Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2023-03-04

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Mar 4
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980
Feeder Cattle receipts
378 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 447▲ 378 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 26▲ 105 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Feeder Steers sold firm. Feeder Dairy Steers not tested. Feeder Heifers sold steady. Feeder Bulls sold firm on a light test. Replacement Cattle not tested. Today's sale included the bi-weekly Feeder and Replacement Special Saturday Sale. Demand was moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.13/cwt on 168 head.
Average price
$166.13
168 head · 620 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,030
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$239
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$43.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs NY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1618176.461,090102
Medium and Large 1-2615157.8197146
Medium and Large 2642132.6185120
One grade step is worth $43.85/cwt here — about $239 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale168 hd
166.13
—
NY average1 barns · 168 hd
166.13
+0.00
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,210$1,13827
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,261$1,06245
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,185$7751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,095$1,2266
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)922$1,1092thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)922$1,0372thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1755
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,249$1,13615

Every lot

96 lots · USDA AMS · Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Canandaigua, NY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1246185.00/cwt185.00–185.004551
Steers—Medium and Large 1285200.26/cwt185.00–215.005712
Steers—Medium and Large 1324210.04/cwt202.50–212.506815
Steers—Medium and Large 1385212.60/cwt202.50–215.008195
Steers—Medium and Large 1414189.50/cwt188.00–192.507853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424170.18/cwt160.00–177.507223
Steers—Medium and Large 1488204.71/cwt195.00–206.0099911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2499180.00/cwt180.00–180.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524163.81/cwt160.00–167.508582
Steers—Medium and Large 1525188.00/cwt188.00–188.009872
Steers—Medium and Large 2531144.16/cwt136.00–152.507652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588167.95/cwt165.00–175.009885
Steers—Medium and Large 1595202.80/cwt180.00–206.001,20713
Steers—Medium and Large 1616191.58/cwt186.00–201.001,18016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1591
Steers—Medium and Large 2664145.00/cwt145.00–145.009631
Steers—Medium and Large 1693200.87/cwt188.00–204.001,3925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714155.92/cwt150.00–162.001,1132
Steers—Medium and Large 1736200.22/cwt190.00–218.001,47420
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1631
Steers—Medium and Large 2821129.48/cwt123.00–136.001,0632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2868155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3451
Steers—Medium and Large 1883199.26/cwt191.00–202.001,7594
Steers—Medium and Large 2993127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2611
Steers—Medium and Large 11,051140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1281192.50/cwt192.50–192.505411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324150.00/cwt150.00–150.004863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327191.42/cwt187.50–200.006267
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366147.50/cwt147.50–147.505401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373170.22/cwt165.00–175.006352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375188.26/cwt182.50–192.507063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1406180.00/cwt180.00–180.007311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434157.50/cwt157.50–157.506842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473181.52/cwt175.00–185.0085914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474142.50/cwt142.50–142.506751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485168.12/cwt167.50–170.008154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515176.33/cwt173.00–184.009087
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529142.64/cwt137.50–147.507552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2547160.00/cwt160.00–160.008751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564145.00/cwt145.00–145.008181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571162.25/cwt152.50–167.009265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577178.88/cwt175.00–185.001,0326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611178.43/cwt172.50–185.001,0909
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620138.71/cwt137.50–140.008602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626152.07/cwt142.50–167.5095211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666159.76/cwt152.50–165.001,06415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670178.94/cwt170.00–190.001,19936
Heifers—Medium and Large 2672118.25/cwt104.00–132.007952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720170.58/cwt170.00–171.001,2285
Heifers—Medium and Large 2727122.40/cwt107.00–137.008902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1752172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,2974
Heifers—Medium and Large 2771130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1846160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2876119.58/cwt104.00–135.001,0482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2942125.00/cwt123.00–127.001,1782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2960104.00/cwt104.00–104.009981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2967137.71/cwt131.00–140.001,3324
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,085129.00/cwt128.00–130.001,4003
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,170127.50/cwt125.00–130.001,4922
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1289180.00/cwt180.00–180.005201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366193.12/cwt190.00–205.007075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2397162.50/cwt162.50–162.506452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417180.03/cwt177.50–182.507512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2441152.50/cwt152.50–152.506731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1496175.00/cwt175.00–175.008681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2496152.50/cwt152.50–152.507561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528165.00/cwt165.00–165.008712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530132.50/cwt132.50–132.507021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540171.51/cwt171.00–172.509266
Bulls—Medium and Large 1556185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2594160.00/cwt160.00–160.009501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,1541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2679161.66/cwt160.00–162.501,0989
Bulls—Medium and Large 2683122.50/cwt122.50–122.508371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723156.08/cwt153.00–162.501,1283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1726170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2751129.00/cwt129.00–129.009691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2923127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2964127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2241
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3460118.00/cwt118.00–118.005432
Dairy Steers—Large 3505128.00/cwt128.00–128.006461
Dairy Steers—Large 3662132.50/cwt132.50–132.508771
Dairy Steers—Large 31,008107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0791
Dairy Steers—Large 31,050128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,3441
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,215120.98/cwt112.00–129.001,4706
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2491,135.82/head610.00–1,765.001,13615
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29221,109.23/head985.00–1,225.001,1092
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29221,036.55/head985.00–1,085.001,0372
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,226.25/head935.00–1,425.001,2266
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,137.94/head750.00–1,725.001,13827
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2611,062.16/head575.00–1,665.001,06245
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,143.75/head1,000.00–1,225.001,1444

This sale against other markets

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.