Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 15.00 to 20.00 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	1,663	167.91	2,792	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,668	146.56	2,445	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	129.90	1,760	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,173	125.09	1,468	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,385	162.76	2,254	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,741	142.02	2,473	20
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,408	136.30	1,919	19
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,319	114.31	1,508	19
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,550	179.54	2,783	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,449	171.40	2,484	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,462	212.30	3,104	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,332	200.73	2,674	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,293	189.05	2,444	15
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,574	209.65	3,300	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,453	200.35	2,911	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,473	187.39	2,760	11

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	693.65/cwt	26
Bulls	Number 2	93	655.98/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	80	304.87/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	94	1,092.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	102	942.50/cwt	2

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
Bulls	—	—	1,663	167.91/cwt	161.00–176.00	2,792	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,963	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,630	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,332	200.73/cwt	198.00–202.50	2,674	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	129.90/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,760	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,626	148.35/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,412	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,508	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	130.22/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,527	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,378	117.43/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,618	9
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,741	142.02/cwt	135.00–151.00	2,473	20
Steers	Select	—	1,473	187.39/cwt	175.00–195.00	2,760	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,453	200.35/cwt	197.00–205.50	2,911	17
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,449	171.40/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,484	6
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,385	162.76/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,254	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	147.21/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,999	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,426	132.40/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,888	14
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,550	179.54/cwt	176.00–182.50	2,783	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	121.78/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,452	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,293	189.05/cwt	179.00–195.00	2,444	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,307	103.47/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,352	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,462	212.30/cwt	207.50–217.50	3,104	15
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,574	209.65/cwt	205.00–215.00	3,300	12
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	957.62/cwt	945.00–970.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	71	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	646	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	90	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	98	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	882	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	73	342.24/cwt	330.00–355.00	250	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	702.47/cwt	700.00–705.00	604	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	846	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,092.50/cwt	1,070.00–1,115.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	110	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	1,084	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	116	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	650	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	624.67/cwt	600.00–650.00	718	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	453.55/cwt	425.00–490.00	426	3
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	80	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	220	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	242	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	80	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	768	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	102	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	571	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	480.91/cwt	415.00–550.00	409	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	77	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	308	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	121	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	756	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	107	639.70/cwt	590.00–680.00	684	5
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	660.50/cwt	620.00–700.00	627	14

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 Mar 5, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 254Year ago 205

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 53Last week 80Year ago 67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	161.00–176.00	167.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,963	134.00	134.00
7	—	1,626	144.00–154.00	148.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,355	124.00–134.00	129.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,117	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,192	117.00–128.00	121.78
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,332	198.00–202.50	200.73
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,293	179.00–195.00	189.05
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,462	207.50–217.50	212.30
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	128.00–133.00	130.22
9	—	1,378	114.00–123.00	117.43
7	—	1,307	100.00–109.00	103.47
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,741	135.00–151.00	142.02
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,358	141.00–152.00	147.21
14	—	1,426	127.00–137.00	132.40
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,473	175.00–195.00	187.39
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,453	197.00–205.50	200.35
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,574	205.00–215.00	209.65
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,449	169.00–175.00	171.40
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,550	176.00–182.50	179.54
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	159.00–166.00	162.76

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	90	1,220.00	1,220.00
1	100–110	105	1,090.00	1,090.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	71	910.00	910.00
1	80–90	80	960.00	960.00
1	90–100	98	900.00	900.00
2	100–110	106	945.00–970.00	957.62
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	330.00–355.00	342.24
1	80–90	80	275.00	275.00
1	90–100	93	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	86	700.00–705.00	702.47
14	90–100	95	620.00–700.00	660.50
5	100–110	107	590.00–680.00	639.70
2	110–120	115	600.00–650.00	624.67
1	120–130	121	625.00	625.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	400.00	400.00
2	80–90	85	415.00–550.00	480.91
3	90–100	94	425.00–490.00	453.55
1	100–110	102	560.00	560.00
1	110–120	116	560.00	560.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	94	900.00	900.00
1	110–120	110	985.00	985.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	94	1,070.00–1,115.00	1,092.50

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

Reporter comment USDA

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

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