Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows stayed steady to firm. Slaughter heifers traded 3.50 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter steers traded 4.50 to 6.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 20.00 to 45.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves stayed steady to firm 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,789	144.51	2,585	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,735	125.01	2,169	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,595	114.68	1,829	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,251	104.51	1,307	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,608	139.26	2,239	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,621	119.53	1,938	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,577	110.71	1,746	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,479	103.37	1,529	14
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,474	160.60	2,367	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,282	140.49	1,801	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,522	156.77	2,386	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,443	133.98	1,933	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,385	189.31	2,622	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,366	183.44	2,506	14
Heifers	Select	Average	1,447	177.20	2,564	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,574	192.29	3,027	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,497	184.87	2,768	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,429	176.48	2,522	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	599.67/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 2	101	571.13/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	80	312.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	93	618.04/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	85	366.25/cwt	4

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	—	—	1,789	144.51/cwt	135.50–149.50	2,585	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,595	114.68/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,829	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	125.01/cwt	122.00–131.00	2,169	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,251	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,307	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,385	189.31/cwt	187.00–193.50	2,622	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,574	192.29/cwt	190.00–196.50	3,027	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	119.53/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,938	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,479	103.37/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,529	14
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,608	139.26/cwt	138.00–140.00	2,239	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,497	184.87/cwt	181.50–188.00	2,768	22
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,282	140.49/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,801	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,474	160.60/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,367	3
Steers	Select	—	1,429	176.48/cwt	174.00–179.50	2,522	9
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,443	133.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,933	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,522	156.77/cwt	151.00–164.00	2,386	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,577	110.71/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,746	18
Heifers	Select	—	1,447	177.20/cwt	174.50–179.50	2,564	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,366	183.44/cwt	181.50–186.00	2,506	14
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	800	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	853	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	701	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	82	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	631	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	125	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	963	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	84	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	239	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	89	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	712	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	806	1
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	81	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	203	2
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	87	325.11/cwt	320.00–330.00	283	2
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	79	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	154	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	109	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	469	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	116	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	539	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	440.65/cwt	410.00–470.00	405	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	840	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	75	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	255	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	395	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	536.68/cwt	530.00–540.00	617	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	575.08/cwt	525.00–620.00	546	6
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	573.97/cwt	545.00–630.00	591	6
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	98	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	755	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 May 1, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 166Year ago 264

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 49Last week 45Year ago 67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,789	135.50–149.50	144.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,595	113.00–116.00	114.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,735	122.00–131.00	125.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,251	104.00–105.00	104.51
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,385	187.00–193.50	189.31
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,447	174.50–179.50	177.20
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,366	181.50–186.00	183.44
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,574	190.00–196.50	192.29
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,497	181.50–188.00	184.87
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,429	174.00–179.50	176.48
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,621	116.00–124.00	119.53
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,479	100.00–106.00	103.37
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,577	107.00–115.00	110.71
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,608	138.00–140.00	139.26
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,282	134.00–145.00	140.49
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,474	157.00–164.00	160.60
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,443	130.00–140.00	133.98
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,522	151.00–164.00	156.77

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	92	870.00	870.00
1	100–110	104	820.00	820.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	82	770.00	770.00
2	90–100	96	730.00	730.00
1	120–130	125	770.00	770.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	340.00	340.00
1	80–90	84	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	84	470.00	470.00
2	90–100	92	410.00–470.00	440.65
1	100–110	109	430.00	430.00
2	110–120	116	465.00	465.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	90–100	95	525.00–620.00	575.08
6	100–110	103	545.00–630.00	573.97
3	110–120	115	530.00–540.00	536.68
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	89	800.00	800.00
1	90–100	96	840.00	840.00
1	100–110	105	800.00	800.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	195.00	195.00
2	80–90	81	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	87	320.00–330.00	325.11
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	98	770.00	770.00

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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