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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-10

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Aug 10

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980

← Jul 13Aug 10Sep 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

318 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 277▼ 563 vs year ago 881 · −63.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 36▼ 11 vs year ago 55 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last feeder sale 600-700lb feeder steers traded 18.50 to 19.50 lower. 700-800lb feeder steers traded 17.50 to 30.00 lower. 500-600lb feeder heifers traded 5.00 to 17.50 lower. 600-700lb feeder heifers traded 25.00 to 30.00 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 $226.33/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −126.84 against this barn's trailing median of $353.17.

Average price

$226.33

11 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$53.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.66

vs NY average

−18.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	236.07	1,300	9thin
Medium and Large 2	544	182.50	993	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.57/cwt here — about $307 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale11 hd

226.33

—

NY average2 barns · 14 hd

215.67

+10.66

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−18.74

This barn, trailing median14 sales

353.17

−126.84

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,301	$1,591	13
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,171	$1,397	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	976	$1,196	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,242	$1,841	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,241	$1,540	9

Every lot

65 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	279	232.28/cwt	195.00–275.00	648	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	339.36/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,093	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	876	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	339.59/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,212	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,279	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	283.17/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,308	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,223	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	147.53/cwt	130.00–165.00	754	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	246.50/cwt	200.00–260.00	1,294	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	228.31/cwt	190.00–247.50	1,320	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	876	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,140	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	249.02/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,564	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	204.11/cwt	197.50–212.50	1,359	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	242.86/cwt	224.00–252.50	1,632	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	240.80/cwt	222.00–252.50	1,741	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	187.58/cwt	177.50–197.50	1,369	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	244.17/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,875	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	784	191.37/cwt	170.00–212.50	1,500	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	261	283.27/cwt	270.00–290.00	739	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	283.56/cwt	250.00–295.00	896	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	265.46/cwt	225.00–305.00	1,049	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	859	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	270.33/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,176	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	197.67/cwt	185.00–215.00	929	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,076	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	240.86/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,260	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	926	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,062	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	230.08/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,346	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	173.95/cwt	160.00–183.00	1,084	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	224.27/cwt	190.00–260.00	1,413	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	214.90/cwt	192.50–217.50	1,433	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	699	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,311	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	724	169.89/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,230	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	203.64/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,507	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	213.44/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,654	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,298	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	201.01/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,674	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	305.06/cwt	297.50–335.00	985	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,154	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	204.58/cwt	180.00–227.50	947	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	263.35/cwt	237.50–270.00	1,248	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,138	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,100	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	243.37/cwt	217.50–255.00	1,373	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,428	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,061	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	227.48/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,504	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	689	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,344	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	746	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,455	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	762	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,219	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,369	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,328	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	416	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	624	1
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	474	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	711	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,161	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	714	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,303	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	784	193.65/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,518	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,291	178.06/cwt	160.00–200.00	2,299	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,241	1,540.38/head	1,000.00–1,950.00	1,540	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	976	1,195.63/head	1,075.00–1,475.00	1,196	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,171	1,396.63/head	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,397	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,301	1,590.89/head	1,025.00–1,850.00	1,591	13
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,242	1,840.94/head	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,841	2

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 Aug 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 277Year ago 881

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 36Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	261	270.00–290.00	283.27
4	300–350	316	250.00–295.00	283.56
2	350–400	395	225.00–305.00	265.46
10	400–450	435	262.50–290.00	270.33
3	450–500	478	225.00	225.00
5	500–550	523	230.00–250.00	240.86
4	550–600	585	225.00–242.50	230.08
12	600–650	630	190.00–260.00	224.27
10	650–700	667	192.50–217.50	214.90
11	700–750	740	202.50–205.00	203.64
3	750–800	775	205.00–217.50	213.44
10	800–850	833	195.00–205.00	201.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	414	207.50	207.50
4	450–500	470	185.00–215.00	197.67
1	500–550	529	175.00	175.00
1	550–600	559	190.00	190.00
4	600–650	623	160.00–183.00	173.95
1	650–700	699	187.50	187.50
2	700–750	724	165.00–175.00	169.89
1	750–800	775	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	279	195.00–275.00	232.28
1	300–350	340	257.50	257.50
1	450–500	494	247.50	247.50
2	500–550	511	130.00–165.00	147.53
1	550–600	584	150.00	150.00
1	600–650	608	187.50	187.50
3	650–700	666	197.50–212.50	204.11
2	700–750	730	177.50–197.50	187.58
5	750–800	784	170.00–212.50	191.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	322	337.50–340.00	339.36
3	350–400	357	300.00–360.00	339.59
1	400–450	445	287.50	287.50
5	450–500	462	270.00–305.00	283.17
6	500–550	525	200.00–260.00	246.50
4	550–600	578	190.00–247.50	228.31
7	600–650	628	242.50–257.50	249.02
10	650–700	672	224.00–252.50	242.86
3	700–750	723	222.00–252.50	240.80
3	750–800	768	240.00–252.50	244.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	416	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	474	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	619	187.50	187.50
2	700–750	714	182.50	182.50
2	750–800	784	187.50–200.00	193.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	323	297.50–335.00	305.06
1	400–450	448	257.50	257.50
8	450–500	474	237.50–270.00	263.35
1	500–550	500	227.50	227.50
11	550–600	564	217.50–255.00	243.37
1	600–650	614	232.50	232.50
2	650–700	661	225.00–230.00	227.48
1	700–750	746	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	782	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	805	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	463	180.00–227.50	204.58
1	500–550	543	202.50	202.50
1	600–650	643	165.00	165.00
2	650–700	689	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	762	160.00	160.00

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	9	—	1,241	1,000.00–1,950.00	1,540.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	976	1,075.00–1,475.00	1,195.63

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,301	1,025.00–1,850.00	1,590.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,171	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,396.63

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	2	—	1,242	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,840.94

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	5	—	1,291	160.00–200.00	178.06

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.