Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2023-10-04

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Oct 4
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
239 head
▲ 239 vs last sale 0▼ 25 vs year ago 264 · −9.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
57 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 0▼ 10 vs year ago 67 · −14.9%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $188.17/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −45.21 against this barn's trailing median of $233.37.
Average price
$188.17
3 head · 651 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,225
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+12.27
vs NY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2651188.171,2253thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale3 hd
188.17
—
NY average1 barns · 40 hd
175.90
+12.27
This barn, trailing median35 sales
233.37
−45.21
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 0–100 lb

35 sales
263236209182median 233.3703/0404/2907/0109/0210/28
Steers 0–100 lb: high $249.27, low $195.95, median $233.37 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,658115.871,9213thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60099.091,58531
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,45186.241,25138
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,30174.0696416
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,505165.002,4831thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,472144.512,1272thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,125133.001,4961thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,537166.602,5612thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,554156.632,4343thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,367184.602,5245thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,279179.082,2908thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,322171.312,2656thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,335185.782,4806thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,399176.852,47413
SteersSelectAverage1,412169.872,39918

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197310.16/cwt18
BullsNumber 291233.54/cwt4
BullsNumber 393192.50/cwt2
BullsUtility8460.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 199498.76/cwt11
HeifersNumber 279153.51/cwt3
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7020.00/cwt1

Every lot

41 lots · USDA AMS · Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2633180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1391
Steers—Medium and Large 2660192.25/cwt192.00–192.501,2692
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2489187.50/cwt187.50–187.509171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2829121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0031
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,335185.78/cwt181.50–193.002,4806
Steers—Choice1,399176.85/cwt170.00–180.502,47413
Steers—Select1,412169.87/cwt163.50–175.002,39918
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,279179.08/cwt177.50–180.502,2908
Heifers—Select1,322171.31/cwt169.00–173.002,2656
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,344181.70/cwt177.50–185.502,4422
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,383186.53/cwt185.50–188.502,5803
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,658115.87/cwt113.00–123.001,9213
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30174.06/cwt69.00–79.5096416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45186.24/cwt81.00–92.501,25138
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58798.10/cwt93.00–103.001,55727
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,687105.79/cwt104.00–107.001,7854
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,125133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,4961
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,472144.51/cwt144.00–145.002,1272
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,505165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,4831
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,537166.60/cwt162.00–172.002,5612
Dairy Steers—Choice1,554156.63/cwt154.00–160.002,4343
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7020.00/cwt20.00–20.00141
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross71350.00/cwt350.00–350.002491
Heifers—Number 176105.00/cwt105.00–105.00801
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross79625.00/cwt625.00–625.004941
Heifers—Number 28355.27/cwt40.00–70.00462
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross85455.00/cwt455.00–455.003871
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross93569.05/cwt525.00–600.005294
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross114512.56/cwt500.00–525.005842
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross124500.00/cwt500.00–500.006202
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 266155.00/cwt155.00–155.001021
Bulls—Utility7630.00/cwt30.00–30.00231
Bulls—Number 187317.40/cwt300.00–365.002764
Bulls—Number 389200.00/cwt200.00–200.001781
Bulls—Utility9190.00/cwt90.00–90.00821
Bulls—Number 195308.59/cwt275.00–350.002938
Bulls—Number 296252.07/cwt225.00–280.002422
Bulls—Number 396185.00/cwt185.00–185.001781
Bulls—Number 1104307.93/cwt270.00–350.003205
Bulls—Number 2105275.00/cwt275.00–275.002891
Bulls—Number 1123305.00/cwt305.00–305.003751

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.