Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 25.00 to 80.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 900–1000 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

900–1000 lb steers averaged $202.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$202.00

1 head · 922 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−59.31

vs NY average

−113.85 vs national

What quality paid 900–1000 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	922	202.00	1,862	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

202.00

—

NY average2 barns · 16 hd

261.31

−59.31

National average92 barns · 8,727 hd

315.85

−113.85

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	1,490	212.99	3,174	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Low	1,637	206.53	3,380	8thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,672	192.00	3,210	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,448	170.39	2,467	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,522	145.04	2,207	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,385	126.13	1,747	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,205	110.62	1,333	5thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,680	144.03	2,419	34
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,376	132.93	1,829	28
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,305	111.55	1,456	28
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,532	203.25	3,114	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,419	190.74	2,707	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,253	184.56	2,313	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,609	198.92	3,201	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,269	177.53	2,253	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,461	219.11	3,201	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,419	213.33	3,027	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,253	202.09	2,532	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,611	219.87	3,541	29
Steers	Choice	High	1,546	213.93	3,308	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,280	203.72	2,608	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	1,072.55/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	94	923.56/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	90	456.69/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	88	1,028.73/cwt	8

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
Heifers	Select	—	1,253	202.09/cwt	200.00–204.00	2,532	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,419	190.74/cwt	189.00–194.00	2,707	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,652	146.33/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,417	19
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,669	156.19/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,607	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,593	219.96/cwt	217.00–224.00	3,504	21
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,724	209.65/cwt	209.00–210.00	3,614	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,269	177.53/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,253	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,731	135.64/cwt	128.00–139.00	2,348	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	144.61/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,783	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,672	192.00/cwt	187.00–197.00	3,210	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,603	204.05/cwt	201.00–206.00	3,271	5
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,253	184.56/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,313	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,532	203.25/cwt	200.00–206.00	3,114	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	95.39/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,245	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	112.98/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,463	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,490	212.99/cwt	212.00–214.00	3,174	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,693	210.66/cwt	210.00–211.00	3,566	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	134.53/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,863	18
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	123.81/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,752	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,362	123.15/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,677	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	105.75/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,231	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,626	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	128.66/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,777	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,419	213.33/cwt	208.00–217.00	3,027	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,506	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	132.83/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,860	4
Bulls	—	—	1,448	170.39/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,467	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	983	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,819	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,079	194.52/cwt	193.00–196.00	2,099	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	450	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	922	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,862	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,047	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,042	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	938	183.02/cwt	179.00–190.00	1,717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,086	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,172	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	907.24/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	853	7
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	79	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	822	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	97	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	446	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	987.17/cwt	910.00–1,080.00	1,027	6
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	1,081.36/cwt	1,040.00–1,160.00	919	5
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	120	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	900	1
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	101	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	737	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	125	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	875	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	117	907.09/cwt	870.00–940.00	1,061	4
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	86	455.03/cwt	450.00–460.00	391	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	96	1,100.23/cwt	1,040.00–1,170.00	1,056	8
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	97	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	747	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	86	796.61/cwt	770.00–810.00	685	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	72	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	80	1,490.00/cwt	1,490.00–1,490.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	88	956.39/cwt	910.00–990.00	842	3
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	79	1,180.00/cwt	1,180.00–1,180.00	932	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	115	1,153.11/cwt	1,120.00–1,190.00	1,326	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	81	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,142	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,369.84/cwt	1,340.00–1,400.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	90	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	1,098	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,468	217.46/cwt	217.00–218.00	3,192	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,562	213.23/cwt	210.00–215.00	3,331	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	108.28/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,292	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,457	219.35/cwt	217.00–223.00	3,196	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	147.00/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,345	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	157.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,419	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,609	198.92/cwt	198.00–200.00	3,201	2
Steers	Select	—	1,279	205.17/cwt	200.00–209.00	2,624	6
Steers	Select	—	1,289	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,514	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,617	225.61/cwt	225.00–228.00	3,648	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,526	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,281	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 Dec 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16Last week 15Year ago 17

Slaughter CattleReceipts 277Last week 250Year ago 194

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 71Last week 92Year ago 90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	200.00–204.00	202.09
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,419	208.00–217.00	213.33
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,457	217.00–223.00	219.35
1	—	1,526	215.00	215.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,419	189.00–194.00	190.74
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,253	184.00–185.00	184.56
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	200.00–206.00	203.25
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,652	140.00–150.00	146.33
4	—	1,669	153.00–160.00	156.19
11	—	1,731	128.00–139.00	135.64
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,233	141.00–147.00	144.61
18	—	1,385	130.00–139.00	134.53
7	—	1,415	120.00–127.00	123.81
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,305	90.00–100.00	95.39
6	—	1,295	109.00–115.00	112.98
11	—	1,362	119.00–128.00	123.15
4	—	1,164	102.00–108.00	105.75
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,593	217.00–224.00	219.96
3	—	1,724	209.00–210.00	209.65
5	—	1,617	225.00–228.00	225.61
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	217.00–218.00	217.46
10	—	1,562	210.00–215.00	213.23
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,279	200.00–209.00	205.17
1	—	1,289	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,269	174.00–179.00	177.53
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,609	198.00–200.00	198.92
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,672	187.00–197.00	192.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,603	201.00–206.00	204.05
3	—	1,693	210.00–211.00	210.66
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,490	212.00–214.00	212.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,402	116.00	116.00
4	—	1,381	127.00–130.00	128.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,193	107.00–110.00	108.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	127.00–135.00	132.83
6	—	1,595	144.00–150.00	147.00
3	—	1,537	155.00–160.00	157.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	165.00–175.00	170.39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	185.00	185.00
3	900–950	938	179.00–190.00	183.02
1	950–1000	983	185.00	185.00
1	1000–1050	1,047	195.00	195.00
2	1050–1100	1,079	193.00–196.00	194.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	922	202.00	202.00
1	1050–1100	1,086	200.00	200.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,040.00	1,040.00
3	80–90	88	910.00–990.00	956.39
7	90–100	94	800.00–1,000.00	907.24
1	100–110	100	700.00	700.00
1	120–130	120	750.00	750.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	86	450.00–460.00	455.03
1	90–100	97	460.00	460.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,180.00	1,180.00
5	80–90	85	1,040.00–1,160.00	1,081.36
8	90–100	96	1,040.00–1,170.00	1,100.23
6	100–110	104	910.00–1,080.00	987.17
4	110–120	117	870.00–940.00	907.09
1	120–130	125	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	81	1,410.00	1,410.00
2	90–100	94	1,340.00–1,400.00	1,369.84
3	110–120	115	1,120.00–1,190.00	1,153.11
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	90	1,220.00	1,220.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	86	770.00–810.00	796.61
1	90–100	97	770.00	770.00
1	100–110	101	730.00	730.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	1,500.00	1,500.00
1	80–90	80	1,490.00	1,490.00
1	90–100	94	1,350.00	1,350.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 900–1000 lb

What quality paid 900–1000 lb

How it compared 900–1000 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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