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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-21

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Dec 21

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980

← Dec 7Dec 21Jan 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

337 head

▼ 197 vs last sale 534▼ 102 vs year ago 439 · −23.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 27▼ 57 vs year ago 73 · −78.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last feeder sale 300-400lb feeder steers sold 20.00 to 25.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder steers sold 10.00 to 40.00 lower. 300-400lb feeder heifers sold 20.00 to 30.00 lower. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 20.00 to 55.00 lower. Vaccinated cattle brought a 10.00 to 40.00 premium.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $262.34/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −117.77 against this barn's trailing median of $380.10.

Average price

$262.34

39 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$41.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−64.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	280.33	1,573	22
Medium and Large 2	537	239.05	1,284	17thin

One grade step is worth $41.28/cwt here — about $289 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 sale39 hd

262.34

—

NY average1 barns · 39 hd

262.34

+0.00

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−64.29

This barn, trailing median14 sales

380.10

−117.77

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

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,415	$1,963	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	817	$1,401	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,316	$1,347	4thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	247	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	741	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	289	312.48/cwt	295.00–325.00	903	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	311	239.69/cwt	225.00–255.00	745	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	317.34/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,028	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	321.31/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,182	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	219.19/cwt	200.00–255.00	813	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,084	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	254.52/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,117	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,221	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	230.14/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,086	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	237.21/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,233	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	295.52/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,599	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	265.14/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,540	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	245.04/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,453	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,371	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	266.96/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,682	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	219.02/cwt	200.00–237.00	1,467	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	237.51/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,798	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	817	188.05/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,536	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	857	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,971	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	903	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,829	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	303.08/cwt	290.00–310.00	864	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	276.23/cwt	260.00–285.00	925	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	301.59/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,143	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	240.86/cwt	240.00–242.50	927	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	275.95/cwt	262.50–305.00	1,195	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	232.29/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,085	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	275.74/cwt	270.50–282.50	1,351	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	250.63/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,311	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,295	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	254.51/cwt	247.50–261.00	1,428	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,423	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	255.00/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,540	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,417	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,701	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	218.88/cwt	180.00–235.00	1,475	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,404	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,588	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	246	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	652	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	284	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	966	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	853	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	222.95/cwt	212.50–225.00	856	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,084	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,071	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	212.36/cwt	202.50–232.50	1,049	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	237.58/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,283	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,447	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,278	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	260.84/cwt	242.50–270.00	1,502	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	607	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,068	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	191.49/cwt	182.50–200.00	1,187	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,701	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,272	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,296	133.24/cwt	124.00–145.00	1,727	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,316	1,347.49/head	800.00–1,525.00	1,347	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	1,400.77/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,401	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	1,963.37/head	1,850.00–2,075.00	1,963	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 Dec 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 534Year ago 439

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 27Year ago 73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	246	265.00	265.00
1	250–300	284	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	322	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	394	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	437	245.00	245.00
2	500–550	541	267.50	267.50
8	550–600	576	242.50–270.00	260.84
2	600–650	620	182.50–200.00	191.49
2	750–800	773	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	384	212.50–225.00	222.95
3	450–500	494	202.50–232.50	212.36
7	500–550	540	235.00–241.00	237.58
3	550–600	568	225.00	225.00
3	600–650	607	176.00	176.00
1	750–800	790	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	247	300.00	300.00
4	250–300	289	295.00–325.00	312.48
11	300–350	324	270.00–340.00	317.34
5	350–400	368	285.00–330.00	321.31
10	400–450	439	252.50–255.00	254.52
3	450–500	465	262.50	262.50
11	500–550	541	287.50–300.00	295.52
11	550–600	581	260.00–292.50	265.14
3	600–650	630	250.00–275.00	266.96
2	750–800	757	232.50–242.50	237.51
7	850–900	857	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	903	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	311	225.00–255.00	239.69
3	350–400	371	200.00–255.00	219.19
1	400–450	438	247.50	247.50
4	450–500	472	225.00–235.00	230.14
13	500–550	520	220.00–242.50	237.21
4	550–600	593	235.00–250.00	245.04
1	600–650	616	222.50	222.50
6	650–700	670	200.00–237.00	219.02
2	800–850	817	180.00–196.00	188.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	290.00–310.00	303.08
6	300–350	335	260.00–285.00	276.23
8	350–400	379	285.00–307.50	301.59
3	400–450	433	262.50–305.00	275.95
9	450–500	490	270.50–282.50	275.74
8	500–550	523	250.00–252.50	250.63
16	550–600	561	247.50–261.00	254.51
6	600–650	604	252.50–257.50	255.00
6	650–700	667	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	702	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	784	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	230.00	230.00
3	350–400	385	240.00–242.50	240.86
11	450–500	467	210.00–255.00	232.29
3	500–550	534	242.50	242.50
5	550–600	587	242.50	242.50
1	600–650	623	227.50	227.50
8	650–700	674	180.00–235.00	218.88

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	4	—	1,316	800.00–1,525.00	1,347.49

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)	3	—	817	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,400.77

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)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,415	1,850.00–2,075.00	1,963.37

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	—	1,296	124.00–145.00	133.24

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.