Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter heifers traded 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter steers traded 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Holstein bull calves stayed steady.

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	1,640	178.37	2,925	4thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,587	172.83	2,743	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,733	176.16	3,053	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,479	161.77	2,393	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,847	135.71	2,507	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,675	114.83	1,923	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	81.98	897	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,737	141.00	2,449	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,736	112.24	1,949	19
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,520	109.99	1,672	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,373	97.89	1,344	31
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,344	163.23	2,194	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,330	147.71	1,965	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,483	166.87	2,475	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,594	155.00	2,471	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,472	189.77	2,793	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,361	180.52	2,457	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,396	165.00	2,303	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,500	188.52	2,828	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,457	177.74	2,590	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,321	165.64	2,188	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	577.01/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 2	97	552.84/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	89	291.62/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	79	120.66/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	104	720.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	93	705.88/cwt	8

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,483	166.87/cwt	162.50–170.50	2,475	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,344	163.23/cwt	161.00–165.50	2,194	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,396	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,303	1
Steers	Select	—	1,321	165.64/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,188	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,457	177.74/cwt	172.00–184.00	2,590	16
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,330	147.71/cwt	140.00–151.50	1,965	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,714	105.03/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,800	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,453	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,742	114.16/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,989	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,536	109.44/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,681	20
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,421	101.99/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,449	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	92.91/cwt	83.00–96.00	1,222	14
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,737	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,449	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,640	178.37/cwt	175.00–184.50	2,925	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,587	172.83/cwt	172.00–173.50	2,743	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,733	176.16/cwt	175.00–178.00	3,053	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,479	161.77/cwt	157.50–166.00	2,393	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,500	188.52/cwt	185.00–194.50	2,828	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,472	189.77/cwt	185.00–195.50	2,793	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,361	180.52/cwt	177.50–183.50	2,457	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	114.83/cwt	109.00–126.00	1,923	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	81.98/cwt	75.00–90.00	897	2
Bulls	—	—	1,847	135.71/cwt	128.00–146.00	2,507	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	776	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,071	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	585	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	801	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	545	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	741	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	602	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	861	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	972	144.57/cwt	135.00–154.00	1,405	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	812	150.24/cwt	149.50–151.00	1,220	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	429	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	622	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	867	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,292	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	734	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	984	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	122	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	592	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	555.15/cwt	530.00–605.00	472	6
Bulls	Utility	90–100	97	112.31/cwt	75.00–150.00	109	2
Bulls	Utility	80–90	83	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	116	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	69	129.67/cwt	85.00–175.00	89	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	79	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	336	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	98	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	431	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	74	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	244	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	521.78/cwt	485.00–560.00	496	10
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	105	536.56/cwt	495.00–555.00	563	9
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	118	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	289	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	114	437.33/cwt	425.00–450.00	499	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	91	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	637	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	710	1
Bulls	Utility	50–60	59	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	59	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	101	710.05/cwt	705.00–715.00	717	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	83	672.71/cwt	655.00–690.00	558	2
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	448.64/cwt	405.00–470.00	462	4
Heifers	Number 1	110–120	112	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	325	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	99	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	356	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	815.51/cwt	770.00–870.00	758	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	80	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	660	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	506.81/cwt	500.00–535.00	583	5
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	107	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	803	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	115	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	817	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	77	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	431	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	82	295.73/cwt	225.00–370.00	242	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	849.85/cwt	825.00–875.00	705	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	110	805.00/cwt	805.00–805.00	886	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	821.64/cwt	800.00–850.00	764	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	92	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	639	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	79	745.00/cwt	745.00–745.00	589	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,594	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,471	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 Dec 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17Last week 9Year ago 15

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 233Year ago 274

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 90Last week 83Year ago 86

Compared to last week's sale slaughter heifers traded 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter steers traded 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Holstein bull calves stayed steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,483	162.50–170.50	166.87
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,594	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,344	161.00–165.50	163.23
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,330	140.00–151.50	147.71
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,396	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,472	185.00–195.50	189.77
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,361	177.50–183.50	180.52
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,321	160.00–170.00	165.64
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,457	172.00–184.00	177.74
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,500	185.00–194.50	188.52
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,714	103.00–107.00	105.03
15	—	1,742	110.00–117.00	114.16
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,201	121.00	121.00
20	—	1,536	105.00–115.00	109.44
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,421	97.00–106.00	101.99
14	—	1,315	83.00–96.00	92.91
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,737	141.00	141.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,640	175.00–184.50	178.37
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,587	172.00–173.50	172.83
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,733	175.00–178.00	176.16
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,479	157.50–166.00	161.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,675	109.00–126.00	114.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,094	75.00–90.00	81.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,847	128.00–146.00	135.71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	429	145.00	145.00
1	500–550	545	136.00	136.00
1	550–600	585	137.00	137.00
1	600–650	602	143.00	143.00
1	700–750	734	134.00	134.00
1	750–800	776	138.00	138.00
2	800–850	812	149.50–151.00	150.24
1	850–900	867	149.00	149.00
2	950–1000	972	135.00–154.00	144.57

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	560.00	560.00
6	80–90	85	530.00–605.00	555.15
10	90–100	95	485.00–560.00	521.78
9	100–110	105	495.00–555.00	536.56
5	110–120	115	500.00–535.00	506.81
1	120–130	122	485.00	485.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	59	100.00	100.00
2	60–70	69	85.00–175.00	129.67
1	80–90	83	140.00	140.00
2	90–100	97	75.00–150.00	112.31
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	425.00	425.00
1	90–100	98	440.00	440.00
4	100–110	103	405.00–470.00	448.64
2	110–120	114	425.00–450.00	437.33
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	330.00	330.00
2	80–90	82	225.00–370.00	295.73
1	110–120	118	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	745.00	745.00
2	80–90	83	655.00–690.00	672.71
1	90–100	92	695.00	695.00
2	100–110	101	705.00–715.00	710.05
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	825.00–875.00	849.85
3	90–100	93	800.00–850.00	821.64
1	110–120	110	805.00	805.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	91	700.00	700.00
1	100–110	107	750.00	750.00
1	110–120	115	710.00	710.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	910.00	910.00
1	80–90	80	825.00	825.00
4	90–100	93	770.00–870.00	815.51
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	99	360.00	360.00
1	110–120	112	290.00	290.00

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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