Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

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	1,914	157.71	3,019	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	135.75	2,230	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,384	128.93	1,784	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,157	124.01	1,435	9thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,722	140.07	2,413	26
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,451	129.77	1,883	28
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,305	113.86	1,486	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,460	178.00	2,599	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,340	165.94	2,224	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,648	181.49	2,991	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,484	160.71	2,385	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,447	209.81	3,036	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,423	202.90	2,887	28
Heifers	Select	Average	1,225	184.36	2,258	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,541	209.97	3,236	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,473	202.20	2,978	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,157	185.00	2,140	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	92	738.30/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 2	102	680.81/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 3	81	320.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	90	987.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	80	920.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

48 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 Steers	Choice	—	1,648	181.49/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,991	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,484	160.71/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,385	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,460	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,599	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,340	165.94/cwt	162.50–170.00	2,224	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	141.81/cwt	136.00–148.00	2,432	22
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	119.77/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,685	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	140.06/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,917	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,491	130.28/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,942	17
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,763	130.50/cwt	126.00–133.00	2,301	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,380	125.49/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,732	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	135.75/cwt	130.00–141.00	2,230	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,327	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	128.93/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,784	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	123.19/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,491	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	145.60/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,328	2
Bulls	—	—	1,914	157.71/cwt	153.00–160.00	3,019	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	919	161.49/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,484	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,001	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,582	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	763	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,297	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	722	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,141	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	676	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,095	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	620	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,035	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	530	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	875	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	451	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	767	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	81	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	446	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	662.33/cwt	600.00–700.00	623	6
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	651.63/cwt	630.00–675.00	678	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	701	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	81	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	259	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	82	641.77/cwt	625.00–650.00	526	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	80	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	736	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	911	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	88	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	867	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	494	1
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	120	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	660	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	110	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	633	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	980.16/cwt	970.00–990.00	931	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	795	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	795	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	103	942.43/cwt	940.00–945.00	971	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,473	202.20/cwt	197.00–206.50	2,978	21
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,541	209.97/cwt	207.00–213.00	3,236	12
Steers	Select	—	1,157	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,140	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,447	209.81/cwt	207.00–214.00	3,036	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,423	202.90/cwt	198.00–206.50	2,887	28
Heifers	Select	—	1,225	184.36/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,258	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,338	114.10/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,527	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	100.00/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,179	6

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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 24Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 221Last week 202Year ago 251

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 35Last week 53Year ago 78

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	179.00–184.00	181.49
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,484	158.00–164.00	160.71
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	178.00	178.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,340	162.50–170.00	165.94
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,715	136.00–148.00	141.81
4	—	1,763	126.00–133.00	130.50
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,407	118.00–121.00	119.77
5	—	1,369	136.00–145.00	140.06
17	—	1,491	124.00–135.00	130.28
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,380	124.00–128.00	125.49
7	—	1,338	110.00–120.00	114.10
6	—	1,179	95.00–106.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,643	130.00–141.00	135.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	104.00–105.00	104.49
5	—	1,210	114.00–129.00	123.19
2	—	912	144.00–147.00	145.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,384	125.00–132.00	128.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,914	153.00–160.00	157.71
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,473	197.00–206.50	202.20
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,541	207.00–213.00	209.97
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,157	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,447	207.00–214.00	209.81
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,423	198.00–206.50	202.90
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	180.00–188.00	184.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	451	170.00	170.00
1	500–550	530	165.00	165.00
1	600–650	620	167.00	167.00
1	650–700	676	162.00	162.00
1	700–750	722	158.00	158.00
1	750–800	763	170.00	170.00
4	900–950	919	159.00–164.00	161.49
1	1000–1050	1,001	158.00	158.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	81	550.00	550.00
1	90–100	94	525.00	525.00
1	110–120	110	575.00	575.00
1	120–130	120	550.00	550.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	82	625.00–650.00	641.77
6	90–100	94	600.00–700.00	662.33
2	100–110	104	630.00–675.00	651.63
1	110–120	113	620.00	620.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	81	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	1,060.00	1,060.00
1	80–90	82	970.00	970.00
2	90–100	95	970.00–990.00	980.16
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–110	103	940.00–945.00	942.43
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	920.00	920.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	88	985.00	985.00
1	90–100	92	990.00	990.00

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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