Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter heifers traded 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter steers stayed steady. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 75.00 to 90.00 lower.

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	1,394	170.41	2,376	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,573	171.50	2,698	6thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,547	149.96	2,320	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,879	119.24	2,241	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,752	115.00	2,015	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,192	104.76	1,249	5thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,655	132.00	2,185	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,777	124.59	2,214	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,606	114.30	1,836	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,350	99.58	1,345	34
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,506	154.00	2,319	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,490	142.34	2,121	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,541	159.28	2,455	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,510	150.17	2,268	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,384	189.00	2,616	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,326	179.65	2,382	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,161	168.07	1,951	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,499	191.47	2,870	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,427	180.15	2,571	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,310	166.37	2,179	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 2	93	577.98/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 1	100	566.86/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 3	82	331.21/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	79	140.98/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	89	823.74/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	89	665.08/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,547	149.96/cwt	127.00–160.00	2,320	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	104.76/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,249	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,879	119.24/cwt	117.00–123.00	2,241	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,161	168.07/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,951	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,326	179.65/cwt	173.00–183.50	2,382	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,752	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,015	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,394	170.41/cwt	164.50–175.50	2,376	5
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,185	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,510	150.17/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,268	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,541	159.28/cwt	157.00–161.00	2,455	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,869	106.84/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,997	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	92.75/cwt	80.00–102.00	1,150	19
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,384	189.00/cwt	184.50–192.50	2,616	12
Steers	Select	—	1,310	166.37/cwt	154.00–173.00	2,179	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,490	108.24/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,613	15
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,573	171.50/cwt	164.00–177.00	2,698	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,427	180.15/cwt	174.00–185.50	2,571	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,499	191.47/cwt	187.00–195.00	2,870	16
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,490	142.34/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,121	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,506	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,319	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,606	114.30/cwt	108.00–122.00	1,836	18
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,762	127.55/cwt	124.00–137.00	2,247	12
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	895.00/cwt	895.00–895.00	743	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	826	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	828.00/cwt	820.00–840.00	795	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	83	780.72/cwt	760.00–800.00	648	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	103	785.00/cwt	780.00–790.00	809	2
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	121	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	605	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	88	339.94/cwt	330.00–350.00	299	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	858	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	81	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	551	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	96	522.06/cwt	455.00–560.00	501	7
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	600	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	733	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	106	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	408	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	88	509.05/cwt	450.00–545.00	448	5
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	518	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	856.86/cwt	820.00–890.00	728	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	92	660.11/cwt	630.00–700.00	607	3
Bulls	Utility	70–80	77	126.47/cwt	75.00–180.00	97	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	106	518.79/cwt	480.00–550.00	550	8
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	76	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	245	2
Bulls	Utility	80–90	83	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	141	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	113	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	503	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	430.18/cwt	420.00–440.00	361	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	77	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	293	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 Oct 30, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 215Last week 229Year ago 410

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 67Last week 76Year ago 70

Compared to last week's sale slaughter heifers traded 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter steers stayed steady. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 75.00 to 90.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,547	127.00–160.00	149.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,192	98.00–110.00	104.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,879	117.00–123.00	119.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,752	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,161	165.00–171.00	168.07
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,326	173.00–183.50	179.65
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,384	184.50–192.50	189.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,394	164.50–175.50	170.41
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	132.00	132.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	148.00–152.00	150.17
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,541	157.00–161.00	159.28
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,869	106.00–108.00	106.84
12	—	1,762	124.00–137.00	127.55
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,240	80.00–102.00	92.75
15	—	1,490	103.00–114.00	108.24
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,606	108.00–122.00	114.30
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,310	154.00–173.00	166.37
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,427	174.00–185.50	180.15
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,499	187.00–195.00	191.47
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,573	164.00–177.00	171.50
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,490	140.00–144.00	142.34
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,506	154.00	154.00

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	83	895.00	895.00
3	90–100	96	820.00–840.00	828.00
1	100–110	102	810.00	810.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	760.00–800.00	780.72
2	100–110	103	780.00–790.00	785.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	88	450.00–545.00	509.05
7	90–100	96	455.00–560.00	522.06
8	100–110	106	480.00–550.00	518.79
2	110–120	115	450.00	450.00
2	120–130	121	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	76	320.00–325.00	322.48
2	80–90	88	330.00–350.00	339.94
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	380.00	380.00
2	80–90	84	420.00–440.00	430.18
1	100–110	106	385.00	385.00
1	110–120	113	445.00	445.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	75.00–180.00	126.47
1	80–90	83	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	800.00	800.00
2	80–90	85	820.00–890.00	856.86
1	90–100	94	780.00	780.00
1	100–110	104	825.00	825.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	81	680.00	680.00
3	90–100	92	630.00–700.00	660.11

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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