Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.50 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 150.00 to 200.00 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	1,903	171.00	3,254	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,768	139.37	2,464	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,405	127.24	1,788	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	113.64	1,201	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	2,021	150.65	3,045	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,770	135.51	2,398	32
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,401	126.98	1,779	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,378	112.55	1,551	16
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,296	173.85	2,253	10
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,213	164.82	1,999	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,536	184.62	2,836	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,402	209.38	2,936	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,305	197.03	2,571	12
Heifers	Select	Average	1,388	187.17	2,598	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,537	208.23	3,200	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,473	199.74	2,942	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,364	189.65	2,587	15

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	92	973.02/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 2	108	856.87/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	96	559.70/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	86	330.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	94	1,232.30/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	95	970.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	1,903	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,254	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,005	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,388	187.17/cwt	182.00–191.00	2,598	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,537	208.23/cwt	204.00–216.50	3,200	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,426	117.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,674	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	109.46/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,208	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,462	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,498	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,021	150.65/cwt	148.00–154.00	3,045	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	117.72/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,597	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,789	139.28/cwt	134.00–146.00	2,492	23
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	125.86/cwt	122.00–130.00	2,165	9
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	127.71/cwt	123.00–137.00	1,802	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,365	111.80/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,526	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,343	121.80/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,636	4
Steers	Select	—	1,364	189.65/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,587	15
Steers	Choice	—	1,473	199.74/cwt	194.00–203.00	2,942	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,296	173.85/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,253	10
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,213	164.82/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,999	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,175	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,768	139.37/cwt	132.00–146.00	2,464	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,536	184.62/cwt	183.50–186.00	2,836	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,062	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,305	197.03/cwt	193.00–202.50	2,571	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,402	209.38/cwt	203.50–215.00	2,936	9
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	116	954.03/cwt	880.00–1,030.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	874	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,137.05/cwt	1,090.00–1,190.00	1,057	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	107	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	1,049	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	1,312.99/cwt	1,300.00–1,325.00	998	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	825.48/cwt	800.00–840.00	776	7
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	80	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	792	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	110	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	97	1,223.45/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,187	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	908.55/cwt	850.00–940.00	754	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	823.99/cwt	800.00–840.00	840	5
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	637	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	115	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	811	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,290.70/cwt	1,230.00–1,350.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	120	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	834	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	102	569.41/cwt	530.00–610.00	581	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	425	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	558	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	86	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	284	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 Apr 2, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 227Last week 155Year ago 197

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 57Last week 65Year ago 60

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.50 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 150.00 to 200.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,903	171.00	171.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,364	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,426	115.00–120.00	117.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,104	108.00–111.00	109.46
1	—	963	122.00	122.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	132.00–146.00	139.37
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,388	182.00–191.00	187.17
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,305	193.00–202.50	197.03
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,402	203.50–215.00	209.38
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,537	204.00–216.50	208.23
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,364	185.00–195.00	189.65
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,473	194.00–203.00	199.74
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,462	100.00–105.00	102.48
9	—	1,365	109.00–115.00	111.80
4	—	1,343	119.00–127.00	121.80
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,357	113.00–120.00	117.72
12	—	1,411	123.00–137.00	127.71
1	—	1,412	146.00	146.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,789	134.00–146.00	139.28
9	—	1,720	122.00–130.00	125.86
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,021	148.00–154.00	150.65
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,296	170.00–179.00	173.85
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,213	159.00–168.00	164.82
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,536	183.50–186.00	184.62

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	84	1,040.00	1,040.00
1	100–110	107	980.00	980.00
2	110–120	116	880.00–1,030.00	954.03
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	76	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,312.99
2	80–90	86	1,230.00–1,350.00	1,290.70
4	90–100	93	1,090.00–1,190.00	1,137.05
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	83	850.00–940.00	908.55
7	90–100	94	800.00–840.00	825.48
5	100–110	102	800.00–840.00	823.99
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	95	670.00	670.00
1	110–120	115	705.00	705.00
1	120–130	120	695.00	695.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	500.00	500.00
1	90–100	93	600.00	600.00
2	100–110	102	530.00–610.00	569.41
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	86	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	990.00	990.00
1	110–120	110	950.00	950.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	88	1,250.00	1,250.00
2	90–100	97	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,223.45

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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