Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 15.00 to 25.00 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	1,844	172.33	3,178	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,812	138.10	2,502	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	133.54	1,761	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,375	119.00	1,636	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,821	167.37	3,048	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,748	134.68	2,354	24
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,412	130.44	1,842	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,375	118.64	1,631	22
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,362	179.66	2,447	8thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,397	169.76	2,372	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,399	210.81	2,949	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,402	204.36	2,865	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,423	209.13	2,976	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,497	202.10	3,025	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,425	182.56	2,601	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	763.26/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	92	563.87/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	96	270.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	81	885.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	81	827.50/cwt	7

Every lot, as filed

51 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 Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,404	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,474	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,423	209.13/cwt	207.50–210.00	2,976	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,497	202.10/cwt	197.00–206.00	3,025	9
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,362	179.66/cwt	174.50–186.00	2,447	8
Steers	Select	—	1,425	182.56/cwt	177.00–189.00	2,601	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	122.03/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,573	4
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,397	169.76/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,372	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,821	167.37/cwt	165.00–169.00	3,048	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,711	123.65/cwt	118.00–129.00	2,116	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	138.36/cwt	134.00–144.00	2,435	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,360	115.91/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,576	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	133.24/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,936	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,812	138.10/cwt	130.00–147.00	2,502	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	133.54/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,761	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,399	210.81/cwt	208.50–212.00	2,949	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,402	204.36/cwt	202.00–207.00	2,865	11
Bulls	—	—	1,844	172.33/cwt	160.00–181.00	3,178	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,375	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,636	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	585	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	959	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,065	172.95/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,842	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,038	175.00/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,817	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	474	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	796	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	527	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	901	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	954	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,670	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	697	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	666.86/cwt	625.00–730.00	694	7
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	687.47/cwt	645.00–745.00	584	5
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	76	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	464	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	92	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	294	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	105	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	593	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	78	570.03/cwt	565.00–575.00	445	2
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	100	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	220	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,290.00/cwt	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	91	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	746	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	110	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	627	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	471.52/cwt	380.00–575.00	443	5
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	667.55/cwt	605.00–725.00	634	12
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	71	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	675	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	73	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	803	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	86	438.84/cwt	390.00–490.00	377	2
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	89	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	552	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	647.44/cwt	645.00–650.00	732	2
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	75	564.16/cwt	525.00–620.00	423	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,045.00/cwt	1,045.00–1,045.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	81	1,198.54/cwt	1,165.00–1,215.00	971	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,104.68/cwt	1,080.00–1,130.00	862	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	113	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	1,028	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	72	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	655	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,386	125.00/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,733	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 Mar 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 176Year ago 202

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 65Last week 59Year ago 77

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 15.00 to 25.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,404	105.00	105.00
11	—	1,360	110.00–120.00	115.91
9	—	1,386	122.00–128.00	125.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,289	121.00–123.00	122.03
12	—	1,453	129.00–138.00	133.24
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,711	118.00–129.00	123.65
18	—	1,760	134.00–144.00	138.36
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	207.50–210.00	209.13
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,497	197.00–206.00	202.10
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,425	177.00–189.00	182.56
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,362	174.50–186.00	179.66
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	168.00–172.00	169.76
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,821	165.00–169.00	167.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,812	130.00–147.00	138.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,319	128.00–140.00	133.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,399	208.50–212.00	210.81
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,402	202.00–207.00	204.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,844	160.00–181.00	172.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	474	168.00	168.00
1	500–550	527	171.00	171.00
1	550–600	585	164.00	164.00
1	650–700	697	169.00	169.00
1	950–1000	954	175.00	175.00
2	1000–1050	1,038	173.00–177.00	175.00
2	1050–1100	1,065	168.00–178.00	172.95

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	610.00	610.00
5	80–90	85	645.00–745.00	687.47
12	90–100	95	605.00–725.00	667.55
7	100–110	104	625.00–730.00	666.86
2	110–120	113	645.00–650.00	647.44
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	92	320.00	320.00
1	100–110	100	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	78	565.00–575.00	570.03
2	80–90	86	390.00–490.00	438.84
5	90–100	94	380.00–575.00	471.52
1	100–110	105	565.00	565.00
1	110–120	110	570.00	570.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	78	1,080.00–1,130.00	1,104.68
3	80–90	81	1,165.00–1,215.00	1,198.54
1	90–100	94	1,080.00	1,080.00
1	100–110	103	1,045.00	1,045.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	910.00	910.00
1	110–120	113	910.00	910.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	73	1,100.00	1,100.00
1	80–90	88	1,290.00	1,290.00
1	90–100	95	1,090.00	1,090.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	71	950.00	950.00
1	90–100	91	820.00	820.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	75	525.00–620.00	564.16
1	80–90	89	620.00	620.00

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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