Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 5.00 to 11.00 higher. Slaughter steers traded 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter heifers traded 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 120.00 to 175.00 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	Choice	Average	1,620	166.49	2,697	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,454	153.85	2,237	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,749	128.95	2,255	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,851	125.00	2,314	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,176	115.00	1,352	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,185	137.60	1,631	9thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	131.56	2,135	29
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,419	121.03	1,717	35
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,388	106.53	1,479	21
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,407	159.25	2,241	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,310	150.26	1,968	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,524	161.55	2,462	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,373	190.80	2,620	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,278	184.87	2,363	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,354	181.66	2,460	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,459	193.19	2,819	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,441	187.71	2,705	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,655	180.83	2,993	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	593.56/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 2	102	489.64/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	91	407.26/cwt	15
Heifers	Number 1	86	685.00/cwt	3

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	—	—	1,454	153.85/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,237	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,373	190.80/cwt	189.50–192.00	2,620	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,459	193.19/cwt	192.50–194.00	2,819	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,441	187.71/cwt	183.50–192.00	2,705	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,851	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,314	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,388	106.53/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,479	21
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,620	166.49/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,697	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,185	137.60/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,631	9
Steers	Select	—	1,655	180.83/cwt	179.00–183.00	2,993	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,310	150.26/cwt	150.00–150.50	1,968	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,407	159.25/cwt	157.00–162.00	2,241	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,749	128.95/cwt	128.00–130.00	2,255	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,524	161.55/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,462	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	121.03/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,717	35
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	131.56/cwt	127.00–140.00	2,135	29
Heifers	Select	—	1,354	181.66/cwt	180.00–183.50	2,460	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,278	184.87/cwt	184.00–185.50	2,363	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	81	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	818	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	88	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	418	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	74	363.38/cwt	325.00–405.00	269	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	83	351.93/cwt	305.00–400.00	292	2
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	105	295.69/cwt	200.00–400.00	310	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	577.94/cwt	555.00–615.00	595	8
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	103	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	886	1
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	122	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	634	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	83	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	137	1
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	110	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	270	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	92	384.38/cwt	300.00–425.00	354	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	91	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	846	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	806	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	78	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	413	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	98	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	843	1
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	67	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	134	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	97	585.00/cwt	570.00–610.00	567	6
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	106	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	477	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	116	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	592	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	490.52/cwt	450.00–520.00	466	4
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	534.70/cwt	525.00–540.00	449	3

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 Apr 3, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 197Last week 202Year ago 264

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 60Last week 77Year ago 67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,454	150.00–157.00	153.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,176	115.00	115.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,851	125.00	125.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,749	128.00–130.00	128.95
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	189.50–192.00	190.80
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,354	180.00–183.50	181.66
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,278	184.00–185.50	184.87
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,459	192.50–194.00	193.19
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,441	183.50–192.00	187.71
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	179.00–183.00	180.83
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,388	99.00–111.00	106.53
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,419	114.00–126.00	121.03
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,623	127.00–140.00	131.56
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,620	163.00–169.00	166.49
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,185	130.00–146.00	137.60
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	150.00–150.50	150.26
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,407	157.00–162.00	159.25
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,524	160.00–163.00	161.55

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	81	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	88	475.00	475.00
4	90–100	95	450.00–520.00	490.52
1	100–110	106	450.00	450.00
1	110–120	116	510.00	510.00
1	120–130	122	520.00	520.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	200.00	200.00
2	70–80	74	325.00–405.00	363.38
2	80–90	83	305.00–400.00	351.93
5	90–100	92	300.00–425.00	384.38
2	100–110	105	200.00–400.00	295.69
1	110–120	110	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	530.00	530.00
3	80–90	84	525.00–540.00	534.70
6	90–100	97	570.00–610.00	585.00
8	100–110	103	555.00–615.00	577.94
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	98	860.00	860.00
1	100–110	103	860.00	860.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	83	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	84	960.00	960.00
1	90–100	91	930.00	930.00

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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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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