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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Sep 28

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980

← Sep 14Sep 28Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

484 head

▼ 367 vs last sale 851▼ 333 vs year ago 817 · −40.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 87▼ 30 vs year ago 45 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Buyer demand was good to moderate on a moderate supply of feeder cattle sales. Compared to the last sale 500-700lb feeder steers sold steady. 300-500lb feeder heifers sold steady.

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 $209.59/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −143.57 against this barn's trailing median of $353.17.

Average price

$209.59

19 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,120

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$30.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−30.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	228.56	1,191	7thin
Medium and Large 2	543	198.53	1,077	12thin

One grade step is worth $30.03/cwt here — about $114 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 sale19 hd

209.59

—

NY average1 barns · 19 hd

209.59

+0.00

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−30.50

This barn, trailing median14 sales

353.17

−143.57

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)	1,102	$1,306	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,253	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	972	$1,350	1thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	289	256.08/cwt	242.50–285.00	740	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	349	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	803	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	245.72/cwt	240.00–277.50	919	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	794	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	253.79/cwt	247.50–275.00	1,061	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	213.43/cwt	180.00–225.00	901	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,319	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	223.41/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,099	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	228.15/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,186	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	252.36/cwt	251.00–252.50	1,353	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	186.24/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,058	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	244.00/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,393	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	199.63/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,228	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	245.67/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,543	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	241.08/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,613	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	205.33/cwt	165.00–230.00	1,404	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,469	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,663	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	229.19/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,811	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,781	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	833	180.79/cwt	170.00–197.50	1,506	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	217.45/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,866	15
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	907	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,791	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	202.75/cwt	202.50–203.00	1,851	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	956	231.00/cwt	228.00–240.00	2,208	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	236.77/cwt	230.00–255.00	642	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	221.38/cwt	217.50–225.00	638	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	248.26/cwt	247.50–252.50	777	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	200.05/cwt	195.00–205.00	646	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	196.11/cwt	170.00–210.00	730	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	238.76/cwt	230.00–255.00	903	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	228.49/cwt	220.00–255.00	980	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	191.27/cwt	180.00–205.00	832	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	204.01/cwt	197.50–215.00	943	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	238.95/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,137	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	192.80/cwt	188.00–202.50	979	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	228.56/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,191	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	204.26/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,179	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	181.12/cwt	160.00–201.00	1,114	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,405	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	707	183.12/cwt	177.50–185.00	1,295	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,411	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	194.65/cwt	192.50–207.50	1,532	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	787	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,358	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	206.53/cwt	195.00–212.50	1,669	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	826	168.73/cwt	167.50–177.50	1,394	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	857	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,286	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	944	188.77/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,782	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,830	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	259	254.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	660	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	266	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	592	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	212.52/cwt	207.50–215.00	695	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	344	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	929	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	264.34/cwt	260.00–272.50	975	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	217.33/cwt	197.50–227.50	832	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	234.89/cwt	210.00–257.50	989	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	822	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	182.20/cwt	177.50–192.50	878	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	190.45/cwt	175.00–192.50	1,030	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	192.66/cwt	187.50–197.50	1,098	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	220.64/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,293	19
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,143	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,520	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	186.57/cwt	177.50–197.50	1,325	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,291	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,410	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	657	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,314	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,243	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	759	201.74/cwt	170.00–212.50	1,531	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	843	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,623	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	656	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,148	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	567	174.58/cwt	172.50–175.00	990	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,507	147.52/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,223	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,124	104.76/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,178	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	1,305.68/head	975.00–1,500.00	1,306	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	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 Sep 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 484Last week 851Year ago 817

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 87Year ago 45

Buyer demand was good to moderate on a moderate supply of feeder cattle sales. Compared to the last sale 500-700lb feeder steers sold steady. 300-500lb feeder heifers sold steady.

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	288	217.50–225.00	221.38
4	300–350	323	195.00–205.00	200.05
11	350–400	372	170.00–210.00	196.11
14	400–450	435	180.00–205.00	191.27
12	450–500	462	197.50–215.00	204.01
6	500–550	508	188.00–202.50	192.80
6	550–600	577	195.00–207.50	204.26
16	600–650	615	160.00–201.00	181.12
4	700–750	707	177.50–185.00	183.12
1	750–800	787	172.50	172.50
8	800–850	826	167.50–177.50	168.73
2	850–900	857	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	230.00–255.00	236.77
7	300–350	313	247.50–252.50	248.26
9	350–400	378	230.00–255.00	238.76
9	400–450	429	220.00–255.00	228.49
31	450–500	476	220.00–245.00	238.95
7	500–550	521	225.00–230.00	228.56
4	650–700	677	207.50	207.50
3	700–750	735	192.00	192.00
8	750–800	787	192.50–207.50	194.65
10	800–850	808	195.00–212.50	206.53
4	900–950	944	185.00–190.00	188.77
2	950–1000	963	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	349	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	378	210.00	210.00
4	400–450	422	180.00–225.00	213.43
9	450–500	492	200.00–235.00	223.41
8	500–550	520	227.50–230.00	228.15
2	550–600	568	185.00–187.50	186.24
2	600–650	615	180.00–220.00	199.63
6	650–700	684	165.00–230.00	205.33
4	700–750	738	199.00	199.00
3	800–850	833	170.00–197.50	180.79
2	900–950	907	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	289	242.50–285.00	256.08
8	350–400	374	240.00–277.50	245.72
7	400–450	418	247.50–275.00	253.79
5	450–500	467	282.50	282.50
11	500–550	536	251.00–252.50	252.36
8	550–600	571	240.00–260.00	244.00
13	600–650	628	232.50–250.00	245.67
7	650–700	669	232.50–247.50	241.08
2	700–750	739	225.00	225.00
15	750–800	790	224.00–240.00	229.19
10	800–850	819	217.50	217.50
15	850–900	858	200.00–228.00	217.45
2	900–950	913	202.50–203.00	202.75
4	950–1000	956	228.00–240.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	657	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	710	175.00	175.00
4	750–800	759	170.00–212.50	201.74
1	800–850	843	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	656	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	567	172.50–175.00	174.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	259	250.00–260.00	254.95
1	300–350	344	270.00	270.00
8	350–400	369	260.00–272.50	264.34
11	400–450	421	210.00–257.50	234.89
1	450–500	450	230.00	230.00
19	550–600	586	215.00–235.00	220.64
2	650–700	683	222.50	222.50
3	700–750	710	177.50–197.50	186.57
1	750–800	771	167.50	167.50
1	850–900	881	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	266	222.50	222.50
3	300–350	327	207.50–215.00	212.52
7	350–400	383	197.50–227.50	217.33
3	400–450	427	192.50	192.50
3	450–500	482	177.50–192.50	182.20
8	500–550	541	175.00–192.50	190.45
2	550–600	570	187.50–197.50	192.66
7	600–650	618	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,124	101.00–108.00	104.76

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)	5	—	1,102	975.00–1,500.00	1,305.68

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	1	—	1,253	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	972	1,350.00	1,350.00

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	5	—	1,507	141.00–150.00	147.52

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.