Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.50 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves sold 60.00 to 120.00 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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,556	213.03	3,315	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,554	211.54	3,287	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,500	204.00	3,060	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	2,101	177.27	3,724	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,914	145.00	2,775	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,328	141.00	1,872	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	124.00	1,255	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,592	188.24	2,997	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,755	145.83	2,559	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,458	137.01	1,997	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,329	118.53	1,575	28
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,398	194.00	2,712	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,670	193.57	3,233	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,362	184.00	2,506	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,394	220.31	3,071	19
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,375	213.71	2,939	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,433	200.96	2,880	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,493	220.59	3,293	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,433	212.81	3,049	18
Steers	Select	Low	1,267	195.45	2,476	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	93	1,158.10/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	102	1,045.51/cwt	15
Heifers	Number 1	89	1,254.23/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	79	1,066.67/cwt	3

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
Bulls	—	—	2,101	177.27/cwt	173.00–180.00	3,724	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,872	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,914	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,775	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,375	213.71/cwt	211.00–216.00	2,939	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,394	220.31/cwt	217.00–226.00	3,071	19
Heifers	Select	—	1,433	200.96/cwt	196.00–205.00	2,880	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,249	111.32/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,390	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,554	211.54/cwt	211.00–212.00	3,287	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,500	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,060	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,556	213.03/cwt	212.00–214.00	3,315	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,592	188.24/cwt	183.00–193.00	2,997	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,362	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,506	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,531	132.15/cwt	129.00–139.00	2,023	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	156.44/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,821	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	145.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,532	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,861	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,866	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,367	121.95/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,667	19
Steers	Choice	—	1,450	214.10/cwt	210.00–216.00	3,104	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,255	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,293	202.50/cwt	202.00–203.00	2,618	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,493	220.59/cwt	217.00–226.00	3,293	17
Steers	Select	—	1,267	195.45/cwt	192.00–201.00	2,476	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,398	194.00/cwt	190.00–196.00	2,712	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,670	193.57/cwt	190.00–197.00	3,233	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	112	1,204.96/cwt	1,200.00–1,210.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,171.68/cwt	1,070.00–1,280.00	1,113	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	120	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	1,356	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	106	1,305.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,330.00	1,383	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	80	1,670.00/cwt	1,670.00–1,670.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	116	879.35/cwt	850.00–910.00	1,020	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	79	1,640.38/cwt	1,580.00–1,700.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	78	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	632	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	76	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	448	1
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	102	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	694	1
Heifers	Number 1	110–120	116	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	835	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	108	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	994	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	98	933.55/cwt	850.00–960.00	915	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	73	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	934	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,330.00/cwt	1,330.00–1,330.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,580.95/cwt	1,490.00–1,640.00	1,328	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	86	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	851	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	963.94/cwt	950.00–980.00	993	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	91	1,464.62/cwt	1,430.00–1,500.00	1,333	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,198.26/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	1,039.73/cwt	990.00–1,100.00	988	8
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	1,091.60/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	928	7

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

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 135Year ago 156

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 74Last week 83Year ago 51

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.50 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves sold 60.00 to 120.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,101	173.00–180.00	177.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,328	141.00	141.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,914	145.00	145.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,012	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,375	211.00–216.00	213.71
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,394	217.00–226.00	220.31
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	196.00–205.00	200.96
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,249	107.00–115.00	111.32
19	—	1,367	119.00–125.00	121.95
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,531	129.00–139.00	132.15
2	—	1,164	154.00–159.00	156.44
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,745	140.00–150.00	145.09
1	—	1,861	154.00	154.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,554	211.00–212.00	211.54
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	204.00	204.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,556	212.00–214.00	213.03
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,592	183.00–193.00	188.24
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,362	184.00	184.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,670	190.00–197.00	193.57
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,450	210.00–216.00	214.10
2	—	1,293	202.00–203.00	202.50
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,493	217.00–226.00	220.59
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,267	192.00–201.00	195.45
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	190.00–196.00	194.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	86	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,198.26
2	90–100	95	1,070.00–1,280.00	1,171.68
2	110–120	112	1,200.00–1,210.00	1,204.96
1	120–130	120	1,130.00	1,130.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	79	1,580.00–1,700.00	1,640.38
1	80–90	80	1,670.00	1,670.00
2	90–100	91	1,430.00–1,500.00	1,464.62
2	100–110	106	1,280.00–1,330.00	1,305.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	86	990.00	990.00
4	90–100	98	850.00–960.00	933.55
1	100–110	108	920.00	920.00
2	110–120	116	850.00–910.00	879.35
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	80–90	85	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,091.60
8	90–100	95	990.00–1,100.00	1,039.73
5	100–110	103	950.00–980.00	963.94
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	810.00	810.00
1	100–110	102	680.00	680.00
1	110–120	116	720.00	720.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	590.00	590.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	73	1,280.00	1,280.00
1	80–90	88	1,330.00	1,330.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	1,500.00	1,500.00
4	80–90	84	1,490.00–1,640.00	1,580.95

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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