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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Apr 20

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980

← Mar 30Apr 20May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

887 head

▲ 131 vs last sale 756▼ 59 vs year ago 946 · −6.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 29▲ 68 vs year ago 16 · +425.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 500-600lb feeder steers traded 12.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder steers traded 5.00 to 18.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder heifers traded 30.00 to 35.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder heifers traded 10.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $243.10/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −137.00 against this barn's trailing median of $380.10.

Average price

$243.10

70 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$47.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−61.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	264.21	1,485	39
Medium and Large 2	544	216.54	1,178	31

One grade step is worth $47.67/cwt here — about $307 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale70 hd

243.10

—

NY average1 barns · 70 hd

243.10

+0.00

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−61.29

This barn, trailing median14 sales

380.10

−137.00

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $467.80, low $325.08, median $380.10 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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,472	$1,922	24
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,372	$1,703	21
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,112	$1,462	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	916	$1,348	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,863	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,628	$1,919	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,292	$1,375	14

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	310.50/cwt	295.00–317.50	841	16
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	291	224.63/cwt	217.50–237.50	654	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	292.17/cwt	267.50–295.00	952	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	231.54/cwt	222.50–250.00	755	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	226.74/cwt	210.00–235.00	839	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	270.01/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,013	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	202.57/cwt	197.50–220.00	837	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	447	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,140	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	1,307	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	211.15/cwt	207.50–230.00	1,035	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	252.26/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,317	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	213.38/cwt	200.00–237.50	1,125	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	269.52/cwt	257.50–295.00	1,563	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	223.17/cwt	190.00–242.50	1,294	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	249.54/cwt	230.00–268.00	1,557	31
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	208.31/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,302	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	207.44/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,411	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	245.62/cwt	237.50–253.00	1,678	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	228.67/cwt	221.00–247.50	1,633	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	748	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,571	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	766	210.02/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,609	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	229.83/cwt	227.00–257.00	1,800	30
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	182.65/cwt	170.00–199.00	1,498	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	886	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,259	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	294	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	559	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	242.98/cwt	237.50–252.50	756	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	206.58/cwt	195.00–215.00	665	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	213.17/cwt	200.00–225.00	814	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	243.93/cwt	230.00–267.50	937	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	198.37/cwt	195.00–202.50	825	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	236.21/cwt	220.00–262.50	987	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	202.68/cwt	195.00–210.00	965	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	228.32/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,123	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	245.39/cwt	222.50–280.00	1,298	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	209.20/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,117	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	234.28/cwt	222.50–255.00	1,347	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	210.16/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,221	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	202.76/cwt	198.00–212.50	1,267	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	236.45/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,501	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	243.70/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,594	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	198.78/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,348	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,300	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	202.90/cwt	191.00–212.50	1,467	25
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	214.66/cwt	194.00–247.50	1,640	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	787	181.07/cwt	179.00–187.50	1,425	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	813	177.51/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,443	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	196.76/cwt	192.00–220.00	1,631	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	851	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	727	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	221.22/cwt	195.00–235.00	830	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	264.16/cwt	250.00–300.00	999	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,095	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	158.19/cwt	150.00–175.00	683	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	223.73/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,054	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	194.89/cwt	170.00–217.50	937	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	194.49/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,011	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	244.87/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,315	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	227.48/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,290	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	198.39/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,157	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	209.11/cwt	197.50–217.50	1,313	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	210.39/cwt	190.00–242.50	1,395	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	180.84/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,210	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,080	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	759	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,139	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	172.24/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,331	7
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	196.49/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,590	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	288	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	648	2
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	434	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	760	3
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	563	161.18/cwt	157.50–177.50	907	6
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	708	156.62/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,109	3
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	766	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,053	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,458	148.41/cwt	140.00–163.00	2,164	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,292	1,374.67/head	1,000.00–1,800.00	1,375	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	916	1,347.52/head	1,250.00–1,410.00	1,348	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,112	1,461.83/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,462	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,372	1,702.97/head	1,250.00–2,275.00	1,703	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,472	1,922.34/head	1,550.00–2,175.00	1,922	24
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,628	1,918.65/head	1,775.00–2,200.00	1,919	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,863	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1

