Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2023-05-06

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, May 6
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980
Feeder Cattle receipts
881 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 946▲ 441 vs year ago 440 · +100.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 16▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Steers and heifers sold strong with good demand for 400-500lb cattle. Most of the calves sold were vaccinated. New York Cattlemen's heavier open Heifers were $2200-2600.00, lighter Heifers were $1300-1775.00. Trowbridge Angus Bull sale had 58head for an average of $4392.00. Trowbridge Hereford Bulls were $1750-2000.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.80/cwt on 241 head.
Average price
$192.80
241 head · 584 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,126
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.31/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 1596198.081,181175
Medium and Large 2552178.7898666
One grade step is worth $19.31/cwt here — about $195 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 sale241 hd
192.80
—
NY average1 barns · 241 hd
192.80
+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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,6086
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$1,4012thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$1,2379
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$1,1983thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,30234

Every lot

81 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2333200.00/cwt200.00–200.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 2385217.50/cwt217.50–217.508371
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed397240.81/cwt237.50–247.509563
Steers—Medium and Large 1399232.00/cwt232.00–232.009262
Steers—Medium and Large 1421230.00/cwt230.00–230.009681
Steers—Medium and Large 2448180.00/cwt180.00–180.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1468221.49/cwt205.00–240.001,0378
Steers—Medium and Large 2471202.50/cwt202.50–202.509541
Steers—Medium and Large 2526199.33/cwt199.00–202.501,04811
Steers—Medium and Large 1544206.15/cwt195.00–217.501,1212
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed559225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2583
Steers—Medium and Large 1567219.16/cwt195.00–225.001,2437
Steers—Medium and Large 2571198.02/cwt177.50–205.001,1319
Steers—Medium and Large 1630202.76/cwt197.00–212.501,27711
Steers—Medium and Large 2630193.46/cwt160.00–199.001,21914
Steers—Medium and Large 2673195.94/cwt190.00–199.001,3199
Steers—Medium and Large 1689209.46/cwt195.00–217.501,44320
Steers—Medium and Large 1713199.73/cwt194.00–208.001,42425
Steers—Medium and Large 1769198.86/cwt190.00–202.001,5295
Steers—Medium and Large 2778162.77/cwt162.00–165.001,2668
Steers—Medium and Large 1829198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,6413
Steers—Medium and Large 2843142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1971
Steers—Medium and Large 1854191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,6315
Steers—Medium and Large 2890142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,2683
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2287177.50/cwt177.50–177.505096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310235.00/cwt235.00–235.007291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315222.50/cwt222.50–222.507014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378182.12/cwt155.00–205.006885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1389214.00/cwt214.00–214.008323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2441196.57/cwt192.50–197.508675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1443213.64/cwt195.00–217.0094611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469196.42/cwt190.00–197.509217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1488203.75/cwt197.50–220.0099433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508183.14/cwt182.50–185.009304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526205.21/cwt190.00–217.501,07917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed530198.32/cwt197.50–200.001,0513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574174.61/cwt147.00–187.501,00211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577199.10/cwt180.00–209.001,14932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621189.51/cwt184.00–197.501,17713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2632161.78/cwt155.00–177.501,0224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667184.56/cwt182.50–186.001,23120
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670172.28/cwt167.50–177.501,1545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725192.84/cwt175.00–202.501,39828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2738163.26/cwt160.00–170.001,2053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2753165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1758204.59/cwt199.00–206.001,5515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1820186.86/cwt160.00–191.001,5329
Heifers—Medium and Large 2825154.60/cwt147.50–157.001,2754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2899158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,4202
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2316217.50/cwt217.50–217.506871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327236.98/cwt220.00–242.507756
Bulls—Medium and Large 2388195.00/cwt195.00–195.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405228.50/cwt222.50–230.009255
Bulls—Medium and Large 2408200.00/cwt200.00–200.008164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466213.22/cwt212.50–217.509947
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473190.00/cwt190.00–190.008991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2501187.50/cwt187.50–187.509393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1537205.72/cwt200.00–207.501,1057
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558188.75/cwt185.00–190.001,0534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1634190.78/cwt187.50–200.001,2106
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678183.49/cwt172.50–185.001,2448
Bulls—Medium and Large 1727179.38/cwt167.50–190.001,3043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780160.62/cwt152.00–170.001,2533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1846160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3541
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3513130.00/cwt130.00–130.006671
Dairy Steers—Large 3590114.00/cwt114.00–114.006733
Dairy Steers—Large 3890120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0681
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1081,086.28/head1,000.00–1,200.001,0866
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,401.11/head1,350.00–1,450.001,4012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,395.21/head1,325.00–1,475.001,3952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2001,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2171,467.12/head1,300.00–1,700.001,4673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,198.33/head1,125.00–1,250.001,1983
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2501,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3002,036.54/head1,875.00–2,175.002,0372
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0831,091.15/head925.00–1,275.001,0916
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0831,049.23/head975.00–1,100.001,0496
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1421,395.99/head1,200.00–1,650.001,39612
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,644.68/head1,525.00–1,750.001,6454
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,347.57/head1,200.00–1,450.001,3486

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.