Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 14.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 50.00 to 100.00 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	1,703	156.86	2,671	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	149.46	2,097	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,472	132.02	1,943	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,407	163.00	2,293	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,763	130.91	2,308	28
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,529	124.44	1,902	20
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,223	106.84	1,306	32
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,351	175.18	2,367	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,425	178.60	2,545	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,364	209.20	2,853	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,347	200.42	2,700	14
Heifers	Select	Average	1,333	171.83	2,290	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,438	210.05	3,021	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,480	197.31	2,920	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,430	184.75	2,642	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	750.17/cwt	41
Bulls	Number 2	95	651.58/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	102	465.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	89	794.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	96	754.74/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,703	156.86/cwt	140.00–170.00	2,671	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,472	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,943	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	149.46/cwt	148.00–151.00	2,097	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,347	200.42/cwt	192.00–205.00	2,700	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,364	209.20/cwt	206.00–214.00	2,853	11
Heifers	Select	—	1,333	171.83/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,290	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	135.44/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,898	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	98.32/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,067	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,330	113.46/cwt	109.00–122.00	1,509	18
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,763	130.91/cwt	125.00–139.00	2,308	28
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,407	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,293	1
Steers	Select	—	1,430	184.75/cwt	178.00–190.50	2,642	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,438	210.05/cwt	205.50–214.00	3,021	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,480	197.31/cwt	192.00–204.00	2,920	14
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,351	175.18/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,367	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,425	178.60/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,545	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,543	123.22/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,901	18
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	948.45/cwt	920.00–1,000.00	986	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	965.35/cwt	935.00–1,000.00	917	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	986.99/cwt	930.00–1,040.00	819	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	96	586.74/cwt	555.00–605.00	563	3
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	79	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	403	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	680.51/cwt	650.00–720.00	578	5
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	88	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	414	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	928	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	922	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	857	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	874.47/cwt	850.00–900.00	831	2
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	87	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	344	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	93	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	465	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	108	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	950	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	110	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	957	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	702	1
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	110	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	550	1
Bulls	Number 3	120–130	121	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	605	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	357	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	91	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	400	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	558.43/cwt	535.00–580.00	475	2
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	105	565.14/cwt	550.00–580.00	593	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	681.83/cwt	655.00–710.00	634	9
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	674.02/cwt	620.00–705.00	694	12
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	633.80/cwt	625.00–650.00	710	4

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 12, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 255Year ago 186

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 83Last week 74Year ago 86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,703	140.00–170.00	156.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,472	130.00–134.00	132.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	148.00–151.00	149.46
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,347	192.00–205.00	200.42
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,364	206.00–214.00	209.20
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	165.00–179.00	171.83
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,401	134.00–137.00	135.44
18	—	1,543	118.00–128.00	123.22
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,085	90.00–106.00	98.32
18	—	1,330	109.00–122.00	113.46
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,763	125.00–139.00	130.91
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,407	163.00	163.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,430	178.00–190.50	184.75
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,438	205.50–214.00	210.05
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,480	192.00–204.00	197.31
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,351	173.00–178.00	175.18
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,425	173.00–185.00	178.60

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	83	930.00–1,040.00	986.99
5	90–100	95	935.00–1,000.00	965.35
4	100–110	104	920.00–1,000.00	948.45
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	510.00	510.00
2	80–90	85	535.00–580.00	558.43
3	90–100	96	555.00–605.00	586.74
2	100–110	105	550.00–580.00	565.14
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	85	650.00–720.00	680.51
9	90–100	93	655.00–710.00	681.83
12	100–110	103	620.00–705.00	674.02
4	110–120	112	625.00–650.00	633.80
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	900.00	900.00
1	100–110	108	880.00	880.00
1	110–120	110	870.00	870.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	420.00	420.00
1	90–100	91	440.00	440.00
1	110–120	110	500.00	500.00
1	120–130	121	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	88	470.00	470.00
1	90–100	93	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	95	850.00–900.00	874.47
1	100–110	106	875.00	875.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	84	1,020.00	1,020.00
1	90–100	96	960.00	960.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	395.00	395.00

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

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