Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 600-700lb feeder steers sold 12.50 to 18.00 higher. 700-800lb feeder steers sold 14.00 to 14.50 higher. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 19.00 to 35.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 50.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.09/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 2 of 12 comparable sales and sits −30.91 against this barn's trailing median of $365.99.

Average price

$335.09

25 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$30.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−3.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	341.25	1,871	20
Medium and Large 2	505	310.44	1,568	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.81/cwt here — about $304 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $423.86, low $332.55, median $365.99 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 sale25 hd

335.09

—

NY average1 barns · 25 hd

335.09

+0.00

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−3.15

This barn, trailing median12 sales

365.99

−30.91

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)	1,473	$2,741	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,076	$2,299	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,229	$2,210	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,002	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	905	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,156	$3,023	18

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	2,299.13/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,299	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,473	2,741.37/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,741	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	2,209.73/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,210	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	136.86/cwt	127.00–147.00	1,609	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	2,777.36/head	2,000.00–3,500.00	2,777	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,452	3,514.09/head	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,514	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,531	189.52/cwt	174.00–202.00	2,902	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	375.39/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	310.44/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	369.27/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,710	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	376.49/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	281.91/cwt	269.00–295.00	2,021	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	330.31/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,840	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	422.44/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,360	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	376.15/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,471	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	781	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	292.76/cwt	292.50–293.00	2,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	316.36/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,322	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	392	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,039	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	737	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,747	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	380.86/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	411.60/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,091	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	604	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	886	268.77/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,381	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	337.49/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	319.12/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	326.77/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	278.81/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	937	248.50/cwt	247.50–250.00	2,328	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	407.90/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	299.60/cwt	282.50–302.00	2,463	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	330.64/cwt	304.00–353.00	2,414	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	325.85/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,975	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	348.23/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,180	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,406	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,237	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	280.54/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,767	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,182	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	247.54/cwt	240.00–252.50	2,047	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,278	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,979	4

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 Jun 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 433Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 59Year ago 0

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)	3	—	1,076	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,299.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,473	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,741.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,229	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,209.73
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,176	127.00–147.00	136.86
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	2,200.00	2,200.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,002	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,008	2,000.00–3,500.00	2,777.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,452	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,514.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,531	174.00–202.00	189.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	322	420.00–435.00	422.44
3	350–400	384	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	416	415.00	415.00
4	450–500	484	365.00–380.00	376.49
3	500–550	508	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	327	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	391	340.00–385.00	376.15
2	400–450	438	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	488	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	588	272.50	272.50
1	650–700	668	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	781	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	311	380.00	380.00
7	350–400	356	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	416	350.00–400.00	375.39
8	450–500	463	355.00–400.00	369.27
4	500–550	514	385.00	385.00
16	550–600	557	330.00–332.50	330.31
20	600–650	630	270.00–302.50	280.54
1	650–700	685	290.00	290.00
18	700–750	717	269.00–295.00	281.91
1	750–800	774	272.50	272.50
5	800–850	827	240.00–252.50	247.54
5	850–900	872	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	325.00–360.00	348.23
5	350–400	350	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	494	325.00	325.00
5	500–550	505	300.00–317.50	310.44
3	600–650	622	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	652	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	734	256.00	256.00
1	750–800	775	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	357	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	418	305.00–340.00	316.36
4	450–500	463	300.00–345.00	319.12
2	500–550	519	310.00–342.50	326.77
3	550–600	565	327.50–350.00	337.49
1	600–650	604	305.00	305.00
5	650–700	662	274.00–280.00	278.81
2	700–750	718	292.50–293.00	292.76
16	850–900	886	265.00–275.00	268.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	392	405.00	405.00
5	400–450	418	405.00–420.00	407.90
6	450–500	480	380.00–385.00	380.86
6	500–550	508	370.00–420.00	411.60
3	550–600	563	395.00	395.00
6	600–650	606	322.50–332.50	325.85
3	650–700	656	341.00	341.00
11	700–750	730	304.00–353.00	330.64
8	800–850	822	282.50–302.00	299.60
10	900–950	937	247.50–250.00	248.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	392	265.00	265.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	455	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	737	237.00	237.00

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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