Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last feeder sale 500-600lb feeder steers traded 23.00 to 30.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder steers traded 13.00 to 21.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder heifers traded 18.00 to 20.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder heifers traded 26.00 to 27.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $347.43/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −57.18 against this barn's trailing median of $404.61.

Average price

$347.43

35 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$40.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−37.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	355.53	1,987	28
Medium and Large 2	568	315.02	1,789	7thin

One grade step is worth $40.51/cwt here — about $198 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale35 hd

347.43

—

NY average1 barns · 35 hd

347.43

+0.00

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−37.17

This barn, trailing median12 sales

404.61

−57.18

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)	1,222	$2,457	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,211	$2,138	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,179	$1,823	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,139	$3,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	812	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	813	$1,799	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,364	$3,261	6

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 1	350–400	396	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	343.51/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	293.32/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,238	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	284.68/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	290.86/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	294.45/cwt	292.50–300.00	2,238	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	360.86/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,876	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	250.91/cwt	247.50–254.00	2,431	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	353.75/cwt	342.50–360.00	2,023	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	273.59/cwt	270.00–276.00	2,257	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	362.04/cwt	359.00–375.00	1,597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	322.73/cwt	300.00–334.00	2,149	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	316.15/cwt	293.00–327.00	2,257	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	315.02/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,789	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	384.77/cwt	357.50–415.00	1,805	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	661	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	992	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	986	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,189	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	243.75/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,413	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	367	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	771	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	706	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,377	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	807	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,715	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	748	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	290.74/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	327.15/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	322.68/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	387.48/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	336.46/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,627	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	136.81/cwt	124.00–148.00	1,654	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	1,799.45/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,799	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	1,822.88/head	1,450.00–2,100.00	1,823	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	2,457.31/head	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,457	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	2,137.75/head	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,138	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,557	3,609.54/head	3,300.00–3,900.00	3,610	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,139	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	3,087.46/head	2,500.00–3,650.00	3,087	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,725	186.50/cwt	180.00–193.00	3,217	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	260.75/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,903	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	323.36/cwt	307.50–340.00	1,678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	333.28/cwt	320.00–357.50	1,703	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	317.02/cwt	297.00–347.50	2,143	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	276.73/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,986	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	269.06/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	315.94/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	391.72/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	277.25/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,863	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	356.44/cwt	328.00–375.00	1,533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	278.09/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,602	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	291.23/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,538	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	269.46/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	938	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	313.26/cwt	301.00–327.50	1,945	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	333.67/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,568	2

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 433Last week 928Year ago 424

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 96Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	334	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	396	435.00	435.00
5	400–450	441	359.00–375.00	362.04
6	450–500	469	357.50–415.00	384.77
7	500–550	520	345.00–380.00	360.86
21	550–600	572	342.50–360.00	353.75
26	600–650	621	301.00–327.50	313.26
6	650–700	666	300.00–334.00	322.73
11	700–750	714	293.00–327.00	316.15
4	750–800	760	292.50–300.00	294.45
5	800–850	825	270.00–276.00	273.59
7	850–900	884	273.00	273.00
2	900–950	938	255.00	255.00
18	950–1000	969	247.50–254.00	250.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	341	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	425	337.50	337.50
7	550–600	568	310.00–327.50	315.02
3	600–650	611	282.50–295.00	290.86
3	650–700	670	270.00–292.50	284.68
2	700–750	733	230.00–257.50	243.75
1	750–800	767	257.50	257.50
4	950–1000	986	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	340.00–350.00	343.51
2	350–400	392	342.50	342.50
6	400–450	422	275.00–320.00	293.32
3	450–500	472	275.00–280.00	276.73
9	500–550	528	285.00–302.50	291.23
16	550–600	576	270.00–299.00	278.09
4	600–650	618	260.00–277.50	269.46
8	650–700	672	260.00–290.00	277.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	344	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	384	380.00–397.50	391.72
7	400–450	430	328.00–375.00	356.44
2	450–500	470	330.00–337.50	333.67
17	500–550	511	320.00–357.50	333.28
4	550–600	556	322.50	322.50
6	600–650	619	302.50–330.00	315.94
11	650–700	676	297.00–347.50	317.02
8	700–750	730	257.50–262.50	260.75
8	750–800	764	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	804	255.00	255.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	661	150.00	150.00
1	700–750	748	175.00	175.00
2	800–850	807	212.50	212.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	367	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	450	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	706	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	317.50–337.50	327.15
5	450–500	468	330.00–347.50	336.46
3	500–550	524	282.50–295.00	290.74
1	550–600	561	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	364	430.00	430.00
4	400–450	435	380.00–400.00	387.48
2	500–550	519	307.50–340.00	323.36
5	550–600	580	310.00–345.00	322.68
1	600–650	601	265.00	265.00
5	650–700	673	260.00–282.50	269.06
1	700–750	734	257.50	257.50

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	10	—	1,209	124.00–148.00	136.81
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	813	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,799.45
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	812	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,139	3,050.00	3,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,179	1,450.00–2,100.00	1,822.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,222	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,457.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,211	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,137.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,557	3,300.00–3,900.00	3,609.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,267	2,500.00–3,650.00	3,087.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,725	180.00–193.00	186.50

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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