Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.50 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 50.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb bulls averaged $280.45/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$280.45

3 head · 340 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 3

$29.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

What quality paid 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	389	300.00	1,167	1thin
Large 3	315	270.67	853	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.33/cwt here — about $314 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

280.45

—

NY average1 barns · 3 hd

280.45

+0.00

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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Low	1,524	213.98	3,260	4thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,258	196.00	2,466	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,609	234.00	3,765	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Low	1,604	214.92	3,447	12
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,503	206.19	3,099	5thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,401	188.96	2,647	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,359	146.00	1,984	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	130.25	1,467	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,703	151.45	2,580	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	144.81	1,920	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,230	115.15	1,416	32
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,366	230.79	3,153	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,352	221.01	2,988	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,512	230.19	3,480	17
Steers	Choice	High	1,548	225.67	3,493	3thin
Steers	Select	High	1,429	207.64	2,968	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	1,088.19/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	85	861.23/cwt	5
Bulls	Number 3	88	625.42/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	89	186.11/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	72	1,452.79/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	96	1,347.29/cwt	8

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	1,499	231.28/cwt	227.00–235.00	3,467	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,269	130.23/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,653	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	81.62/cwt	71.00–93.00	779	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	151.39/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,979	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	145.05/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,947	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,741	160.69/cwt	159.00–162.00	2,798	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,694	149.14/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,526	12
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,609	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	3,765	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,503	206.19/cwt	205.00–208.00	3,099	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,576	212.38/cwt	211.00–214.00	3,347	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,624	216.74/cwt	215.00–219.00	3,520	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	104.26/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,182	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,282	116.54/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,494	17
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,258	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,466	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,590	209.96/cwt	209.00–211.00	3,338	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,457	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,176	2
Steers	Select	—	1,376	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,931	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,352	221.01/cwt	215.00–223.00	2,988	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,366	230.79/cwt	228.00–234.00	3,153	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	130.25/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,467	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,984	1
Bulls	—	—	1,401	188.96/cwt	181.00–195.00	2,647	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	935	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	812	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Large 3	300–350	315	270.67/cwt	250.00–290.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,167	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	117	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	123	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	112	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	549	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	74	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	429	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	82	715.83/cwt	670.00–760.00	587	2
Bulls	Utility	90–100	95	139.16/cwt	120.00–160.00	132	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,469.83/cwt	1,460.00–1,480.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	878.07/cwt	790.00–960.00	729	2
Bulls	Number 2	60–70	69	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	518	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	1,117.63/cwt	1,040.00–1,200.00	939	7
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	971.09/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	991	8
Bulls	Utility	70–80	78	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	218	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	74	1,471.31/cwt	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,089	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	69	1,425.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,550.00	983	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,322.13/cwt	1,300.00–1,360.00	1,269	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,275.05/cwt	1,270.00–1,280.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	846	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	1,029.81/cwt	960.00–1,080.00	968	6
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	886.63/cwt	860.00–900.00	1,020	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,330.00/cwt	1,330.00–1,330.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,480.00/cwt	1,480.00–1,480.00	1,362	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,481.02/cwt	1,350.00–1,610.00	1,259	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	137.41/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,773	2
Steers	Select	—	1,447	205.85/cwt	202.00–210.00	2,979	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,558	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	3,552	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,543	224.50/cwt	224.00–225.00	3,464	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,608	221.98/cwt	220.00–224.00	3,569	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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 14Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 219Year ago 229

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 71Last week 105Year ago 81

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.50 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 50.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,499	227.00–235.00	231.28
2	—	1,608	220.00–224.00	221.98
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,376	213.00	213.00
3	—	1,447	202.00–210.00	205.85
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,558	228.00	228.00
2	—	1,543	224.00–225.00	224.50
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,269	125.00–136.00	130.23
3	—	955	71.00–93.00	81.62
4	—	1,134	100.00–108.00	104.26
17	—	1,282	110.00–122.00	116.54
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,307	150.00–153.00	151.39
7	—	1,342	143.00–148.00	145.05
2	—	1,290	136.00–139.00	137.41
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,741	159.00–162.00	160.69
12	—	1,694	143.00–155.00	149.14
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,609	234.00	234.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,503	205.00–208.00	206.19
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,576	211.00–214.00	212.38
7	—	1,624	215.00–219.00	216.74
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,258	196.00	196.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	209.00–211.00	209.96
2	—	1,457	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,352	215.00–223.00	221.01
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,366	228.00–234.00	230.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,126	128.00–134.00	130.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,359	146.00	146.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,401	181.00–195.00	188.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	935	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	812	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	281	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	250.00–290.00	270.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	389	300.00	300.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	1,350.00–1,610.00	1,481.02
1	90–100	92	1,480.00	1,480.00
1	100–110	103	1,330.00	1,330.00
1	110–120	117	1,160.00	1,160.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	80–90	84	1,040.00–1,200.00	1,117.63
6	90–100	94	960.00–1,080.00	1,029.81
8	100–110	102	950.00–1,000.00	971.09
3	110–120	115	860.00–900.00	886.63
1	120–130	123	890.00	890.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	580.00	580.00
2	80–90	82	670.00–760.00	715.83
1	110–120	112	490.00	490.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	280.00	280.00
2	90–100	95	120.00–160.00	139.16
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	750.00	750.00
2	80–90	83	790.00–960.00	878.07
2	90–100	94	900.00	900.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	88	1,460.00–1,480.00	1,469.83
4	90–100	96	1,300.00–1,360.00	1,322.13
2	100–110	103	1,270.00–1,280.00	1,275.05
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	69	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,425.00
3	70–80	74	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,471.31

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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Bulls · summary 300–400 lb

What quality paid 300–400 lb

How it compared 300–400 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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