Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Prime/High Choice slaughter heifers sold steady. Choice and Select slaughter heifers sold 10.00 to 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 70.00 to 100.00 higher.

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 and Prime	Average	1,719	243.04	4,178	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,684	232.24	3,911	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,379	223.51	3,082	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,551	191.03	2,963	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	161.63	2,521	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,324	147.49	1,952	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,180	126.67	1,495	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,732	195.01	3,378	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,791	160.91	2,882	19
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,436	151.44	2,174	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,351	129.99	1,756	22
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,612	212.49	3,425	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,440	242.33	3,489	19
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,324	233.82	3,097	6thin
Heifers	Select	Low	1,334	215.13	2,871	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,467	249.56	3,662	18
Steers	Choice	High	1,450	234.93	3,406	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,442	222.70	3,211	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	93	1,252.88/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	89	1,030.71/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	88	440.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	109	162.31/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	86	1,525.09/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	77	1,175.00/cwt	2

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
Heifers	Select	—	1,340	206.67/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,769	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,327	226.41/cwt	223.00–230.00	3,004	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,320	237.23/cwt	236.00–239.00	3,131	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,398	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,468	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,388	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	3,456	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,420	239.19/cwt	235.00–242.00	3,396	5
Steers	Select	—	1,442	222.70/cwt	215.00–229.00	3,211	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,414	242.50/cwt	234.00–248.00	3,429	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,501	254.06/cwt	250.00–259.00	3,813	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,458	234.98/cwt	234.00–236.00	3,426	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,772	170.03/cwt	167.00–174.00	3,013	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,807	158.42/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,863	9
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,501	160.54/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,410	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	148.13/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,092	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,612	212.49/cwt	212.00–213.00	3,425	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,492	227.85/cwt	224.00–232.00	3,400	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,719	243.04/cwt	242.00–244.00	4,178	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,684	232.24/cwt	228.00–238.00	3,911	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,281	131.49/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,684	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,333	115.33/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,537	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,411	140.39/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,981	9
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,787	147.08/cwt	146.00–148.00	2,628	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,732	195.01/cwt	188.00–201.00	3,378	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,379	223.51/cwt	223.00–224.00	3,082	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,688	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,271	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	161.63/cwt	157.00–167.00	2,521	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,589	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,113	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	152.32/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,881	3
Bulls	—	—	1,551	191.03/cwt	173.00–214.00	2,963	3
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	120	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	1,074.39/cwt	990.00–1,140.00	1,010	5
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	984.02/cwt	910.00–1,020.00	1,014	4
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	106	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	445	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	70	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	322	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	836.67/cwt	750.00–930.00	795	2
Bulls	Utility	90–100	98	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	225	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,533.98/cwt	1,500.00–1,580.00	1,442	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	1,743.73/cwt	1,700.00–1,780.00	1,325	3
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	815.80/cwt	800.00–830.00	612	2
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	77	1,135.17/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	874	3
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	116	944.94/cwt	940.00–950.00	1,096	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	80	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	98	1,430.00/cwt	1,430.00–1,430.00	1,401	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,770.00/cwt	1,770.00–1,770.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	87	1,113.66/cwt	1,040.00–1,200.00	969	4
Bulls	Utility	110–120	115	139.61/cwt	130.00–150.00	161	2
Bulls	Utility	100–110	108	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	151	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	81	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	940	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	73	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	584	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	74	1,690.27/cwt	1,650.00–1,730.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	723	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,395.51/cwt	1,360.00–1,430.00	1,437	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,604.60/cwt	1,570.00–1,640.00	1,412	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	119	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	79	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,351.09/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,435	244.29/cwt	241.00–250.00	3,506	15
Heifers	Choice	—	1,333	226.99/cwt	225.00–229.00	3,026	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.

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Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Wed Aug 27, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 266Year ago 171

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 71Last week 79Year ago 73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,340	200.00–210.00	206.67
3	—	1,327	223.00–230.00	226.41
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,320	236.00–239.00	237.23
2	—	1,333	225.00–229.00	226.99
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,458	234.00–236.00	234.98
15	—	1,435	241.00–250.00	244.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,398	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,164	145.00	145.00
1	—	978	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,560	157.00–167.00	161.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,589	133.00	133.00
3	—	1,235	151.00–154.00	152.32
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,388	249.00	249.00
5	—	1,420	235.00–242.00	239.19
5	—	1,492	224.00–232.00	227.85
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,442	215.00–229.00	222.70
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,414	234.00–248.00	242.50
11	—	1,501	250.00–259.00	254.06
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,772	167.00–174.00	170.03
9	—	1,807	153.00–164.00	158.42
3	—	1,787	146.00–148.00	147.08
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,501	157.00–164.00	160.54
11	—	1,412	146.00–152.00	148.13
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,281	127.00–136.00	131.49
7	—	1,333	110.00–122.00	115.33
9	—	1,411	137.00–144.00	140.39
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,612	212.00–213.00	212.49
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,719	242.00–244.00	243.04
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,684	228.00–238.00	232.24
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,379	223.00–224.00	223.51
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,732	188.00–201.00	195.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,551	173.00–214.00	191.03

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	77	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,135.17
4	80–90	87	1,040.00–1,200.00	1,113.66
5	90–100	94	990.00–1,140.00	1,074.39
4	100–110	103	910.00–1,020.00	984.02
2	110–120	116	940.00–950.00	944.94
1	120–130	120	880.00	880.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	460.00	460.00
1	100–110	106	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	800.00–830.00	815.80
2	80–90	85	850.00	850.00
2	90–100	95	750.00–930.00	836.67
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	98	230.00	230.00
1	100–110	108	140.00	140.00
2	110–120	115	130.00–150.00	139.61
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	76	1,700.00–1,780.00	1,743.73
2	80–90	88	1,570.00–1,640.00	1,604.60
5	90–100	94	1,500.00–1,580.00	1,533.98
2	100–110	103	1,360.00–1,430.00	1,395.51
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,450.00	1,450.00
2	90–100	92	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,351.09
1	110–120	119	1,150.00	1,150.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	1,550.00	1,550.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	74	1,650.00–1,730.00	1,690.27
1	80–90	88	1,770.00	1,770.00
1	90–100	98	1,430.00	1,430.00
1	100–110	101	1,410.00	1,410.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	81	1,160.00	1,160.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	73	800.00	800.00

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