Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last feeder sale in December 500-600lb feeder steers sold 10.00 to 30.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 22.50 to 30.00 higher. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 17.50 higher. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold steady. There was a 30.00 to 55.00 value added for vaccinated cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.10/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −126.51 against this barn's trailing median of $404.61.

Average price

$278.10

56 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$44.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.44

vs NY average

−63.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	297.38	1,703	32
Medium and Large 2	558	252.39	1,407	24

One grade step is worth $44.99/cwt here — about $295 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $467.80, low $358.25, median $404.61 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale56 hd

278.10

—

NY average2 barns · 65 hd

281.54

−3.44

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−63.98

This barn, trailing median12 sales

404.61

−126.51

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,109	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,179	$1,338	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$1,542	3thin

Every lot, as filed

67 lots · USDA AMS · Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Canandaigua, NY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	334.10/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,390	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	252	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	289.56/cwt	260.00–302.50	1,538	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	318.45/cwt	290.00–332.50	1,035	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,149	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	296.64/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,715	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	250.33/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	276.34/cwt	255.00–295.00	2,012	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	236.75/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,726	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	349.64/cwt	340.00–355.00	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	243.49/cwt	202.50–265.00	1,298	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	259.39/cwt	215.00–290.00	973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,841	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,081	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	302.59/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	230.14/cwt	220.00–240.00	2,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	256.84/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,464	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	331.45/cwt	285.00–350.00	1,545	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	290.03/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,792	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	351.70/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,206	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	252.84/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	302.75/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,408	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	214.70/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	232.27/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,668	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	838	215.24/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,804	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,897	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	249	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	240.40/cwt	231.00–260.00	1,257	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	281.22/cwt	275.00–287.50	965	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	270.08/cwt	265.00–275.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	254.67/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,238	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	214.45/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	286.52/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,625	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	252.90/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	358.86/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,346	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	218.69/cwt	210.00–262.50	838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	255.24/cwt	237.50–275.00	1,103	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	236.24/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	315.03/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,232	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	220.60/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	242.40/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,132	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	231.62/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,429	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,227	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	232.40/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,190	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	246.65/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	169.59/cwt	163.00–177.00	2,247	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,542.42/head	850.00–1,925.00	1,542	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	1,337.84/head	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,338	3

How this sale compares

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 Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Canandaigua, NY

Sat Jan 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 419Last week 337Year ago 491

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 16Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	269	340.00–355.00	349.64
9	300–350	343	340.00–355.00	351.70
5	400–450	416	320.00–337.50	334.10
13	450–500	466	285.00–350.00	331.45
4	500–550	534	290.00–307.50	302.59
28	550–600	578	292.50–300.00	296.64
25	600–650	618	280.00–297.50	290.03
6	650–700	672	285.00	285.00
11	700–750	728	255.00–295.00	276.34
1	750–800	761	250.00	250.00
6	850–900	867	240.00	240.00
2	900–950	917	220.00–240.00	230.14
1	950–1000	965	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	329	315.00	315.00
3	350–400	375	215.00–290.00	259.39
1	400–450	414	277.50	277.50
3	450–500	477	237.50–260.00	252.84
8	500–550	533	202.50–265.00	243.49
16	550–600	570	220.00–275.00	256.84
2	600–650	630	235.00–265.00	250.33
6	650–700	682	270.00	270.00
15	700–750	729	230.00–242.50	236.75
4	750–800	755	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	249	330.00	330.00
1	250–300	252	370.00	370.00
10	300–350	325	290.00–332.50	318.45
7	350–400	375	300.00–380.00	358.86
8	400–450	416	295.00	295.00
10	450–500	465	280.00–315.00	302.75
20	500–550	531	260.00–302.50	289.56
10	550–600	567	285.00–290.00	286.52
6	600–650	611	245.00–262.50	252.90
11	700–750	718	230.00–250.00	232.27
2	750–800	786	247.50	247.50
6	800–850	843	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	265.00–275.00	270.08
6	300–350	343	275.00–287.50	281.22
6	350–400	383	210.00–262.50	218.69
8	400–450	432	237.50–275.00	255.24
12	450–500	486	242.50–267.50	254.67
20	500–550	523	231.00–260.00	240.40
2	550–600	574	200.00–230.00	214.70
1	600–650	629	225.00	225.00
5	650–700	669	200.00–220.00	214.45
1	750–800	795	200.00	200.00
10	800–850	838	215.00–217.50	215.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	269	330.00	330.00
4	350–400	391	290.00–340.00	315.03
1	500–550	542	267.50	267.50
1	550–600	553	247.50	247.50
6	600–650	617	222.50–245.00	231.62
2	650–700	688	235.00–237.50	236.24
4	700–750	716	210.00–230.00	220.60
1	750–800	779	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	824	192.50	192.50
1	850–900	876	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	278	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	416	240.00–250.00	246.65
3	450–500	467	237.50–250.00	242.40
3	500–550	512	225.00–237.50	232.40
1	550–600	563	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	793	195.00	195.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,325	163.00–177.00	169.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,109	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,179	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,337.84
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,208	850.00–1,925.00	1,542.42

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.

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