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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-29

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Mar 29

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980

← Mar 15Mar 29Apr 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

517 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 486▼ 239 vs year ago 756 · −31.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 81▼ 4 vs year ago 29 · −13.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last feeder sale 500-600lb feeder steers sold 45.00 to 52.50 higher. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 15.00 to 30.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 30.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $280.40/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −72.76 against this barn's trailing median of $353.17.

Average price

$280.40

42 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,477

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$33.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.57

vs NY average

−41.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	289.10	1,514	31
Medium and Large 2	535	255.89	1,369	11thin

One grade step is worth $33.21/cwt here — about $146 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 sale42 hd

280.40

—

NY average2 barns · 43 hd

280.98

−0.57

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−41.34

This barn, trailing median14 sales

353.17

−72.76

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $423.86, low $304.73, median $353.17 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)	1,353	$2,663	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,436	$2,045	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,450	2thin
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	814	$1,492	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,799	5

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,058	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	374.44/cwt	355.00–415.00	1,251	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	282.55/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,079	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	288.71/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,221	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	368.35/cwt	357.50–380.00	1,599	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	284.87/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,336	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	341.58/cwt	292.50–355.00	1,629	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	354.09/cwt	320.00–362.50	1,831	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	276.19/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,428	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	273.25/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,577	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,882	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	290.65/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,831	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	272.78/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,719	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	253.70/cwt	247.50–262.50	1,690	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	235.08/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,676	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	267.53/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,945	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	251.24/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,909	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,640	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	884	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,945	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	892	252.10/cwt	249.00–260.00	2,249	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	797	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	331.83/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,059	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	297.22/cwt	255.00–310.00	948	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	280.46/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,043	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	327.08/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,259	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	266.80/cwt	225.00–300.00	1,142	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	330.22/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,427	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	260.80/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,228	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	324.94/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,595	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	291.68/cwt	250.00–320.00	1,505	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	246.22/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,275	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,485	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	597	265.03/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,582	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	263.51/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,639	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	243.14/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,554	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	254.25/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,696	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	256.02/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,843	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,444	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,856	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	957	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	372.52/cwt	335.00–395.00	1,237	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	352	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,056	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	363.19/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,304	17
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	342.71/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,439	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	298.51/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,316	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	304.46/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,434	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	242.01/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,234	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	295.17/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,561	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	250.94/cwt	230.00–262.50	1,463	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,631	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,601	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,765	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,706	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,893	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	801	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,023	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	538	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	874	1
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	697	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,603	1
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	731	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,517	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,404	167.79/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,356	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,799.31/head	1,400.00–2,575.00	1,799	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	1,492.44/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,492	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,449.92/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,353	2,663.36/head	1,900.00–3,100.00	2,663	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,436	2,044.74/head	1,375.00–3,500.00	2,045	6

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 517Last week 486Year ago 756

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 81Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	270.00	270.00
5	300–350	319	255.00–310.00	297.22
8	350–400	372	250.00–315.00	280.46
23	400–450	428	225.00–300.00	266.80
17	450–500	471	240.00–275.00	260.80
6	500–550	518	245.00–252.50	246.22
5	550–600	555	267.50	267.50
10	600–650	639	235.00–265.00	243.14
1	700–750	722	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	319	320.00–345.00	331.83
11	350–400	385	320.00–360.00	327.08
13	400–450	432	300.00–370.00	330.22
5	450–500	491	310.00–345.00	324.94
28	500–550	516	250.00–320.00	291.68
3	550–600	597	255.00–270.00	265.03
26	600–650	622	255.00–275.00	263.51
4	650–700	667	254.00–255.00	254.25
6	700–750	720	245.00–265.00	256.02
1	750–800	750	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	258	410.00	410.00
3	300–350	334	355.00–415.00	374.44
2	400–450	434	357.50–380.00	368.35
19	450–500	477	292.50–355.00	341.58
13	500–550	517	320.00–362.50	354.09
1	550–600	579	325.00	325.00
17	600–650	630	282.50–300.00	290.65
3	650–700	690	285.00	285.00
6	700–750	727	255.00–280.00	267.53
4	750–800	760	250.00–252.50	251.24
7	850–900	892	249.00–260.00	252.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
6	350–400	382	265.00–295.00	282.55
7	400–450	423	270.00–295.00	288.71
4	450–500	469	275.00–292.50	284.87
11	500–550	517	260.00–305.00	276.19
3	550–600	577	240.00–290.00	273.25
12	600–650	630	255.00–280.00	272.78
4	650–700	666	247.50–262.50	253.70
4	700–750	713	210.00–245.00	235.08
1	750–800	763	215.00	215.00
8	850–900	884	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	538	162.50	162.50
1	650–700	697	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	731	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	319	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	352	300.00	300.00
9	400–450	441	275.00–310.00	298.51
8	450–500	471	290.00–310.00	304.46
5	500–550	510	240.00–250.00	242.01
6	550–600	583	230.00–262.50	250.94
2	600–650	634	250.00–255.00	252.48
4	650–700	669	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	335.00–395.00	372.52
17	350–400	359	330.00–375.00	363.19
2	400–450	420	325.00–360.00	342.71
15	500–550	529	285.00–300.00	295.17
2	600–650	604	265.00–275.00	270.00
1	650–700	666	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	757	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	801	252.50	252.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,170	1,400.00–2,575.00	1,799.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	814	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,492.44

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)	6	—	1,436	1,375.00–3,500.00	2,044.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,353	1,900.00–3,100.00	2,663.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	975	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,449.92

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	2	—	1,404	166.00–170.00	167.79

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.