Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter steers sold 1.50 to 6.50 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Holstein bull calves stayed steady to firm. Beef cross bull calves traded 50.00 to 80.00 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,402	162.00	2,271	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,841	141.38	2,603	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,577	124.53	1,964	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,544	123.56	1,908	21
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,489	113.54	1,691	28
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,341	103.26	1,385	22
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,520	156.56	2,380	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,199	140.00	1,679	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,295	148.00	1,917	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,538	194.96	2,998	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,318	188.62	2,486	13
Heifers	Select	Average	1,370	183.22	2,510	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,477	196.43	2,901	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,461	190.49	2,783	24
Steers	Select	Average	1,373	183.26	2,516	12

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	616.37/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	90	558.03/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	91	348.45/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	85	154.77/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	86	807.21/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	87	110.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	1,841	141.38/cwt	135.00–152.00	2,603	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	124.53/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,964	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,370	183.22/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,510	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,538	194.96/cwt	193.00–199.50	2,998	6
Steers	Select	—	1,373	183.26/cwt	177.00–185.50	2,516	12
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,199	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,679	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,461	190.49/cwt	186.00–193.50	2,783	24
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,477	196.43/cwt	194.00–200.00	2,901	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,520	156.56/cwt	153.50–162.00	2,380	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,295	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,917	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,489	113.54/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,691	28
Heifers	Choice	—	1,318	188.62/cwt	186.00–191.50	2,486	13
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	123.56/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,908	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,341	103.26/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,385	22
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,402	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,271	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	106	809.84/cwt	790.00–840.00	858	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	798.74/cwt	770.00–830.00	759	2
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	112	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	526	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	719.88/cwt	700.00–740.00	605	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	112	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	896	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	562.96/cwt	525.00–600.00	535	11
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	77	455.06/cwt	450.00–460.00	350	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	77	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	539	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	686	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	87	547.57/cwt	525.00–565.00	476	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	807.21/cwt	780.00–830.00	694	3
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	87	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	96	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	548.20/cwt	535.00–560.00	630	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	562.31/cwt	530.00–600.00	579	8
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	104	353.97/cwt	330.00–375.00	368	3
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	99	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	307	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	100	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	91	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	159	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	82	144.66/cwt	90.00–200.00	119	2
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	77	355.19/cwt	340.00–370.00	273	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	351.26/cwt	315.00–375.00	299	3
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	96	469.21/cwt	440.00–500.00	450	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	801.85/cwt	770.00–835.00	601	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	89	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	445	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 Mar 27, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 147Year ago 264

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 77Last week 68Year ago 67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,841	135.00–152.00	141.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,577	122.00–128.00	124.53
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,370	180.00–185.00	183.22
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,538	193.00–199.50	194.96
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,318	186.00–191.50	188.62
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,373	177.00–185.50	183.26
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,461	186.00–193.50	190.49
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,477	194.00–200.00	196.43
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,199	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,520	153.50–162.00	156.56
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	148.00	148.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,489	109.00–118.00	113.54
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,544	119.00–129.00	123.56
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,341	99.00–108.00	103.26
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,402	162.00	162.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	770.00–835.00	801.85
2	90–100	95	770.00–830.00	798.74
3	100–110	106	790.00–840.00	809.84
1	110–120	112	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	450.00–460.00	455.06
1	80–90	89	500.00	500.00
2	90–100	96	440.00–500.00	469.21
1	100–110	100	450.00	450.00
1	110–120	112	470.00	470.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	700.00	700.00
2	80–90	84	700.00–740.00	719.88
1	90–100	94	730.00	730.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	87	525.00–565.00	547.57
11	90–100	95	525.00–600.00	562.96
8	100–110	103	530.00–600.00	562.31
3	110–120	115	535.00–560.00	548.20
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	340.00–370.00	355.19
3	80–90	85	315.00–375.00	351.26
1	90–100	99	310.00	310.00
3	100–110	104	330.00–375.00	353.97
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	82	90.00–200.00	144.66
1	90–100	91	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	86	780.00–830.00	807.21
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	110.00	110.00

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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Every lot, as filed

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