Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's feeder sale 500-600lb feeder steers sold 35.00 to 38.50 higher. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 36.00 to 62.00 higher. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 39.50 to 69.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Vaccinated cattle brought a 10.00 to 15.00 premium.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $351.63/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −52.98 against this barn's trailing median of $404.61.

Average price

$351.63

42 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$59.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.06

vs NY average

−64.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	374.38	2,065	26
Medium and Large 2	550	314.65	1,732	16thin

One grade step is worth $59.73/cwt here — about $334 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

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 sale42 hd

351.63

—

NY average2 barns · 43 hd

348.57

+3.06

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

−64.90

This barn, trailing median12 sales

404.61

−52.98

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)	1,317	$2,276	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,854	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,068	$1,731	22
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	857	$2,084	7
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	929	$1,875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,181	$2,553	3thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	450–500	485	385.28/cwt	365.00–397.50	1,869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	305.37/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	876	251.33/cwt	251.00–252.00	2,202	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	347.62/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	292.85/cwt	285.00–301.00	2,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	927	236.57/cwt	236.00–240.00	2,193	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	473.05/cwt	445.00–500.00	2,006	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,358	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	368.89/cwt	352.00–382.50	2,099	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	321.76/cwt	270.00–354.00	1,557	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	362.13/cwt	348.00–380.00	2,455	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	371.77/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,320	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	327.60/cwt	322.50–342.50	2,382	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	285.04/cwt	272.50–300.00	2,369	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	256	603.86/cwt	560.00–615.00	1,546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	341.71/cwt	295.00–375.00	1,480	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	381.87/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,016	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	548.52/cwt	500.00–557.50	1,805	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	447.51/cwt	395.00–475.00	1,660	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	277.52/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,873	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	254.14/cwt	230.00–261.00	1,949	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	346.23/cwt	290.00–352.50	2,971	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	309.70/cwt	292.00–327.50	2,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	771	300.30/cwt	297.50–310.00	2,315	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	313.27/cwt	282.50–331.00	1,977	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	438.34/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	448.40/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,471	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	843	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,255	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	262	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	609	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	775	242.69/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,881	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	412	264.28/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,089	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	584	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	368.75/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	320.22/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,819	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	640	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,888	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	650–700	656	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,837	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	900–950	932	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,367	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	655	264.81/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,735	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	895	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,014	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	509	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	822	229.82/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,889	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	368.59/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	254.99/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	398.41/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,064	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,119	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	2,124.22/head	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,124	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,249.99/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,250	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,932.12/head	1,500.00–2,650.00	1,932	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	984	122.84/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,209	17
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	761	1,519.59/head	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,520	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	2,199.32/head	1,550.00–2,650.00	2,199	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	189.01/cwt	187.00–192.50	2,245	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	151.72/cwt	139.00–168.50	1,701	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	967	1,301.52/head	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,302	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,089	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,374	2,419.57/head	1,750.00–3,200.00	2,420	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,133	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,879.93/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,576	188.00/cwt	182.00–192.00	2,963	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,077	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	371.68/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,299	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	309.24/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,871	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	519.78/cwt	480.00–560.00	1,351	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	395.72/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,864	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	519.08/cwt	495.00–527.50	1,843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	354.62/cwt	335.00–372.50	1,855	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	442.06/cwt	390.00–460.00	1,857	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	292.66/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	375.25/cwt	368.00–402.50	1,767	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	596	322.66/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	262.60/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	308.08/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	273.00/cwt	272.50–275.00	2,288	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	408.19/cwt	392.50–425.00	1,772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	326.07/cwt	322.50–337.00	2,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	265.02/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,664	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	310.78/cwt	292.50–330.00	1,731	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	505.18/cwt	470.00–525.00	1,622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	308.63/cwt	298.00–345.00	1,941	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	480.81/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	329.55/cwt	302.50–340.00	2,373	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	517.32/cwt	490.00–542.50	1,904	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	472.37/cwt	467.50–490.00	1,705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,688	1

