Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2024-03-02

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Mar 2
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980
Feeder Cattle receipts
594 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 567▲ 216 vs year ago 378 · +57.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 16▼ 62 vs year ago 105 · −59.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 500-700lb feeder steers traded 10.00 to 25.00 higher. 500-700lb feeder heifers traded 8.00 to 20.00 higher with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $222.33/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −130.83 against this barn's trailing median of $353.17.
Average price
$222.33
44 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,202
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$109
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs NY average
−46.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536228.631,22634
Medium and Large 2556200.921,11710thin
One grade step is worth $27.71/cwt here — about $109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale44 hd
222.33
—
NY average1 barns · 44 hd
222.33
+0.00
National average181 barns · 16,149 hd
268.88
−46.55
This barn, trailing median14 sales
353.17
−130.83
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales
438389340291median 353.1703/0704/1807/1109/1910/31
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $423.86, low $304.73, median $353.17 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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)1,412$1,74316
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,572$1,67514
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,125$1,7251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,242$1,4036

Every lot

80 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285290.00/cwt290.00–290.008274
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2332245.00/cwt245.00–245.008131
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423283.58/cwt265.00–295.001,20011
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428213.08/cwt197.50–230.009122
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481235.72/cwt227.50–240.001,1343
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1490255.91/cwt247.50–260.001,25414
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522269.34/cwt232.50–275.001,40616
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2536204.89/cwt200.00–210.001,0982
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0641
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1592234.53/cwt220.00–247.501,38817
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622225.11/cwt200.00–245.001,40018
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2639190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2142
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2671180.08/cwt160.00–190.001,2083
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675220.05/cwt200.00–245.001,48526
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2717205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4701
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725223.62/cwt213.00–232.501,62116
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780197.50/cwt190.00–205.001,5413
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1787218.07/cwt215.00–237.501,7168
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1802207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,6641
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2809183.79/cwt162.50–188.001,4879
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1874205.37/cwt200.00–210.001,7953
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1932210.45/cwt206.00–215.001,9612
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290275.00/cwt275.00–275.007981
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1337267.14/cwt260.00–285.009005
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2337247.50/cwt247.50–247.508342
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367281.31/cwt260.00–292.501,0329
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381233.90/cwt220.00–245.008917
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1441261.02/cwt240.00–277.501,15110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2442230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0176
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468218.32/cwt197.50–227.501,0224
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1487241.20/cwt237.50–247.501,17518
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520231.28/cwt220.00–250.001,20324
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2541200.27/cwt185.00–217.501,0837
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575222.28/cwt220.00–227.501,27810
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590202.44/cwt195.00–207.501,1943
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621222.07/cwt210.00–235.001,37934
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2632197.54/cwt187.50–207.501,24818
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2656196.51/cwt187.50–207.501,28915
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1696220.73/cwt220.00–227.501,53610
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2712188.65/cwt177.50–200.001,3432
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1729207.03/cwt202.50–230.001,5097
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2766185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4171
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1781235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8353
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835185.72/cwt182.50–189.001,5512
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2885169.97/cwt165.00–175.001,5042
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1887197.09/cwt187.50–199.001,7486
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275300.00/cwt300.00–300.008253
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1316300.00/cwt300.00–300.009481
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1367306.26/cwt295.00–312.501,1243
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426252.73/cwt240.00–277.501,0773
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466246.81/cwt245.00–257.501,15013
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467200.00/cwt200.00–200.009343
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1533215.66/cwt210.00–217.501,1494
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580165.86/cwt165.00–167.509623
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1597217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2983
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622205.93/cwt195.00–220.001,28110
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678213.43/cwt202.50–220.001,4478
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1722205.92/cwt202.50–208.001,4878
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1757205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5521
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2772192.26/cwt191.00–197.501,4845
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1832175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4561
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1890172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,5352
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1920178.23/cwt177.00–180.001,6405
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2927142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3162
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3358152.50/cwt152.50–152.505467
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3422155.00/cwt155.00–155.006543
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3493157.50/cwt157.50–157.507766
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3529149.35/cwt146.00–152.507902
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3562147.50/cwt147.50–147.508291
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3640152.50/cwt152.50–152.509761
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3689141.07/cwt139.00–152.009726
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3764149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1381
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3808141.30/cwt136.00–144.001,1423
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3543136.00/cwt136.00–136.007387
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3657153.04/cwt142.50–160.001,0055
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3716155.74/cwt147.00–160.001,1153
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2421,403.11/head1,075.00–1,800.001,4036
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4121,742.88/head1,300.00–2,075.001,74316
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5721,675.09/head1,125.00–2,300.001,67514

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.