Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's feeder sale 500-600lb feeder steers sold 6.00 to 22.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 20.00 lower. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 18.00 to 33.00 lower. Vaccinated cattle brought a 30.00 to 50.00 premium.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $291.80/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −112.80 against this barn's trailing median of $404.61.

Average price

$291.80

60 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$43.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−56.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	293.24	1,665	58
Medium and Large 2	576	250.18	1,441	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.06/cwt here — about $224 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 sale60 hd

291.80

—

NY average1 barns · 60 hd

291.80

+0.00

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−56.44

This barn, trailing median12 sales

404.61

−112.80

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,241	$1,722	8
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	983	$2,066	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,275	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	750–800	760	269.54/cwt	255.00–277.50	2,049	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	258.09/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,582	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	307.15/cwt	282.50–315.00	1,576	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	294.89/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,410	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	255.31/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,685	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	250.18/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	933	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	234.24/cwt	205.00–250.00	1,314	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	270.05/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	351.55/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,382	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	283.15/cwt	274.00–286.00	1,897	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	293.88/cwt	270.00–307.50	1,722	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	272.39/cwt	257.50–276.00	1,923	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	991	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	250.02/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,518	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	284.23/cwt	225.00–305.00	1,330	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	290.09/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,772	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	291.40/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,504	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	868	189.94/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	239.56/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,952	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	344.29/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,460	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	234.82/cwt	232.50–236.00	2,151	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,311	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,257	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	2,066.10/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,066	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	1,721.88/head	1,200.00–2,250.00	1,722	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,396	164.77/cwt	151.00–179.00	2,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,087	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	236.67/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,325	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	209.15/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	236.12/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	649	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	277.50/cwt	265.00–290.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	328.87/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	253.28/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,312	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	449	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	232.81/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,443	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	346.90/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,287	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	872	202.61/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	229.11/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,159	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	255.55/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	271.99/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,550	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	224.58/cwt	202.50–237.50	1,399	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	234.89/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,095	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	263.30/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,101	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	246.54/cwt	225.00–285.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	320.93/cwt	285.00–350.00	1,348	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	363.68/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,135	10

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 Mar 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 559Last week 526Year ago 594

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 16Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	393	345.00–355.00	351.55
8	400–450	424	335.00–365.00	344.29
15	500–550	516	275.00–307.50	291.40
43	550–600	586	270.00–307.50	293.88
46	600–650	611	272.50–300.00	290.09
52	650–700	670	274.00–286.00	283.15
26	700–750	706	257.50–276.00	272.39
14	750–800	760	255.00–277.50	269.54
10	800–850	815	235.00–250.00	239.56
3	900–950	916	232.50–236.00	234.82
1	950–1000	991	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	394	260.00–280.00	270.05
1	400–450	416	302.50	302.50
4	450–500	468	225.00–305.00	284.23
2	550–600	576	245.00–255.00	250.18
8	600–650	607	240.00–255.00	250.02
1	650–700	660	222.50	222.50
3	700–750	734	240.00	240.00
2	850–900	868	180.00–200.00	189.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	271	317.50	317.50
10	300–350	312	330.00–380.00	363.68
2	350–400	371	325.00–332.50	328.87
21	400–450	420	285.00–350.00	320.93
11	450–500	478	280.00–307.50	294.89
11	500–550	513	282.50–315.00	307.15
14	550–600	570	265.00–295.00	271.99
14	600–650	613	240.00–290.00	258.09
8	650–700	660	255.00–257.50	255.31
6	700–750	719	240.00–261.00	255.55
1	750–800	786	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	827	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	875	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	225.00–285.00	246.54
2	300–350	331	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	373	250.00	250.00
4	400–450	418	250.00–267.50	263.30
6	450–500	466	220.00–257.00	234.89
6	500–550	506	210.00–235.00	229.11
16	550–600	561	205.00–250.00	234.24
10	600–650	623	202.50–237.50	224.58
3	650–700	662	230.00	230.00
3	800–850	808	205.00	205.00
2	850–900	872	195.00–210.00	202.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	345	315.00	315.00
5	350–400	371	335.00–350.00	346.90
1	400–450	412	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	471	330.00	330.00
3	500–550	509	257.50	257.50
1	550–600	582	261.00	261.00
7	600–650	620	230.00–240.00	232.81
2	700–750	700	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	758	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	336	265.00–290.00	277.50
1	350–400	390	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	449	220.00	220.00
3	450–500	466	200.00–255.00	236.12
12	500–550	518	245.00–255.00	253.28
6	550–600	560	220.00–242.50	236.67
2	600–650	649	215.00	215.00
3	650–700	671	207.50–210.00	209.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	983	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,066.10
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,241	1,200.00–2,250.00	1,721.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,275.00	2,275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,396	151.00–179.00	164.77

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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