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 757Last week 345Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 28Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	420.00–480.00	448.40
8	350–400	378	400.00–455.00	438.34
4	400–450	446	360.00–375.00	368.75
4	450–500	485	365.00–397.50	385.28
6	500–550	521	280.00–335.00	305.37
10	550–600	568	280.00–340.00	320.22
31	600–650	631	282.50–331.00	313.27
2	650–700	661	292.00–327.50	309.70
2	700–750	727	285.00–301.00	292.85
11	750–800	771	297.50–310.00	300.30
1	800–850	843	267.50	267.50
3	850–900	876	251.00–252.00	251.33
7	900–950	927	236.00–240.00	236.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	256	560.00–615.00	603.86
8	300–350	329	500.00–557.50	548.52
4	350–400	355	495.00–527.50	519.08
11	400–450	424	445.00–500.00	473.05
11	500–550	528	350.00–400.00	381.87
15	550–600	569	352.00–382.50	368.89
18	600–650	624	350.00–385.00	371.77
11	650–700	678	348.00–380.00	362.13
21	700–750	727	322.50–342.50	327.60
8	750–800	776	340.00–370.00	347.62
18	800–850	831	272.50–300.00	285.04
10	850–900	858	290.00–352.50	346.23
5	900–950	932	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	333	430.00	430.00
8	350–400	371	395.00–475.00	447.51
5	400–450	433	295.00–375.00	341.71
13	450–500	484	270.00–354.00	321.76
3	500–550	517	275.00–302.50	292.66
3	550–600	596	320.00–324.00	322.66
14	600–650	628	240.00–285.00	265.02
13	650–700	675	267.50–282.50	277.52
3	700–750	730	250.00–277.50	262.60
12	750–800	767	230.00–261.00	254.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	321	470.00–525.00	505.18
12	350–400	368	490.00–542.50	517.32
13	400–450	420	390.00–460.00	442.06
8	450–500	471	368.00–402.50	375.25
12	500–550	523	335.00–372.50	354.62
2	550–600	584	332.50	332.50
7	600–650	629	298.00–345.00	308.63
4	650–700	689	322.50–337.00	326.07
11	700–750	720	302.50–340.00	329.55
4	750–800	768	300.00–315.00	308.08
5	800–850	838	272.50–275.00	273.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	262	232.50	232.50
7	400–450	412	260.00–265.00	264.28
1	500–550	509	272.50	272.50
1	550–600	584	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	655	240.00–290.00	264.81
2	750–800	775	235.00–250.00	242.69
1	850–900	895	225.00	225.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	295.00	295.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	656	280.00	280.00
5	900–950	932	254.00	254.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	395.00–400.00	398.41
1	300–350	313	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	476	362.50–375.00	368.59
1	500–550	540	312.50	312.50
11	550–600	557	292.50–330.00	310.78
1	600–650	644	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	674	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	720	250.00–257.50	254.99
3	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
5	800–850	822	225.00–233.00	229.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	560.00	560.00
16	250–300	260	480.00–560.00	519.78
7	300–350	336	460.00–510.00	480.81
5	350–400	361	467.50–490.00	472.37
2	400–450	434	392.50–425.00	408.19
12	450–500	471	380.00–425.00	395.72
3	500–550	522	360.00–385.00	371.68
1	550–600	555	375.00	375.00
7	600–650	605	275.00–315.00	309.24
1	650–700	674	270.00	270.00
3	750–800	781	266.00	266.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,017	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	840	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,124.22
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,119	3,050.00	3,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	840	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	761	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,519.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	875	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,249.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	967	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,301.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,089	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,115	1,500.00–2,650.00	1,932.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,284	1,550.00–2,650.00	2,199.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,374	1,750.00–3,200.00	2,419.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	984	110.00–135.00	122.84
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,188	187.00–192.50	189.01
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,121	139.00–168.50	151.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,133	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,879.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,576	182.00–192.00	188.00

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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