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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-09

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Nov 9

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980

← Oct 26Nov 9Nov 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

425 head

▼ 123 vs last sale 548▲ 71 vs year ago 354 · +20.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 65▼ 18 vs year ago 57 · −31.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale 400-500lb steers sold 20.00 to 22.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder steers sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold steady. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 25.00 higher.

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 $237.18/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −115.98 against this barn's trailing median of $353.17.

Average price

$237.18

36 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$51.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.73

vs NY average

−21.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	252.77	1,374	25
Medium and Large 2	558	201.75	1,127	11thin

One grade step is worth $51.02/cwt here — about $248 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale36 hd

237.18

—

NY average2 barns · 69 hd

229.45

+7.73

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−21.21

This barn, trailing median14 sales

353.17

−115.98

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)	1,299	$1,403	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,365	$1,393	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,360	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,024	$1,346	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,420	$1,596	8

Every lot

64 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	661	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	241.81/cwt	235.00–245.00	769	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	268.91/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,011	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,272	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	955	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	980	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	263.54/cwt	242.50–294.00	1,262	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	213.03/cwt	207.50–222.50	1,089	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	257.71/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,330	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	258.93/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,455	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	222.08/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,295	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	212.56/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,418	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,781	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	707	217.91/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,541	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	258.17/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,864	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,736	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	784	203.08/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,592	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,852	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	166.17/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,371	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	220.18/cwt	210.00–242.50	1,922	14
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	200.52/cwt	197.50–203.00	1,835	9
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	976	204.54/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,996	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	276	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	635	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	307	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	660	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	245.14/cwt	235.00–250.00	824	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	237.84/cwt	235.00–240.00	880	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	196.43/cwt	170.00–222.50	748	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	238.67/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,024	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	927	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	226.50/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,028	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	205.28/cwt	200.00–217.50	973	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	236.40/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,199	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	198.72/cwt	185.00–212.50	1,045	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	259.14/cwt	242.50–279.00	1,446	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	203.48/cwt	175.00–215.00	1,174	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	186.14/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,139	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	186.83/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,246	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	237.46/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,591	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	199.78/cwt	197.50–220.00	1,434	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,346	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	195.35/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,496	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	779	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,324	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	215.01/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,748	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,780	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	287	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	631	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	722	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	853	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	212.29/cwt	197.50–222.50	792	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	252.05/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,023	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	218.73/cwt	185.00–235.00	923	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	228.20/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,066	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	250.77/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,279	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	214.42/cwt	192.50–237.50	1,147	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	252.14/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,455	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,571	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,329	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	699	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,311	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	798	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,796	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,578	140.79/cwt	136.00–156.00	2,222	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	1,596.15/head	1,075.00–2,050.00	1,596	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	1,345.92/head	900.00–1,675.00	1,346	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,299	1,402.93/head	1,100.00–1,850.00	1,403	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	1,393.33/head	1,000.00–1,750.00	1,393	7

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 Nov 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 548Year ago 354

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 65Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	429	222.50	222.50
3	450–500	461	212.50	212.50
5	500–550	511	207.50–222.50	213.03
5	550–600	583	217.50–225.00	222.08
3	650–700	667	195.00–225.00	212.56
6	700–750	707	210.00–220.00	217.91
7	750–800	784	195.00–215.00	203.08
2	800–850	825	160.00–172.50	166.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	267	247.50	247.50
3	300–350	318	235.00–245.00	241.81
4	350–400	376	265.00–280.00	268.91
8	400–450	424	300.00	300.00
26	450–500	479	242.50–294.00	263.54
5	500–550	516	235.00–270.00	257.71
10	550–600	562	252.50–262.50	258.93
4	650–700	685	260.00	260.00
4	700–750	722	245.00–262.50	258.17
2	750–800	763	227.50	227.50
2	800–850	814	227.50	227.50
14	850–900	873	210.00–242.50	220.18
9	900–950	915	197.50–203.00	200.52
11	950–1000	976	190.00–210.00	204.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	336	235.00–250.00	245.14
8	350–400	370	235.00–240.00	237.84
4	400–450	429	227.50–245.00	238.67
18	450–500	454	220.00–230.00	226.50
7	500–550	507	227.50–240.00	236.40
18	550–600	558	242.50–279.00	259.14
2	650–700	670	235.00–240.00	237.46
10	700–750	718	197.50–220.00	199.78
7	750–800	766	195.00–197.50	195.35
12	800–850	813	212.50–217.50	215.01
6	850–900	858	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	276	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	307	215.00	215.00
6	350–400	381	170.00–222.50	196.43
1	400–450	431	215.00	215.00
7	450–500	474	200.00–217.50	205.28
4	500–550	526	185.00–212.50	198.72
7	550–600	577	175.00–215.00	203.48
11	600–650	612	185.00–195.00	186.14
9	650–700	667	180.00–195.00	186.83
1	700–750	718	187.50	187.50
7	750–800	779	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	287	220.00	220.00
1	300–350	328	220.00	220.00
3	350–400	373	197.50–222.50	212.29
5	400–450	422	185.00–235.00	218.73
3	450–500	467	217.50–235.00	228.20
5	500–550	535	192.50–237.50	214.42
4	600–650	633	210.00	210.00
3	650–700	699	187.50	187.50
2	750–800	798	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	359	235.00–240.00	237.50
13	400–450	406	250.00–275.00	252.05
7	500–550	510	250.00–255.00	250.77
5	550–600	577	247.50–255.00	252.14
3	600–650	622	252.50	252.50

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	8	—	1,420	1,075.00–2,050.00	1,596.15

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)	5	—	1,024	900.00–1,675.00	1,345.92

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,365	1,000.00–1,750.00	1,393.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,299	1,100.00–1,850.00	1,402.93

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	—	1,578	136.00–156.00	140.79

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.