225.00	220.17
1	—	117	300.00	300.00
4	—	87	210.00–300.00	252.66
2	—	93	220.00–275.00	246.61
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	170.00–195.00	181.98
1	—	100	200.00	200.00
2	—	77	125.00–200.00	162.99
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	94	325.00–400.00	365.71
1	—	111	350.00	350.00
5	—	86	335.00–385.00	354.16
6	—	104	365.00–420.00	384.06
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	93	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	77	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	80.00–85.00	82.57
2	—	78	67.50	67.50
1	—	91	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	97	530.00	530.00
1	—	76	550.00	550.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves