Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 25.00 to 75.00 higher.

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	1,866	157.34	2,936	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,592	164.00	2,611	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,788	133.46	2,387	23
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,459	127.60	1,861	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,193	120.58	1,438	18
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,209	181.15	2,190	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,322	147.50	1,950	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,564	167.78	2,624	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,432	211.70	3,032	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,296	202.36	2,623	13
Heifers	Select	Average	1,391	188.25	2,619	9thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,466	211.94	3,107	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,464	204.03	2,987	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,431	186.07	2,663	11

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	672.44/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	93	547.46/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	100	350.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	94	896.02/cwt	7

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
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,209	181.15/cwt	179.00–183.00	2,190	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	126.44/cwt	123.00–129.00	2,156	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,466	211.94/cwt	208.50–214.50	3,107	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,464	204.03/cwt	197.00–207.50	2,987	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,806	134.94/cwt	130.00–143.00	2,437	19
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,454	126.83/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,844	16
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,533	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,146	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	118.44/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,381	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,303	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,407	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,592	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,611	1
Steers	Select	—	1,431	186.07/cwt	181.00–195.50	2,663	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,252	130.69/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,636	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,391	188.25/cwt	181.00–194.00	2,619	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,296	202.36/cwt	198.50–205.00	2,623	13
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,432	211.70/cwt	208.00–215.00	3,032	7
Bulls	—	—	1,866	157.34/cwt	149.00–170.00	2,936	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	626	163.66/cwt	145.00–200.00	1,025	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	972	168.35/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,636	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,022	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,778	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,074	169.99/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,826	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	691	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	974	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,322	147.50/cwt	134.00–159.00	1,950	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,564	167.78/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,624	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	808	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	595	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	77	679.74/cwt	670.00–690.00	523	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	114	815.00/cwt	815.00–815.00	929	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	77	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	358	1
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	124	505.04/cwt	500.00–510.00	626	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	927.24/cwt	920.00–935.00	797	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	899.42/cwt	870.00–925.00	854	4
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	86	521.69/cwt	500.00–535.00	449	3
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	474.92/cwt	470.00–480.00	437	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	98	830.00/cwt	820.00–840.00	813	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	107	830.03/cwt	820.00–850.00	888	3
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	581.33/cwt	560.00–600.00	669	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	861	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	622.01/cwt	595.00–650.00	641	7
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	637.16/cwt	605.00–655.00	548	5
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	107	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	321	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	113	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	588	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	372	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	628.51/cwt	550.00–665.00	585	9

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 25Last week 10Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 281Year ago 189

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 80Last week 45Year ago 68

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 25.00 to 75.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,209	179.00–183.00	181.15
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,322	134.00–159.00	147.50
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,705	123.00–129.00	126.44
19	—	1,806	130.00–143.00	134.94
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,454	122.00–135.00	126.83
1	—	1,533	140.00	140.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,166	113.00–125.00	118.44
1	—	1,303	108.00	108.00
4	—	1,252	130.00–133.00	130.69
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,466	208.50–214.50	211.94
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,464	197.00–207.50	204.03
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,431	181.00–195.50	186.07
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,592	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,391	181.00–194.00	188.25
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,296	198.50–205.00	202.36
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,432	208.00–215.00	211.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,866	149.00–170.00	157.34
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,564	166.00–169.00	167.78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	626	145.00–200.00	163.66
1	650–700	691	141.00	141.00
3	950–1000	972	160.00–180.00	168.35
1	1000–1050	1,022	174.00	174.00
3	1050–1100	1,074	165.00–174.00	169.99

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	86	940.00	940.00
2	90–100	98	820.00–840.00	830.00
3	100–110	107	820.00–850.00	830.03
1	110–120	114	815.00	815.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	670.00–690.00	679.74
1	80–90	85	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	465.00	465.00
3	80–90	86	500.00–535.00	521.69
2	90–100	92	470.00–480.00	474.92
1	110–120	113	520.00	520.00
2	120–130	124	500.00–510.00	505.04
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	86	605.00–655.00	637.16
9	90–100	93	550.00–665.00	628.51
7	100–110	103	595.00–650.00	622.01
3	110–120	115	560.00–600.00	581.33
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	93	400.00	400.00
1	100–110	107	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	86	920.00–935.00	927.24
4	90–100	95	870.00–925.00	899.42
1	100–110	105	820.00	820.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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