Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 2.50 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 2.50 higher. Slaughter cows sold 9.50 to 10.50 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 150.00 to 200.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 900–1000 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

900–1000 lb bulls averaged $156.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$156.00

1 head · 965 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

What quality paid 900–1000 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	965	156.00	1,505	1thin

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

How it compared 900–1000 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

156.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

156.00

+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	1,603	206.03	3,303	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,666	212.00	3,532	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,401	206.00	2,886	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,572	199.20	3,131	9thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,822	183.13	3,337	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,714	150.26	2,575	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	142.59	1,859	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,198	117.50	1,407	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,750	175.00	3,063	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,716	142.18	2,440	28
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,458	126.87	1,849	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,244	111.91	1,392	35
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,565	196.51	3,075	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,374	187.00	2,569	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,264	178.47	2,256	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,452	196.14	2,848	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,940	173.51	3,366	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,503	212.89	3,199	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,449	206.54	2,993	12
Heifers	Select	Average	1,468	200.02	2,936	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,561	213.32	3,330	29
Steers	Choice	High	1,520	207.18	3,148	27
Steers	Select	Low	1,551	194.58	3,017	15

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	1,083.60/cwt	48
Bulls	Number 2	104	963.81/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	76	366.67/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	82	175.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	85	1,465.41/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 2	93	1,315.08/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	1,719	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,644	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,512	206.99/cwt	201.00–210.00	3,130	26
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,711	142.67/cwt	136.00–147.00	2,441	13
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,639	130.22/cwt	129.00–133.00	2,134	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,578	116.40/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,837	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,940	173.51/cwt	173.00–174.00	3,366	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,572	213.45/cwt	211.00–215.00	3,355	17
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,264	178.47/cwt	178.00–179.00	2,256	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	122.89/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,528	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	92.81/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,115	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	104.56/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,285	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	147.23/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,602	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,274	115.57/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,472	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,792	151.85/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,721	8
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,063	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,603	206.03/cwt	205.00–207.00	3,303	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,666	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,532	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,572	199.20/cwt	194.00–202.00	3,131	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,401	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,886	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,452	196.14/cwt	193.00–199.00	2,848	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	128.16/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,888	9
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,550	214.93/cwt	211.00–217.00	3,331	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,495	219.49/cwt	219.00–220.00	3,281	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,183	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	142.59/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,859	6
Bulls	—	—	1,822	183.13/cwt	180.00–186.00	3,337	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	931	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,806	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	979	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,899	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	691	186.59/cwt	178.00–195.00	1,289	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	882	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,658	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	837	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,649	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	471	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	883	1
Bulls	Large 3	1050–1100	1,050	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Large 3	950–1000	965	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	89	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	765	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	906.12/cwt	850.00–950.00	1,024	6
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	88	1,053.88/cwt	970.00–1,150.00	927	5
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	96	1,017.86/cwt	950.00–1,080.00	977	16
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	970.88/cwt	930.00–1,010.00	1,010	7
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	84	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	252	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	74	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	148	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	89	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	134	1
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	67	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	268	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,295.39/cwt	1,280.00–1,310.00	1,244	2
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	114	756.56/cwt	700.00–800.00	862	3
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	122	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	903	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	1,524.57/cwt	1,490.00–1,560.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	91	1,424.77/cwt	1,390.00–1,440.00	1,297	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	91	1,416.53/cwt	1,380.00–1,460.00	1,289	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,320.11/cwt	1,310.00–1,330.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	122	820.00/cwt	800.00–840.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,556.65/cwt	1,520.00–1,600.00	1,167	3
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	77	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	308	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	79	1,530.00/cwt	1,530.00–1,530.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	114	1,154.98/cwt	1,150.00–1,160.00	1,317	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,463.87/cwt	1,420.00–1,520.00	1,274	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	108	1,190.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,285	1
Steers	Select	—	1,519	187.59/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,849	4
Steers	Select	—	1,562	197.12/cwt	193.00–200.00	3,079	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,571	218.79/cwt	218.00–220.00	3,437	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,449	206.54/cwt	204.00–210.00	2,993	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,714	150.26/cwt	146.00–156.00	2,575	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,468	200.02/cwt	199.00–201.00	2,936	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,565	196.51/cwt	196.00–197.00	3,075	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,374	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,569	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,411	206.18/cwt	205.00–209.00	2,909	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,527	209.10/cwt	208.00–210.00	3,193	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.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Wed Dec 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15Last week 13Year ago 9

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 118Year ago 233

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 92Last week 108Year ago 83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,719	212.00	212.00
26	—	1,512	201.00–210.00	206.99
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,572	211.00–215.00	213.45
5	—	1,571	218.00–220.00	218.79
7	—	1,527	208.00–210.00	209.10
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,519	184.00–190.00	187.59
11	—	1,562	193.00–200.00	197.12
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,711	136.00–147.00	142.67
7	—	1,639	129.00–133.00	130.22
8	—	1,792	148.00–157.00	151.85
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,578	110.00–122.00	116.40
2	—	1,088	144.00–150.00	147.23
9	—	1,473	123.00–133.00	128.16
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,243	120.00–129.00	122.89
4	—	1,201	86.00–98.00	92.81
10	—	1,229	102.00–109.00	104.56
11	—	1,274	110.00–119.00	115.57
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,940	173.00–174.00	173.51
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,452	193.00–199.00	196.14
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,264	178.00–179.00	178.47
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	196.00–197.00	196.51
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,374	187.00	187.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	175.00	175.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	205.00–207.00	206.03
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,666	212.00	212.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,572	194.00–202.00	199.20
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,401	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,550	211.00–217.00	214.93
2	—	1,495	219.00–220.00	219.49
5	—	1,411	205.00–209.00	206.18
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,449	204.00–210.00	206.54
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	199.00–201.00	200.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,075	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,304	137.00–146.00	142.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,714	146.00–156.00	150.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,822	180.00–186.00	183.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	471	187.50	187.50
2	650–700	691	178.00–195.00	186.59
1	800–850	837	197.00	197.00
1	850–900	882	188.00	188.00
1	900–950	931	194.00	194.00
1	950–1000	979	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	965	156.00	156.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	150.00	150.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	89	860.00	860.00
3	110–120	114	700.00–800.00	756.56
1	120–130	122	740.00	740.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	88	970.00–1,150.00	1,053.88
16	90–100	96	950.00–1,080.00	1,017.86
7	100–110	104	930.00–1,010.00	970.88
6	110–120	113	850.00–950.00	906.12
2	120–130	122	800.00–840.00	820.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	400.00	400.00
1	70–80	77	400.00	400.00
1	80–90	84	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	200.00	200.00
1	80–90	89	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	88	1,250.00	1,250.00
2	90–100	96	1,280.00–1,310.00	1,295.39
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,530.00	1,530.00
4	80–90	87	1,420.00–1,520.00	1,463.87
4	90–100	91	1,390.00–1,440.00	1,424.77
1	100–110	108	1,190.00	1,190.00
2	110–120	114	1,150.00–1,160.00	1,154.98
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	75	1,520.00–1,600.00	1,556.65
2	80–90	82	1,490.00–1,560.00	1,524.57
3	90–100	91	1,380.00–1,460.00	1,416.53
1	100–110	105	1,220.00	1,220.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	1,300.00	1,300.00
3	90–100	95	1,310.00–1,330.00	1,320.11

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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Bulls · summary 900–1000 lb

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How this sale compares

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