Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter steers traded 2.50 to 3.50 higher. Slaughter heifers traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 40.00 to 85.00 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	1,293	175.93	2,275	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,437	156.67	2,251	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	123.91	1,869	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,634	115.29	1,884	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,544	124.18	1,917	23
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,436	112.63	1,617	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,321	102.91	1,359	12
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,450	164.67	2,388	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,454	154.69	2,249	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,396	189.85	2,650	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,449	183.74	2,662	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,385	173.30	2,400	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,443	192.25	2,774	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,538	184.77	2,842	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,384	174.53	2,415	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	616.19/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	93	601.07/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	106	360.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	97	908.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	96	430.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	—	1,437	156.67/cwt	149.00–164.00	2,251	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,449	183.74/cwt	179.50–187.50	2,662	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,396	189.85/cwt	188.00–193.50	2,650	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,443	192.25/cwt	189.50–196.00	2,774	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,634	115.29/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,884	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	123.91/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,869	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,538	184.77/cwt	180.00–187.50	2,842	16
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,454	154.69/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,249	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,450	164.67/cwt	164.00–165.00	2,388	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,436	112.63/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,617	15
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	124.18/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,917	23
Heifers	Select	—	1,385	173.30/cwt	168.00–176.50	2,400	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,321	102.91/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,359	12
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,293	175.93/cwt	174.00–179.50	2,275	3
Steers	Select	—	1,384	174.53/cwt	171.00–178.50	2,415	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	887	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	98	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	965	1
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	120	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	606	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	112	922.52/cwt	920.00–925.00	1,033	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	104	886.23/cwt	850.00–925.00	922	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	382	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	583.19/cwt	525.00–620.00	601	9
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	407.63/cwt	400.00–415.00	342	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	98	895.00/cwt	895.00–895.00	877	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	954	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	96	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	413	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	77	465.03/cwt	415.00–510.00	358	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	809	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	585.03/cwt	580.00–590.00	661	3
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	545.55/cwt	530.00–570.00	464	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	96	591.87/cwt	540.00–635.00	568	7
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	106	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	382	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 22, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 211Year ago 264

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 51Last week 74Year ago 67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,437	149.00–164.00	156.67
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,449	179.50–187.50	183.74
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,396	188.00–193.50	189.85
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,385	168.00–176.50	173.30
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,443	189.50–196.00	192.25
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,538	180.00–187.50	184.77
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,384	171.00–178.50	174.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,634	112.00–118.00	115.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,508	121.00–127.00	123.91
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,454	152.00–158.00	154.69
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	164.00–165.00	164.67
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,436	109.00–117.00	112.63
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,544	119.00–130.00	124.18
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,321	98.00–107.00	102.91
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	174.00–179.50	175.93

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	87	1,020.00	1,020.00
1	90–100	98	985.00	985.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	77	415.00–510.00	465.03
2	80–90	84	400.00–415.00	407.63
1	90–100	92	415.00	415.00
1	120–130	120	505.00	505.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–110	104	850.00–925.00	886.23
2	110–120	112	920.00–925.00	922.52
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	530.00–570.00	545.55
7	90–100	96	540.00–635.00	591.87
9	100–110	103	525.00–620.00	583.19
3	110–120	113	580.00–590.00	585.03
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	106	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	930.00	930.00
1	90–100	98	895.00	895.00
1	100–110	106	900.00	900.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	96	430.00	430.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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