Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 25.00 to 60.00 higher. Beef bull calves stayed steady to firm.

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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,569	165.00	2,589	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,449	161.71	2,343	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,509	130.88	1,975	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,679	115.06	1,932	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	100.80	1,261	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,584	95.00	1,505	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	114.43	1,951	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,483	102.09	1,514	31
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,344	94.58	1,271	18
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,353	148.66	2,011	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,452	151.00	2,193	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,359	182.44	2,479	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,325	176.39	2,337	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,385	166.42	2,305	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,497	181.94	2,724	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,433	176.64	2,531	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,341	166.99	2,239	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	541.25/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	94	427.96/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	82	315.30/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	103	150.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	85	656.82/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	88	481.98/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,509	130.88/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,975	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	100.80/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,261	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,679	115.06/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,932	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,584	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,325	176.39/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,337	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,385	166.42/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,305	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	114.43/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,951	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,344	94.58/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,271	18
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,449	161.71/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,343	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,569	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,589	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,359	182.44/cwt	179.50–185.00	2,479	16
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,497	181.94/cwt	179.00–185.50	2,724	10
Steers	Select	—	1,341	166.99/cwt	164.00–170.50	2,239	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,433	176.64/cwt	173.00–178.50	2,531	13
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,353	148.66/cwt	138.00–157.00	2,011	9
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,452	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,193	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,483	102.09/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,514	31
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	121	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	768	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	636	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	556	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	709.75/cwt	700.00–720.00	667	3
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	98	382.67/cwt	350.00–415.00	375	2
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	76	268.33/cwt	230.00–320.00	204	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	86	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	628	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	93	724.95/cwt	715.00–735.00	674	2
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	78	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	101	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	86	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	254	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	105	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	231	1
Heifers	Number 2	90–100	92	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	92	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	117	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	585	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	105	518.33/cwt	485.00–565.00	544	6
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	86	248.46/cwt	200.00–300.00	214	3
Bulls	Utility	100–110	103	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	155	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	777.43/cwt	740.00–845.00	661	3
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	500.84/cwt	475.00–535.00	431	7
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	281.62/cwt	250.00–315.00	262	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	514.99/cwt	470.00–570.00	479	5
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	100	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	425	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	370.85/cwt	325.00–445.00	312	5
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	65	475.00/cwt	450.00–500.00	309	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	72	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	360	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.

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 205Last week 207Year ago 264

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 67Last week 81Year ago 67

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 25.00 to 60.00 higher. Beef bull calves stayed steady to firm.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,509	125.00–135.00	130.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,251	98.00–103.00	100.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,679	110.00–117.00	115.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,584	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,325	175.00–178.00	176.39
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	163.00–170.00	166.42
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,359	179.50–185.00	182.44
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,705	110.00–122.00	114.43
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,344	90.00–97.00	94.58
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,483	98.00–108.00	102.09
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,449	160.00–163.00	161.71
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,569	165.00	165.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,497	179.00–185.50	181.94
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,341	164.00–170.50	166.99
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,433	173.00–178.50	176.64
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,353	138.00–157.00	148.66
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,452	151.00	151.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	106	600.00	600.00
1	120–130	121	635.00	635.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	83	670.00	670.00
3	90–100	94	700.00–720.00	709.75
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	84	325.00–445.00	370.85
2	90–100	98	350.00–415.00	382.67
1	100–110	100	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	76	230.00–320.00	268.33
3	80–90	86	200.00–300.00	248.46
2	90–100	93	250.00–315.00	281.62
1	100–110	105	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	80–90	86	475.00–535.00	500.84
5	90–100	93	470.00–570.00	514.99
6	100–110	105	485.00–565.00	518.33
2	110–120	117	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	103	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	65	450.00–500.00	475.00
1	70–80	72	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	86	730.00	730.00
2	90–100	93	715.00–735.00	724.95
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	130.00	130.00
1	90–100	92	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	86	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	740.00–845.00	777.43

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

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Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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