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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, May 4

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980

← Apr 20May 4May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

574 head

▼ 313 vs last sale 887▼ 307 vs year ago 881 · −34.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 84▼ 25 vs year ago 55 · −45.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 400-500lb feeder steers stayed steady to firm. 500-600lb feeder steers traded 9.00 to 25.00 lower. 400-500lb feeder heifers traded 20.00 to 22.50 higher. 500-600lb feeder heifers stayed steady to firm.

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 $237.59/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −142.51 against this barn's trailing median of $380.10.

Average price

$237.59

23 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$28.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−71.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	242.47	1,315	19thin
Medium and Large 2	537	214.43	1,151	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.05/cwt here — about $164 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 sale23 hd

237.59

—

NY average1 barns · 23 hd

237.59

+0.00

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−71.02

This barn, trailing median14 sales

380.10

−142.51

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)	1,349	$1,653	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,447	$1,723	11
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,277	$1,330	4thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	288.83/cwt	275.00–297.50	791	7
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	298	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	685	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	226.50/cwt	210.00–260.00	763	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	842	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	301.42/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,179	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	224.16/cwt	202.50–245.00	944	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	280.89/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,216	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	226.46/cwt	200.00–247.50	1,094	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	260.57/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,266	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	213.40/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,131	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	241.81/cwt	236.00–257.50	1,294	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,211	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	244.95/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,396	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	239.70/cwt	232.50–270.00	1,460	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	216.57/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,332	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	225.66/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,496	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	242.63/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,660	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	225.79/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,601	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	185.64/cwt	176.00–195.00	1,337	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,465	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	220.88/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,710	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	221.55/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,837	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	883	188.38/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,663	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	284	219.68/cwt	205.00–235.00	624	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	968	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	236.36/cwt	232.50–240.00	785	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	225.75/cwt	207.50–245.00	842	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	264.67/cwt	260.00–285.00	995	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	258.03/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,097	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	212.70/cwt	202.50–225.00	906	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,154	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	230.70/cwt	200.00–237.50	1,126	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	211.29/cwt	191.00–227.50	1,099	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	246.46/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,299	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	242.70/cwt	236.00–247.50	1,374	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	226.11/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,282	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	207.79/cwt	185.00–230.00	1,270	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,713	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	214.64/cwt	195.00–235.00	1,543	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,525	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	779	160.01/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,246	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	202.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,640	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	842	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,431	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	857	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,564	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	683	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	290.46/cwt	287.50–300.00	973	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	867	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,102	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,018	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	899	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	249.91/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,142	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	187.27/cwt	167.50–208.00	905	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,211	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,084	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	179.93/cwt	172.50–187.50	1,004	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,300	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	939	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,136	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	183.37/cwt	172.50–187.50	1,324	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	736	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,196	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	767	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,246	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	792	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,366	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	317	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	666	1
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	418	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	594	1
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	486	144.17/cwt	140.00–145.00	701	6
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	518	148.54/cwt	147.50–152.50	769	5
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	730	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,226	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,615	140.80/cwt	135.00–149.00	2,274	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,277	1,330.20/head	1,025.00–2,000.00	1,330	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,349	1,652.69/head	1,400.00–2,025.00	1,653	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,447	1,722.82/head	1,200.00–1,975.00	1,723	11

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 May 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 574Last week 887Year ago 881

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 84Year ago 55

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	284	205.00–235.00	219.68
2	300–350	332	232.50–240.00	236.36
2	350–400	373	207.50–245.00	225.75
9	400–450	426	202.50–225.00	212.70
13	450–500	488	200.00–237.50	230.70
14	500–550	520	191.00–227.50	211.29
5	550–600	567	220.00–230.00	226.11
2	600–650	611	185.00–230.00	207.79
3	750–800	779	155.00–170.00	160.01
3	800–850	842	170.00	170.00
5	850–900	857	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	328	295.00	295.00
5	350–400	376	260.00–285.00	264.67
23	400–450	425	240.00–285.00	258.03
2	450–500	481	240.00	240.00
10	500–550	527	242.50–252.50	246.46
16	550–600	566	236.00–247.50	242.70
3	600–650	623	275.00	275.00
6	700–750	719	195.00–235.00	214.64
5	750–800	772	197.50	197.50
10	800–850	810	200.00–205.00	202.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	274	275.00–297.50	288.83
7	350–400	391	300.00–305.00	301.42
11	400–450	433	255.00–285.00	280.89
6	450–500	486	250.00–280.00	260.57
15	500–550	535	236.00–257.50	241.81
4	550–600	570	240.00–260.00	244.95
17	600–650	609	232.50–270.00	239.70
9	650–700	684	237.00–250.00	242.63
10	700–750	709	223.00–230.00	225.79
10	750–800	774	216.00–223.00	220.88
9	800–850	829	215.00–230.00	221.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	298	230.00	230.00
12	300–350	337	210.00–260.00	226.50
2	350–400	366	230.00	230.00
3	400–450	421	202.50–245.00	224.16
8	450–500	483	200.00–247.50	226.46
3	500–550	530	205.00–225.00	213.40
1	550–600	557	217.50	217.50
5	600–650	615	205.00–227.50	216.57
4	650–700	663	212.50–230.00	225.66
4	700–750	720	176.00–195.00	185.64
5	750–800	763	192.00	192.00
13	850–900	883	184.00–192.00	188.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	317	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	418	142.00	142.00
6	450–500	486	140.00–145.00	144.17
5	500–550	518	147.50–152.50	148.54
3	700–750	730	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	287.50–300.00	290.46
3	350–400	397	277.50	277.50
1	400–450	407	250.00	250.00
7	450–500	457	240.00–265.00	249.91
2	500–550	538	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	556	195.00	195.00
1	600–650	619	210.00	210.00
9	700–750	722	172.50–187.50	183.37
1	750–800	792	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	300	227.50	227.50
3	350–400	377	230.00	230.00
5	400–450	428	210.00	210.00
5	450–500	483	167.50–208.00	187.27
2	550–600	558	172.50–187.50	179.93
1	600–650	626	150.00	150.00
2	650–700	668	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	736	162.50	162.50
2	750–800	767	160.00–165.00	162.50

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	4	—	1,277	1,025.00–2,000.00	1,330.20

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)	6	—	1,349	1,400.00–2,025.00	1,652.69

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)	Open	11	—	1,447	1,200.00–1,975.00	1,722.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,615	135.00–149.00	140.80

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.