Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.50 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves sold 100.00 to 130.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $275.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$275.00

1 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−17.39

vs NY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	571	275.00	1,570	1thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

275.00

—

NY average2 barns · 7 hd

292.39

−17.39

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,474	173.35	2,555	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,698	145.28	2,466	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,411	138.70	1,956	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	124.85	1,410	6thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,773	143.98	2,552	18
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,392	133.57	1,860	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,332	114.29	1,523	37
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,411	219.82	3,101	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,445	215.21	3,110	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,380	203.41	2,807	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,489	218.96	3,261	11
Steers	Choice	High	1,478	213.84	3,160	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,399	199.81	2,795	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	1,201.38/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 2	89	1,019.79/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	80	581.85/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	77	225.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	93	1,469.95/cwt	4

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	140.94/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,980	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,445	215.21/cwt	213.00–216.00	3,110	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	135.12/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,916	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,472	120.85/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,779	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	148.41/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,785	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,466	215.98/cwt	214.00–217.00	3,166	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,612	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,138	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,481	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,789	136.16/cwt	134.00–138.00	2,436	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,787	156.32/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,793	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,753	143.67/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,519	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,321	114.62/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,514	22
Heifers	Select	—	1,380	203.41/cwt	200.00–207.00	2,807	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,271	105.99/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,347	8
Steers	Select	—	1,399	199.81/cwt	196.00–203.00	2,795	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,437	122.75/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,764	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	139.45/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,374	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	110.11/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,227	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,427	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,884	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,007	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	3,091	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	140.92/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,174	2
Bulls	—	—	1,474	173.35/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	312.78/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	121	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	1,124.91/cwt	1,080.00–1,160.00	1,170	8
Bulls	Utility	80–90	87	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	174	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	67	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	168	1
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	64	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	320	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	1,005.19/cwt	990.00–1,020.00	945	4
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	82	1,190.10/cwt	1,080.00–1,290.00	976	5
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	1,003.01/cwt	940.00–1,070.00	1,153	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	1,260.00/cwt	1,230.00–1,290.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,553.96/cwt	1,520.00–1,590.00	1,321	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	74	480.00/cwt	440.00–500.00	355	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,390.00/cwt	1,390.00–1,390.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,610.00/cwt	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	97	1,439.90/cwt	1,430.00–1,450.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	81	1,460.00/cwt	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	912.31/cwt	890.00–950.00	775	3
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	106	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	827	1
Bulls	Number 2	60–70	68	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	694	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	1,111.34/cwt	1,040.00–1,190.00	1,056	6
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	96	775.55/cwt	760.00–790.00	745	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,390.00/cwt	1,390.00–1,390.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,449.86/cwt	1,430.00–1,490.00	1,363	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,498	220.08/cwt	218.00–225.00	3,297	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,520	213.32/cwt	209.00–216.00	3,242	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,698	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,583	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,379	220.80/cwt	217.00–225.00	3,045	9

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10Last week 16Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 209Last week 277Year ago 263

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 73Last week 71Year ago 74

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.50 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves sold 100.00 to 130.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,405	138.00–144.00	140.94
2	—	1,427	132.00	132.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	124.00–126.00	124.99
2	—	985	139.00–140.00	139.45
2	—	1,114	106.00–114.00	110.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,007	154.00	154.00
2	—	1,543	140.00–142.00	140.92
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,445	213.00–216.00	215.21
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,380	200.00–207.00	203.41
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,698	211.00	211.00
9	—	1,379	217.00–225.00	220.80
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,418	131.00–141.00	135.12
6	—	1,472	116.00–124.00	120.85
4	—	1,203	144.00–150.00	148.41
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,789	134.00–138.00	136.16
4	—	1,787	151.00–160.00	156.32
8	—	1,753	140.00–149.00	143.67
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,321	110.00–119.00	114.62
8	—	1,271	104.00–108.00	105.99
7	—	1,437	120.00–128.00	122.75
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,466	214.00–217.00	215.98
8	—	1,498	218.00–225.00	220.08
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,138	218.00	218.00
8	—	1,520	209.00–216.00	213.32
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,399	196.00–203.00	199.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,474	168.00–178.00	173.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	522	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	462	300.00–325.00	312.78
1	550–600	571	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	82	1,080.00–1,290.00	1,190.10
6	90–100	95	1,040.00–1,190.00	1,111.34
8	100–110	104	1,080.00–1,160.00	1,124.91
2	110–120	115	940.00–1,070.00	1,003.01
1	120–130	121	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	250.00	250.00
1	80–90	87	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	64	500.00	500.00
3	70–80	74	440.00–500.00	480.00
2	90–100	96	760.00–790.00	775.55
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	1,020.00	1,020.00
3	80–90	85	890.00–950.00	912.31
4	90–100	94	990.00–1,020.00	1,005.19
1	100–110	106	780.00	780.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	1,520.00–1,590.00	1,553.96
3	90–100	94	1,430.00–1,490.00	1,449.86
1	100–110	105	1,390.00	1,390.00
2	110–120	113	1,230.00–1,290.00	1,260.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	81	1,460.00	1,460.00
1	90–100	95	1,200.00	1,200.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	1,610.00	1,610.00
2	90–100	97	1,430.00–1,450.00	1,439.90
1	100–110	102	1,390.00	1,390.00

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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