Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold steady.

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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,539	195.44	3,008	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,688	184.85	3,120	7thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,704	163.41	2,785	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	134.00	2,117	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,406	129.97	1,827	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,149	158.22	1,818	6thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,736	139.39	2,419	31
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,461	131.06	1,914	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,314	115.25	1,514	28
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,529	178.92	2,736	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,390	165.72	2,304	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,512	177.44	2,683	11
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,225	150.16	1,839	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,445	216.88	3,134	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,325	204.31	2,707	17
Heifers	Select	Average	1,186	194.71	2,309	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,488	216.00	3,214	20
Steers	Choice	Average	1,452	205.86	2,989	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,454	183.72	2,671	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	648.50/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	103	558.32/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	77	278.77/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	87	158.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	94	922.41/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,704	163.41/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,785	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	129.97/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,827	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,445	216.88/cwt	212.00–227.00	3,134	12
Heifers	Select	—	1,186	194.71/cwt	194.00–195.50	2,309	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,325	204.31/cwt	197.00–210.50	2,707	17
Steers	Select	—	1,454	183.72/cwt	174.00–188.00	2,671	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,688	184.85/cwt	180.00–188.00	3,120	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,539	195.44/cwt	193.00–200.00	3,008	5
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,149	158.22/cwt	148.00–166.00	1,818	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,478	130.13/cwt	122.00–137.00	1,923	19
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	139.92/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,812	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,318	114.37/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,507	17
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	140.39/cwt	131.00–151.00	2,443	29
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,672	124.95/cwt	124.00–126.00	2,089	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,452	205.86/cwt	195.00–211.00	2,989	13
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,488	216.00/cwt	212.00–224.00	3,214	20
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,462	125.44/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,834	7
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,390	165.72/cwt	161.50–170.00	2,304	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,529	178.92/cwt	174.00–183.00	2,736	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,225	150.16/cwt	147.50–153.00	1,839	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,512	177.44/cwt	174.50–185.00	2,683	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,117	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	101.13/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,048	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	109	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	927	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	925.27/cwt	920.00–930.00	786	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	97	879.74/cwt	870.00–890.00	853	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	612.49/cwt	575.00–650.00	576	14
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	121	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	605	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	94	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	122	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	480.71/cwt	450.00–530.00	447	5
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	77	278.77/cwt	235.00–350.00	215	3
Bulls	Utility	100–110	105	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	205	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	124	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	905	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	922.41/cwt	905.00–940.00	867	2
Bulls	Utility	60–70	63	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	95	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	672	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	104	525.29/cwt	510.00–540.00	546	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	728.67/cwt	695.00–765.00	765	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	587.77/cwt	550.00–655.00	500	6
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	105	610.95/cwt	575.00–645.00	641	8

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)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 157Year ago 219

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 65Last week 80Year ago 77

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,704	158.00–165.00	163.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,406	128.00–132.00	129.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,445	212.00–227.00	216.88
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,186	194.00–195.50	194.71
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,325	197.00–210.50	204.31
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,454	174.00–188.00	183.72
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,452	195.00–211.00	205.86
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,488	212.00–224.00	216.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,688	180.00–188.00	184.85
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,539	193.00–200.00	195.44
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,149	148.00–166.00	158.22
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,478	122.00–137.00	130.13
2	—	1,295	139.00–141.00	139.92
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,318	109.00–119.00	114.37
7	—	1,462	121.00–129.00	125.44
4	—	1,036	100.00–104.00	101.13
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,740	131.00–151.00	140.39
2	—	1,672	124.00–126.00	124.95
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,390	161.50–170.00	165.72
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,529	174.00–183.00	178.92
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	147.50–153.00	150.16
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,512	174.50–185.00	177.44

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	920.00–930.00	925.27
2	90–100	97	870.00–890.00	879.74
1	100–110	109	850.00	850.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	85	550.00–655.00	587.77
14	90–100	94	575.00–650.00	612.49
8	100–110	105	575.00–645.00	610.95
1	110–120	112	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	90–100	93	450.00–530.00	480.71
2	100–110	104	510.00–540.00	525.29
1	120–130	121	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	63	150.00	150.00
1	90–100	94	130.00	130.00
1	100–110	105	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	77	235.00–350.00	278.77
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–110	105	695.00–765.00	728.67
1	120–130	124	730.00	730.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	94	905.00–940.00	922.41

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

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