Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's feeder sale 500-600lb feeder steers sold 15.00 to 45.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 50.00 to 70.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Vaccinated cattle had a 20.00 to 30.00 premium.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $316.03/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −88.58 against this barn's trailing median of $404.61.

Average price

$316.03

71 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$27.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−58.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	330.79	1,731	33
Medium and Large 2	574	303.20	1,740	38

One grade step is worth $27.59/cwt here — about −$9 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale71 hd

316.03

—

NY average1 barns · 71 hd

316.03

+0.00

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−58.40

This barn, trailing median12 sales

404.61

−88.58

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)	1,386	$2,398	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,124	$1,703	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,451	21
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,275	$2,400	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	782	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,328	$2,566	7

Every lot, as filed

85 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	250–300	264	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	295.70/cwt	277.50–301.00	2,094	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	265.83/cwt	245.00–282.50	2,169	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	731	241.24/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	952	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	289.73/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,214	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	245.48/cwt	243.00–247.50	2,121	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	301.10/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,996	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	239.28/cwt	238.00–240.00	2,218	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	395.02/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,671	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	329.88/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,900	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	413.32/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,098	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	330.92/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,708	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	301.56/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,903	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	299	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	381.41/cwt	340.00–412.50	1,804	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	254.61/cwt	237.50–267.50	1,851	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	431	232.40/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	268.43/cwt	237.50–310.00	1,310	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,794	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	303.27/cwt	250.00–312.50	1,774	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,946	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	781	246.04/cwt	220.00–264.00	1,922	20
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,007	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,266	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	850–900	853	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	302.83/cwt	265.00–315.00	1,557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	888	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	364.87/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	282.44/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,906	15
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	650–700	699	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,748	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,054	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,382	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	800–850	818	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,045	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	450–500	487	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,607	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	314	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	251.90/cwt	217.50–265.00	1,345	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	241.65/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	334.00/cwt	315.00–375.00	1,443	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	699	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	332.56/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	399	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,416	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	139.87/cwt	121.00–167.50	1,569	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,400.48/head	1,800.00–2,900.00	2,400	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,386	2,398.25/head	1,550.00–3,200.00	2,398	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,451.41/head	1,150.00–2,250.00	1,451	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	2,566.40/head	2,300.00–3,100.00	2,566	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	1,702.60/head	1,250.00–2,900.00	1,703	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	169.68/cwt	152.00–190.00	2,226	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	250.81/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,836	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	254.42/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,954	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	312.52/cwt	300.00–333.00	1,528	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	265.83/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	269.40/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,673	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	220.56/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,619	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	237.73/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,607	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	217.61/cwt	210.00–225.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	256.96/cwt	255.00–257.50	2,115	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,145	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	296.77/cwt	265.00–340.00	1,202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	652	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	644	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	375.92/cwt	350.00–399.00	1,601	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	260.16/cwt	245.00–271.00	1,988	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	267.02/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,979	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	413.39/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	347.67/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,665	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	288.77/cwt	272.50–309.00	1,831	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	322.92/cwt	250.00–355.00	1,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	301.96/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,721	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	314.96/cwt	280.00–365.00	1,660	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	254.20/cwt	232.50–267.50	1,601	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	256.97/cwt	225.00–277.50	1,365	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	255.65/cwt	200.00–275.00	1,465	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	275.71/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,315	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	290.95/cwt	273.00–298.00	1,941	22

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 May 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 928Last week 545Year ago 574

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 26Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	264	490.00	490.00
3	300–350	339	400.00–420.00	413.32
11	400–450	423	380.00–405.00	395.02
16	450–500	473	340.00–412.50	381.41
29	500–550	516	320.00–355.00	330.92
4	550–600	576	325.00–340.00	329.88
31	600–650	631	292.50–315.00	301.56
5	650–700	663	297.50–312.50	301.10
34	700–750	708	277.50–301.00	295.70
22	750–800	764	275.00–300.00	289.73
24	800–850	816	245.00–282.50	265.83
7	850–900	864	243.00–247.50	245.48
14	900–950	927	238.00–240.00	239.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	299	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	387	355.00–375.00	364.87
4	450–500	488	237.50–310.00	268.43
6	500–550	514	265.00–315.00	302.83
32	550–600	585	250.00–312.50	303.27
14	600–650	624	287.50	287.50
15	650–700	675	277.50–287.50	282.44
12	700–750	727	237.50–267.50	254.61
20	750–800	781	220.00–264.00	246.04
5	800–850	828	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	888	237.50	237.50
9	900–950	920	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	284	310.00	310.00
5	300–350	333	250.00–355.00	322.92
6	350–400	388	295.00	295.00
3	400–450	405	265.00–340.00	296.77
9	450–500	477	265.00–300.00	275.71
11	500–550	531	225.00–277.50	256.97
12	550–600	573	200.00–275.00	255.65
18	600–650	630	232.50–267.50	254.20
4	700–750	731	240.00–242.50	241.24
3	750–800	782	210.00	210.00
9	800–850	823	255.00–257.50	256.96
2	950–1000	952	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	644	248.00	248.00
5	650–700	652	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	269	400.00–430.00	413.39
1	300–350	341	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	393	400.00	400.00
19	400–450	426	350.00–399.00	375.92
31	450–500	479	335.00–360.00	347.67
43	500–550	527	280.00–365.00	314.96
28	550–600	570	280.00–315.00	301.96
28	600–650	634	272.50–309.00	288.77
22	650–700	667	273.00–298.00	290.95
8	700–750	741	250.00–272.50	267.02
14	750–800	764	245.00–271.00	260.16
2	800–850	804	265.00	265.00
6	900–950	924	202.00	202.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	314	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	431	230.00–235.00	232.40
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	487	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	699	250.00	250.00
4	800–850	818	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	853	247.50	247.50
5	1000–1050	1,007	225.00	225.00
5	1050–1100	1,054	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	316	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	428	210.00–225.00	217.61
1	450–500	490	295.00	295.00
5	500–550	534	217.50–265.00	251.90
4	550–600	570	225.00–280.00	265.83
3	600–650	629	235.00–245.00	241.65
11	650–700	676	235.00–250.00	237.73
12	700–750	734	218.00–230.00	220.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	399	355.00	355.00
5	400–450	432	315.00–375.00	334.00
7	450–500	489	300.00–333.00	312.52
2	500–550	542	325.00–340.00	332.56
5	550–600	598	315.00	315.00
12	600–650	621	265.00–280.00	269.40
2	650–700	699	262.50	262.50
6	700–750	732	247.50–260.00	250.81
18	750–800	768	247.50–260.00	254.42

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	16	—	1,122	121.00–167.50	139.87
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,275	1,800.00–2,900.00	2,400.48
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	782	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	1,386	1,550.00–3,200.00	2,398.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	1,118	1,150.00–2,250.00	1,451.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,124	1,250.00–2,900.00	1,702.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,328	2,300.00–3,100.00	2,566.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,312	152.00–190.00	169.68

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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