Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 175.00 to 300.00 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	2,113	192.00	4,057	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	151.53	1,902	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,700	143.73	2,443	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,505	169.00	2,543	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,702	146.05	2,485	20
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,413	138.75	1,960	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,328	120.11	1,595	18
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,538	178.67	2,748	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,331	172.50	2,296	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,572	188.00	2,955	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,367	208.41	2,849	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,455	199.30	2,900	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,502	189.01	2,839	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,594	203.47	3,243	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,579	196.24	3,098	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,509	182.87	2,760	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	90	1,068.53/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	101	795.26/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	84	557.77/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	91	1,334.11/cwt	7

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	2,113	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	4,057	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	151.53/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,902	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,819	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,437	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,455	199.30/cwt	195.00–202.00	2,900	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,367	208.41/cwt	203.00–212.50	2,849	7
Heifers	Select	—	1,502	189.01/cwt	186.00–191.00	2,839	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,299	128.85/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,674	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,363	105.72/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,441	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,505	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,543	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,331	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,296	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,572	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,955	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	144.85/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,987	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,342	116.52/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,564	9
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,739	157.66/cwt	152.00–161.00	2,742	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,572	197.84/cwt	195.00–202.50	3,110	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,613	188.26/cwt	188.00–188.50	3,037	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,689	142.18/cwt	135.00–150.00	2,401	15
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,533	207.37/cwt	204.50–210.50	3,179	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,897	183.95/cwt	179.00–189.00	3,490	2
Steers	Select	—	1,509	182.87/cwt	178.50–187.00	2,760	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,538	178.67/cwt	174.50–181.50	2,748	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	148.59/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,437	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	134.68/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,939	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	74	1,443.37/cwt	1,400.00–1,490.00	1,068	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	1,290.00/cwt	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	111	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	67	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	744	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,284.12/cwt	1,230.00–1,340.00	1,207	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	874.62/cwt	850.00–900.00	901	4
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	939.69/cwt	910.00–960.00	799	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,329.80/cwt	1,310.00–1,350.00	1,223	6
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	113	736.90/cwt	710.00–790.00	833	3
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	720.00/cwt	690.00–750.00	670	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	908.89/cwt	855.00–960.00	845	6
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	78	995.00/cwt	995.00–995.00	776	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	107	798.89/cwt	750.00–830.00	855	3
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	89	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	552	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	97	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	514	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	74	540.54/cwt	500.00–580.00	400	2

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 16, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 168Year ago 240

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 59Last week 54Year ago 86

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 175.00 to 300.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,113	192.00	192.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,255	145.00–155.00	151.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,819	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,640	144.00–153.00	148.59
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,455	195.00–202.00	199.30
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,367	203.00–212.50	208.41
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	186.00–191.00	189.01
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,299	127.00–132.00	128.85
2	—	1,363	103.00–108.00	105.72
9	—	1,342	110.00–120.00	116.52
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,372	140.00–149.00	144.85
6	—	1,440	132.00–138.00	134.68
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,739	152.00–161.00	157.66
15	—	1,689	135.00–150.00	142.18
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	169.00	169.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,331	172.50	172.50
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,538	174.50–181.50	178.67
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,572	188.00	188.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,572	195.00–202.50	197.84
2	—	1,613	188.00–188.50	188.26
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,533	204.50–210.50	207.37
2	—	1,897	179.00–189.00	183.95
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,509	178.50–187.00	182.87

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	74	1,400.00–1,490.00	1,443.37
1	80–90	82	1,290.00	1,290.00
2	90–100	94	1,230.00–1,340.00	1,284.12
1	110–120	111	1,110.00	1,110.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	1,110.00	1,110.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	995.00	995.00
3	80–90	85	910.00–960.00	939.69
6	90–100	93	855.00–960.00	908.89
4	100–110	103	850.00–900.00	874.62
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	93	690.00–750.00	720.00
3	100–110	107	750.00–830.00	798.89
3	110–120	113	710.00–790.00	736.90
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	74	500.00–580.00	540.54
1	80–90	89	620.00	620.00
1	90–100	97	530.00	530.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	1,360.00	1,360.00
6	90–100	92	1,310.00–1,350.00	1,329.80

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

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