Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 1.50 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 65.00 to 185.00 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	2,092	175.64	3,674	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	140.53	1,890	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,744	139.23	2,428	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	118.26	1,301	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,717	136.99	2,352	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,369	128.56	1,760	19
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,181	110.09	1,300	26
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,500	178.80	2,682	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,695	183.48	3,110	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,625	174.22	2,831	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,421	211.11	3,000	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,364	199.81	2,725	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,318	185.91	2,450	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,514	210.06	3,180	20
Steers	Choice	Average	1,482	199.14	2,951	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,450	184.29	2,672	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	898.29/cwt	39
Bulls	Number 2	87	664.72/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 1	85	1,159.62/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	78	1,040.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

47 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,717	136.99/cwt	130.00–146.00	2,352	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	119.16/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,605	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	141.49/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,824	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	113.50/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,385	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	130.32/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,814	12
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,625	174.22/cwt	173.50–175.00	2,831	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	123.21/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,488	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	97.56/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,072	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,482	199.14/cwt	192.00–205.00	2,951	16
Heifers	Select	—	1,318	185.91/cwt	181.00–189.00	2,450	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,364	199.81/cwt	193.00–205.50	2,725	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	118.26/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,301	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	140.53/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,890	5
Bulls	—	—	2,092	175.64/cwt	172.50–183.00	3,674	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	968	151.95/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,471	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,098	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,707	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	884	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,317	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	662	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	920	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	607	159.99/cwt	159.00–161.00	971	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	582	151.45/cwt	148.00–155.00	881	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,127	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,814	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,019	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,600	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	918	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,561	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	104	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	567	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	87	582.36/cwt	470.00–700.00	507	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	110	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	858	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	79	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	640	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	808.49/cwt	750.00–845.00	841	9
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	87	800.15/cwt	750.00–880.00	696	6
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	649.37/cwt	600.00–735.00	617	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,132.82/cwt	1,110.00–1,160.00	986	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,240.00/cwt	1,240.00–1,240.00	967	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	811	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	803.85/cwt	750.00–870.00	764	12
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	78	551.37/cwt	470.00–710.00	430	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	881	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	82	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	820	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,209.12/cwt	1,150.00–1,240.00	1,112	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,197.16/cwt	1,180.00–1,215.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	903	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,695	183.48/cwt	180.50–186.00	3,110	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,500	178.80/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,682	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,421	211.11/cwt	208.00–215.00	3,000	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,744	139.23/cwt	133.00–150.00	2,428	5
Steers	Select	—	1,450	184.29/cwt	182.00–185.00	2,672	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,514	210.06/cwt	207.00–216.50	3,180	20

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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 153Year ago 166

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 67Last week 59Year ago 45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,717	130.00–146.00	136.99
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,347	118.00–120.00	119.16
2	—	1,289	138.00–145.00	141.49
12	—	1,392	124.00–136.00	130.32
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,220	110.00–116.00	113.50
4	—	1,208	120.00–127.00	123.21
8	—	1,099	91.00–103.00	97.56
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	173.50–175.00	174.22
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,695	180.50–186.00	183.48
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,482	192.00–205.00	199.14
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	182.00–185.00	184.29
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,514	207.00–216.50	210.06
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,318	181.00–189.00	185.91
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,364	193.00–205.50	199.81
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,421	208.00–215.00	211.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	115.00–121.00	118.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,345	132.00–144.00	140.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,744	133.00–150.00	139.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,092	172.50–183.00	175.64
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,500	175.00–184.00	178.80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	582	148.00–155.00	151.45
2	600–650	607	159.00–161.00	159.99
1	650–700	662	139.00	139.00
1	850–900	884	149.00	149.00
1	900–950	918	170.00	170.00
2	950–1000	968	149.00–155.00	151.95
1	1000–1050	1,019	157.00	157.00
1	1050–1100	1,098	155.50	155.50
1	1100–1150	1,127	161.00	161.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	78	470.00–710.00	551.37
2	80–90	87	470.00–700.00	582.36
3	90–100	95	600.00–735.00	649.37
1	100–110	104	545.00	545.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	810.00	810.00
6	80–90	87	750.00–880.00	800.15
12	90–100	95	750.00–870.00	803.85
9	100–110	104	750.00–845.00	808.49
1	110–120	110	780.00	780.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,130.00	1,130.00
1	80–90	86	1,050.00	1,050.00
5	90–100	92	1,150.00–1,240.00	1,209.12
2	100–110	102	1,180.00–1,215.00	1,197.16
1	110–120	113	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	82	1,000.00	1,000.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,240.00	1,240.00
3	80–90	87	1,110.00–1,160.00	1,132.82
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,040.00	1,040.00

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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