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 Apr 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 887Last week 756Year ago 946

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 29Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	294	190.00	190.00
11	300–350	322	195.00–215.00	206.58
20	350–400	382	200.00–225.00	213.17
3	400–450	416	195.00–202.50	198.37
11	450–500	476	195.00–210.00	202.68
9	500–550	534	190.00–220.00	209.20
12	550–600	581	195.00–220.00	210.16
15	600–650	625	198.00–212.50	202.76
14	650–700	678	192.50–210.00	198.78
9	700–750	722	180.00	180.00
4	750–800	787	179.00–187.50	181.07
2	800–850	813	170.00–185.00	177.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	311	237.50–252.50	242.98
13	350–400	384	230.00–267.50	243.93
17	400–450	418	220.00–262.50	236.21
3	450–500	492	225.00–235.00	228.32
19	500–550	529	222.50–280.00	245.39
18	550–600	575	222.50–255.00	234.28
5	600–650	635	225.00–250.00	236.45
4	650–700	654	232.50–247.50	243.70
25	700–750	723	191.00–212.50	202.90
16	750–800	764	194.00–247.50	214.66
6	800–850	829	192.00–220.00	196.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	291	217.50–237.50	224.63
3	300–350	326	222.50–250.00	231.54
3	350–400	370	210.00–235.00	226.74
7	400–450	413	197.50–220.00	202.57
6	450–500	490	207.50–230.00	211.15
21	500–550	527	200.00–237.50	213.38
10	550–600	580	190.00–242.50	223.17
16	600–650	625	180.00–220.00	208.31
10	650–700	680	190.00–225.00	207.44
3	700–750	748	210.00	210.00
10	750–800	766	200.00–212.50	210.02
7	800–850	820	170.00–199.00	182.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	271	295.00–317.50	310.50
13	300–350	326	267.50–295.00	292.17
5	350–400	375	267.50–272.50	270.01
2	400–450	447	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	461	283.50	283.50
12	500–550	522	245.00–260.00	252.26
27	550–600	580	257.50–295.00	269.52
31	600–650	624	230.00–268.00	249.54
17	650–700	683	237.50–253.00	245.62
9	700–750	714	221.00–247.50	228.67
30	750–800	783	227.00–257.00	229.83
2	850–900	886	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	225.00	225.00
3	400–450	434	175.00	175.00
6	550–600	563	157.50–177.50	161.18
3	700–750	708	150.00–170.00	156.62
2	750–800	766	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	267.50	267.50
9	350–400	378	250.00–300.00	264.16
1	400–450	421	260.00	260.00
6	450–500	471	222.50–225.00	223.73
3	500–550	537	225.00–260.00	244.87
8	550–600	567	215.00–230.00	227.48
3	600–650	628	197.50–217.50	209.11
5	650–700	663	190.00–242.50	210.39
7	750–800	773	170.00–186.00	172.24
5	800–850	809	195.00–202.50	196.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	323	225.00	225.00
10	350–400	375	195.00–235.00	221.22
3	400–450	432	150.00–175.00	158.19
5	450–500	481	170.00–217.50	194.89
2	500–550	520	180.00–210.00	194.49
6	550–600	583	190.00–210.00	198.39
7	650–700	669	180.00–183.00	180.84
1	700–750	720	150.00	150.00
1	750–800	759	150.00	150.00

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	14	—	1,292	1,000.00–1,800.00	1,374.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,112	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,461.83
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	916	1,250.00–1,410.00	1,347.52

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,472	1,550.00–2,175.00	1,922.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	21	—	1,372	1,250.00–2,275.00	1,702.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,863	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,628	1,775.00–2,200.00	1,918.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,458	140.00–163.00	148.41

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.