Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 85.00 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	1,638	211.96	3,472	2thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,423	206.55	2,939	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,413	213.00	3,010	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,230	194.00	2,386	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	154.48	1,984	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	134.51	1,944	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,564	188.74	2,952	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,735	147.20	2,554	20
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,380	141.77	1,956	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,254	119.06	1,493	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,376	200.00	2,752	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,314	178.73	2,349	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,579	205.91	3,251	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,175	197.00	2,315	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,536	218.20	3,350	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,440	213.89	3,080	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,421	205.25	2,917	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,551	233.09	3,615	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,511	217.19	3,282	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	1,186.41/cwt	46
Bulls	Number 2	89	1,140.70/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	80	677.96/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	68	275.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	71	1,366.45/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	89	1,353.75/cwt	12

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,551	233.09/cwt	231.00–234.00	3,615	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,511	217.19/cwt	214.00–219.00	3,282	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,340	127.04/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,702	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	118.14/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,297	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,639	141.56/cwt	139.00–143.00	2,320	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,932	156.23/cwt	155.00–157.00	3,018	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	140.25/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,954	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,955	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,423	206.55/cwt	205.00–208.00	2,939	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,638	211.96/cwt	210.00–214.00	3,472	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,230	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,386	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,413	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,010	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,376	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,752	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	106.03/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,334	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,734	147.82/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,563	11
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,564	188.74/cwt	181.00–194.00	2,952	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,421	205.25/cwt	200.00–208.00	2,917	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,538	214.60/cwt	211.00–218.00	3,301	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	139.11/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,822	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,440	213.89/cwt	210.00–217.00	3,080	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	134.51/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,944	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	169.85/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,138	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	827	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,505	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,061	189.03/cwt	185.00–193.00	2,006	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	915	183.51/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,679	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	885	192.01/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,699	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	959	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,822	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	638	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	65	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	202	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	92	1,133.50/cwt	1,060.00–1,250.00	1,043	12
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	91	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	437	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	74	776.94/cwt	690.00–870.00	575	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	88	1,048.04/cwt	1,000.00–1,090.00	922	4
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	989.13/cwt	940.00–1,050.00	940	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	116	1,170.00/cwt	1,170.00–1,170.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	899.88/cwt	890.00–920.00	1,008	3
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	77	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	963	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	1,004.10/cwt	970.00–1,060.00	1,024	5
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	1,235.24/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,025	11
Bulls	Utility	70–80	70	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	168	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	91	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	855	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,314.54/cwt	1,290.00–1,340.00	1,236	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	1,571.72/cwt	1,510.00–1,640.00	1,289	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,388.66/cwt	1,340.00–1,440.00	1,305	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,479.53/cwt	1,470.00–1,490.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	67	1,253.36/cwt	1,200.00–1,310.00	840	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	79	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	782	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,569.29/cwt	1,540.00–1,600.00	1,318	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	71	1,560.00/cwt	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,108	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	1,201.84/cwt	1,180.00–1,220.00	1,358	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,310.05/cwt	1,300.00–1,320.00	1,336	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,439.83/cwt	1,430.00–1,450.00	1,253	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,034	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,175	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,315	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,579	205.91/cwt	205.00–208.00	3,251	4
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,314	178.73/cwt	177.00–180.00	2,349	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,528	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	3,499	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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 13Last week 23Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 172Year ago 166

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 87Last week 102Year ago 57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,551	231.00–234.00	233.09
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,511	214.00–219.00	217.19
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,340	126.00–129.00	127.04
4	—	1,098	114.00–122.00	118.14
4	—	1,258	103.00–109.00	106.03
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,639	139.00–143.00	141.56
3	—	1,932	155.00–157.00	156.23
11	—	1,734	145.00–150.00	147.82
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,393	130.00–149.00	140.25
1	—	1,222	160.00	160.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	205.00–208.00	206.55
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	210.00–214.00	211.96
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	194.00	194.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,413	213.00	213.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,376	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,314	177.00–180.00	178.73
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,564	181.00–194.00	188.74
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,421	200.00–208.00	205.25
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,538	211.00–218.00	214.60
1	—	1,528	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,440	210.00–217.00	213.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	135.00–143.00	139.11
2	—	1,259	169.00–171.00	169.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	133.00–136.00	134.51
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	197.00	197.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,579	205.00–208.00	205.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	638	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	827	182.00	182.00
2	850–900	885	191.00–193.00	192.01
2	900–950	915	181.00–186.00	183.51
1	950–1000	959	190.00	190.00
2	1050–1100	1,061	185.00–193.00	189.03

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	310.00	310.00
1	70–80	70	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	1,250.00	1,250.00
11	80–90	83	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,235.24
12	90–100	92	1,060.00–1,250.00	1,133.50
5	100–110	102	970.00–1,060.00	1,004.10
3	110–120	112	890.00–920.00	899.88
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	74	690.00–870.00	776.94
1	90–100	91	480.00	480.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	88	1,000.00–1,090.00	1,048.04
4	90–100	95	940.00–1,050.00	989.13
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	84	1,540.00–1,600.00	1,569.29
2	90–100	94	1,340.00–1,440.00	1,388.66
4	100–110	102	1,300.00–1,320.00	1,310.05
5	110–120	113	1,180.00–1,220.00	1,201.84
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	71	1,560.00	1,560.00
2	80–90	87	1,430.00–1,450.00	1,439.83
1	90–100	94	1,100.00	1,100.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	1,600.00	1,600.00
4	80–90	82	1,510.00–1,640.00	1,571.72
4	90–100	94	1,290.00–1,340.00	1,314.54
1	110–120	116	1,170.00	1,170.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	990.00	990.00
1	90–100	91	940.00	940.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	67	1,200.00–1,310.00	1,253.36
2	70–80	75	1,470.00–1,490.00	1,479.53

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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