Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 2.50 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 80.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $247.50/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$247.50

1 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,188

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−107.63 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	480	247.50	1,188	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

247.50

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

247.50

+0.00

National average127 barns · 5,066 hd

355.13

−107.63

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,785	196.20	3,502	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	145.30	2,170	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	136.75	1,805	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	136.63	1,454	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,727	142.19	2,456	19
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,434	135.50	1,943	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,305	118.84	1,550	27
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,462	221.34	3,235	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,394	210.91	2,940	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,470	196.90	2,894	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,542	225.19	3,473	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,418	213.65	3,030	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,609	204.64	3,293	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	1,162.73/cwt	47
Bulls	Number 2	95	1,092.91/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 3	84	800.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	86	1,438.35/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	95	1,069.84/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Heifers	Choice	—	1,394	210.91/cwt	209.00–214.00	2,940	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,484	216.76/cwt	214.50–218.50	3,217	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,470	196.90/cwt	194.00–200.00	2,894	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	135.69/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,779	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,551	224.01/cwt	220.00–229.00	3,474	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	152.14/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,885	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,914	148.69/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,846	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,692	140.97/cwt	136.00–145.00	2,385	16
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,471	133.77/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,968	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,454	222.86/cwt	220.00–226.00	3,240	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	104.26/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,287	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,294	116.14/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,503	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,342	127.09/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,706	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,446	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,844	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,482	233.47/cwt	231.00–236.00	3,460	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,911	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	142.94/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,438	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,464	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	148.40/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,153	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,203	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	196.20/cwt	191.00–208.00	3,502	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,071	187.50/cwt	187.00–188.00	2,008	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	422	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	882	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	306	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	757	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	488	223.75/cwt	200.00–247.50	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	707	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,188	1
Bulls	Large 3	950–1000	959	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,004	1
Bulls	Large 3	450–500	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	1,048.02/cwt	1,030.00–1,110.00	996	11
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	96	950.95/cwt	890.00–990.00	913	5
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	106	863.54/cwt	840.00–890.00	915	3
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	77	1,208.96/cwt	1,170.00–1,250.00	931	2
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	122	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	977.37/cwt	940.00–1,020.00	1,016	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	97	1,362.53/cwt	1,340.00–1,380.00	1,322	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,553.90/cwt	1,450.00–1,660.00	1,321	4
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	918	2
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	110	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	990	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	1,172.98/cwt	1,120.00–1,200.00	985	8
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,069.84/cwt	1,040.00–1,100.00	1,016	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,680.34/cwt	1,650.00–1,730.00	1,311	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,422.97/cwt	1,350.00–1,490.00	1,338	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	122	1,190.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	108	1,230.00/cwt	1,230.00–1,230.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	72	1,170.00/cwt	1,170.00–1,170.00	842	1
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	102	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	898	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	76	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	616	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	1,612.43/cwt	1,570.00–1,650.00	1,322	3
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	84	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	672	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,317.71/cwt	1,270.00–1,370.00	1,357	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	98	1,290.00/cwt	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	70	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,225	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	110	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	974	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,418	213.65/cwt	210.00–217.00	3,030	4
Steers	Select	—	1,609	204.64/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,293	6

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 May 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 177Year ago 202

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 102Last week 74Year ago 74

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 2.50 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 80.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,394	209.00–214.00	210.91
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,484	214.50–218.50	216.76
9	—	1,454	220.00–226.00	222.86
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	194.00–200.00	196.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,311	134.00–137.00	135.69
1	—	1,355	141.00	141.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,006	140.00–146.00	142.94
1	—	1,181	124.00	124.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,451	146.00–150.00	148.40
1	—	1,620	136.00	136.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,551	220.00–229.00	224.01
2	—	1,482	231.00–236.00	233.47
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,418	210.00–217.00	213.65
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,609	200.00–208.00	204.64
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,239	144.00–160.00	152.14
10	—	1,471	130.00–138.00	133.77
2	—	1,446	127.00–128.00	127.50
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,914	147.00–150.00	148.69
16	—	1,692	136.00–145.00	140.97
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,234	101.00–108.00	104.26
12	—	1,294	112.00–121.00	116.14
11	—	1,342	122.00–131.00	127.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,785	191.00–208.00	196.20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	306	247.50	247.50
1	400–450	422	209.00	209.00
2	450–500	488	200.00–247.50	223.75
2	1050–1100	1,071	187.00–188.00	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	247.50	247.50
1	700–750	707	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	959	209.00	209.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	1,170.00–1,250.00	1,208.96
8	80–90	84	1,120.00–1,200.00	1,172.98
11	90–100	95	1,030.00–1,110.00	1,048.02
9	100–110	104	940.00–1,020.00	977.37
1	110–120	111	920.00	920.00
1	120–130	122	840.00	840.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	1,170.00	1,170.00
2	80–90	85	1,080.00	1,080.00
5	90–100	96	890.00–990.00	950.95
3	100–110	106	840.00–890.00	863.54
2	110–120	110	900.00	900.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	85	1,450.00–1,660.00	1,553.90
4	90–100	97	1,340.00–1,380.00	1,362.53
6	100–110	103	1,270.00–1,370.00	1,317.71
1	120–130	122	1,190.00	1,190.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	70	1,750.00	1,750.00
1	80–90	84	1,160.00	1,160.00
1	90–100	98	1,290.00	1,290.00
1	100–110	108	1,230.00	1,230.00
1	110–120	110	1,110.00	1,110.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	84	800.00	800.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	95	1,040.00–1,100.00	1,069.84
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	78	1,650.00–1,730.00	1,680.34
3	80–90	82	1,570.00–1,650.00	1,612.43
4	90–100	94	1,350.00–1,490.00	1,422.97
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	810.00	810.00
1	100–110	102	880.00	880.00

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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Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

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How it compared 400–500 lb

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Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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