Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Dairy bull calves traded 15.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves traded 10.00 to 50.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.21/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −480.39 against this barn's trailing median of $698.61.

Average price

$218.21

8 head · 317 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−39.06

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	317	218.21	691	8thin

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 sale8 hd

218.21

—

NY average3 barns · 151 hd

257.28

−39.06

This barn, trailing median35 sales

698.61

−480.39

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	1,345	124.44	1,674	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,684	106.22	1,789	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,536	95.92	1,473	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,315	84.33	1,109	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,483	150.50	2,232	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,483	135.64	2,012	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,459	138.59	2,022	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,501	179.90	2,700	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,339	172.33	2,307	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,297	163.30	2,118	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,565	178.07	2,787	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,438	170.49	2,452	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,460	160.89	2,349	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	381.49/cwt	33
Bulls	Number 2	94	293.40/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	80	245.72/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	98	86.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	102	485.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	87	335.03/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,536	95.92/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,473	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	84.33/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,109	13
Bulls	—	—	1,345	124.44/cwt	121.00–127.50	1,674	6
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	248	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	220.38/cwt	200.00–240.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	238.68/cwt	237.50–240.00	778	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	66	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	231	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	528	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,565	178.07/cwt	175.00–184.50	2,787	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,438	170.49/cwt	166.00–174.00	2,452	15
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,459	138.59/cwt	133.00–141.00	2,022	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,339	172.33/cwt	168.00–174.50	2,307	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,483	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	2,232	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,297	163.30/cwt	160.00–166.50	2,118	7
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,483	135.64/cwt	134.00–137.50	2,012	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,501	179.90/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,700	7
Steers	Select	—	1,460	160.89/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,349	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,684	106.22/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,789	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	226.02/cwt	220.00–240.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	236	208.31/cwt	195.00–222.50	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,101	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	368.90/cwt	325.00–400.00	387	12
Bulls	Utility	—	100	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	60	1
Bulls	Utility	—	97	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	97	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	248.39/cwt	225.00–295.00	233	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	121	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	375	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	232	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	305	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	110	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	550	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	356.68/cwt	325.00–375.00	403	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	148	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	188	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	82	258.54/cwt	235.00–280.00	212	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	93	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	437	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	91	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	173	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	362.46/cwt	325.00–415.00	341	7
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	105	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	499	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	71	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	249	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	285	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	87	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	109	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	72	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	108	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	605.08/cwt	600.00–610.00	563	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	357.63/cwt	340.00–400.00	300	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	189.65/cwt	180.00–200.00	161	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	73	546.99/cwt	510.00–585.00	399	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	85	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	340	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 Feb 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 230Year ago 264

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 86Last week 53Year ago 67

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Dairy bull calves traded 15.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves traded 10.00 to 50.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,536	90.00–101.00	95.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,315	79.00–89.00	84.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,684	102.00–114.00	106.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,345	121.00–127.50	124.44
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,565	175.00–184.50	178.07
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,438	166.00–174.00	170.49
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,460	157.00–165.00	160.89
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,459	133.00–141.00	138.59
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,339	168.00–174.50	172.33
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,297	160.00–166.50	163.30
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,501	176.00–186.00	179.90
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,483	150.50	150.50
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	134.00–137.50	135.64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	322	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	248	232.50	232.50
2	—	265	200.00–240.00	220.38
2	—	326	237.50–240.00	238.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	319	220.00–240.00	226.02
2	—	236	195.00–222.50	208.31
1	—	511	200.00	200.00
1	—	276	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	518	212.50	212.50

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	350.00	350.00
1	—	71	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	600.00	600.00
2	—	73	510.00–585.00	546.99
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	105	325.00–400.00	368.90
3	—	113	325.00–375.00	356.68
7	—	94	325.00–415.00	362.46
8	—	84	340.00–400.00	357.63
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	60.00	60.00
2	—	97	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	94	225.00–295.00	248.39
1	—	121	310.00	310.00
1	—	76	305.00	305.00
1	—	100	305.00	305.00
3	—	82	235.00–280.00	258.54
1	—	114	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	195.00	195.00
1	—	94	200.00	200.00
2	—	85	180.00–200.00	189.65
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	475.00	475.00
1	—	85	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	500.00	500.00
1	—	93	470.00	470.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	91	190.00	190.00
1	—	87	125.00	125.00
1	—	72	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	600.00–610.00	605.08

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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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

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

Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves