Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2024-07-13

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Jul 13
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980
Feeder Cattle receipts
277 head
▼ 147 vs last sale 424▼ 604 vs year ago 881 · −68.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 21▼ 19 vs year ago 55 · −34.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale 500-600lb feeder steers stayed steady to firm. 600-700lb feeder steers traded 10.00 to 12.50 higher. 400-500lb feeder heifers traded 25.00 to 35.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder heifers traded 5.00 to 20.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $250.35/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −129.75 against this barn's trailing median of $380.10.
Average price
$250.35
28 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,384
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$48.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.86
vs NY average
−52.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551262.371,44621
Medium and Large 2557214.301,1937thin
One grade step is worth $48.07/cwt here — about $253 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 sale28 hd
250.35
—
NY average2 barns · 31 hd
247.50
+2.86
National average160 barns · 9,699 hd
302.91
−52.56
This barn, trailing median14 sales
380.10
−129.75
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
482425368311median 380.1003/0704/1807/1109/1910/31
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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,307$1,4757
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)950$1,4001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)930$1,2505
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,208$2,4176
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,191$1,6096

Every lot

63 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0591
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2294280.00/cwt280.00–280.008231
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431304.93/cwt285.00–325.001,3142
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2434259.08/cwt230.00–265.001,1246
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475258.58/cwt222.50–267.501,2288
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4132
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518209.92/cwt200.00–230.001,0873
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1542251.19/cwt245.00–272.501,3616
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555266.84/cwt242.50–290.001,48115
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2586217.59/cwt195.00–230.001,2754
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625225.90/cwt212.50–232.501,4125
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627267.33/cwt245.00–277.501,6766
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2677206.92/cwt192.50–225.001,40110
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680244.19/cwt242.50–247.501,6603
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705262.50/cwt252.50–267.501,8516
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2714227.47/cwt210.00–237.501,6245
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1759264.84/cwt257.50–270.002,01012
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2761215.45/cwt202.50–220.001,6406
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1837219.89/cwt217.50–230.001,8405
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1879230.97/cwt210.00–240.002,03013
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0242
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2312235.00/cwt235.00–235.007331
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2357245.00/cwt245.00–245.008751
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427190.00/cwt190.00–190.008111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432289.81/cwt267.50–325.001,2526
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2489213.96/cwt190.00–247.501,0468
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,3231
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530201.26/cwt200.00–202.501,0672
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574243.04/cwt242.50–245.001,3959
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574202.79/cwt195.00–210.001,1642
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2301
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4382
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676227.26/cwt215.00–237.001,53612
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2683177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2121
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1764246.65/cwt245.00–250.001,8846
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2784217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,7051
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1811210.65/cwt195.00–217.501,7088
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1288390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1231
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2439182.50/cwt182.50–182.508011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,1941
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,3621
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2632180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1381
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2672170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1421
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1736197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,4541
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1772200.51/cwt190.00–205.001,5485
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3386220.00/cwt220.00–220.008491
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3470138.68/cwt132.50–147.506525
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3510165.00/cwt165.00–165.008423
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3635176.23/cwt160.00–210.001,1195
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3820170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3941
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers400–450Large 2-3431187.50/cwt187.50–187.508081
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Large 2-3467197.50/cwt197.50–197.509221
Beef/Dairy Heifers650–700Large 2-3692185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2801
Beef/Dairy Heifers800–850Large 2-3830192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5983
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Large 3507167.50/cwt167.50–167.508491
Beef/Dairy Steers700–750Large 3711175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2441
Beef/Dairy Steers800–850Large 3806230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8542
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,596170.60/cwt165.00–178.002,7234
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2082,416.67/head2,000.00–2,750.002,4176
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3071,475.00/head1,000.00–1,950.001,4757
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29301,250.00/head1,050.00–1,600.001,2505
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1911,609.31/head1,225.00–1,825.001,6096

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.