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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Mar 16

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980

← Mar 2Mar 16Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

443 head

▼ 151 vs last sale 594▼ 190 vs year ago 633 · −30.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 43▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last feeder sale 500-600lb feeder steers traded 14.00 to 35.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder steers traded 2.00 to 7.50 higher. 500-600lb feeder heifers traded 2.50 to 5.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder heifers traded 12.50 to 27.50 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $222.73/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −130.43 against this barn's trailing median of $353.17.

Average price

$222.73

57 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$29.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−53.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	234.18	1,330	35
Medium and Large 2	572	204.52	1,169	22

One grade step is worth $29.66/cwt here — about $161 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 sale57 hd

222.73

—

NY average1 barns · 57 hd

222.73

+0.00

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−53.44

This barn, trailing median14 sales

353.17

−130.43

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

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,497	$1,665	24
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,144	$1,601	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,148	7

Every lot

79 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	678	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	216.47/cwt	212.50–225.00	723	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	269.75/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,025	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	933	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	243.84/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,053	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	259.95/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,211	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	202.61/cwt	192.50–212.50	999	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	220.88/cwt	200.00–237.50	1,142	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	258.75/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,397	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	221.14/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,236	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	251.76/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,468	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	213.59/cwt	207.50–222.50	1,311	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	248.67/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,564	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	216.58/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,481	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	227.29/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,614	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	737	206.37/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,521	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	204.04/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,561	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	220.28/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,718	16
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	223.08/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,829	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	836	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,526	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	300.50/cwt	297.50–305.00	877	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	814	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	284.40/cwt	280.00–300.00	941	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	277.71/cwt	262.50–312.50	1,041	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	233.39/cwt	220.00–255.00	880	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	250.15/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,091	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	224.28/cwt	212.50–230.00	982	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	212.62/cwt	197.50–230.00	991	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	242.67/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,143	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	238.50/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,290	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	547	217.00/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,187	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	232.45/cwt	222.50–255.00	1,346	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	200.85/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,163	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	232.04/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,450	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	208.32/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,306	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	234.15/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,564	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	209.22/cwt	190.00–217.50	1,419	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	181.67/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,353	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	203.87/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,558	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	779	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,422	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	182.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,484	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	819	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	396	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,059	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	261.52/cwt	240.00–272.50	1,101	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	221.28/cwt	220.00–222.50	960	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	240.97/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,121	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	231.33/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,078	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	228.67/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,207	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,200	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	229.60/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,362	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	236.00/cwt	227.50–252.50	1,437	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	221.43/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,380	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,511	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	216.08/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,459	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	701	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,437	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	216.79/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,600	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,619	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	789	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,633	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,654	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	474	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	699	1
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	669	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	890	2
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3	819	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,253	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	889	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,227	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 2-3	517	195.22/cwt	172.50–217.50	1,009	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 2-3	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 2-3	699	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,328	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 2-3	856	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,584	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 2-3	351	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	790	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 2-3	433	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	844	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 2-3	527	201.70/cwt	185.00–217.50	1,063	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 2-3	731	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,553	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	418	163.79/cwt	162.50–165.00	685	2
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	776	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,242	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	1,147.83/head	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,148	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,144	1,600.93/head	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,601	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,497	1,664.93/head	1,100.00–2,250.00	1,665	24

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.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Canandaigua, NY

Sat Mar 16, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Albany, NY (LS-KT)

Feeder CattleReceipts 443Last week 594Year ago 633

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 43Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	266	255.00	255.00
5	350–400	380	260.00–280.00	269.75
4	400–450	432	232.50–247.50	243.84
3	450–500	466	250.00–267.50	259.95
6	500–550	540	257.50–260.00	258.75
18	550–600	583	240.00–262.50	251.76
17	600–650	629	235.00–259.00	248.67
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00
13	700–750	710	222.50–230.00	227.29
16	750–800	780	215.00–226.00	220.28
14	800–850	820	200.00–226.00	223.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	334	212.50–225.00	216.47
1	400–450	424	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	493	192.50–212.50	202.61
3	500–550	517	200.00–237.50	220.88
5	550–600	559	215.00–235.00	221.14
5	600–650	614	207.50–222.50	213.59
8	650–700	684	212.50–227.50	216.58
8	700–750	737	206.00–207.00	206.37
3	750–800	765	195.00–210.00	204.04
1	800–850	836	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	474	147.50	147.50
2	650–700	669	133.00	133.00
1	800–850	819	153.00	153.00
2	850–900	889	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	517	172.50–217.50	195.22
1	550–600	550	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	699	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	856	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	351	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	433	195.00	195.00
2	500–550	527	185.00–217.50	201.70
2	700–750	731	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	162.50–165.00	163.79
1	550–600	550	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	776	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	273	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	315	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	396	267.50	267.50
4	400–450	421	240.00–272.50	261.52
5	450–500	465	240.00–245.00	240.97
6	500–550	528	225.00–232.50	228.67
7	550–600	593	225.00–237.50	229.60
8	600–650	609	227.50–252.50	236.00
1	650–700	657	230.00	230.00
6	700–750	738	212.50–220.00	216.79
1	750–800	762	212.50	212.50
2	800–850	827	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	434	220.00–222.50	221.28
5	450–500	466	217.50–235.00	231.33
3	550–600	558	215.00	215.00
7	600–650	623	217.50–222.50	221.43
3	650–700	675	213.00–220.00	216.08
2	700–750	701	205.00	205.00
2	750–800	789	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	329	247.50	247.50
4	350–400	377	220.00–255.00	233.39
4	400–450	438	212.50–230.00	224.28
12	450–500	466	197.50–230.00	212.62
5	500–550	547	215.00–217.50	217.00
17	550–600	579	190.00–220.00	200.85
3	600–650	627	200.00–212.50	208.32
11	650–700	678	190.00–217.50	209.22
3	700–750	745	180.00–182.50	181.67
3	750–800	779	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	292	297.50–305.00	300.50
6	300–350	331	280.00–300.00	284.40
5	350–400	375	262.50–312.50	277.71
7	400–450	436	235.00–275.00	250.15
7	450–500	471	235.00–260.00	242.67
10	500–550	541	222.50–245.00	238.50
25	550–600	579	222.50–255.00	232.45
16	600–650	625	220.00–245.00	232.04
9	650–700	668	227.50–237.50	234.15
5	750–800	764	190.00–207.50	203.87
2	800–850	813	180.00–185.00	182.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,043	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,147.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,144	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,600.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,497	1,100.00–2,250.00	1,664.93

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.