Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 500-600lb feeder steers sold 38.00 to 45.00 lower. 800-900lb feeder steers sold 25.00 to 75.00 higher. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.50 higher. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 9.50 to 13.50 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $341.73/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −62.88 against this barn's trailing median of $404.61.

Average price

$341.73

29 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$39.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−37.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	364.74	1,917	12thin
Medium and Large 2	558	325.48	1,816	17thin

One grade step is worth $39.27/cwt here — about $102 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 sale29 hd

341.73

—

NY average1 barns · 29 hd

341.73

+0.00

National average153 barns · 8,707 hd

379.13

−37.40

This barn, trailing median12 sales

404.61

−62.88

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	977	$2,426	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,395	$2,385	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,143	$2,730	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,613	5

Every lot, as filed

75 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	800–850	810	281.51/cwt	273.00–283.00	2,280	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	303.81/cwt	295.00–308.00	1,899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	257	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	470.95/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	321.19/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,142	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	335.72/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,786	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	301.00/cwt	297.00–309.00	2,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	366.29/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,890	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	357.01/cwt	355.00–359.00	2,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	912	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,572	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	871	300.98/cwt	297.50–309.00	2,622	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	295.58/cwt	290.00–325.00	2,178	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	601	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	320.47/cwt	297.50–329.00	2,490	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	319.89/cwt	312.50–339.00	1,830	11
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	400–450	410	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,620	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	756	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,663	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	671	282.17/cwt	276.00–294.00	1,893	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	616	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,793	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	466	358.93/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,673	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	450–500	473	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,537	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	550–600	559	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,593	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	850–900	854	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,033	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	700–750	724	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	252.51/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	798	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	308.35/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	366.88/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	337.51/cwt	332.50–342.00	2,616	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	310.50/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,785	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	365.16/cwt	352.50–377.50	1,724	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	2,426.07/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,426	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,384.95/head	1,750.00–2,850.00	2,385	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,612.50/head	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,613	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	149.10/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,731	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	2,729.65/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,486	182.96/cwt	176.00–189.00	2,719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	303.50/cwt	290.00–307.50	2,030	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	305.75/cwt	305.00–307.00	2,801	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	287.77/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,787	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	317.31/cwt	292.50–330.00	1,568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	303.55/cwt	290.00–317.50	2,477	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	257	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	300.51/cwt	287.50–307.50	1,566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	747	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	803	264.98/cwt	251.00–279.00	2,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,369	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	298.83/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	296	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,051	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	261.68/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	385.62/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,253	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	456.28/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,310	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	897	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,888	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	325.01/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,701	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	323.95/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,941	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	327.14/cwt	323.00–335.00	2,833	3

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 Jul 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 474Last week 348Year ago 277

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 63Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	376	408.00	408.00
2	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	472	352.50–377.50	365.16
6	500–550	532	315.00–340.00	335.72
11	550–600	572	312.50–339.00	319.89
3	600–650	625	295.00–308.00	303.81
3	650–700	677	297.00–309.00	301.00
9	700–750	737	290.00–325.00	295.58
11	750–800	777	297.50–329.00	320.47
7	800–850	810	273.00–283.00	281.51
10	850–900	871	297.50–309.00	300.98
5	900–950	912	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	470.00–475.00	470.95
2	400–450	426	431.00	431.00
10	500–550	516	360.00–385.00	366.29
2	550–600	574	355.00–359.00	357.01
4	600–650	605	330.00	330.00
4	650–700	667	315.00–325.00	321.19
1	700–750	704	372.50	372.50
25	750–800	775	332.50–342.00	337.51
12	800–850	831	320.00–332.00	325.01
3	850–900	866	323.00–335.00	327.14
16	900–950	908	320.00–327.00	323.95
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	473	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	559	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	601	262.50	262.50
2	700–750	724	262.50	262.50
1	850–900	854	238.00	238.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	395.00	395.00
4	450–500	466	325.00–370.00	358.93
1	600–650	616	291.00	291.00
6	650–700	671	276.00–294.00	282.17
1	750–800	756	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	257	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	320	355.00–380.00	366.88
1	400–450	440	305.00	305.00
7	450–500	494	292.50–330.00	317.31
3	500–550	521	287.50–307.50	300.51
4	550–600	575	300.00–319.00	308.35
3	650–700	674	250.00–255.00	252.51
1	750–800	798	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	428.00	428.00
5	600–650	621	275.00–297.50	287.77
1	650–700	698	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	296	355.00	355.00
6	300–350	325	345.00–400.00	385.62
1	350–400	388	345.00	345.00
4	400–450	410	352.00	352.00
1	450–500	469	357.00	357.00
6	500–550	537	295.00–306.00	298.83
9	550–600	575	285.00–317.50	310.50
1	600–650	621	265.00	265.00
3	650–700	688	255.00–265.00	261.68
2	700–750	747	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	783	287.50	287.50
2	800–850	803	251.00–279.00	264.98
1	850–900	870	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	287	455.00–460.00	456.28
1	350–400	359	440.00	440.00
5	400–450	402	380.00	380.00
4	450–500	479	372.50	372.50
3	500–550	524	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	612	290.00	290.00
20	650–700	669	290.00–307.50	303.50
4	700–750	702	337.50	337.50
28	800–850	816	290.00–317.50	303.55
5	850–900	897	322.00	322.00
12	900–950	916	305.00–307.00	305.75

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)	2	—	977	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,426.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,395	1,750.00–2,850.00	2,384.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,150	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,612.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,161	144.00–159.00	149.10
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,143	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,729.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,486	176.00–189.00	182.96

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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