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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, May 18

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980

← May 4May 18Jul 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

424 head

▼ 150 vs last sale 574▼ 457 vs year ago 881 · −51.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 30▼ 34 vs year ago 55 · −61.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last feeder sale 500-600lb feeder steers traded 10.00 to 15.00 higher. 700-800lb feeder steers traded 5.00 to 10.00 lower. 500-600lb feeder heifers traded 10.00 to 20.00 lower. 700-800lb feeder heifers traded 10.00 to 12.50 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 $212.14/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −141.02 against this barn's trailing median of $353.17.

Average price

$212.14

46 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,166

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$55.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.07

vs NY average

−57.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	239.93	1,315	23
Medium and Large 2	551	184.36	1,017	23

One grade step is worth $55.58/cwt here — about $299 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 sale46 hd

212.14

—

NY average2 barns · 51 hd

212.07

+0.07

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−57.86

This barn, trailing median14 sales

353.17

−141.02

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,716	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$1,214	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,428	7

Every lot

68 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	679	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	805	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	993	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	299.36/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,165	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,075	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,201	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	240.23/cwt	215.00–265.00	1,035	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	298.88/cwt	272.50–302.50	1,378	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	240.00/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,157	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	255.94/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,321	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	221.24/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,190	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	266.35/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,566	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,624	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	211.21/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,301	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	238.94/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,608	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	216.42/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,567	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,588	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	199.60/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,667	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	852	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,627	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	236.11/cwt	200.00–265.00	645	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	791	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	301	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	549	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	270.22/cwt	260.00–275.00	903	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	354	286.31/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,014	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	262.41/cwt	240.00–277.50	1,084	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	205.02/cwt	187.50–227.50	865	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	254.32/cwt	230.00–276.00	1,180	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	204.85/cwt	180.00–220.00	985	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	191.03/cwt	175.00–202.50	1,009	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	247.01/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,329	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	219.88/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,269	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	175.68/cwt	162.50–187.50	1,022	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	165.13/cwt	150.00–185.00	1,012	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	213.92/cwt	192.50–225.00	1,365	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	169.96/cwt	152.50–185.00	1,129	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	200.85/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,360	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	701	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,213	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	197.50/cwt	187.50–207.50	1,394	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,374	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	782	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,193	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,606	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	273.12/cwt	257.50–290.00	746	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	645	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	773	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,000	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	982	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	211.28/cwt	210.00–217.50	769	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	159.97/cwt	155.00–162.50	672	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	235.55/cwt	222.50–247.50	999	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	175.11/cwt	167.50–190.00	797	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	242.41/cwt	202.50–252.50	1,253	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	187.41/cwt	185.00–190.00	984	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,055	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	147.92/cwt	140.00–156.00	936	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	204.24/cwt	180.00–227.50	1,315	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	190.06/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,268	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	155.69/cwt	143.00–165.00	1,049	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	159.20/cwt	156.00–162.50	1,146	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,329	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	766	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,149	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	148.54/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,208	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	2,257	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	3,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	1,428.27/head	1,000.00–1,800.00	1,428	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	1,213.83/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,214	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,715.63/head	1,050.00–2,450.00	1,716	8

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 424Last week 574Year ago 881

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 30Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	293	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	334	260.00–275.00	270.22
2	350–400	354	280.00–292.50	286.31
8	400–450	413	240.00–277.50	262.41
19	450–500	464	230.00–276.00	254.32
17	500–550	538	220.00–255.00	247.01
6	550–600	577	210.00–230.00	219.88
10	600–650	638	192.50–225.00	213.92
9	650–700	677	190.00–210.00	200.85
6	700–750	706	187.50–207.50	197.50
2	750–800	753	182.50	182.50
1	800–850	845	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	273	200.00–265.00	236.11
4	300–350	301	182.50	182.50
3	350–400	375	185.00	185.00
3	400–450	422	187.50–227.50	205.02
6	450–500	481	180.00–220.00	204.85
13	500–550	528	175.00–202.50	191.03
10	550–600	582	162.50–187.50	175.68
5	600–650	613	150.00–185.00	165.13
3	650–700	664	152.50–185.00	169.96
1	700–750	701	173.00	173.00
1	750–800	782	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	391	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	431	215.00–265.00	240.23
3	450–500	482	230.00–245.00	240.00
2	500–550	538	217.50–225.00	221.24
2	600–650	616	205.00–217.50	211.21
2	750–800	790	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	295.00	295.00
1	250–300	273	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	331	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	389	282.50–305.00	299.36
6	400–450	414	290.00	290.00
20	450–500	461	272.50–302.50	298.88
11	500–550	516	240.00–265.00	255.94
15	550–600	588	240.00–270.00	266.35
2	600–650	607	267.50	267.50
4	650–700	673	230.00–247.50	238.94
9	700–750	724	211.00–219.00	216.42
3	750–800	770	215.00	215.00
8	800–850	835	191.00–208.00	199.60
3	850–900	852	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	257.50–290.00	273.12
1	300–350	339	295.00	295.00
7	350–400	357	275.00	275.00
6	400–450	424	222.50–247.50	235.55
1	450–500	485	220.00	220.00
6	500–550	517	202.50–252.50	242.41
3	600–650	644	180.00–227.50	204.24
3	650–700	667	180.00–200.00	190.06
1	700–750	728	182.50	182.50
2	800–850	813	145.00–152.00	148.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	293	220.00	220.00
1	300–350	336	230.00	230.00
6	350–400	364	210.00–217.50	211.28
3	400–450	420	155.00–162.50	159.97
3	450–500	455	167.50–190.00	175.11
2	500–550	525	185.00–190.00	187.41
1	550–600	586	180.00	180.00
2	600–650	633	140.00–156.00	147.92
4	650–700	674	143.00–165.00	155.69
2	700–750	720	156.00–162.50	159.20
1	750–800	766	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	7	—	1,263	1,000.00–1,800.00	1,428.27

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	815	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,213.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,300	1,050.00–2,450.00	1,715.63

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	1	—	2,257	144.00	144.00

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.