Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 45.00 to 230.00 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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,546	218.85	3,383	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,270	193.61	2,459	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,381	187.00	2,582	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,543	160.50	2,477	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	158.59	2,112	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,225	145.47	1,782	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	2,035	192.00	3,907	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,681	150.76	2,535	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,441	134.25	1,935	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,378	113.13	1,559	43
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,533	209.00	3,204	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,398	200.66	2,805	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,633	213.00	3,478	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,716	199.00	3,415	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,555	174.46	2,713	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,430	225.58	3,226	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,397	218.22	3,049	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,221	208.67	2,548	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,496	229.19	3,428	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,463	221.09	3,235	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,280	208.57	2,670	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	1,044.48/cwt	36
Bulls	Number 2	88	930.28/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 1	96	1,248.39/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 2	85	1,126.67/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	1,463	221.09/cwt	217.00–225.00	3,235	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	145.47/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,782	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,398	200.66/cwt	197.00–205.00	2,805	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,499	222.21/cwt	220.00–224.00	3,331	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,771	165.13/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,924	2
Steers	Select	—	1,280	208.57/cwt	200.00–215.00	2,670	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,495	230.68/cwt	226.00–236.00	3,449	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,408	219.03/cwt	218.00–220.00	3,084	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	151.29/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,953	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	118.36/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,635	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,270	193.61/cwt	190.00–198.00	2,459	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,633	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,478	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,716	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,415	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,533	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,204	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,325	92.32/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,223	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,355	114.43/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,551	14
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,035	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,907	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,519	138.46/cwt	135.00–143.00	2,103	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,297	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,664	148.51/cwt	143.00–156.00	2,471	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,546	218.85/cwt	217.00–220.00	3,383	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,455	123.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,801	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,317	104.92/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,382	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,505	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	169.95/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,498	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	161.18/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,134	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	156.00/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,089	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	158.27/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,461	8
Bulls	—	—	1,381	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,582	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,279.10/cwt	1,220.00–1,320.00	1,202	4
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	866.53/cwt	820.00–930.00	745	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	119	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	916	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	793.40/cwt	770.00–830.00	754	3
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	755.99/cwt	700.00–810.00	635	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	100	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	83	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	797	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	70	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	455	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	884.49/cwt	850.00–900.00	920	4
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	918.94/cwt	850.00–1,030.00	873	11
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,430.00/cwt	1,430.00–1,430.00	1,115	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,129.57/cwt	1,120.00–1,140.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	72	1,330.00/cwt	1,330.00–1,330.00	958	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	89	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,157	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	932	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,350.29/cwt	1,320.00–1,370.00	1,161	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	106	1,248.99/cwt	1,220.00–1,300.00	1,324	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	115	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	76	1,345.33/cwt	1,320.00–1,370.00	1,022	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	98	1,275.75/cwt	1,240.00–1,320.00	1,250	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,397	218.22/cwt	215.00–222.00	3,049	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,555	174.46/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,713	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,221	208.67/cwt	205.00–213.00	2,548	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,436	227.37/cwt	225.00–231.00	3,265	11

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 Jul 16, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 196Last week 239Year ago 181

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 85Last week 112Year ago 76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,463	217.00–225.00	221.09
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,499	220.00–224.00	222.21
14	—	1,495	226.00–236.00	230.68
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,280	200.00–215.00	208.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	145.00–146.00	145.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,470	167.00–174.00	169.95
8	—	1,555	154.00–164.00	158.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,324	159.00–165.00	161.18
3	—	1,339	154.00–157.00	156.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	197.00–205.00	200.66
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,533	209.00	209.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,771	163.00–168.00	165.13
1	—	1,641	140.00	140.00
8	—	1,664	143.00–156.00	148.51
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,291	149.00–154.00	151.29
4	—	1,381	114.00–122.00	118.36
7	—	1,519	135.00–143.00	138.46
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,325	86.00–95.00	92.32
14	—	1,355	110.00–119.00	114.43
15	—	1,455	120.00–130.00	123.79
9	—	1,317	101.00–108.00	104.92
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	218.00–220.00	219.03
11	—	1,436	225.00–231.00	227.37
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,397	215.00–222.00	218.22
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,221	205.00–213.00	208.67
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	190.00–198.00	193.61
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,546	217.00–220.00	218.85
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,633	213.00	213.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,716	199.00	199.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	172.00–176.00	174.46
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,035	192.00	192.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,381	187.00	187.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,430.00	1,430.00
1	80–90	89	1,300.00	1,300.00
4	90–100	94	1,220.00–1,320.00	1,279.10
2	100–110	105	1,120.00–1,140.00	1,129.57
1	110–120	113	1,130.00	1,130.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	1,330.00	1,330.00
1	80–90	83	960.00	960.00
1	100–110	100	1,090.00	1,090.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	86	820.00–930.00	866.53
11	90–100	95	850.00–1,030.00	918.94
4	100–110	104	850.00–900.00	884.49
1	110–120	111	840.00	840.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	76	1,320.00–1,370.00	1,345.33
1	80–90	84	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	650.00	650.00
2	80–90	84	700.00–810.00	755.99
3	90–100	95	770.00–830.00	793.40
1	110–120	119	770.00	770.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	86	1,320.00–1,370.00	1,350.29
5	90–100	98	1,240.00–1,320.00	1,275.75
4	100–110	106	1,220.00–1,300.00	1,248.99
1	110–120	115	1,140.00	1,140.00

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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