Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 2.50 to 9.50 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00 to 5.50 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 and Prime	Low	1,878	222.00	4,169	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Low	1,626	208.36	3,388	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,555	197.68	3,074	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,466	176.00	2,580	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,599	141.04	2,255	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	129.95	1,712	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	93.00	1,023	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,459	154.66	2,256	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,740	138.54	2,410	16
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,385	129.59	1,795	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,345	109.93	1,479	31
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,500	202.00	3,030	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,308	184.42	2,412	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,205	172.92	2,084	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,605	211.73	3,398	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,464	191.72	2,807	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,524	173.47	2,644	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,384	218.51	3,024	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,461	212.33	3,102	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,286	197.82	2,544	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,494	216.44	3,233	9thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,475	210.67	3,107	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,285	198.41	2,550	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	1,133.16/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 2	92	1,091.87/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	85	466.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	89	1,276.56/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 2	80	1,165.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

68 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 Steers	Select	—	1,524	173.47/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,644	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,561	217.67/cwt	217.00–218.00	3,398	3
Steers	Select	—	1,285	198.41/cwt	195.00–201.00	2,550	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,695	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	3,915	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,514	217.38/cwt	214.00–219.00	3,291	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,464	191.72/cwt	186.00–198.00	2,807	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,205	172.92/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,084	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,308	184.42/cwt	179.00–189.00	2,412	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,328	105.84/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,406	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,711	132.53/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,268	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,393	210.03/cwt	209.00–211.00	2,926	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	138.94/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,408	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	123.47/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,730	9
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,851	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,580	205.81/cwt	203.00–207.00	3,252	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,765	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,812	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,605	211.73/cwt	208.00–214.00	3,398	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,362	125.87/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,714	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,411	115.24/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,626	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,279	94.03/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,203	10
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,459	154.66/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,256	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,878	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	4,169	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,832	148.56/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,722	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,555	197.68/cwt	195.00–201.00	3,074	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,377	220.51/cwt	218.00–224.00	3,036	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	141.04/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,255	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,461	212.33/cwt	208.00–216.00	3,102	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	131.92/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,605	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,518	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,913	1
Bulls	—	—	1,466	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,580	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,071	172.68/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,849	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,016	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,758	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	589	185.32/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,092	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	372	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	640	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	91	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	455	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	86	825.44/cwt	800.00–850.00	710	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	770.74/cwt	700.00–840.00	724	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,432.00/cwt	1,370.00–1,470.00	1,360	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,634.98/cwt	1,570.00–1,680.00	1,357	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	952.33/cwt	900.00–1,010.00	990	10
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,730.00/cwt	1,730.00–1,730.00	1,298	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	1,730.00/cwt	1,730.00–1,730.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	74	852.57/cwt	760.00–920.00	631	4
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	86	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	310	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	1,080.63/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	919	6
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	78	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	421	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,516.69/cwt	1,500.00–1,540.00	1,304	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,490.00/cwt	1,490.00–1,490.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	1,017	2
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	78	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	897	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,339.80/cwt	1,320.00–1,350.00	1,367	3
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	72	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	605	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	97	934.35/cwt	910.00–960.00	906	2
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	85	995.15/cwt	990.00–1,000.00	846	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	1,016.98/cwt	950.00–1,090.00	966	9
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	108	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,520.00/cwt	1,520.00–1,520.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	77	1,510.00/cwt	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	112	1,232.94/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,381	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	97	1,326.80/cwt	1,300.00–1,340.00	1,287	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,500	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,030	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,286	197.82/cwt	195.00–203.00	2,544	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,499	212.16/cwt	209.00–216.00	3,180	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,384	204.09/cwt	202.00–207.00	2,825	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,405	212.52/cwt	211.00–214.00	2,986	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,387	134.39/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,864	7

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 6Year ago 22

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 195Year ago 261

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 83Last week 73Year ago 70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,524	171.00–178.00	173.47
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,464	186.00–198.00	191.72
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	208.00–214.00	211.73
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,561	217.00–218.00	217.67
8	—	1,499	209.00–216.00	212.16
5	—	1,384	202.00–207.00	204.09
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,285	195.00–201.00	198.41
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	231.00	231.00
5	—	1,514	214.00–219.00	217.38
3	—	1,393	209.00–211.00	210.03
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	170.00–176.00	172.92
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,308	179.00–189.00	184.42
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	202.00	202.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,328	105.00–107.00	105.84
8	—	1,362	120.00–129.00	125.87
9	—	1,411	110.00–119.00	115.24
10	—	1,279	89.00–99.00	94.03
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,711	130.00–134.00	132.53
10	—	1,733	136.00–144.00	138.94
2	—	1,832	147.00–150.00	148.56
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,401	115.00–127.00	123.47
1	—	1,226	151.00	151.00
7	—	1,387	130.00–141.00	134.39
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	203.00–207.00	205.81
1	—	1,765	216.00	216.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,878	222.00	222.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	195.00–201.00	197.68
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,459	152.00–158.00	154.66
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,377	218.00–224.00	220.51
2	—	1,405	211.00–214.00	212.52
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,461	208.00–216.00	212.33
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,286	195.00–203.00	197.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,599	135.00–146.00	141.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,217	130.00–134.00	131.92
1	—	1,518	126.00	126.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	93.00	93.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,466	176.00	176.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	372	172.00	172.00
3	550–600	589	181.00–190.00	185.32
1	1000–1050	1,016	173.00	173.00
3	1050–1100	1,071	170.00–175.00	172.68

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	540.00	540.00
1	80–90	86	360.00	360.00
1	90–100	91	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	74	760.00–920.00	852.57
2	80–90	86	800.00–850.00	825.44
2	90–100	94	700.00–840.00	770.74
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	1,730.00	1,730.00
3	80–90	83	1,570.00–1,680.00	1,634.98
3	90–100	95	1,370.00–1,470.00	1,432.00
3	100–110	102	1,320.00–1,350.00	1,339.80
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,150.00	1,150.00
6	80–90	85	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,080.63
9	90–100	95	950.00–1,090.00	1,016.98
10	100–110	104	900.00–1,010.00	952.33
2	110–120	113	900.00	900.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	1,510.00	1,510.00
1	80–90	88	1,520.00	1,520.00
3	90–100	97	1,300.00–1,340.00	1,326.80
1	100–110	108	1,250.00	1,250.00
3	110–120	112	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,232.94
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	1,730.00	1,730.00
3	80–90	86	1,500.00–1,540.00	1,516.69
1	100–110	101	1,350.00	1,350.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	1,490.00	1,490.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	840.00	840.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	990.00–1,000.00	995.15
2	90–100	97	910.00–960.00	934.35

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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