Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 75.00 to 110.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 30.00 to 85.00 lower.

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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,510	163.65	2,471	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	2,453	124.00	3,042	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	120.64	1,886	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	110.00	1,434	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	102.00	1,070	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,642	118.76	1,950	19
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,489	107.18	1,596	23
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,370	98.35	1,347	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,542	163.00	2,513	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,162	147.95	1,719	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,546	165.00	2,551	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,444	145.98	2,108	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,424	191.37	2,725	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,316	184.05	2,422	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,248	177.00	2,209	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,536	193.72	2,976	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,415	185.08	2,619	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,523	174.80	2,662	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	636.38/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 2	98	522.13/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 3	79	334.88/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	89	218.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	97	740.14/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	69	100.00/cwt	1

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
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,542	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,513	1
Steers	Select	—	1,523	174.80/cwt	170.00–177.50	2,662	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,415	185.08/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,619	14
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,536	193.72/cwt	190.00–198.50	2,976	11
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	747.44/cwt	745.00–750.00	650	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	720	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	755.00/cwt	755.00–755.00	589	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,162	147.95/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,719	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,248	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,209	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,510	163.65/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,471	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,370	98.35/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,347	17
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	118.76/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,950	19
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,489	107.18/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,596	23
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,444	145.98/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,108	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,546	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,551	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,424	191.37/cwt	187.00–195.00	2,725	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,316	184.05/cwt	179.00–186.50	2,422	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,070	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	120.64/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,886	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,434	1
Bulls	—	—	2,453	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	3,042	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	766.53/cwt	740.00–785.00	721	3
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	74	346.51/cwt	325.00–370.00	256	3
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	88	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	506	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	74	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	185	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	89	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	227	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	89	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	650	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	111	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	821	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	745.27/cwt	720.00–770.00	693	2
Heifers	Number 2	60–70	69	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	69	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	116	505.14/cwt	500.00–515.00	586	3
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	492.91/cwt	460.00–530.00	419	4
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	78	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	390	1
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	124	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	620	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	88	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	572	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	107	652.32/cwt	645.00–660.00	698	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	561.74/cwt	550.00–575.00	573	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	570.18/cwt	545.00–605.00	542	8
Bulls	Utility	100–110	105	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	158	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	494.38/cwt	450.00–525.00	460	6
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	92	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	276	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	517.33/cwt	500.00–535.00	533	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.

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 251Year ago 264

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 68Last week 78Year ago 67

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 75.00 to 110.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 30.00 to 85.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,542	163.00	163.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,162	146.00–150.00	147.95
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,523	170.00–177.50	174.80
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,415	180.00–189.00	185.08
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,536	190.00–198.50	193.72
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,248	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,424	187.00–195.00	191.37
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,316	179.00–186.50	184.05
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	160.00–169.00	163.65
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,370	92.00–102.00	98.35
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,642	114.00–125.00	118.76
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,489	103.00–113.00	107.18
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,444	142.00–149.00	145.98
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,546	165.00	165.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,049	102.00	102.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	118.00–123.00	120.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,304	110.00	110.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,453	124.00	124.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	755.00	755.00
2	80–90	87	745.00–750.00	747.44
3	90–100	94	740.00–785.00	766.53
1	100–110	100	720.00	720.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	74	325.00–370.00	346.51
1	90–100	92	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	88	575.00	575.00
8	90–100	95	545.00–605.00	570.18
3	100–110	102	550.00–575.00	561.74
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	250.00	250.00
1	80–90	89	255.00	255.00
1	100–110	105	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	500.00	500.00
4	80–90	85	460.00–530.00	492.91
6	90–100	93	450.00–525.00	494.38
2	100–110	103	500.00–535.00	517.33
3	110–120	116	500.00–515.00	505.14
1	120–130	124	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	88	650.00	650.00
2	100–110	107	645.00–660.00	652.32
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	89	730.00	730.00
2	90–100	93	720.00–770.00	745.27
1	110–120	111	740.00	740.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	100.00	100.00

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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