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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-12

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Apr 12

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980

← Mar 29Apr 12May 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

545 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 517▲ 545 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 25▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last feeder sale 500-600lb feeder steers sold 35.00 to 40.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 7.50 to 10.00 lower. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 25.00 lower. Vaccinated cattle brought a 10.00 to 25.00 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 $290.47/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −89.63 against this barn's trailing median of $380.10.

Average price

$290.47

32 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$29.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.46

vs NY average

−63.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	300.50	1,617	21
Medium and Large 2	546	271.32	1,480	11thin

One grade step is worth $29.18/cwt here — about $136 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 sale32 hd

290.47

—

NY average2 barns · 65 hd

290.01

+0.46

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

−63.83

This barn, trailing median14 sales

380.10

−89.63

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)	1,193	$2,552	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,251	$2,121	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,775	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	967	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,316	$2,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,278	$1,709	6

Every lot

70 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	919	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	294.87/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,259	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	346.36/cwt	337.50–365.00	1,503	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,616	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	277.70/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,311	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	315.49/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,631	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	279.14/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,454	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	284.02/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,593	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	261.94/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,506	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	251.48/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,542	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	281.15/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,746	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	245.38/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,637	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	273.97/cwt	260.00–297.50	1,836	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	246.54/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,795	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	262.80/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,916	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	256.15/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,947	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	764	242.41/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,852	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	271.01/cwt	265.00–277.00	2,179	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	832	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,830	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,141	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,160	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	269.89/cwt	260.00–300.00	885	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	305.56/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,137	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	304.53/cwt	287.50–320.00	1,300	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	269.88/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,182	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	279.51/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,336	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	298.98/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,462	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	241.61/cwt	212.50–265.00	1,266	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	282.79/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,493	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	243.16/cwt	212.50–272.50	1,386	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,630	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	269.81/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,649	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	252.55/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,599	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	264.08/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,764	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	250.67/cwt	220.00–267.50	1,695	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	724	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,701	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,851	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,951	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	783	237.35/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,858	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,106	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	842	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,810	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,945	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	914	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,874	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	951	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,092	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	263.35/cwt	225.00–307.50	837	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	403	266.33/cwt	245.00–287.50	1,073	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	282.76/cwt	255.00–310.00	1,337	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	285.09/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,482	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,426	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	241.89/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,359	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,705	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	250.03/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,590	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,646	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	732	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,775	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,791	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	763	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	352	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	880	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,612	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	697	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,429	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	834	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,835	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,610	147.52/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,375	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	2,551.93/head	2,100.00–3,200.00	2,552	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,774.97/head	1,300.00–2,150.00	1,775	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,251	2,120.51/head	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,121	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	1,708.86/head	1,250.00–2,000.00	1,709	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,316	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 Apr 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 517Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	427	287.50–320.00	304.53
12	450–500	489	290.00–315.00	298.98
7	500–550	528	270.00–290.00	282.79
3	550–600	582	280.00	280.00
13	600–650	611	250.00–285.00	269.81
8	650–700	668	260.00–270.00	264.08
4	700–750	733	252.50	252.50
3	750–800	765	255.00	255.00
3	800–850	826	255.00	255.00
3	850–900	874	222.50	222.50
4	950–1000	951	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	260.00–300.00	269.89
7	350–400	372	280.00–310.00	305.56
2	400–450	438	255.00–285.00	269.88
7	450–500	478	260.00–290.00	279.51
5	500–550	524	212.50–265.00	241.61
8	550–600	570	212.50–272.50	243.16
8	600–650	633	250.00–255.00	252.55
17	650–700	676	220.00–267.50	250.67
4	700–750	724	235.00	235.00
2	750–800	783	230.00–245.00	237.35
7	800–850	842	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	914	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	434	337.50–365.00	346.36
2	450–500	465	347.50	347.50
11	500–550	517	295.00–330.00	315.49
10	550–600	561	280.00–305.00	284.02
14	600–650	621	260.00–315.00	281.15
15	650–700	670	260.00–297.50	273.97
20	700–750	729	250.00–272.50	262.80
21	750–800	760	250.00–266.00	256.15
12	800–850	804	265.00–277.00	271.01
4	850–900	874	245.00	245.00
7	900–950	900	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	391	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	427	290.00–300.00	294.87
8	450–500	472	250.00–290.00	277.70
6	500–550	521	277.50–280.00	279.14
5	550–600	575	255.00–270.00	261.94
3	600–650	613	240.00–257.50	251.48
6	650–700	667	230.00–252.50	245.38
11	700–750	728	235.00–257.50	246.54
15	750–800	764	200.00–255.00	242.41
6	800–850	832	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	277.50	277.50
1	350–400	352	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	626	257.50	257.50
1	650–700	697	205.00	205.00
1	800–850	834	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	580	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	318	225.00–307.50	263.35
2	400–450	403	245.00–287.50	266.33
9	450–500	473	255.00–310.00	282.76
2	500–550	520	270.00–300.00	285.09
3	550–600	562	220.00–260.00	241.89
5	600–650	636	245.00–255.00	250.03
3	650–700	672	245.00	245.00
2	700–750	732	242.50	242.50
2	800–850	805	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	330.00	330.00
4	500–550	528	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	588	290.00	290.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	9	—	1,251	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,120.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,193	2,100.00–3,200.00	2,551.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,230	1,300.00–2,150.00	1,774.97

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	6	—	1,278	1,250.00–2,000.00	1,708.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	967	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	1	—	1,316	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	4	—	1,610	144.00–150.00	147.52

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.