Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves sold 125.00 to 190.00 higher.

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	1,418	176.53	2,503	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,641	128.35	2,106	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,407	113.37	1,595	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	112.96	1,774	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,303	93.78	1,222	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,944	125.00	2,430	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,677	113.20	1,899	18
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,439	110.10	1,584	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,326	95.77	1,269	44
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,487	166.00	2,468	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,166	142.49	1,661	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,510	157.00	2,371	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,103	149.00	1,643	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,476	191.28	2,823	19
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,392	182.53	2,541	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,252	171.50	2,147	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,508	194.54	2,934	36
Steers	Choice	Average	1,522	185.78	2,828	31
Steers	Select	Average	1,336	176.76	2,362	19

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 2	89	722.98/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 1	96	717.84/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 3	80	583.82/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	65	135.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	91	760.55/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 2	81	635.00/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,641	128.35/cwt	127.00–129.00	2,106	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	113.37/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,595	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	114.74/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,684	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,303	93.78/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,222	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,826	108.51/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,981	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,476	191.28/cwt	187.00–195.50	2,823	19
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	89.63/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,165	21
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,418	176.53/cwt	176.00–177.00	2,503	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,944	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,430	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,166	142.49/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,661	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,510	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,371	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,439	110.10/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,584	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	114.69/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,892	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,392	182.53/cwt	178.00–186.00	2,541	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,349	101.37/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,367	23
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,773	107.98/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,914	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,252	171.50/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,147	4
Steers	Select	—	1,336	176.76/cwt	170.00–180.50	2,362	19
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,508	194.54/cwt	189.00–203.50	2,934	36
Steers	Choice	—	1,522	185.78/cwt	182.00–188.50	2,828	31
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,487	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,468	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,103	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,643	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	761.25/cwt	700.00–820.00	731	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	74	670.27/cwt	660.00–680.00	496	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	113	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	859	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	775.46/cwt	730.00–825.00	659	5
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	81	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	527	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	66	657.50/cwt	635.00–680.00	434	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	80	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	588	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	885.91/cwt	810.00–960.00	726	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	866.74/cwt	810.00–900.00	797	5
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	88	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	343	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	80	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	400	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	105	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	630	1
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	102	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	510	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	81	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	441	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	79	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	415	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	649.94/cwt	630.00–670.00	747	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	684.38/cwt	645.00–700.00	705	6
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	75	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	585	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	65	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	88	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	702.57/cwt	685.00–725.00	590	5
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	688.70/cwt	600.00–730.00	654	11
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	70	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	256	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	103	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	412	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	97	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	834	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	937.61/cwt	900.00–995.00	806	3

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 18, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 263Last week 194Year ago 203

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 74Last week 90Year ago 68

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves sold 125.00 to 190.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,641	127.00–129.00	128.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,407	112.00–114.00	113.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,468	111.00–121.00	114.74
2	—	1,826	108.00–109.00	108.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	92.00–96.00	93.78
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,476	187.00–195.50	191.28
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,392	178.00–186.00	182.53
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,252	165.00–175.00	171.50
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,300	82.00–94.00	89.63
23	—	1,349	95.00–106.00	101.37
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,439	106.00–115.00	110.10
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,650	111.00–122.00	114.69
4	—	1,773	107.00–109.00	107.98
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	176.00–177.00	176.53
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,944	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,166	142.00–143.00	142.49
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,487	166.00	166.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	157.00	157.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	149.00	149.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,336	170.00–180.50	176.76
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,508	189.00–203.50	194.54
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,522	182.00–188.50	185.78

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	85	730.00–825.00	775.46
2	90–100	96	700.00–820.00	761.25
1	110–120	113	760.00	760.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	66	635.00–680.00	657.50
2	70–80	74	660.00–680.00	670.27
1	80–90	81	650.00	650.00
1	100–110	105	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	525.00	525.00
1	80–90	81	545.00	545.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	84	685.00–725.00	702.57
11	90–100	95	600.00–730.00	688.70
6	100–110	103	645.00–700.00	684.38
3	110–120	115	630.00–670.00	649.94
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	365.00	365.00
1	100–110	103	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	86	900.00–995.00	937.61
1	90–100	97	860.00	860.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	780.00	780.00
1	80–90	80	735.00	735.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	82	810.00–960.00	885.91
5	90–100	92	810.00–900.00	866.74
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	88	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	500.00	500.00
2	100–110	102	500.00	500.00

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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Every lot, as filed

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