Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 14.00 lower. 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,512	164.04	2,480	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,693	134.17	2,271	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,431	122.31	1,750	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	108.66	1,181	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,838	136.17	2,502	29
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,442	129.24	1,864	22
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,304	106.64	1,391	16
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,633	180.65	2,950	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,526	214.64	3,275	20
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,395	202.84	2,830	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,434	187.35	2,687	9thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,576	217.15	3,422	24
Steers	Choice	Average	1,467	202.95	2,977	24
Steers	Select	Average	1,463	183.87	2,690	19

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	682.35/cwt	25
Bulls	Number 2	97	660.69/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	90	305.50/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	88	924.85/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	87	811.35/cwt	8

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
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,829	136.71/cwt	131.00–146.00	2,500	28
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,753	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,467	202.95/cwt	196.00–209.00	2,977	24
Steers	Select	—	1,463	183.87/cwt	175.00–191.00	2,690	19
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,526	214.64/cwt	209.00–222.50	3,275	20
Heifers	Choice	—	1,395	202.84/cwt	196.00–206.00	2,830	9
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,080	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,517	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,237	100.44/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,242	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	127.78/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,878	19
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,416	116.97/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,656	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,633	180.65/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,950	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,434	187.35/cwt	180.00–194.00	2,687	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	134.17/cwt	131.00–138.00	2,271	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,576	217.15/cwt	212.00–224.50	3,422	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	108.66/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,181	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,431	122.31/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,750	5
Bulls	—	—	1,512	164.04/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,480	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	729	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	977	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	681	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	926	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	417	142.81/cwt	136.00–160.00	596	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	289	161.00/cwt	137.00–189.00	465	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	473	130.80/cwt	130.00–132.50	619	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	374	165.74/cwt	152.00–175.00	620	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	570	127.94/cwt	125.00–131.00	729	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	327	163.10/cwt	130.00–210.00	533	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	979	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,517	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	602	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	795	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	99	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	446	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	447.90/cwt	425.00–470.00	381	2
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	76	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	266	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	118	584.87/cwt	570.00–600.00	690	2
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	117	500.21/cwt	475.00–525.00	585	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	576.05/cwt	550.00–605.00	490	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	113	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	904	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	106	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	477	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	79	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	395	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	102	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	326	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	629.90/cwt	575.00–675.00	586	8
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	639.22/cwt	600.00–675.00	652	5
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	817.01/cwt	780.00–845.00	694	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	932.28/cwt	920.00–945.00	811	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	714	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	77	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	635	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	95	281.26/cwt	240.00–320.00	267	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	82	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	242	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	90	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	819	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	79	834.90/cwt	820.00–850.00	660	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	104	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	811	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	65	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	514	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	889.81/cwt	870.00–905.00	845	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	824.83/cwt	800.00–850.00	792	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	113	795.00/cwt	795.00–795.00	898	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	103	834.81/cwt	825.00–845.00	860	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	902.50/cwt	890.00–915.00	785	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	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 Feb 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 50Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 255Last week 228Year ago 230

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 74Last week 65Year ago 53

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 14.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,829	131.00–146.00	136.71
1	—	2,080	121.00	121.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,266	137.00–140.00	138.49
19	—	1,470	120.00–134.00	127.78
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,237	95.00–106.00	100.44
6	—	1,416	110.00–121.00	116.97
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,467	196.00–209.00	202.95
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,463	175.00–191.00	183.87
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,576	212.00–224.50	217.15
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,526	209.00–222.50	214.64
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,395	196.00–206.00	202.84
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,434	180.00–194.00	187.35
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,633	176.00–184.00	180.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,693	131.00–138.00	134.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,087	105.00–111.00	108.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,431	119.00–127.00	122.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,512	155.00–175.00	164.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	289	137.00–189.00	161.00
11	300–350	327	130.00–210.00	163.10
3	350–400	374	152.00–175.00	165.74
4	400–450	417	136.00–160.00	142.81
3	450–500	473	130.00–132.50	130.80
2	550–600	570	125.00–131.00	127.94
1	600–650	602	132.00	132.00
1	650–700	681	136.00	136.00
1	700–750	729	134.00	134.00
1	950–1000	979	155.00	155.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	500.00	500.00
2	80–90	85	425.00–470.00	447.90
1	90–100	99	450.00	450.00
1	100–110	106	450.00	450.00
2	110–120	117	475.00–525.00	500.21
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	350.00	350.00
1	80–90	82	295.00	295.00
2	90–100	95	240.00–320.00	281.26
1	100–110	102	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	85	550.00–605.00	576.05
8	90–100	93	575.00–675.00	629.90
5	100–110	102	600.00–675.00	639.22
2	110–120	118	570.00–600.00	584.87
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	825.00	825.00
1	80–90	84	850.00	850.00
3	90–100	96	800.00–850.00	824.83
2	100–110	103	825.00–845.00	834.81
1	110–120	113	795.00	795.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	87	890.00–915.00	902.50
3	90–100	95	870.00–905.00	889.81
1	100–110	105	875.00	875.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	790.00	790.00
2	70–80	79	820.00–850.00	834.90
3	80–90	85	780.00–845.00	817.01
1	100–110	104	780.00	780.00
1	110–120	113	800.00	800.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	87	920.00–945.00	932.28
1	90–100	90	910.00	910.00

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

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