Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 110.00 to 120.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 120.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb steers averaged $242.50/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$242.50

1 head · 726 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−108.91 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	726	242.50	1,761	1thin

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

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

242.50

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

242.50

+0.00

National average131 barns · 6,951 hd

351.41

−108.91

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,881	162.00	3,047	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	149.00	1,775	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	134.49	1,306	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,433	186.20	2,668	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,746	168.24	2,938	29
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,386	155.08	2,149	37
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,280	132.65	1,698	28
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,587	209.40	3,323	8thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,491	201.39	3,003	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,499	186.48	2,795	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,377	238.40	3,283	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,373	226.92	3,116	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,450	238.47	3,458	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,413	229.16	3,238	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,579	216.12	3,413	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	92	1,186.36/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	93	1,000.29/cwt	20
Heifers	Number 1	90	1,273.11/cwt	13

Every lot, as filed

53 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 Heifers	Choice	—	1,587	209.40/cwt	207.00–212.00	3,323	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,413	229.16/cwt	227.00–232.00	3,238	8
Steers	Select	—	1,579	216.12/cwt	211.00–220.00	3,413	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,450	238.47/cwt	234.00–244.00	3,458	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,365	230.35/cwt	228.00–233.00	3,144	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,512	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	3,856	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	168.36/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,212	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,651	154.81/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,556	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,766	171.04/cwt	165.00–176.00	3,021	24
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	145.81/cwt	139.00–151.50	2,015	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	159.58/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,233	20
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,499	186.48/cwt	183.00–190.00	2,795	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,491	201.39/cwt	200.00–203.00	3,003	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,433	186.20/cwt	181.00–192.00	2,668	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,276	130.07/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,660	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	116.35/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,187	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,389	142.77/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,983	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,355	242.31/cwt	238.00–246.00	3,283	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,373	226.92/cwt	223.00–233.00	3,116	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	134.49/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,306	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,960	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	3,077	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,802	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,009	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,761	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	762	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	816	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,623.04/cwt	1,570.00–1,680.00	1,363	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	972.53/cwt	900.00–1,080.00	729	4
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	114	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	969	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	1,153.97/cwt	1,060.00–1,200.00	958	7
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	924.96/cwt	920.00–930.00	1,036	2
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	123	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	935	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	105	873.92/cwt	850.00–900.00	918	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	928.54/cwt	890.00–970.00	882	4
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	1,014.83/cwt	960.00–1,100.00	954	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	108	1,320.00/cwt	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,426	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,452.86/cwt	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,351	3
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	95	969.84/cwt	960.00–980.00	921	2
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	79	1,180.00/cwt	1,180.00–1,180.00	932	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	84	1,098.80/cwt	1,060.00–1,140.00	923	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	1,330.00/cwt	1,330.00–1,330.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	74	1,780.00/cwt	1,780.00–1,780.00	1,317	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	80	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	76	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	752	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,408.29/cwt	1,360.00–1,480.00	1,338	4
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	102	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	87	950.74/cwt	910.00–980.00	827	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	74	1,739.32/cwt	1,720.00–1,760.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	110	1,240.00/cwt	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	124	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	1,401	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	91	1,380.00/cwt	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	89	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,157	1

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 Aug 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 140Year ago 124

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 84Last week 104Year ago 84

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 110.00 to 120.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 120.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,587	207.00–212.00	209.40
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,491	200.00–203.00	201.39
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,413	227.00–232.00	229.16
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,579	211.00–220.00	216.12
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	234.00–244.00	238.47
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,365	228.00–233.00	230.35
1	—	1,512	255.00	255.00
4	—	1,355	238.00–246.00	242.31
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,373	223.00–233.00	226.92
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,314	166.00–170.00	168.36
14	—	1,382	139.00–151.50	145.81
20	—	1,399	155.00–163.00	159.58
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,651	150.00–158.00	154.81
24	—	1,766	165.00–176.00	171.04
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,276	125.00–136.00	130.07
4	—	1,020	113.00–119.00	116.35
10	—	1,389	136.00–148.00	142.77
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,499	183.00–190.00	186.48
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	181.00–192.00	186.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	971	131.00–138.00	134.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,960	157.00	157.00
1	—	1,802	167.00	167.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,191	149.00	149.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	726	242.50	242.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	762	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	272	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
2	70–80	74	1,720.00–1,760.00	1,739.32
2	80–90	84	1,570.00–1,680.00	1,623.04
3	90–100	93	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,452.86
1	100–110	108	1,320.00	1,320.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	75	900.00–1,080.00	972.53
5	80–90	87	910.00–980.00	950.74
4	90–100	95	890.00–970.00	928.54
2	100–110	105	850.00–900.00	873.92
1	110–120	114	850.00	850.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,180.00	1,180.00
7	80–90	83	1,060.00–1,200.00	1,153.97
9	90–100	94	960.00–1,100.00	1,014.83
1	100–110	100	1,000.00	1,000.00
2	110–120	112	920.00–930.00	924.96
1	120–130	123	760.00	760.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	89	1,300.00	1,300.00
1	90–100	91	1,380.00	1,380.00
1	110–120	110	1,240.00	1,240.00
1	120–130	124	1,130.00	1,130.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	990.00	990.00
2	80–90	84	1,060.00–1,140.00	1,098.80
2	90–100	95	960.00–980.00	969.84
1	100–110	102	980.00	980.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	1,780.00	1,780.00
1	80–90	80	1,700.00	1,700.00
4	90–100	95	1,360.00–1,480.00	1,408.29
1	100–110	101	1,330.00	1,330.00

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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Steers · summary 700–800 lb

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How this sale compares

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