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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-15

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Mar 15

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980

← Mar 1Mar 15Mar 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

486 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 559▲ 43 vs year ago 443 · +9.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 20▲ 46 vs year ago 35 · +131.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last feeder sale 400 to 500lb feeder steer sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 2.50 to 6.50 lower. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 15.00 to 40.00 lower. 700-800lb feeder heifers sold 20.00 to 45.00 higher.

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 $271.26/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −108.84 against this barn's trailing median of $380.10.

Average price

$271.26

33 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$367

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

$41.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−87.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	284.95	1,628	22
Medium and Large 2	517	243.89	1,261	11thin

One grade step is worth $41.05/cwt here — about $367 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale33 hd

271.26

—

NY average1 barns · 33 hd

271.26

+0.00

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

−87.41

This barn, trailing median14 sales

380.10

−108.84

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,351	$2,658	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,326	20
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,167	$2,225	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,331	$2,607	4thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	346	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,159	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	351	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,272	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	398	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,114	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	363.90/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,474	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	287.05/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,223	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	282.56/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,322	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	329.42/cwt	307.50–336.00	1,591	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	242.78/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,238	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	300.24/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,597	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	279.21/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,636	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,494	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	287.58/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,783	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	276.61/cwt	269.00–283.00	1,853	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	249.05/cwt	242.50–262.50	1,694	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	261.92/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,865	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	716	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,611	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	245.13/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,895	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	256.60/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,999	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	812	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,868	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	273.19/cwt	264.00–305.00	2,254	23
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,374	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	898	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,065	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	909	255.57/cwt	247.00–281.00	2,323	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	982	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,416	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	296	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	903	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	304	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	980	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	345.58/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,244	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	308.27/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,147	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	300.08/cwt	280.00–331.00	1,266	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,395	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	263.55/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,281	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,244	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	260.82/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,348	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	259.16/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,467	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	218.84/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,269	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,752	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	226.05/cwt	212.50–236.00	1,508	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	702	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,720	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	273.93/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,967	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,120	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,150	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,764	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,168	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,280	14
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,134	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	309.65/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,270	23
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	254.54/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,235	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	230.63/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,347	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,384	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	709	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,439	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	242.60/cwt	224.00–248.00	1,744	9
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,709	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	788	214.48/cwt	213.00–217.50	1,690	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	253	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	658	2
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	306	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	849	2
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	539	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	970	2
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	644	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,256	2
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	2
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	837	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,528	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,832	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,931	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,344	127.02/cwt	110.00–138.00	1,707	37
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	2,224.56/head	1,500.00–2,850.00	2,225	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,331	2,606.71/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,607	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,351	2,657.82/head	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,658	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	2,325.87/head	1,800.00–2,725.00	2,326	20

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 486Last week 559Year ago 443

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 20Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	346	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	398	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	426	270.00–302.50	287.05
3	450–500	468	265.00–300.00	282.56
10	500–550	510	237.50–245.00	242.78
1	550–600	586	255.00	255.00
11	650–700	680	242.50–262.50	249.05
1	700–750	716	225.00	225.00
2	750–800	773	240.00–250.00	245.13
1	800–850	812	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	898	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	351	362.50	362.50
10	400–450	405	325.00–370.00	363.90
14	450–500	483	307.50–336.00	329.42
6	500–550	532	285.00–307.50	300.24
16	550–600	586	270.00–302.50	279.21
25	600–650	620	270.00–300.00	287.58
13	650–700	670	269.00–283.00	276.61
10	700–750	712	255.00–267.50	261.92
5	750–800	779	252.50–260.00	256.60
23	800–850	825	264.00–305.00	273.19
8	850–900	860	276.00	276.00
8	900–950	909	247.00–281.00	255.57
7	950–1000	982	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	296	305.00	305.00
3	350–400	372	300.00–312.50	308.27
10	450–500	486	260.00–265.00	263.55
1	500–550	513	242.50	242.50
7	550–600	580	200.00–235.00	218.84
2	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
11	650–700	667	212.50–236.00	226.05
8	700–750	702	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	830	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	304	322.50	322.50
3	350–400	360	342.00–350.00	345.58
9	400–450	422	280.00–331.00	300.08
1	450–500	450	310.00	310.00
18	500–550	517	250.00–280.00	260.82
18	550–600	566	250.00–265.00	259.16
4	600–650	637	275.00	275.00
12	700–750	718	260.00–281.00	273.93
5	750–800	757	280.00	280.00
9	800–850	827	260.00	260.00
3	850–900	850	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	260.00	260.00
2	300–350	306	277.50	277.50
2	500–550	539	180.00	180.00
2	600–650	644	195.00	195.00
2	750–800	755	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	837	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	391	290.00	290.00
6	450–500	485	225.00–270.00	254.54
9	550–600	584	215.00–240.00	230.63
1	600–650	622	222.50	222.50
2	700–750	709	203.00	203.00
3	750–800	788	213.00–217.50	214.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	340.00	340.00
14	350–400	371	345.00	345.00
23	400–450	410	302.50–310.00	309.65
1	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
9	700–750	719	224.00–248.00	242.60
2	750–800	768	222.50	222.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,344	110.00–138.00	127.02

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,167	1,500.00–2,850.00	2,224.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,331	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,606.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,360	1,800.00–2,725.00	2,325.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,351	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,657.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,832	160.00	160.00

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.