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Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-28
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Published: 2024-02-28

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Feb 28

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974

← Feb 21Feb 28Mar 6 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

207 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 185▼ 57 vs year ago 264 · −21.6%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

81 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 64▲ 14 vs year ago 67 · +20.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 95.00 to 100.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 100.00 to 110.00 higher.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,500	136.09	2,041	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,569	106.59	1,672	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,533	98.41	1,509	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,368	88.84	1,215	20
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,178	135.58	1,597	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,527	149.27	2,279	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,283	122.40	1,570	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,442	182.29	2,629	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,598	172.88	2,763	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,322	163.00	2,155	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,553	181.90	2,825	19
Steers	Choice	Average	1,552	174.41	2,707	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,582	168.92	2,672	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	537.73/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	91	391.09/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	96	342.13/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	89	113.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	87	627.07/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	87	225.83/cwt	6

Every lot

44 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,552	174.41/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,707	14
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,553	181.90/cwt	179.00–185.50	2,825	19
Steers	—	Select	1,582	168.92/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,672	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,322	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,155	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,442	182.29/cwt	178.50–185.00	2,629	12
Heifers	—	Choice	1,598	172.88/cwt	170.50–175.00	2,763	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	136.09/cwt	135.50–137.00	2,041	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,368	88.84/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,215	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,533	98.41/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,509	51
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,569	106.59/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,672	19
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,283	122.40/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,570	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,527	149.27/cwt	144.50–154.00	2,279	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,178	135.58/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,597	6
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1	70	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	196	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	77	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	108	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	715.00/cwt	715.00–715.00	558	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	80	145.00/cwt	120.00–170.00	116	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	82	697.24/cwt	655.00–740.00	572	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	91	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	146	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	611	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	101	675.00/cwt	650.00–700.00	682	2
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	114	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	713	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	78	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	70	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	79	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	237	1
Bulls	—	Utility	81	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	81	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	358.87/cwt	300.00–395.00	301	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	85	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	191	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	86	542.28/cwt	535.00–550.00	466	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	441.54/cwt	425.00–455.00	380	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	642	1
Bulls	—	Number 3Beef Cross	89	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	387	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	93	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	186	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	710.09/cwt	650.00–760.00	667	6
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	94	555.48/cwt	510.00–600.00	522	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	463.78/cwt	445.00–515.00	436	7
Bulls	—	Number 3Beef Cross	94	449.00/cwt	400.00–495.00	422	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	331.58/cwt	300.00–385.00	312	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	454.76/cwt	425.00–480.00	468	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	337.50/cwt	305.00–370.00	351	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	105	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	268	1
Bulls	—	Utility	108	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	162	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	110	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	303	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	452.06/cwt	420.00–485.00	506	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	115	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	380	1

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 Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Wed Feb 28, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 185Year ago 264

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 81Last week 64Year ago 67

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 95.00 to 100.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 100.00 to 110.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	120.00–170.00	145.00
1	—	91	160.00	160.00
2	—	77	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	715.00	715.00
2	—	101	650.00–700.00	675.00
1	—	94	650.00	650.00
2	—	82	655.00–740.00	697.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	625.00	625.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	94	445.00–515.00	463.78
3	—	103	425.00–480.00	454.76
3	—	86	425.00–455.00	441.54
2	—	112	420.00–485.00	452.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	275.00	275.00
1	—	93	200.00	200.00
1	—	105	255.00	255.00
1	—	85	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	94	650.00–760.00	710.09
1	—	88	730.00	730.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	510.00–600.00	555.48
2	—	86	535.00–550.00	542.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	108	150.00	150.00
1	—	78	90.00	90.00
1	—	81	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	330.00	330.00
2	—	104	305.00–370.00	337.50
6	—	84	300.00–395.00	358.87
3	—	94	300.00–385.00	331.58
1	—	79	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	94	400.00–495.00	449.00
1	—	89	435.00	435.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,552	171.00–178.00	174.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,553	179.00–185.50	181.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,582	167.00–170.00	168.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,442	178.50–185.00	182.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,322	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,598	170.50–175.00	172.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,283	118.00–129.00	122.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,527	144.50–154.00	149.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,178	130.00–141.00	135.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,368	83.00–92.00	88.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,569	104.00–116.00	106.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,533	93.00–102.00	98.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	135.50–137.00	136.09

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.