Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last feeder sale 400 to 500lb feeder steer sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 2.50 to 6.50 lower. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 15.00 to 40.00 lower. 700-800lb feeder heifers sold 20.00 to 45.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $271.26/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −133.35 against this barn's trailing median of $404.61.

Average price

$271.26

33 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$367

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

$41.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−87.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	284.95	1,628	22
Medium and Large 2	517	243.89	1,261	11thin

One grade step is worth $41.05/cwt here — about $367 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale33 hd

271.26

—

NY average1 barns · 33 hd

271.26

+0.00

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

−87.41

This barn, trailing median12 sales

404.61

−133.35

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)	1,351	$2,658	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,326	20
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,167	$2,225	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,331	$2,607	4thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2	550–600	586	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	702	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,720	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	287.58/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,783	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	287.05/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	346	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,374	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	256.60/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,999	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	242.78/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,238	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	282.56/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	909	255.57/cwt	247.00–281.00	2,323	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,416	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	300.24/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	249.05/cwt	242.50–262.50	1,694	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	306	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	898	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	261.92/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,865	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	363.90/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,474	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	273.19/cwt	264.00–305.00	2,254	23
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	644	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	276.61/cwt	269.00–283.00	1,853	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	279.21/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,636	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	329.42/cwt	307.50–336.00	1,591	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	539	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	970	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	253	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	658	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	837	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	214.48/cwt	213.00–217.50	1,690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,280	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	242.60/cwt	224.00–248.00	1,744	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,344	127.02/cwt	110.00–138.00	1,707	37
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	2,224.56/head	1,500.00–2,850.00	2,225	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,331	2,606.71/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,607	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,325.87/head	1,800.00–2,725.00	2,326	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,351	2,657.82/head	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,658	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,832	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	309.65/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,270	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	230.63/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,347	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	345.58/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,244	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	709	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	254.54/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,235	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	273.93/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,967	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	259.16/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,467	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	226.05/cwt	212.50–236.00	1,508	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	263.55/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,281	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,150	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	296	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	260.82/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,348	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	218.84/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,269	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	308.27/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	812	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	245.13/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	300.08/cwt	280.00–331.00	1,266	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,120	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,611	1

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 486Last week 559Year ago 443

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 20Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	346	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	398	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	426	270.00–302.50	287.05
3	450–500	468	265.00–300.00	282.56
10	500–550	510	237.50–245.00	242.78
1	550–600	586	255.00	255.00
11	650–700	680	242.50–262.50	249.05
1	700–750	716	225.00	225.00
2	750–800	773	240.00–250.00	245.13
1	800–850	812	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	898	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	351	362.50	362.50
10	400–450	405	325.00–370.00	363.90
14	450–500	483	307.50–336.00	329.42
6	500–550	532	285.00–307.50	300.24
16	550–600	586	270.00–302.50	279.21
25	600–650	620	270.00–300.00	287.58
13	650–700	670	269.00–283.00	276.61
10	700–750	712	255.00–267.50	261.92
5	750–800	779	252.50–260.00	256.60
23	800–850	825	264.00–305.00	273.19
8	850–900	860	276.00	276.00
8	900–950	909	247.00–281.00	255.57
7	950–1000	982	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	296	305.00	305.00
3	350–400	372	300.00–312.50	308.27
10	450–500	486	260.00–265.00	263.55
1	500–550	513	242.50	242.50
7	550–600	580	200.00–235.00	218.84
2	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
11	650–700	667	212.50–236.00	226.05
8	700–750	702	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	830	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	304	322.50	322.50
3	350–400	360	342.00–350.00	345.58
9	400–450	422	280.00–331.00	300.08
1	450–500	450	310.00	310.00
18	500–550	517	250.00–280.00	260.82
18	550–600	566	250.00–265.00	259.16
4	600–650	637	275.00	275.00
12	700–750	718	260.00–281.00	273.93
5	750–800	757	280.00	280.00
9	800–850	827	260.00	260.00
3	850–900	850	255.00	255.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	260.00	260.00
2	300–350	306	277.50	277.50
2	500–550	539	180.00	180.00
2	600–650	644	195.00	195.00
2	750–800	755	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	837	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	391	290.00	290.00
6	450–500	485	225.00–270.00	254.54
9	550–600	584	215.00–240.00	230.63
1	600–650	622	222.50	222.50
2	700–750	709	203.00	203.00
3	750–800	788	213.00–217.50	214.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	340.00	340.00
14	350–400	371	345.00	345.00
23	400–450	410	302.50–310.00	309.65
1	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
9	700–750	719	224.00–248.00	242.60
2	750–800	768	222.50	222.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,344	110.00–138.00	127.02
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,167	1,500.00–2,850.00	2,224.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,331	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,606.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,360	1,800.00–2,725.00	2,325.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,351	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,657.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,832	160.00	160.00

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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