Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last reported sale 300-400lb feeder steers sold 113.00 to 172.00 lower. 500-600lb feeder steers sold 13.00 to 27.00 lower. 300-400lb feeder heifers sold 112.00 to 173.00 lower. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 47.00 to 53.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $346.32/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −58.28 against this barn's trailing median of $404.61.

Average price

$346.32

42 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$40.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−76.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	355.09	1,927	33
Medium and Large 2	531	314.18	1,668	9thin

One grade step is worth $40.90/cwt here — about $259 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

346.32

—

NY average1 barns · 42 hd

346.32

+0.00

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

−76.33

This barn, trailing median12 sales

404.61

−58.28

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)	1,446	$2,174	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,735	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,329	$1,869	51
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,258	$2,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,028	$1,918	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$1,875	2thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	250–300	276	316.15/cwt	300.00–335.00	873	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	263.48/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,565	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	376.51/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,216	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	951	251.25/cwt	245.00–252.50	2,389	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	274.82/cwt	274.00–282.50	1,718	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,137	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	300.37/cwt	287.50–306.00	2,184	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	354.97/cwt	337.50–360.00	980	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	403.58/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,953	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	252.04/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,338	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	341.82/cwt	300.00–352.50	1,651	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	355.31/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,993	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	379.55/cwt	362.50–410.00	1,568	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	318.75/cwt	297.50–330.00	1,635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	354.82/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,849	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	330.48/cwt	300.00–352.50	1,097	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	340.37/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,447	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	329.68/cwt	311.00–345.00	2,047	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	294.35/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,887	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	271.21/cwt	267.50–273.00	2,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	317.71/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,169	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	405.12/cwt	367.50–415.00	1,539	7
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	488	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,220	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	524	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,664	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	450–500	495	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,720	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	550–600	581	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,772	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	305.05/cwt	282.50–332.50	1,730	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	745	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,360	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	350–400	372	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,051	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	500–550	505	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	651	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	298	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	292.83/cwt	262.50–307.00	1,713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	376.69/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,398	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,396	140.88/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,967	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,833	155.47/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,850	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	941	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	1,936.80/head	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,937	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	979	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,261	125.65/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,584	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,735	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,446	2,174.24/head	1,775.00–2,400.00	2,174	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,372	1,933.17/head	1,625.00–2,175.00	1,933	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,101	1,524.68/head	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,525	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,057	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,189	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	172.61/cwt	161.00–195.00	2,413	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	336.13/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,704	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,551	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	318.34/cwt	295.00–347.50	1,213	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	291.39/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,378	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	341.13/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,085	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	332.09/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,571	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	329.96/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,439	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	298.20/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,408	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	321.70/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,509	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	273.84/cwt	270.00–282.50	2,015	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	290.38/cwt	272.50–302.50	1,516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	357.06/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	306.69/cwt	292.50–332.50	1,576	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	319.39/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	248.73/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	343.77/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,313	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	305.30/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,011	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	238.24/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,043	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	304.45/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,136	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	245.29/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	297.65/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,295	22

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 Oct 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 698Last week 757Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 114Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	276	300.00–335.00	316.15
15	300–350	331	295.00–320.00	305.30
20	350–400	373	300.00–320.00	304.45
22	400–450	435	290.00–307.50	297.65
8	450–500	472	280.00–305.00	298.20
5	500–550	531	250.00–255.00	252.04
5	550–600	594	250.00–272.50	263.48
4	600–650	612	232.50–245.00	238.24
7	650–700	658	237.50–255.00	245.29
4	750–800	775	247.50–250.00	248.73
1	800–850	840	245.00	245.00
7	850–900	860	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	350.00–365.00	357.06
7	300–350	318	340.00–342.50	341.13
6	350–400	382	335.00–350.00	343.77
9	400–450	436	310.00–340.00	329.96
23	450–500	469	310.00–337.50	321.70
18	500–550	514	292.50–332.50	306.69
6	550–600	592	290.00–325.00	319.39
10	600–650	625	274.00–282.50	274.82
2	650–700	686	262.50	262.50
11	700–750	736	270.00–282.50	273.84
1	750–800	752	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	830	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	264	410.00	410.00
11	300–350	323	370.00–392.50	376.51
7	350–400	380	367.50–415.00	405.12
13	400–450	413	362.50–410.00	379.55
9	450–500	484	365.00–415.00	403.58
15	500–550	521	350.00–370.00	354.82
18	550–600	561	342.50–365.00	355.31
20	600–650	621	311.00–345.00	329.68
11	700–750	727	287.50–306.00	300.37
1	750–800	777	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	809	262.50	262.50
3	850–900	873	267.50–273.00	271.21
6	950–1000	951	245.00–252.50	251.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	276	337.50–360.00	354.97
14	300–350	332	300.00–352.50	330.48
7	350–400	368	300.00–325.00	317.71
18	400–450	425	325.00–355.00	340.37
22	450–500	483	300.00–352.50	341.82
6	500–550	513	297.50–330.00	318.75
3	550–600	567	282.50–332.50	305.05
12	600–650	641	270.00–300.00	294.35
1	650–700	685	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	372	282.50	282.50
1	450–500	488	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	505	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	745	182.50	182.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	347.50	347.50
2	500–550	524	317.50	317.50
6	550–600	581	305.00	305.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	298	352.50	352.50
1	300–350	343	337.50	337.50
9	350–400	381	295.00–347.50	318.34
2	400–450	435	270.00–275.00	272.46
4	450–500	473	280.00–300.00	291.39
5	500–550	522	272.50–302.50	290.38
3	550–600	585	262.50–307.00	292.83
1	600–650	634	275.00	275.00
4	650–700	651	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	273	400.00	400.00
12	350–400	371	355.00–385.00	376.69
6	400–450	440	352.50	352.50
19	450–500	473	325.00–345.00	332.09
8	500–550	507	325.00–340.00	336.13

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	11	—	1,396	132.00–146.00	140.88
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,833	150.00–159.00	155.47
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,261	119.00–130.00	125.65
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	941	2,400.00	2,400.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,258	2,525.00	2,525.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,096	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,936.80
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	979	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,735	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,446	1,775.00–2,400.00	2,174.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	43	—	1,372	1,625.00–2,175.00	1,933.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,101	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,524.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,057	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,189	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,398	161.00–195.00	172.61

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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