Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $237.32/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$237.32

2 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−42.18

vs NY average

−92.95 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	422	237.32	1,001	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

237.32

—

NY average3 barns · 70 hd

279.50

−42.18

National average197 barns · 18,303 hd

330.27

−92.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,384	210.00	2,906	1thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,544	198.95	3,072	2thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,429	188.00	2,687	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	High	1,547	196.64	3,042	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,421	176.90	2,514	6thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,744	163.74	2,856	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,636	123.85	2,026	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,399	117.92	1,650	14
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,729	129.40	2,237	22
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,471	126.38	1,859	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,318	113.66	1,497	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice	High	1,438	175.75	2,527	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,384	165.42	2,289	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,527	175.59	2,682	13
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,423	164.09	2,335	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,475	213.09	3,143	22
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,448	201.84	2,924	22
Heifers	Select	Average	1,400	189.46	2,652	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,490	213.41	3,180	21
Steers	Choice	Average	1,530	200.93	3,075	26
Steers	Select	Average	1,475	189.41	2,794	13

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	648.06/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 2	95	596.15/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	78	328.72/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	88	885.96/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	82	800.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,490	213.41/cwt	208.00–222.00	3,180	21
Steers	Choice	—	1,523	202.90/cwt	197.00–206.00	3,090	20
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,337	113.51/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,518	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,345	100.24/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,348	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	124.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,560	8
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,527	173.90/cwt	170.00–177.50	2,655	11
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,384	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,906	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,423	164.09/cwt	161.50–169.00	2,335	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,686	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,456	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,421	176.90/cwt	173.50–181.50	2,514	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,501	193.85/cwt	188.00–199.00	2,910	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,729	129.40/cwt	124.00–138.00	2,237	22
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,544	198.95/cwt	194.00–204.00	3,072	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	120.84/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,825	13
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,429	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,687	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	126.33/cwt	123.00–130.00	2,039	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	116.22/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,650	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,575	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,410	195.25/cwt	195.00–196.00	2,753	4
Bulls	—	—	1,744	163.74/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,856	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	652	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,076	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	893	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,286	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	820	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	237.32/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	106	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	424	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	888.94/cwt	860.00–920.00	756	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	564.06/cwt	545.00–575.00	468	4
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	75	334.96/cwt	300.00–355.00	251	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	105	601.09/cwt	570.00–630.00	631	5
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	650	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	827	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	82	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	656	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	87	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	270	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	497.54/cwt	495.00–500.00	463	2
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	112	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	532	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	507.73/cwt	500.00–515.00	421	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	606.12/cwt	570.00–640.00	570	7
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	93	815.00/cwt	815.00–815.00	758	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	697	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	750.46/cwt	710.00–790.00	653	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	115	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	874	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	898.23/cwt	890.00–905.00	835	3
Steers	Select	—	1,475	189.41/cwt	180.00–195.50	2,794	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,529	184.87/cwt	183.00–186.50	2,827	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,457	203.31/cwt	197.50–207.00	2,962	18
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,475	213.09/cwt	208.00–221.00	3,143	22
Heifers	Select	—	1,400	189.46/cwt	180.00–194.00	2,652	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,422	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,602	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,442	173.94/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,508	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	144.38/cwt	141.00–153.00	1,940	4
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,384	165.42/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,289	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,554	194.37/cwt	191.00–195.00	3,021	6

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10Last week 17Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 281Last week 229Year ago 199

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 45Last week 55Year ago 63

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,490	208.00–222.00	213.41
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,523	197.00–206.00	202.90
6	—	1,554	191.00–195.00	194.37
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,475	180.00–195.50	189.41
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,337	107.00–118.00	113.51
6	—	1,345	93.00–105.00	100.24
8	—	1,258	120.00–130.00	124.01
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,729	124.00–138.00	129.40
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,510	115.00–125.00	120.84
4	—	1,344	141.00–153.00	144.38
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,527	170.00–177.50	173.90
2	—	1,529	183.00–186.50	184.87
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,423	161.50–169.00	164.09
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,384	210.00	210.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,544	194.00–204.00	198.95
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,429	188.00	188.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,686	205.00	205.00
3	—	1,501	188.00–199.00	193.85
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,421	173.50–181.50	176.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,614	123.00–130.00	126.33
1	—	1,765	109.00	109.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,420	111.00–125.00	116.22
1	—	1,125	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,410	195.00–196.00	195.25
18	—	1,457	197.50–207.00	203.31
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,475	208.00–221.00	213.09
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,400	180.00–194.00	189.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,744	160.00–173.00	163.74
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,422	183.00	183.00
4	—	1,442	170.00–178.00	173.94
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,384	165.00–166.00	165.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	652	165.00	165.00
1	800–850	820	146.00	146.00
1	850–900	893	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	422	225.00–250.00	237.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	362	275.00	275.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	500.00–515.00	507.73
2	90–100	93	495.00–500.00	497.54
1	100–110	106	400.00	400.00
1	110–120	112	475.00	475.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	83	545.00–575.00	564.06
7	90–100	94	570.00–640.00	606.12
5	100–110	105	570.00–630.00	601.09
1	110–120	114	570.00	570.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	75	300.00–355.00	334.96
1	80–90	87	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	87	710.00–790.00	750.46
1	90–100	93	815.00	815.00
1	110–120	115	760.00	760.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	83	840.00	840.00
3	90–100	93	890.00–905.00	898.23
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	860.00–920.00	888.94
1	90–100	94	880.00	880.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	82	800.00	800.00

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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Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

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How this sale compares

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