Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2023-12-16

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Dec 16
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980
Feeder Cattle receipts
439 head
▼ 251 vs last sale 690▼ 1 vs year ago 440 · −0.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 112▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.70/cwt on 160 head.
Average price
$182.70
160 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,005
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$194
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.28
vs NY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549193.081,059115
Medium and Large 2554156.1986645
One grade step is worth $36.89/cwt here — about $194 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 sale160 hd
182.70
—
NY average3 barns · 243 hd
197.99
−15.28
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)1,136$96422
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,190$9305
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)975$89810
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$1,4251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,133$8569

Every lot

72 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 2271165.00/cwt165.00–165.004471
Steers—Medium and Large 1350250.00/cwt250.00–250.008754
Steers—Medium and Large 2382142.50/cwt142.50–142.505441
Steers—Medium and Large 1411218.95/cwt215.00–220.009005
Steers—Medium and Large 2421175.00/cwt175.00–175.007371
Steers—Medium and Large 2475185.00/cwt185.00–185.008791
Steers—Medium and Large 1477242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,1577
Steers—Medium and Large 2523190.90/cwt170.00–197.509984
Steers—Medium and Large 1530218.11/cwt200.00–225.001,1565
Steers—Medium and Large 1576221.64/cwt202.50–232.501,27721
Steers—Medium and Large 2599185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1081
Steers—Medium and Large 1621227.83/cwt190.00–245.001,4157
Steers—Medium and Large 2636147.57/cwt142.50–152.509392
Steers—Medium and Large 1656222.19/cwt200.00–240.001,4589
Steers—Medium and Large 2718156.70/cwt150.00–170.001,1253
Steers—Medium and Large 1784188.80/cwt182.50–220.001,4806
Steers—Medium and Large 1821176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,4451
Steers—Medium and Large 2821114.00/cwt114.00–114.009362
Steers—Medium and Large 1864197.52/cwt192.50–212.501,7075
Steers—Medium and Large 2896109.00/cwt109.00–109.009771
Steers—Medium and Large 1938160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265226.13/cwt200.00–240.005993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1341207.10/cwt200.00–230.007067
Heifers—Medium and Large 2344179.93/cwt175.00–185.006192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373171.97/cwt152.50–195.006417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1394200.00/cwt200.00–200.007882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2408136.14/cwt130.00–142.505552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431185.85/cwt170.00–200.0080113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474202.70/cwt170.00–210.0096112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519196.82/cwt180.00–207.501,02121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520161.12/cwt140.00–180.0083813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573148.41/cwt140.00–165.008506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575195.47/cwt182.50–202.501,12429
Heifers—Medium and Large 2612162.50/cwt162.50–162.509952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616212.91/cwt200.00–218.001,31211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664188.56/cwt185.00–202.501,2525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665138.60/cwt120.00–145.009224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2744147.60/cwt146.00–157.501,0987
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770147.51/cwt145.00–150.001,1362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1856122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1906164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,4864
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2262180.00/cwt180.00–180.004721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1306225.00/cwt225.00–225.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350240.00/cwt240.00–240.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365190.00/cwt190.00–190.006942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1404230.00/cwt230.00–230.009291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428159.19/cwt140.00–175.006817
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463180.00/cwt180.00–180.008334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1488206.82/cwt200.00–220.001,0093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,0511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560140.46/cwt137.50–142.007873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565188.20/cwt167.50–210.001,0637
Bulls—Medium and Large 2617133.74/cwt130.00–137.508252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624163.12/cwt150.00–170.001,01814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2694120.00/cwt120.00–120.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2721106.56/cwt100.00–112.507683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1742187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,3911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2796100.00/cwt100.00–100.007961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1823148.68/cwt131.00–165.001,22415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2834105.02/cwt100.00–115.008767
Bulls—Medium and Large 2857102.00/cwt102.00–102.008741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1936112.25/cwt112.00–112.501,0512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1961114.18/cwt112.50–115.001,0973
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3333127.50/cwt127.50–127.504251
Dairy Heifers—Large 3358110.00/cwt110.00–110.003942
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,133855.56/head750.00–1,075.008569
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975897.50/head700.00–1,200.0089810
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,136963.64/head600.00–1,675.0096422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190930.00/head700.00–1,125.009305
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251

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.