Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 95.00 to 100.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 100.00 to 110.00 higher.

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	1,500	136.09	2,041	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,569	106.59	1,672	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,533	98.41	1,509	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,368	88.84	1,215	20
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,178	135.58	1,597	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,527	149.27	2,279	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,283	122.40	1,570	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,442	182.29	2,629	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,598	172.88	2,763	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,322	163.00	2,155	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,553	181.90	2,825	19
Steers	Choice	Average	1,552	174.41	2,707	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,582	168.92	2,672	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	537.73/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	91	391.09/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	96	342.13/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	89	113.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	87	627.07/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	87	225.83/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

44 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	Number 2	—	80	145.00/cwt	120.00–170.00	116	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	70	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	196	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	91	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	146	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	463.78/cwt	445.00–515.00	436	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	303	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	710.09/cwt	650.00–760.00	667	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	94	555.48/cwt	510.00–600.00	522	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	86	542.28/cwt	535.00–550.00	466	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	642	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,552	174.41/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,707	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,442	182.29/cwt	178.50–185.00	2,629	12
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,283	122.40/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,570	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,527	149.27/cwt	144.50–154.00	2,279	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,322	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,155	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,178	135.58/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,597	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,553	181.90/cwt	179.00–185.50	2,825	19
Steers	Select	—	1,582	168.92/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,672	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,598	172.88/cwt	170.50–175.00	2,763	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,368	88.84/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,215	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	106.59/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,672	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,533	98.41/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,509	51
Bulls	—	—	1,500	136.09/cwt	135.50–137.00	2,041	2
Bulls	Utility	—	108	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	162	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	454.76/cwt	425.00–480.00	468	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	441.54/cwt	425.00–455.00	380	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	186	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	452.06/cwt	420.00–485.00	506	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	380	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	337.50/cwt	305.00–370.00	351	2
Bulls	Utility	—	78	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	70	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	268	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	191	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	358.87/cwt	300.00–395.00	301	6
Bulls	Utility	—	81	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	81	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	331.58/cwt	300.00–385.00	312	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	94	449.00/cwt	400.00–495.00	422	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	89	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	387	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	79	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	237	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	715.00/cwt	715.00–715.00	558	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	101	675.00/cwt	650.00–700.00	682	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	77	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	108	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	114	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	713	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	611	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	697.24/cwt	655.00–740.00	572	2

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 28, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 185Year ago 264

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 81Last week 64Year ago 67

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 95.00 to 100.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 100.00 to 110.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	120.00–170.00	145.00
1	—	91	160.00	160.00
2	—	77	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	715.00	715.00
2	—	101	650.00–700.00	675.00
1	—	94	650.00	650.00
2	—	82	655.00–740.00	697.24
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	625.00	625.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	94	445.00–515.00	463.78
3	—	103	425.00–480.00	454.76
3	—	86	425.00–455.00	441.54
2	—	112	420.00–485.00	452.06
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	275.00	275.00
1	—	93	200.00	200.00
1	—	105	255.00	255.00
1	—	85	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	94	650.00–760.00	710.09
1	—	88	730.00	730.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	510.00–600.00	555.48
2	—	86	535.00–550.00	542.28
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	108	150.00	150.00
1	—	78	90.00	90.00
1	—	81	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	330.00	330.00
2	—	104	305.00–370.00	337.50
6	—	84	300.00–395.00	358.87
3	—	94	300.00–385.00	331.58
1	—	79	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	94	400.00–495.00	449.00
1	—	89	435.00	435.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,552	171.00–178.00	174.41
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,553	179.00–185.50	181.90
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,582	167.00–170.00	168.92
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,442	178.50–185.00	182.29
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,322	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,598	170.50–175.00	172.88
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,283	118.00–129.00	122.40
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,527	144.50–154.00	149.27
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,178	130.00–141.00	135.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,368	83.00–92.00	88.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,569	104.00–116.00	106.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,533	93.00–102.00	98.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	135.50–137.00	136.09

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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