Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2023-11-08

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Nov 8
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 695 vs last sale 705▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
241 head
▲ 241 vs last sale 0▼ 23 vs year ago 264 · −8.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
65 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 67 · −3.0%
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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 $143.40/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −89.97 against this barn's trailing median of $233.37.
Average price
$143.40
5 head · 915 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,313
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−50.02
vs NY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2915143.401,3135thin
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 sale5 hd
143.40
—
NY average2 barns · 342 hd
193.42
−50.02
This barn, trailing median35 sales
233.37
−89.97
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—Average1,482107.681,5966thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65193.561,54537
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,42882.491,17838
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,35273.3499231
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,301140.031,82210
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,398134.691,8833thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,446180.432,60918
HeifersChoiceAverage1,293173.912,24910
HeifersSelectAverage1,276155.821,9888thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,462181.862,65912
SteersChoiceAverage1,510176.302,66218
SteersSelectAverage1,434167.602,4039thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 194472.84/cwt31
BullsNumber 290415.04/cwt15
BullsNumber 391213.85/cwt5
BullsUtility7017.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 194581.21/cwt6
HeifersNumber 37872.50/cwt1

Every lot

38 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2924142.53/cwt140.00–145.001,3172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2957145.98/cwt141.00–151.001,3972
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,434167.60/cwt161.00–172.502,4039
Steers—Choice and Prime1,462181.86/cwt179.00–187.502,65912
Steers—Choice1,510176.30/cwt174.00–178.002,66218
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,276155.82/cwt145.00–165.001,9888
Heifers—Choice1,293173.91/cwt171.00–175.502,24910
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,446180.43/cwt176.00–184.502,60918
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,482107.68/cwt95.00–118.001,5966
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35273.34/cwt64.00–78.0099231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42882.49/cwt78.50–87.501,17838
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65193.56/cwt88.00–102.001,54537
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,301140.03/cwt127.00–150.001,82210
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,398134.69/cwt122.00–146.001,8833
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 37872.50/cwt72.50–72.50571
Heifers—Number 181177.50/cwt177.50–177.501441
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross83697.44/cwt695.00–700.005792
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95685.00/cwt685.00–685.006511
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross111614.95/cwt610.00–620.006832
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6325.00/cwt25.00–25.00161
Bulls—Number 175355.00/cwt355.00–355.002661
Bulls—Number 275275.73/cwt225.00–300.002075
Bulls—Number 376145.00/cwt145.00–145.001101
Bulls—Utility7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 183393.09/cwt350.00–425.003265
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross84767.50/cwt710.00–825.006452
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross87625.00/cwt625.00–625.005442
Bulls—Number 288325.10/cwt300.00–340.002863
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross90500.00/cwt500.00–500.004501
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93692.47/cwt680.00–705.006444
Bulls—Number 195426.73/cwt395.00–455.0040511
Bulls—Number 396141.42/cwt130.00–165.001363
Bulls—Number 1105419.08/cwt400.00–450.004407
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross106633.88/cwt600.00–675.006723
Bulls—Number 2108390.00/cwt390.00–390.004211
Bulls—Number 1111405.00/cwt405.00–405.004501
Bulls—Number 2114330.00/cwt330.00–330.003761

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.