Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-08

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $332.63/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −71.98 against this barn's trailing median of $404.61.

Average price

$332.63

88 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$53.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−86.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	344.84	1,854	68
Medium and Large 2	578	291.10	1,682	20

One grade step is worth $53.74/cwt here — about $172 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale88 hd

332.63

—

NY average1 barns · 88 hd

332.63

+0.00

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−86.47

This barn, trailing median12 sales

404.61

−71.98

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,239	$1,656	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,295	$1,507	14
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	998	$1,947	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,212	$1,882	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,348	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1	900–950	900	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,160	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	254.37/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	274.48/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,197	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	979	276.89/cwt	275.00–277.50	2,711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	364.21/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	350.88/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,491	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,436	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	340.80/cwt	305.00–349.00	2,113	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	307.18/cwt	270.00–320.00	863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	316.94/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,149	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	366.61/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,133	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	746	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	349.82/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,686	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	305.99/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,332	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	317.63/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,483	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,569	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	359.68/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	280.05/cwt	262.50–292.50	2,296	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	864	243.06/cwt	237.50–250.00	2,100	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	343.75/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,815	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	272.80/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,951	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	289.97/cwt	282.50–307.50	1,696	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	349.94/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,040	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	313.08/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,202	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	259.93/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	297.50/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	646	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	298.58/cwt	275.00–320.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	761	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	804	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	308.97/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,319	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	968	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	251.91/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,333	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	273.93/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,131	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	604	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	704	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,566	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	1,656.49/head	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,656	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,438	1,763.12/head	1,525.00–2,250.00	1,763	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,038	1,047.17/head	900.00–1,250.00	1,047	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	178.28/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,984	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	147.87/cwt	130.00–167.00	1,869	56
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	1,717.12/head	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,717	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,069	2,058.70/head	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,059	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,811	188.45/cwt	183.00–192.50	3,413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,482	165.86/cwt	152.00–178.00	2,458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	303.64/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,278	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	282.39/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,895	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	258.47/cwt	237.50–270.00	1,223	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	278.76/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,703	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	224.87/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,185	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	291.48/cwt	270.00–327.50	1,122	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	309	317.01/cwt	300.00–330.00	980	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	281.97/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,339	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	332.82/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,428	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	256.92/cwt	240.00–262.50	2,122	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	278.76/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	236.34/cwt	222.50–250.00	1,593	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	305.03/cwt	277.50–315.00	1,629	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	352.05/cwt	347.50–362.50	1,151	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	351	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	298.39/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,722	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	287.88/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,805	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	327.19/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,512	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	382.69/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	255.27/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,435	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	293.32/cwt	272.50–305.00	1,384	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	347.51/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,128	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	363.55/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,356	11

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 Nov 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,046Last week 757Year ago 425

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 114Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	293	385.00	385.00
14	300–350	327	347.50–362.50	352.05
11	350–400	373	340.00–375.00	363.55
35	400–450	429	310.00–360.00	332.82
19	450–500	462	320.00–337.50	327.19
10	500–550	534	277.50–315.00	305.03
17	550–600	577	290.00–312.50	298.39
17	600–650	627	265.00–300.00	287.88
2	650–700	675	277.50–280.00	278.76
3	700–750	736	245.00	245.00
3	750–800	769	257.50	257.50
13	800–850	826	240.00–262.50	256.92
8	900–950	900	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	270.00–320.00	307.18
8	300–350	309	300.00–330.00	317.01
10	350–400	385	270.00–327.50	291.48
26	400–450	436	250.00–290.00	274.48
14	450–500	475	250.00–305.00	281.97
4	500–550	527	220.00–230.00	224.87
2	550–600	572	230.00–280.00	254.37
9	600–650	611	235.00	235.00
22	650–700	674	222.50–250.00	236.34
4	700–750	746	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	350.00–370.00	359.68
6	300–350	309	350.00–405.00	366.61
3	350–400	367	350.00–380.00	364.21
28	400–450	425	342.50–357.50	350.88
28	450–500	482	340.00–360.00	349.82
56	500–550	528	325.00–360.00	343.75
12	550–600	583	345.00–355.00	349.94
15	600–650	620	305.00–349.00	340.80
50	650–700	678	300.00–340.00	316.94
7	700–750	734	350.00	350.00
5	750–800	762	300.00–310.00	305.99
23	800–850	820	262.50–292.50	280.05
1	850–900	852	267.50	267.50
4	950–1000	979	275.00–277.50	276.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	275.00–320.00	298.58
2	300–350	320	270.00	270.00
13	350–400	384	285.00–330.00	313.08
5	400–450	427	305.00–315.00	308.97
21	450–500	467	280.00–330.00	317.63
3	500–550	537	295.00–300.00	297.50
17	550–600	585	282.50–307.50	289.97
2	600–650	646	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	676	255.00–265.00	259.93
12	700–750	715	267.50–290.00	272.80
1	750–800	761	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	804	250.00	250.00
5	850–900	864	237.50–250.00	243.06
3	950–1000	968	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	274	380.00–385.00	382.69
2	300–350	322	345.00–350.00	347.51
1	350–400	359	355.00	355.00
11	400–450	421	295.00–320.00	303.64
29	450–500	472	272.50–305.00	293.32
1	500–550	538	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	562	280.00	280.00
12	600–650	611	277.50–280.00	278.76
8	650–700	671	275.00–285.00	282.39
3	750–800	762	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	268	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	351	310.00	310.00
5	400–450	413	270.00–275.00	273.93
8	450–500	473	237.50–270.00	258.47
14	500–550	529	245.00–275.00	251.91
8	550–600	562	250.00–270.00	255.27
1	600–650	604	245.00	245.00
7	700–750	704	222.50	222.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,239	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,656.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,438	1,525.00–2,250.00	1,763.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,038	900.00–1,250.00	1,047.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,113	170.00–188.00	178.28
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	56	—	1,264	130.00–167.00	147.87
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,152	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,717.12
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,069	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,058.70
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,390	2,375.00	2,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,348	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,811	183.00–192.50	188.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,482	152.00–178.00	165.86

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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