Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. 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	2,004	169.53	3,397	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	140.17	2,185	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,369	132.88	1,819	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,266	123.74	1,567	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,581	160.50	2,538	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,737	139.67	2,425	31
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,447	133.35	1,930	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,290	113.77	1,467	29
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,350	176.12	2,378	8thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,256	168.40	2,115	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,591	183.21	2,915	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,438	210.91	3,033	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,380	203.50	2,808	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,621	212.82	3,450	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,448	204.23	2,957	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,384	190.01	2,630	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	690.52/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	99	651.90/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	85	216.58/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	79	1,060.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	80	837.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

39 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	Number 1	110–120	117	622.46/cwt	620.00–625.00	728	2
Bulls	—	—	2,004	169.53/cwt	160.50–175.00	3,397	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	132.88/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,819	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,438	210.91/cwt	209.00–214.00	3,033	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,448	204.23/cwt	199.50–207.00	2,957	8
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,256	168.40/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,115	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,350	176.12/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,378	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,484	131.44/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,951	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	142.29/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,813	3
Steers	Select	—	1,384	190.01/cwt	183.00–196.00	2,630	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,621	212.82/cwt	209.00–218.50	3,450	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	97.80/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,216	9
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,752	130.37/cwt	125.00–134.00	2,284	7
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,581	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	2,538	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,591	183.21/cwt	180.00–186.50	2,915	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,266	123.74/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,567	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	140.17/cwt	137.00–146.00	2,185	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,732	142.38/cwt	137.00–151.00	2,466	24
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,318	116.14/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,531	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,297	129.89/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,685	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,380	203.50/cwt	198.00–207.00	2,808	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	758	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,057.50/cwt	1,015.00–1,100.00	931	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	484	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	119	855.00/cwt	855.00–855.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	121	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	944	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	79	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	837	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	653.50/cwt	600.00–700.00	680	7
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	72	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	601	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	731	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	86	522.19/cwt	470.00–575.00	449	2
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	66	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	132	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	94	224.87/cwt	200.00–250.00	211	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	648.46/cwt	610.00–690.00	603	11
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	98	849.80/cwt	830.00–870.00	833	2
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	106	562.50/cwt	550.00–575.00	596	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	73	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	365	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	87	665.51/cwt	600.00–710.00	579	5
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	79	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	490	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 Mar 19, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 221Year ago 147

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 59Last week 35Year ago 68

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold steady.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	620.00	620.00
5	80–90	87	600.00–710.00	665.51
11	90–100	93	610.00–690.00	648.46
7	100–110	104	600.00–700.00	653.50
2	110–120	117	620.00–625.00	622.46
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	1,010.00	1,010.00
2	80–90	88	1,015.00–1,100.00	1,057.50
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	73	500.00	500.00
2	80–90	86	470.00–575.00	522.19
1	90–100	94	515.00	515.00
2	100–110	106	550.00–575.00	562.50
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	98	830.00–870.00	849.80
1	110–120	119	855.00	855.00
1	120–130	121	780.00	780.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	200.00	200.00
2	90–100	94	200.00–250.00	224.87
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,060.00	1,060.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	835.00	835.00
1	80–90	87	840.00	840.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,004	160.50–175.00	169.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,369	129.00–136.00	132.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,266	119.00–126.00	123.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,559	137.00–146.00	140.17
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,438	209.00–214.00	210.91
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,380	198.00–207.00	203.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,448	199.50–207.00	204.23
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,384	183.00–196.00	190.01
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,621	209.00–218.50	212.82
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,256	167.00–170.00	168.40
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,350	172.00–183.00	176.12
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,484	128.00–135.00	131.44
3	—	1,274	139.00–144.00	142.29
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,243	90.00–108.00	97.80
13	—	1,318	110.00–120.00	116.14
7	—	1,297	124.00–137.00	129.89
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,752	125.00–134.00	130.37
24	—	1,732	137.00–151.00	142.38
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,581	160.50	160.50
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,591	180.00–186.50	183.21

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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