Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2025-06-07

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Jun 7
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980
Feeder Cattle receipts
348 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 433▲ 348 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 59▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 600-700lb feeder steers sold 12.50 to 18.00 higher. 700-800lb feeder steers sold 14.00 to 14.50 higher. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 19.00 to 35.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 50.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.09/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 5 of 14 comparable sales and sits −18.08 against this barn's trailing median of $353.17.
Average price
$335.09
25 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,809
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$304
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs NY average
−3.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548341.251,87120
Medium and Large 2505310.441,5685thin
One grade step is worth $30.81/cwt here — about $304 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale25 hd
335.09
—
NY average1 barns · 25 hd
335.09
+0.00
National average164 barns · 13,536 hd
338.24
−3.15
This barn, trailing median14 sales
353.17
−18.08
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
438389340291median 353.1703/0704/1807/1109/1910/31
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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,473$2,7417
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,076$2,2993thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,229$2,2104thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,002$2,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)905$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,156$3,02318

Every lot

63 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2357370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3211
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1392405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5881
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418407.90/cwt405.00–420.001,7055
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418316.36/cwt305.00–340.001,3223
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463319.12/cwt300.00–345.001,4784
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480380.86/cwt380.00–385.001,8286
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508411.60/cwt370.00–420.002,0916
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519326.77/cwt310.00–342.501,6962
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,2243
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565337.49/cwt327.50–350.001,9073
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2604305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8421
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1606325.85/cwt322.50–332.501,9756
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1656341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,2373
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2662278.81/cwt274.00–280.001,8465
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2718292.76/cwt292.50–293.002,1022
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730330.64/cwt304.00–353.002,41411
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1822299.60/cwt282.50–302.002,4638
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2886268.77/cwt265.00–275.002,38116
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1937248.50/cwt247.50–250.002,32810
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305348.23/cwt325.00–360.001,0623
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1311380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1823
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2785
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1356395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4067
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416375.39/cwt350.00–400.001,5622
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463369.27/cwt355.00–400.001,7108
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2494325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6061
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505310.44/cwt300.00–317.501,5685
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9794
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1557330.31/cwt330.00–332.501,84016
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4003
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630280.54/cwt270.00–302.501,76720
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2652260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6951
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9871
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717281.91/cwt269.00–295.002,02118
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2734256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,8792
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1774272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,1091
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8211
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1827247.54/cwt240.00–252.502,0475
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1872250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1805
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322422.44/cwt420.00–435.001,3609
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2431
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1384415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5943
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2391376.15/cwt340.00–385.001,4715
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7261
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4242
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1484376.49/cwt365.00–380.001,8224
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4642
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,5113
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2588272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,6021
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0371
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2781238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,8592
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3392265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0391
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3455310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4113
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3737237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,7472
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,531189.52/cwt174.00–202.002,9027
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0762,299.13/head2,200.00–2,500.002,2993
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2292,209.73/head2,050.00–2,400.002,2104
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4732,741.37/head2,500.00–3,100.002,7417
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,176136.86/cwt127.00–147.001,6095
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0022,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0082,777.36/head2,000.00–3,500.002,77712
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4523,514.09/head3,000.00–3,800.003,5146

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.