Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 35.00 to 40.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $285.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$285.00

1 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,476

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−60.04

vs NY average

−49.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	285.00	1,476	1thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

285.00

—

NY average2 barns · 9 hd

345.04

−60.04

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−49.11

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	1,664	188.93	3,144	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	153.58	2,185	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,383	141.98	1,964	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	124.19	1,302	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,712	142.37	2,437	28
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,383	139.75	1,933	24
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,312	123.45	1,620	36
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,590	214.00	3,403	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,585	208.00	3,297	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	High	1,417	232.66	3,296	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,342	225.17	3,022	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,407	205.75	2,894	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,524	229.97	3,505	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,557	223.25	3,476	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,458	212.32	3,096	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	1,146.76/cwt	47
Bulls	Number 2	93	1,144.90/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	78	840.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	97	1,317.70/cwt	11

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	1,535	224.98/cwt	222.00–228.00	3,453	10
Steers	Select	—	1,377	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,002	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,668	214.63/cwt	213.00–216.50	3,580	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,588	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	3,565	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,517	230.58/cwt	228.00–234.00	3,498	9
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,375	241.51/cwt	241.00–242.00	3,321	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,342	225.17/cwt	220.00–229.50	3,022	8
Heifers	Select	—	1,468	213.43/cwt	205.00–218.00	3,133	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,325	195.52/cwt	189.00–199.00	2,591	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,411	232.14/cwt	230.00–236.00	3,275	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,482	225.91/cwt	224.50–227.50	3,348	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,440.64/cwt	1,360.00–1,500.00	1,340	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,522.60/cwt	1,420.00–1,630.00	1,294	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,340.00/cwt	1,340.00–1,340.00	1,394	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,275.24/cwt	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	957.73/cwt	930.00–980.00	910	4
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	78	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	655	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	124	1,079.76/cwt	1,060.00–1,100.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,381.24/cwt	1,320.00–1,430.00	1,285	4
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	100	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	840	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,510.00/cwt	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,299	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	98	1,227.63/cwt	1,080.00–1,310.00	1,203	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	958	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	122	1,139.34/cwt	1,100.00–1,180.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	112	1,240.00/cwt	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,389	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	77	1,308.04/cwt	1,210.00–1,410.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	79	1,575.10/cwt	1,560.00–1,590.00	1,244	2
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	78	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	975	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	116	884.30/cwt	850.00–920.00	1,026	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	1,047.45/cwt	990.00–1,110.00	985	9
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	106	954.72/cwt	920.00–980.00	1,012	12
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	81	1,168.44/cwt	1,100.00–1,270.00	946	7
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	86	1,058.42/cwt	1,000.00–1,090.00	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,399	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	556	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,001	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,039	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,777	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	810	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,418	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	896	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,568	1
Bulls	—	—	1,664	188.93/cwt	180.00–195.00	3,144	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	141.98/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,964	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	163.91/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,167	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	148.42/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,186	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	131.28/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,436	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,054	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,486	132.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,967	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,317	132.23/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,741	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	111.71/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,430	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,333	122.98/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,639	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,585	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,297	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,590	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,403	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	139.65/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,866	10
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,661	149.81/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,488	14
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,763	134.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,379	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	158.43/cwt	152.00–166.00	1,972	4
Steers	Select	—	1,539	206.64/cwt	205.00–209.00	3,180	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 Jun 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 14Last week 21Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 219Last week 214Year ago 133

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 105Last week 65Year ago 50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,535	222.00–228.00	224.98
2	—	1,668	213.00–216.50	214.63
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,377	218.00	218.00
2	—	1,539	205.00–209.00	206.64
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,588	224.50	224.50
9	—	1,517	228.00–234.00	230.58
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	241.00–242.00	241.51
8	—	1,411	230.00–236.00	232.14
2	—	1,482	224.50–227.50	225.91
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,342	220.00–229.50	225.17
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,468	205.00–218.00	213.43
3	—	1,325	189.00–199.00	195.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,664	180.00–195.00	188.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,383	138.00–146.00	141.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,322	160.00–168.00	163.91
4	—	1,473	143.00–155.00	148.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,094	129.00–134.00	131.28
1	—	958	110.00	110.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,486	130.00–135.00	132.37
10	—	1,336	136.00–149.00	139.65
4	—	1,245	152.00–166.00	158.43
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,317	130.00–144.00	132.23
10	—	1,280	107.00–115.00	111.71
12	—	1,333	118.00–129.00	122.98
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,661	144.00–155.00	149.81
14	—	1,763	130.00–140.00	134.93
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	208.00	208.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	214.00	214.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	85	1,420.00–1,630.00	1,522.60
5	90–100	93	1,360.00–1,500.00	1,440.64
4	100–110	104	1,340.00	1,340.00
2	120–130	122	1,100.00–1,180.00	1,139.34
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	1,210.00–1,410.00	1,308.04
1	80–90	84	1,140.00	1,140.00
4	90–100	98	1,080.00–1,310.00	1,227.63
2	100–110	104	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275.24
1	110–120	112	1,240.00	1,240.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	86	1,000.00–1,090.00	1,058.42
4	90–100	95	930.00–980.00	957.73
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	840.00	840.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,250.00	1,250.00
7	80–90	81	1,100.00–1,270.00	1,168.44
9	90–100	94	990.00–1,110.00	1,047.45
12	100–110	106	920.00–980.00	954.72
3	110–120	116	850.00–920.00	884.30
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	79	1,560.00–1,590.00	1,575.10
1	80–90	86	1,510.00	1,510.00
4	90–100	93	1,320.00–1,430.00	1,381.24
1	100–110	101	1,310.00	1,310.00
2	120–130	124	1,060.00–1,100.00	1,079.76
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	100	840.00	840.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	911	187.00	187.00
1	950–1000	958	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	477	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	518	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	337	415.00	415.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	556	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	810	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	896	175.00	175.00
1	1000–1050	1,039	171.00	171.00

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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