Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Dairy Bulls Yield grade corrected to 1-2

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 1.00 lower. Slaughter steers traded 2.00 to 3.50 lower. Slaughter heifers traded 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Holstein bull calves stayed steady to firm. Beef cross bull calves traded 10.00 to 80.00 higher with light supply.

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	Choice	Average	1,292	173.50	2,242	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,384	169.00	2,339	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,409	152.35	2,147	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,839	149.71	2,753	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	132.03	1,921	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	122.61	1,535	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,457	110.38	1,608	5thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,539	137.00	2,108	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,727	128.32	2,216	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,627	119.75	1,948	37
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,372	109.82	1,507	37
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,432	158.16	2,265	10
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,196	147.01	1,758	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,431	187.51	2,683	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,371	182.62	2,504	13
Heifers	Select	Average	1,327	176.28	2,339	16
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,526	188.86	2,882	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,467	183.13	2,687	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,473	175.39	2,583	13

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	93	616.95/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 2	95	530.79/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	98	393.74/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 1	89	840.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	93	432.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,839	149.71/cwt	143.00–154.00	2,753	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	132.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,921	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,457	110.38/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,608	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,371	182.62/cwt	179.50–185.00	2,504	13
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,431	187.51/cwt	185.50–190.00	2,683	13
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,526	188.86/cwt	187.00–191.00	2,882	7
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,196	147.01/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,758	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,327	176.28/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,339	16
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,409	152.35/cwt	146.50–160.00	2,147	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,384	169.00/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,339	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,292	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	2,242	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,539	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,108	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,467	183.13/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,687	10
Steers	Select	—	1,473	175.39/cwt	171.00–178.50	2,583	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	122.61/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,535	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,432	158.16/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,265	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,627	119.75/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,948	37
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,727	128.32/cwt	125.00–134.00	2,216	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,372	109.82/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,507	37
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	647	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	106	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	827	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	832.34/cwt	790.00–890.00	791	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	96	570.98/cwt	540.00–610.00	548	6
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	110–120	117	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	737	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	92	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	248	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	102	610.05/cwt	600.00–620.00	622	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	83	253.28/cwt	240.00–270.00	210	3
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	75	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	94	1
Bulls	Number 3	120–130	125	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	338	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	575.47/cwt	555.00–600.00	598	4
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	89	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	423	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	89	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	748	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	110	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	814	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	466.45/cwt	430.00–510.00	438	7
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	545.72/cwt	530.00–570.00	464	7
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	78	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	402	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	104	487.48/cwt	485.00–490.00	507	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	89	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	659	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	103	730.44/cwt	700.00–760.00	752	2
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	79	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	415	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 Apr 17, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 163Year ago 264

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 86Last week 64Year ago 67

Correction: Dairy Bulls Yield grade corrected to 1-2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,839	143.00–154.00	149.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,455	130.00–135.00	132.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,457	108.00–112.00	110.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,252	117.00–125.00	122.61
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,371	179.50–185.00	182.62
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,431	185.50–190.00	187.51
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,327	173.00–179.00	176.28
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,526	187.00–191.00	188.86
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,467	180.00–185.00	183.13
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,473	171.00–178.50	175.39
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,196	140.00–152.00	147.01
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,432	154.00–163.00	158.16
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,409	146.50–160.00	152.35
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,384	168.00–170.00	169.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,292	173.50	173.50
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,539	137.00	137.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,627	115.00–124.00	119.75
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,727	125.00–134.00	128.32
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,372	105.00–114.00	109.82

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	77	840.00	840.00
3	90–100	95	790.00–890.00	832.34
1	100–110	106	780.00	780.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	525.00	525.00
7	80–90	85	530.00–570.00	545.72
6	90–100	96	540.00–610.00	570.98
4	100–110	104	555.00–600.00	575.47
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–110	102	600.00–620.00	610.05
1	110–120	117	630.00	630.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	83	240.00–270.00	253.28
1	90–100	92	270.00	270.00
1	120–130	125	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	515.00	515.00
1	80–90	89	475.00	475.00
7	90–100	94	430.00–510.00	466.45
2	100–110	104	485.00–490.00	487.48
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	89	740.00	740.00
2	100–110	103	700.00–760.00	730.44
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	89	840.00	840.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	110–120	110	740.00	740.00

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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