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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-01

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Mar 1

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980

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Feeder Cattle receipts

559 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 526▼ 35 vs year ago 594 · −5.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 16▼ 23 vs year ago 43 · −53.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's feeder sale 500-600lb feeder steers sold 6.00 to 22.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 20.00 lower. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 18.00 to 33.00 lower. Vaccinated cattle brought a 30.00 to 50.00 premium.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $291.80/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −88.30 against this barn's trailing median of $380.10.

Average price

$291.80

60 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$43.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−56.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	293.24	1,665	58
Medium and Large 2	576	250.18	1,441	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.06/cwt here — about $224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale60 hd

291.80

—

NY average1 barns · 60 hd

291.80

+0.00

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−56.44

This barn, trailing median14 sales

380.10

−88.30

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $467.80, low $325.08, median $380.10 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,241	$1,722	8
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	983	$2,066	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,275	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,700	1thin

Every lot

66 lots · USDA AMS · Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Canandaigua, NY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	351.55/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,382	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	394	270.05/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,064	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,258	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	344.29/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,460	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	284.23/cwt	225.00–305.00	1,330	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	291.40/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,504	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	250.18/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,441	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	293.88/cwt	270.00–307.50	1,722	43
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	607	250.02/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,518	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	290.09/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,772	46
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,469	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	283.15/cwt	274.00–286.00	1,897	52
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	272.39/cwt	257.50–276.00	1,923	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	734	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,762	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	269.54/cwt	255.00–277.50	2,049	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	239.56/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,952	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	868	189.94/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,649	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	234.82/cwt	232.50–236.00	2,151	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	991	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,180	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	246.54/cwt	225.00–285.00	641	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	860	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	363.68/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,135	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	745	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	328.87/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,220	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	933	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	263.30/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,101	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	320.93/cwt	285.00–350.00	1,348	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	234.89/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,095	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	294.89/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,410	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	229.11/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,159	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	307.15/cwt	282.50–315.00	1,576	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	234.24/cwt	205.00–250.00	1,314	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	271.99/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,550	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	258.09/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,582	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	224.58/cwt	202.50–237.50	1,399	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	255.31/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,685	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,523	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	255.55/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,837	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,847	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	808	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,656	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,943	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	872	202.61/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,767	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,122	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	277.50/cwt	265.00–290.00	932	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,087	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	346.90/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,287	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,151	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,257	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	449	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	988	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	236.12/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,100	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,554	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,311	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	253.28/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,312	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	236.67/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,325	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,519	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	232.81/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,443	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	649	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,395	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	209.15/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,403	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,715	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,781	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,396	164.77/cwt	151.00–179.00	2,300	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	2,066.10/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,066	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,241	1,721.88/head	1,200.00–2,250.00	1,722	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1

This sale against other markets

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 Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Canandaigua, NY

Sat Mar 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 559Last week 526Year ago 594

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 16Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	393	345.00–355.00	351.55
8	400–450	424	335.00–365.00	344.29
15	500–550	516	275.00–307.50	291.40
43	550–600	586	270.00–307.50	293.88
46	600–650	611	272.50–300.00	290.09
52	650–700	670	274.00–286.00	283.15
26	700–750	706	257.50–276.00	272.39
14	750–800	760	255.00–277.50	269.54
10	800–850	815	235.00–250.00	239.56
3	900–950	916	232.50–236.00	234.82
1	950–1000	991	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	394	260.00–280.00	270.05
1	400–450	416	302.50	302.50
4	450–500	468	225.00–305.00	284.23
2	550–600	576	245.00–255.00	250.18
8	600–650	607	240.00–255.00	250.02
1	650–700	660	222.50	222.50
3	700–750	734	240.00	240.00
2	850–900	868	180.00–200.00	189.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	271	317.50	317.50
10	300–350	312	330.00–380.00	363.68
2	350–400	371	325.00–332.50	328.87
21	400–450	420	285.00–350.00	320.93
11	450–500	478	280.00–307.50	294.89
11	500–550	513	282.50–315.00	307.15
14	550–600	570	265.00–295.00	271.99
14	600–650	613	240.00–290.00	258.09
8	650–700	660	255.00–257.50	255.31
6	700–750	719	240.00–261.00	255.55
1	750–800	786	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	827	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	875	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	225.00–285.00	246.54
2	300–350	331	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	373	250.00	250.00
4	400–450	418	250.00–267.50	263.30
6	450–500	466	220.00–257.00	234.89
6	500–550	506	210.00–235.00	229.11
16	550–600	561	205.00–250.00	234.24
10	600–650	623	202.50–237.50	224.58
3	650–700	662	230.00	230.00
3	800–850	808	205.00	205.00
2	850–900	872	195.00–210.00	202.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	345	315.00	315.00
5	350–400	371	335.00–350.00	346.90
1	400–450	412	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	471	330.00	330.00
3	500–550	509	257.50	257.50
1	550–600	582	261.00	261.00
7	600–650	620	230.00–240.00	232.81
2	700–750	700	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	758	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	336	265.00–290.00	277.50
1	350–400	390	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	449	220.00	220.00
3	450–500	466	200.00–255.00	236.12
12	500–550	518	245.00–255.00	253.28
6	550–600	560	220.00–242.50	236.67
2	600–650	649	215.00	215.00
3	650–700	671	207.50–210.00	209.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	983	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,066.10
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,241	1,200.00–2,250.00	1,721.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,275.00	2,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,396	151.00–179.00	164.77

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.