Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2023-12-13

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Dec 13
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 0▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
274 head
▲ 274 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 264 · +3.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
86 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 0▲ 19 vs year ago 67 · +28.4%
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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 $129.17/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −104.21 against this barn's trailing median of $233.37.
Average price
$129.17
3 head · 439 lb average
Value per head Derived
$567
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−61.86
vs NY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2439129.175673thin
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
129.17
—
NY average2 barns · 108 hd
191.03
−61.86
This barn, trailing median35 sales
233.37
−104.21
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—Average1,713102.301,7526thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61088.251,42119
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,48880.901,20441
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,41273.151,03318
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,390135.791,88710
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,528131.002,0024thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,462171.302,5045thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,373162.612,23313
HeifersSelectAverage1,281153.111,96110
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,529169.652,5947thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,477161.652,38816
SteersSelectAverage1,419152.662,16616

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 194347.58/cwt33
BullsNumber 290296.38/cwt13
BullsNumber 389157.06/cwt8
BullsUtility8790.05/cwt6
HeifersNumber 379415.05/cwt3
HeifersNumber 294330.15/cwt8
HeifersNumber 190270.00/cwt4
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing66155.00/cwt2

Every lot

56 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 2331122.50/cwt122.50–122.504051
Steers—Medium and Large 2478127.50/cwt127.50–127.506091
Steers—Medium and Large 2509137.50/cwt137.50–137.507001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Large 3794109.00/cwt109.00–109.008651
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 363579.79/cwt70.00–90.005075
Dairy Heifers—Large 3790108.00/cwt108.00–108.008531
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,419152.66/cwt148.00–158.002,16616
Steers—Choice1,477161.65/cwt159.00–166.002,38816
Steers—Choice and Prime1,529169.65/cwt167.00–176.002,5947
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,281153.11/cwt148.00–158.001,96110
Heifers—Choice1,373162.61/cwt160.00–166.002,23313
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,462171.30/cwt167.00–174.002,5045
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,713102.30/cwt97.00–107.001,7526
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,41273.15/cwt68.00–75.001,03318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48880.90/cwt76.00–84.001,20441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61088.25/cwt85.00–95.001,42119
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,528131.00/cwt129.00–134.002,0024
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,390135.79/cwt132.00–140.001,88710
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing6420.00/cwt20.00–20.00131
Heifers—Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross68290.00/cwt290.00–290.001971
Heifers—Number 27350.00/cwt50.00–50.00371
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross75422.57/cwt420.00–425.003172
Heifers—Number 28367.95/cwt55.00–80.00562
Heifers—Number 187125.00/cwt125.00–125.001091
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross88400.00/cwt400.00–400.003521
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross89575.00/cwt575.00–575.005121
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross91250.00/cwt250.00–250.002281
Heifers—Number 191130.00/cwt130.00–130.001181
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross92515.00/cwt515.00–515.004741
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross105485.07/cwt460.00–505.005094
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6750.00/cwt50.00–50.00341
Bulls—Utility7295.14/cwt90.00–100.00692
Bulls—Number 275200.00/cwt200.00–200.001503
Bulls—Number 377153.83/cwt135.00–175.001183
Bulls—Number 382175.00/cwt175.00–175.001441
Bulls—Number 184291.52/cwt275.00–305.0024511
Bulls—Number 285252.47/cwt250.00–255.002154
Bulls—Utility85100.00/cwt100.00–100.00851
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross86510.41/cwt500.00–520.004392
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross87425.00/cwt425.00–425.003701
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross91531.42/cwt515.00–545.004843
Bulls—Number 292250.00/cwt250.00–250.002301
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross93250.00/cwt250.00–250.002331
Bulls—Number 394125.00/cwt125.00–125.001181
Bulls—Number 196296.76/cwt270.00–310.002858
Bulls—Number 2100245.00/cwt245.00–245.002451
Bulls—Number 3100120.00/cwt120.00–120.001201
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross102528.24/cwt510.00–550.005393
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross103420.00/cwt420.00–420.004331
Bulls—Number 1105297.57/cwt295.00–300.003122
Bulls—UtilityBeef Cross106150.00/cwt150.00–150.001591
Bulls—Number 3112125.00/cwt125.00–125.001401
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross114451.54/cwt425.00–480.005152
Bulls—Number 1114273.08/cwt265.00–285.003113
Bulls—Utility11750.00/cwt50.00–50.00591
Bulls—Number 1120275.00/cwt275.00–275.003301

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.