Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2023-12-02

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Dec 2
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980
Feeder Cattle receipts
690 head
▲ 336 vs last sale 354▼ 503 vs year ago 1,193 · −42.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 57▲ 112 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Final Report Released

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.44/cwt on 233 head.
Average price
$189.44
233 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$963
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$40
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$35.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.70
vs NY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1473206.41976123
Medium and Large 2549170.47935110
One grade step is worth $35.94/cwt here — about $40 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 sale233 hd
189.44
—
NY average3 barns · 300 hd
198.14
−8.70
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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,266$1,25368
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,025$1,34518
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,212$1,1083thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,229$1,18021

Every lot

82 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1282260.00/cwt260.00–260.007333
Steers—Medium and Large 2317177.50/cwt177.50–177.505631
Steers—Medium and Large 1338222.50/cwt222.50–222.507523
Steers—Medium and Large 2384187.50/cwt187.50–187.507205
Steers—Medium and Large 2415220.00/cwt220.00–220.009133
Steers—Medium and Large 1423235.95/cwt232.50–242.5099813
Steers—Medium and Large 2467216.26/cwt215.00–220.001,0108
Steers—Medium and Large 2510226.16/cwt220.00–227.501,15319
Steers—Medium and Large 1542242.83/cwt242.50–243.001,3169
Steers—Medium and Large 2561206.37/cwt195.00–212.501,15818
Steers—Medium and Large 1593254.01/cwt245.00–263.001,50612
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed611230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4053
Steers—Medium and Large 2634210.05/cwt207.50–217.501,33212
Steers—Medium and Large 1638249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,5892
Steers—Medium and Large 1660240.87/cwt232.50–244.001,59016
Steers—Medium and Large 2664196.35/cwt187.50–197.501,30411
Steers—Medium and Large 2725197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,4326
Steers—Medium and Large 2773175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3531
Steers—Medium and Large 2845193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,6311
Steers—Medium and Large 2853165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4071
Steers—Medium and Large 2917178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,6323
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273192.50/cwt192.50–192.505261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325221.10/cwt212.00–227.5071920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331190.38/cwt182.50–200.006308
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378196.01/cwt190.00–204.007414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385222.64/cwt210.00–227.5085715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424170.99/cwt165.00–177.5072513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425200.67/cwt195.00–207.5085321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed442187.50/cwt187.50–187.508294
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed456182.50/cwt182.50–182.508323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471165.27/cwt162.50–175.0077810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472194.21/cwt190.00–205.0091712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517186.63/cwt182.50–190.0096518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520200.32/cwt195.00–205.001,04227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570201.69/cwt187.50–205.001,15015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577161.94/cwt155.00–165.0093418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added597240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613203.14/cwt190.00–210.001,2453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624182.50/cwt177.50–185.001,1396
Heifers—Medium and Large 2669155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,03711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2728126.38/cwt120.00–132.509202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1729190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3854
Heifers—Medium and Large 2777153.28/cwt147.50–154.001,1919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2841160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2867132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1931183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,7042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2937136.36/cwt127.50–145.001,2782
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1331242.00/cwt232.50–245.008014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2354184.95/cwt177.50–192.506552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477207.50/cwt207.50–207.509901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482181.02/cwt180.00–182.008732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519200.80/cwt195.00–202.501,0429
Bulls—Medium and Large 2532176.23/cwt172.50–180.009382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1589186.41/cwt185.00–192.501,0985
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618133.76/cwt132.50–135.008272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed622157.50/cwt157.50–157.509801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1641179.97/cwt170.00–187.501,1547
Bulls—Medium and Large 1691172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2718140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1782155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2787130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1845131.25/cwt130.00–132.501,1092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1857145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2884113.49/cwt112.00–115.001,0032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1984117.35/cwt116.00–118.001,1553
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3431110.00/cwt110.00–110.004741
Dairy Heifers—Large 3450110.00/cwt110.00–110.004951
Dairy Heifers—Large 3519116.91/cwt110.00–130.006073
Dairy Heifers—Large 3669115.00/cwt115.00–115.007697
Dairy Heifers—Large 3818132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0842
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3632160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0119
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2948880.17/head700.00–1,000.008806
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2671,193.85/head1,050.00–1,375.001,19412
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,6391,727.64/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7283
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2773897.19/head825.00–975.008972
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0331,298.53/head1,085.00–1,400.001,29911
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1091,626.53/head1,500.00–1,800.001,6275
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,023863.38/head775.00–1,000.008638
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2621,258.57/head1,045.00–1,450.001,25952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5371,605.98/head1,500.00–1,800.001,6068
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,012.50/head950.00–1,075.001,0132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3371,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.