Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter heifers and steers had a weak supply. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 to 12.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 15.00 to 30.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb bulls averaged $225.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$225.00

1 head · 342 lb average

Value per head Derived

$770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

What quality paid 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	342	225.00	770	1thin

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

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

225.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

225.00

+0.00

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,813	165.59	3,002	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,758	142.80	2,510	21
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,447	137.86	1,994	25
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,280	115.23	1,474	21
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,408	170.08	2,395	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,759	170.00	2,990	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,324	202.87	2,686	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,541	181.00	2,789	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,548	203.38	3,148	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,393	187.71	2,615	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	702.17/cwt	50
Bulls	Number 2	91	696.50/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	89	422.45/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	89	211.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	91	928.07/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	85	688.69/cwt	7

Every lot, as filed

52 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	Large 3	200–250	229	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	744	1
Bulls	Large 3	250–300	255	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	765	1
Bulls	Large 3	300–350	342	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	770	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	200–250	212	280.20/cwt	275.00–290.00	594	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	830	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,394	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,049	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,815	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	531	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	871	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	586	162.09/cwt	151.00–171.00	950	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	482	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	711	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	878	170.51/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,497	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,066	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,876	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	797	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,315	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	679	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,114	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	165.59/cwt	160.00–170.00	3,002	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,541	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,789	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,324	202.87/cwt	195.00–206.00	2,686	4
Steers	Select	—	1,393	187.71/cwt	183.00–192.00	2,615	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,548	203.38/cwt	202.00–205.00	3,148	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,351	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,837	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,556	130.13/cwt	129.00–131.00	2,025	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,803	150.21/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,708	7
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,759	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,990	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	138.41/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,956	15
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	139.09/cwt	131.00–146.00	2,413	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,335	122.68/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,638	10
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,408	170.08/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,395	2
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	91	448.27/cwt	440.00–460.00	408	3
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	81	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	279	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	77	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	404	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	96	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	192	1
Bulls	Utility	100–110	105	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	247	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	681.00/cwt	625.00–710.00	701	10
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	678.39/cwt	600.00–710.00	644	19
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	121	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	756	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	945.00/cwt	945.00–945.00	992	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,024.97/cwt	980.00–1,075.00	871	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	79	1,045.00/cwt	1,045.00–1,045.00	826	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	66	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	132	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	913.09/cwt	875.00–950.00	877	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	931.33/cwt	900.00–965.00	792	4
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	532.08/cwt	500.00–560.00	442	4
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	106	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	599	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	85	415.29/cwt	400.00–425.00	353	3
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	92	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	442	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	657.33/cwt	650.00–675.00	743	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	938.88/cwt	900.00–960.00	883	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	109	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	665.04/cwt	600.00–715.00	572	12
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,059.91/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	901	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,027.12/cwt	1,010.00–1,045.00	955	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	153.13/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,083	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	102.33/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,230	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 Feb 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 185Year ago 185

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 116Last week 83Year ago 64

Compared to last week's sale slaughter heifers and steers had a weak supply. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 to 12.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 15.00 to 30.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	229	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	255	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	342	225.00	225.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	212	275.00–290.00	280.20
2	450–500	482	145.00–150.00	147.54
1	500–550	531	164.00	164.00
3	550–600	586	151.00–171.00	162.09
1	650–700	679	164.00	164.00
1	750–800	797	165.00	165.00
1	800–850	830	168.00	168.00
2	850–900	878	169.00–172.00	170.51
1	1000–1050	1,049	173.00	173.00
1	1050–1100	1,066	176.00	176.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,813	160.00–170.00	165.59
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,541	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,324	195.00–206.00	202.87
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	183.00–192.00	187.71
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	202.00–205.00	203.38
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,351	136.00	136.00
10	—	1,335	115.00–128.00	122.68
9	—	1,202	92.00–106.00	102.33
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,556	129.00–131.00	130.13
15	—	1,413	134.00–144.00	138.41
3	—	1,360	149.00–159.00	153.13
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,803	148.00–156.00	150.21
14	—	1,735	131.00–146.00	139.09
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,759	170.00	170.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	169.00–171.00	170.08

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	81	345.00	345.00
3	90–100	91	440.00–460.00	448.27
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	525.00	525.00
4	80–90	83	500.00–560.00	532.08
1	100–110	106	565.00	565.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	200.00	200.00
1	90–100	96	200.00	200.00
1	100–110	105	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	80–90	86	600.00–715.00	665.04
19	90–100	95	600.00–710.00	678.39
10	100–110	103	625.00–710.00	681.00
4	110–120	113	650.00–675.00	657.33
1	120–130	121	625.00	625.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	90–100	94	900.00–960.00	938.88
1	100–110	109	930.00	930.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,059.91
2	90–100	93	1,010.00–1,045.00	1,027.12
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	85	900.00–965.00	931.33
2	90–100	96	875.00–950.00	913.09
1	100–110	105	945.00	945.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,045.00	1,045.00
2	80–90	85	980.00–1,075.00	1,024.97
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	400.00–425.00	415.29
1	90–100	92	480.00	480.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 300–400 lb

What quality paid 300–400 lb

How it compared 300–400 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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