Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last feeder sale 500-600lb feeder steers sold 35.00 to 40.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 7.50 to 10.00 lower. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 25.00 lower. Vaccinated cattle brought a 10.00 to 25.00 premium.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $290.47/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −114.13 against this barn's trailing median of $404.61.

Average price

$290.47

32 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$29.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.46

vs NY average

−63.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	300.50	1,617	21
Medium and Large 2	546	271.32	1,480	11thin

One grade step is worth $29.18/cwt here — about $136 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 sale32 hd

290.47

—

NY average2 barns · 65 hd

290.01

+0.46

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

−63.83

This barn, trailing median12 sales

404.61

−114.13

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)	1,193	$2,552	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,251	$2,121	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,775	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	967	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,316	$2,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,278	$1,709	6

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	951	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,092	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	842	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,810	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,141	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	256.15/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,947	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	281.15/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,746	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	305.56/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,137	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	241.61/cwt	212.50–265.00	1,266	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	273.97/cwt	260.00–297.50	1,836	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	294.87/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	832	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,830	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	315.49/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,631	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	346.36/cwt	337.50–365.00	1,503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,160	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	246.54/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,795	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	245.38/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	279.14/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,454	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	262.80/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,916	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	284.02/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,593	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	277.70/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,311	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	261.94/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,506	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	251.48/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,542	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	880	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	764	242.41/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,852	15
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	697	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,429	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	834	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,835	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	241.89/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	282.76/cwt	255.00–310.00	1,337	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	285.09/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,482	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	2,120.51/head	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,121	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	2,551.93/head	2,100.00–3,200.00	2,552	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,708.86/head	1,250.00–2,000.00	1,709	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,774.97/head	1,300.00–2,150.00	1,775	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,316	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,610	147.52/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	269.81/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,649	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	282.79/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,493	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	250.03/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,426	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	266.33/cwt	245.00–287.50	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	237.35/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	298.98/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,462	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	264.08/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,764	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	263.35/cwt	225.00–307.50	837	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	304.53/cwt	287.50–320.00	1,300	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	269.88/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	250.67/cwt	220.00–267.50	1,695	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	914	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	243.16/cwt	212.50–272.50	1,386	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	269.89/cwt	260.00–300.00	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	252.55/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,599	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	271.01/cwt	265.00–277.00	2,179	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	279.51/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,336	7

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 Apr 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 517Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	427	287.50–320.00	304.53
12	450–500	489	290.00–315.00	298.98
7	500–550	528	270.00–290.00	282.79
3	550–600	582	280.00	280.00
13	600–650	611	250.00–285.00	269.81
8	650–700	668	260.00–270.00	264.08
4	700–750	733	252.50	252.50
3	750–800	765	255.00	255.00
3	800–850	826	255.00	255.00
3	850–900	874	222.50	222.50
4	950–1000	951	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	260.00–300.00	269.89
7	350–400	372	280.00–310.00	305.56
2	400–450	438	255.00–285.00	269.88
7	450–500	478	260.00–290.00	279.51
5	500–550	524	212.50–265.00	241.61
8	550–600	570	212.50–272.50	243.16
8	600–650	633	250.00–255.00	252.55
17	650–700	676	220.00–267.50	250.67
4	700–750	724	235.00	235.00
2	750–800	783	230.00–245.00	237.35
7	800–850	842	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	914	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	434	337.50–365.00	346.36
2	450–500	465	347.50	347.50
11	500–550	517	295.00–330.00	315.49
10	550–600	561	280.00–305.00	284.02
14	600–650	621	260.00–315.00	281.15
15	650–700	670	260.00–297.50	273.97
20	700–750	729	250.00–272.50	262.80
21	750–800	760	250.00–266.00	256.15
12	800–850	804	265.00–277.00	271.01
4	850–900	874	245.00	245.00
7	900–950	900	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	391	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	427	290.00–300.00	294.87
8	450–500	472	250.00–290.00	277.70
6	500–550	521	277.50–280.00	279.14
5	550–600	575	255.00–270.00	261.94
3	600–650	613	240.00–257.50	251.48
6	650–700	667	230.00–252.50	245.38
11	700–750	728	235.00–257.50	246.54
15	750–800	764	200.00–255.00	242.41
6	800–850	832	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	277.50	277.50
1	350–400	352	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	626	257.50	257.50
1	650–700	697	205.00	205.00
1	800–850	834	220.00	220.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	580	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	318	225.00–307.50	263.35
2	400–450	403	245.00–287.50	266.33
9	450–500	473	255.00–310.00	282.76
2	500–550	520	270.00–300.00	285.09
3	550–600	562	220.00–260.00	241.89
5	600–650	636	245.00–255.00	250.03
3	650–700	672	245.00	245.00
2	700–750	732	242.50	242.50
2	800–850	805	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	330.00	330.00
4	500–550	528	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	588	290.00	290.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,251	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,120.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,193	2,100.00–3,200.00	2,551.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,230	1,300.00–2,150.00	1,774.97
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,278	1,250.00–2,000.00	1,708.86
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	967	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,316	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,610	144.00–150.00	147.52

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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