Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2023-11-29

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Nov 29
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
273 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 159▲ 9 vs year ago 264 · +3.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
77 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 84▲ 10 vs year ago 67 · +14.9%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.68/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −1,064.44 against this barn's trailing median of $1,181.12.
Average price
$116.68
4 head · 424 lb average
Value per head Derived
$494
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−118.65
vs NY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 3424116.684944thin
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 sale4 hd
116.68
—
NY average2 barns · 99 hd
235.33
−118.65
This barn, trailing median35 sales
1,181.12
−1,064.44
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
159413241054784median 1181.1203/0404/2907/0109/0210/28
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,579.66, low $798.28, median $1,181.12 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—Average1,786119.712,1386thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56099.371,55065
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,48187.211,29257
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,27974.1094825
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,500131.031,9657thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,430139.151,9907thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,473178.152,62410
HeifersChoiceAverage1,415171.552,4279thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,374163.872,2526thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,513179.892,7228thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,518174.392,64712
SteersSelectAverage1,472167.232,46215

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195387.85/cwt30
BullsNumber 289297.33/cwt14
BullsNumber 384139.97/cwt5
BullsUtility8857.19/cwt8
HeifersNumber 273500.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 192378.39/cwt4

Every lot

39 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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 3276116.00/cwt116.00–116.003201
Bulls—Large 3316115.36/cwt100.00–130.003652
Bulls—Large 3787120.00/cwt120.00–120.009441
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3320117.00/cwt117.00–117.003741
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,472167.23/cwt161.00–170.002,46215
Steers—Choice and Prime1,513179.89/cwt178.00–182.002,7228
Steers—Choice1,518174.39/cwt172.00–176.502,64712
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,374163.87/cwt159.00–168.502,2526
Heifers—Choice1,415171.55/cwt170.00–173.502,4279
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,473178.15/cwt175.00–182.002,62410
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,786119.71/cwt114.00–128.002,1386
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27974.10/cwt68.50–79.0094825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48187.21/cwt80.00–93.501,29257
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56099.37/cwt94.00–106.501,55065
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,500131.03/cwt120.00–147.001,9657
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,430139.15/cwt130.00–150.001,9907
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross73500.00/cwt500.00–500.003651
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross78650.00/cwt650.00–650.005071
Heifers—Number 196126.78/cwt100.00–155.001222
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross97610.00/cwt610.00–610.005921
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7555.00/cwt50.00–60.00413
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross77700.00/cwt700.00–700.005391
Bulls—Number 278215.03/cwt195.00–235.001684
Bulls—Number 379150.00/cwt150.00–150.001191
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross80600.00/cwt600.00–600.004801
Bulls—Utility8050.00/cwt50.00–50.00401
Bulls—Number 185359.98/cwt305.00–405.003068
Bulls—Number 385137.46/cwt100.00–150.001174
Bulls—Number 286244.94/cwt230.00–250.002114
Bulls—Utility9066.25/cwt40.00–92.50602
Bulls—Number 195358.00/cwt325.00–400.0034011
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross97560.18/cwt525.00–595.005432
Bulls—Number 297234.14/cwt200.00–300.002273
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross99685.00/cwt685.00–685.006781
Bulls—Utility10050.00/cwt50.00–50.00501
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross103500.00/cwt500.00–500.005151
Bulls—Number 1106352.14/cwt315.00–385.003736
Bulls—Number 1111359.91/cwt350.00–370.004002
Bulls—Utility11760.00/cwt60.00–60.00701

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.