Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 180.00 to 275.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb bulls averaged $240.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$240.00

1 head · 373 lb average

Value per head Derived

$895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

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
Large 3	373	240.00	895	1thin

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

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

240.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

240.00

+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	Average	1,571	224.67	3,530	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,612	226.00	3,643	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,452	212.74	3,089	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,713	184.79	3,165	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	144.00	1,716	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,314	123.00	1,616	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,721	142.52	2,453	18
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,415	136.12	1,926	23
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,282	114.44	1,467	31
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,312	198.49	2,604	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,469	205.61	3,020	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,819	188.00	3,420	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,472	226.61	3,335	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,255	226.39	2,841	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,335	193.00	2,577	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,481	228.32	3,381	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,448	221.24	3,204	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,479	215.03	3,180	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	1,228.77/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	84	1,045.85/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 1	83	1,536.95/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	81	1,230.00/cwt	2

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
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,801	151.39/cwt	144.00–157.00	2,727	9
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	149.53/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,907	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,464	128.98/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,888	9
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	135.82/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,960	9
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,819	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,420	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,469	205.61/cwt	204.00–207.00	3,020	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,452	212.74/cwt	211.00–216.00	3,089	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	106.26/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,252	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,288	97.03/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,250	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,334	126.42/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,686	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	116.94/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,530	15
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	133.64/cwt	128.00–138.00	2,193	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,571	224.67/cwt	224.00–225.00	3,530	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,612	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	3,643	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,481	229.77/cwt	227.00–234.00	3,403	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,335	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,577	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,255	226.39/cwt	225.00–228.00	2,841	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,314	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,616	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,716	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	184.79/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,165	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,012	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,872	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	909	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,727	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	568	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,028	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	474	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	794	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	402	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	704	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,051	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,955	1
Bulls	Large 3	350–400	373	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	895	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,453	220.29/cwt	219.00–222.00	3,201	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,448	221.24/cwt	217.00–226.00	3,204	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,508	229.96/cwt	228.00–235.00	3,468	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,319	218.51/cwt	218.00–219.00	2,882	2
Steers	Select	—	1,479	215.03/cwt	214.00–216.00	3,180	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,312	198.49/cwt	198.00–199.00	2,604	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,490.00/cwt	1,490.00–1,490.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	67	1,690.00/cwt	1,690.00–1,690.00	1,132	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	71	1,340.00/cwt	1,340.00–1,340.00	951	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	71	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,330.00/cwt	1,330.00–1,330.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	1,081.53/cwt	1,020.00–1,130.00	1,006	5
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	955	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	1,679.04/cwt	1,610.00–1,730.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,469.62/cwt	1,410.00–1,510.00	1,249	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,343.22/cwt	1,320.00–1,370.00	1,289	6
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	947.07/cwt	890.00–990.00	985	6
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	848.61/cwt	810.00–890.00	976	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	1,142.76/cwt	1,060.00–1,180.00	960	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,380.00/cwt	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,297	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	76	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	70	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	679	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	87	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	844	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	100	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	730	1
Bulls	Number 2	60–70	69	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	573	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	98	925.06/cwt	800.00–980.00	907	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,624.06/cwt	1,580.00–1,690.00	1,364	6

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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 196Year ago 192

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 75Last week 85Year ago 60

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 180.00 to 275.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,801	144.00–157.00	151.39
9	—	1,641	128.00–138.00	133.64
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,275	144.00–154.00	149.53
9	—	1,464	124.00–131.00	128.98
9	—	1,443	134.00–140.00	135.82
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,178	101.00–109.00	106.26
3	—	1,288	96.00–98.00	97.03
6	—	1,334	123.00–130.00	126.42
15	—	1,308	113.00–121.00	116.94
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,819	188.00	188.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,469	204.00–207.00	205.61
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,452	211.00–216.00	212.74
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,612	226.00	226.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,571	224.00–225.00	224.67
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,481	227.00–234.00	229.77
3	—	1,453	219.00–222.00	220.29
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,255	225.00–228.00	226.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,314	123.00	123.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,192	144.00	144.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	180.00–190.00	184.79
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,448	217.00–226.00	221.24
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,508	228.00–235.00	229.96
2	—	1,319	218.00–219.00	218.51
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,479	214.00–216.00	215.03
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,312	198.00–199.00	198.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	402	175.00	175.00
1	450–500	474	167.50	167.50
1	550–600	568	181.00	181.00
1	900–950	909	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,012	185.00	185.00
1	1050–1100	1,051	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	373	240.00	240.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	1,690.00	1,690.00
1	70–80	71	1,340.00	1,340.00
1	80–90	88	1,490.00	1,490.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	71	1,600.00	1,600.00
6	80–90	84	1,580.00–1,690.00	1,624.06
6	90–100	96	1,320.00–1,370.00	1,343.22
1	100–110	102	1,330.00	1,330.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	84	1,060.00–1,180.00	1,142.76
5	90–100	93	1,020.00–1,130.00	1,081.53
6	100–110	104	890.00–990.00	947.07
2	110–120	115	810.00–890.00	848.61
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	69	830.00	830.00
1	70–80	70	970.00	970.00
1	80–90	87	970.00	970.00
4	90–100	98	800.00–980.00	925.06
1	100–110	100	730.00	730.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	1,350.00	1,350.00
1	80–90	86	1,110.00	1,110.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	76	1,610.00–1,730.00	1,679.04
4	80–90	85	1,410.00–1,510.00	1,469.62
1	90–100	94	1,380.00	1,380.00

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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What quality paid 300–400 lb

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How this sale compares

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