Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last reported sale slaughter steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 7.00 to 16.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cows sold 5.00 to 13.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 50.00 to 65.00 lower.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,537	151.43	2,327	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,730	130.89	2,264	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	110.12	1,480	6thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,687	152.91	2,580	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,661	127.91	2,125	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,464	114.67	1,679	22
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,296	103.70	1,344	22
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,448	175.24	2,537	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,419	156.34	2,218	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,557	174.29	2,714	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,412	198.48	2,803	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,308	188.68	2,468	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,289	176.04	2,269	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,496	197.60	2,956	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,584	189.35	2,999	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,648	182.95	3,015	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	704.58/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 2	96	590.52/cwt	15
Heifers	Number 1	90	880.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	98	760.00/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

43 lots · USDA AMS · Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - 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
Bulls	—	—	1,531	138.93/cwt	135.00–147.00	2,127	4
Bulls	—	—	1,541	161.43/cwt	150.00–172.00	2,488	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,308	188.68/cwt	185.00–192.00	2,468	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	110.12/cwt	105.00–123.00	1,480	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	130.89/cwt	128.00–134.00	2,264	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,557	174.29/cwt	170.50–178.00	2,714	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,259	86.62/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,091	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,249	103.62/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,294	9
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,419	156.34/cwt	155.00–157.50	2,218	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,448	175.24/cwt	174.50–176.00	2,537	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,687	152.91/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,580	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,411	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,476	115.64/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,707	20
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,372	114.46/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,570	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,412	198.48/cwt	193.50–206.50	2,803	10
Heifers	Select	—	1,289	176.04/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,269	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,661	127.91/cwt	119.00–135.00	2,125	17
Steers	Select	—	1,648	182.95/cwt	182.50–183.50	3,015	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,496	197.60/cwt	194.00–204.50	2,956	15
Steers	Choice	—	1,584	189.35/cwt	188.00–190.50	2,999	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	109	805.00/cwt	805.00–805.00	877	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	783.35/cwt	770.00–790.00	885	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	891.34/cwt	850.00–910.00	749	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	868.51/cwt	850.00–900.00	816	5
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	105	497.66/cwt	465.00–530.00	523	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	79	755.00/cwt	755.00–755.00	596	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	586.39/cwt	575.00–615.00	610	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	663	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	79	755.00/cwt	755.00–755.00	596	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	115	715.00/cwt	715.00–715.00	822	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	101	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	818	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	594.96/cwt	590.00–600.00	678	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	96	573.00/cwt	550.00–605.00	550	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	805.00/cwt	805.00–805.00	773	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	790.94/cwt	750.00–830.00	672	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	118	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	873	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	463.83/cwt	400.00–525.00	436	3
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	79	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	466	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	624.40/cwt	590.00–665.00	531	4
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	79	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	316	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	114	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	553	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	482.08/cwt	465.00–500.00	405	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	919	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 Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Wed Jan 1, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 263Year ago 225

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 73Last week 74Year ago 88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,531	135.00–147.00	138.93
5	—	1,541	150.00–172.00	161.43
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,308	185.00–192.00	188.68
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,412	193.50–206.50	198.48
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,289	174.00–180.00	176.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,344	105.00–123.00	110.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,730	128.00–134.00	130.89
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,557	170.50–178.00	174.29
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,259	83.00–92.00	86.62
9	—	1,249	96.00–108.00	103.62
8	—	1,372	111.00–119.00	114.46
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,344	105.00	105.00
20	—	1,476	111.00–125.00	115.64
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,661	119.00–135.00	127.91
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,419	155.00–157.50	156.34
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	174.50–176.00	175.24
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,687	152.00–154.00	152.91
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	182.50–183.50	182.95
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,496	194.00–204.50	197.60
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,584	188.00–190.50	189.35

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	84	850.00–910.00	891.34
5	90–100	94	850.00–900.00	868.51
1	100–110	109	805.00	805.00
3	110–120	113	770.00–790.00	783.35
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	400.00	400.00
2	80–90	84	465.00–500.00	482.08
3	90–100	94	400.00–525.00	463.83
2	100–110	105	465.00–530.00	497.66
1	110–120	114	485.00	485.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	755.00	755.00
2	80–90	85	750.00–830.00	790.94
1	90–100	96	805.00	805.00
2	110–120	118	740.00	740.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	590.00	590.00
4	80–90	85	590.00–665.00	624.40
5	90–100	96	550.00–605.00	573.00
5	100–110	104	575.00–615.00	586.39
2	110–120	114	590.00–600.00	594.96
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	850.00	850.00
1	100–110	101	910.00	910.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	755.00	755.00
1	100–110	101	810.00	810.00
1	110–120	115	715.00	715.00

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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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

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