Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 40.00 lower.

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	1,449	215.00	3,115	1thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,475	193.45	2,853	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,562	217.38	3,395	5thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,567	200.34	3,139	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,377	151.65	2,089	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,588	148.46	2,357	5thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,663	195.82	3,256	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,700	143.63	2,442	33
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,411	142.16	2,006	22
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,204	117.28	1,412	31
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,405	201.28	2,828	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,313	195.44	2,566	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,464	214.08	3,134	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,498	204.20	3,059	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,459	229.91	3,353	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,446	222.16	3,212	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,369	200.28	2,742	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,585	232.46	3,684	23
Steers	Choice	Average	1,467	223.24	3,275	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,436	206.71	2,968	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	1,169.55/cwt	40
Bulls	Number 2	91	994.93/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	94	705.24/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	83	350.04/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	72	1,522.17/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	90	1,408.04/cwt	15

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	Select	—	1,436	206.71/cwt	206.00–208.00	2,968	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,465	222.20/cwt	216.00–227.00	3,255	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,446	222.16/cwt	218.00–227.00	3,212	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,548	224.35/cwt	224.00–225.00	3,473	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,438	231.19/cwt	228.00–235.00	3,325	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,498	204.20/cwt	200.00–207.00	3,059	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,464	214.08/cwt	210.00–218.00	3,134	4
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,313	195.44/cwt	193.00–197.00	2,566	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,405	201.28/cwt	199.00–205.00	2,828	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,742	227.02/cwt	226.00–228.00	3,955	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,570	232.98/cwt	229.00–240.00	3,658	21
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,551	132.54/cwt	131.00–134.00	2,056	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,689	131.70/cwt	130.00–135.50	2,224	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,722	155.41/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,676	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	144.21/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,449	22
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	155.23/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,035	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	140.72/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,962	12
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,475	193.45/cwt	192.00–195.00	2,853	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,449	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,115	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,562	217.38/cwt	213.00–222.00	3,395	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	107.22/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,226	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	124.47/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,535	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	114.26/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,377	10
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,663	195.82/cwt	192.00–200.00	3,256	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,369	200.28/cwt	200.00–201.00	2,742	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,184	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	150.82/cwt	143.00–159.00	2,401	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,330	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	146.48/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,973	2
Bulls	—	—	1,567	200.34/cwt	194.00–212.00	3,139	4
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	104	650.48/cwt	600.00–700.00	676	2
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	98	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	794	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	71	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	504	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	86	957.10/cwt	930.00–1,000.00	823	4
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	899.26/cwt	870.00–930.00	845	3
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	107	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	899	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	74	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	614	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	928.93/cwt	880.00–980.00	966	6
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	1,103.23/cwt	1,090.00–1,130.00	938	3
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	77	1,099.83/cwt	1,060.00–1,140.00	847	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	965.19/cwt	930.00–990.00	917	9
Bulls	Utility	70–80	75	333.47/cwt	200.00–460.00	250	2
Bulls	Utility	110–120	113	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	283	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	63	383.16/cwt	310.00–430.00	241	3
Bulls	Utility	100–110	105	366.95/cwt	290.00–450.00	385	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	114	1,214.54/cwt	1,200.00–1,230.00	1,385	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	81	1,134.60/cwt	1,070.00–1,200.00	919	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,411.98/cwt	1,360.00–1,440.00	1,299	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	98	1,307.17/cwt	1,270.00–1,340.00	1,281	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	72	1,522.17/cwt	1,460.00–1,580.00	1,096	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,262.95/cwt	1,240.00–1,310.00	1,288	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,510.00/cwt	1,490.00–1,530.00	1,133	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,513.84/cwt	1,430.00–1,590.00	1,272	6
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	958	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,532.52/cwt	1,460.00–1,610.00	1,272	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,279.05/cwt	1,260.00–1,320.00	1,343	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	1,592.12/cwt	1,550.00–1,640.00	1,226	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	115	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,099.51/cwt	1,010.00–1,240.00	1,056	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,478	229.46/cwt	229.00–230.00	3,391	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

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 239Last week 190Year ago 182

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 112Last week 87Year ago 82

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 40.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,436	206.00–208.00	206.71
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,465	216.00–227.00	222.20
2	—	1,478	229.00–230.00	229.46
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,742	226.00–228.00	227.02
21	—	1,570	229.00–240.00	232.98
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,446	218.00–227.00	222.16
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,548	224.00–225.00	224.35
13	—	1,438	228.00–235.00	231.19
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,369	200.00–201.00	200.28
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,498	200.00–207.00	204.20
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,464	210.00–218.00	214.08
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,313	193.00–197.00	195.44
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,405	199.00–205.00	201.28
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,551	131.00–134.00	132.54
5	—	1,311	150.00–163.00	155.23
12	—	1,394	138.00–147.00	140.72
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,689	130.00–135.50	131.70
5	—	1,722	151.00–159.00	155.41
22	—	1,698	140.00–150.00	144.21
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,143	105.00–109.00	107.22
14	—	1,233	120.00–130.00	124.47
10	—	1,205	110.00–118.00	114.26
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	192.00–195.00	193.45
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,449	215.00	215.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,562	213.00–222.00	217.38
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	192.00–200.00	195.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,571	139.00	139.00
4	—	1,592	143.00–159.00	150.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,438	162.00	162.00
2	—	1,347	145.00–148.00	146.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,567	194.00–212.00	200.34

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	71	710.00	710.00
1	90–100	98	810.00	810.00
2	100–110	104	600.00–700.00	650.48
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	830.00	830.00
4	80–90	86	930.00–1,000.00	957.10
3	90–100	94	870.00–930.00	899.26
1	100–110	107	840.00	840.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	77	1,060.00–1,140.00	1,099.83
3	80–90	85	1,090.00–1,130.00	1,103.23
9	90–100	95	930.00–990.00	965.19
6	100–110	104	880.00–980.00	928.93
2	110–120	114	840.00	840.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	60–70	63	310.00–430.00	383.16
2	70–80	75	200.00–460.00	333.47
2	100–110	105	290.00–450.00	366.95
1	110–120	113	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	77	1,550.00–1,640.00	1,592.12
4	80–90	83	1,460.00–1,610.00	1,532.52
5	90–100	92	1,360.00–1,440.00	1,411.98
3	100–110	105	1,260.00–1,320.00	1,279.05
2	110–120	114	1,200.00–1,230.00	1,214.54
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	81	1,070.00–1,200.00	1,134.60
3	90–100	96	1,010.00–1,240.00	1,099.51
1	110–120	115	1,160.00	1,160.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	1,490.00–1,530.00	1,510.00
6	80–90	84	1,430.00–1,590.00	1,513.84
4	90–100	98	1,270.00–1,340.00	1,307.17
3	100–110	102	1,240.00–1,310.00	1,262.95
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	72	1,460.00–1,580.00	1,522.17

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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