Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 500-600lb feeder steers sold 18.00 to 23.00 lower. 800-900lb feeder steers sold 24.00 to 37.00 lower. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 75.00 lower. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.98/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −41.02 against this barn's trailing median of $365.99.

Average price

$324.98

17 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$34.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−22.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	337.27	1,843	11thin
Medium and Large 2	557	302.44	1,684	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.83/cwt here — about $159 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

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 sale17 hd

324.98

—

NY average1 barns · 17 hd

324.98

+0.00

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−22.52

This barn, trailing median12 sales

365.99

−41.02

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)	1,702	$2,572	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,396	$2,514	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,042	$2,202	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	877	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,251	$2,688	11

Every lot, as filed

72 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 2	700–750	748	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	827	252.89/cwt	250.00–270.00	2,091	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	343.28/cwt	327.50–372.50	1,833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	310.51/cwt	307.50–312.50	2,295	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	248.57/cwt	240.00–257.50	2,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	287.95/cwt	285.00–291.00	2,793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	324.98/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	333.63/cwt	327.50–365.00	1,908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	335.86/cwt	316.00–342.50	2,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	291.57/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	317.59/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	235.02/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,699	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	621	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,428	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	535	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,511	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	414	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	274.13/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,963	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	610	278.79/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,701	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	450–500	459	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,607	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	950–1000	964	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,150	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	700–750	728	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,638	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	813	240.03/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	298.28/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,253	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	254	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	965	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	145.67/cwt	136.00–160.00	1,872	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	2,201.82/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,202	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,702	2,572.21/head	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,572	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,396	2,514.31/head	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,514	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	2,688.16/head	2,000.00–3,500.00	2,688	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,847	198.93/cwt	188.00–213.00	3,674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	280.15/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,462	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	334.79/cwt	317.50–360.00	1,778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	340.24/cwt	317.50–347.50	1,922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	296.25/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,301	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	393.57/cwt	375.00–437.50	1,311	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	373.15/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	305.42/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,930	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	971	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	245.62/cwt	241.00–255.00	2,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	279.50/cwt	277.50–280.00	2,356	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	282.47/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,345	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	270.62/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	253	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	298.66/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	297.47/cwt	290.00–315.00	973	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 Aug 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 474Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 32Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	253	350.00	350.00
7	300–350	327	290.00–315.00	297.47
4	350–400	383	320.00	320.00
5	400–450	439	270.00–335.00	296.25
7	450–500	476	270.00–315.00	282.47
2	500–550	532	305.00–315.00	310.00
4	550–600	569	292.50–305.00	298.66
5	600–650	620	260.00–287.50	270.62
2	650–700	667	267.50	267.50
5	700–750	748	267.50	267.50
7	800–850	827	250.00–270.00	252.89
3	900–950	935	241.00–255.00	245.62
1	950–1000	971	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	375.00–437.50	393.57
7	400–450	417	355.00–380.00	373.15
1	450–500	489	392.50	392.50
6	500–550	531	317.50–360.00	334.79
5	550–600	565	317.50–347.50	340.24
8	600–650	632	290.00–315.00	305.42
2	650–700	687	289.00	289.00
1	700–750	717	292.50	292.50
5	800–850	843	277.50–280.00	279.50
1	850–900	898	288.00	288.00
2	900–950	918	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	461	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	534	327.50–372.50	343.28
6	550–600	572	327.50–365.00	333.63
4	600–650	608	316.00–342.50	335.86
1	650–700	689	300.00	300.00
5	700–750	739	307.50–312.50	310.51
2	800–850	842	301.00	301.00
4	850–900	877	290.00	290.00
8	950–1000	970	285.00–291.00	287.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	352	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	413	315.00–335.00	324.98
1	450–500	459	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	521	315.00–320.00	317.59
3	550–600	570	285.00–295.00	291.57
6	600–650	618	270.00–280.00	274.13
1	650–700	677	290.00	290.00
6	700–750	723	230.00–240.00	235.02
6	750–800	767	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	825	262.50	262.50
2	950–1000	975	240.00–257.50	248.57
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	414	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	535	282.50	282.50
1	600–650	621	230.00	230.00
3	800–850	813	235.00–250.00	240.03
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	459	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	610	275.00–282.50	278.79
1	700–750	728	225.00	225.00
4	950–1000	964	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	254	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	343	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	376	395.00	395.00
6	400–450	420	290.00–300.00	298.28
3	450–500	485	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	584	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	273	425.00	425.00
7	350–400	361	405.00	405.00
4	450–500	479	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	542	332.50	332.50
3	600–650	618	272.50	272.50
2	650–700	673	275.00–285.00	280.15

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	12	—	1,285	136.00–160.00	145.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	877	2,150.00	2,150.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,042	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,201.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,702	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,572.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,396	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,514.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,251	2,000.00–3,500.00	2,688.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,847	188.00–213.00	198.93

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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