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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-12

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

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980

← Jun 7Jul 12Aug 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

474 head

▲ 126 vs last sale 348▲ 197 vs year ago 277 · +71.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 63▼ 4 vs year ago 36 · −11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 500-600lb feeder steers sold 38.00 to 45.00 lower. 800-900lb feeder steers sold 25.00 to 75.00 higher. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.50 higher. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 9.50 to 13.50 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 $341.73/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −38.38 against this barn's trailing median of $380.10.

Average price

$341.73

29 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$39.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−37.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	364.74	1,917	12thin
Medium and Large 2	558	325.48	1,816	17thin

One grade step is worth $39.27/cwt here — about $102 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 sale29 hd

341.73

—

NY average1 barns · 29 hd

341.73

+0.00

National average153 barns · 8,707 hd

379.13

−37.40

This barn, trailing median14 sales

380.10

−38.38

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	977	$2,426	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,395	$2,385	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,143	$2,730	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,613	5

Every lot

75 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	250–300	Medium and Large 2	257	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,131	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	470.95/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,564	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,534	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,836	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	365.16/cwt	352.50–377.50	1,724	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	366.29/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,890	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	335.72/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,786	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	319.89/cwt	312.50–339.00	1,830	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	357.01/cwt	355.00–359.00	2,049	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	303.81/cwt	295.00–308.00	1,899	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	321.19/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,142	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	301.00/cwt	297.00–309.00	2,038	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,622	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	737	295.58/cwt	290.00–325.00	2,178	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	337.51/cwt	332.50–342.00	2,616	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	777	320.47/cwt	297.50–329.00	2,490	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	281.51/cwt	273.00–283.00	2,280	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	325.01/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,701	12
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	327.14/cwt	323.00–335.00	2,833	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	871	300.98/cwt	297.50–309.00	2,622	10
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	323.95/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,941	16
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	912	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,572	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	456.28/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,310	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	296	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,051	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	385.62/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,253	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,580	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,339	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,528	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,443	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,674	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,784	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,017	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	298.83/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,605	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	310.50/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,785	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,775	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,646	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	303.50/cwt	290.00–307.50	2,030	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	261.68/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,800	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,369	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	747	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,868	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	783	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,251	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	803	264.98/cwt	251.00–279.00	2,128	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	303.55/cwt	290.00–317.50	2,477	28
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,175	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	897	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,888	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	305.75/cwt	305.00–307.00	2,801	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	257	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,054	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	366.88/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,174	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,532	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,342	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	317.31/cwt	292.50–330.00	1,568	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	300.51/cwt	287.50–307.50	1,566	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	308.35/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,773	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	287.77/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,787	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	252.51/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,702	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	698	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,937	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	798	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,115	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 2-3	473	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,537	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 2-3	559	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,593	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 2-3	601	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,578	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 2-3	724	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,901	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 2-3	854	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,033	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 2-3	410	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,620	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 2-3	466	358.93/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,673	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 2-3	616	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,793	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 2-3	671	282.17/cwt	276.00–294.00	1,893	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 2-3	756	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,663	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,486	182.96/cwt	176.00–189.00	2,719	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	977	2,426.07/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,426	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	2,384.95/head	1,750.00–2,850.00	2,385	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,612.50/head	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,613	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	149.10/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,731	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	2,729.65/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,730	2

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 Jul 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 474Last week 348Year ago 277

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 63Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	376	408.00	408.00
2	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	472	352.50–377.50	365.16
6	500–550	532	315.00–340.00	335.72
11	550–600	572	312.50–339.00	319.89
3	600–650	625	295.00–308.00	303.81
3	650–700	677	297.00–309.00	301.00
9	700–750	737	290.00–325.00	295.58
11	750–800	777	297.50–329.00	320.47
7	800–850	810	273.00–283.00	281.51
10	850–900	871	297.50–309.00	300.98
5	900–950	912	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	470.00–475.00	470.95
2	400–450	426	431.00	431.00
10	500–550	516	360.00–385.00	366.29
2	550–600	574	355.00–359.00	357.01
4	600–650	605	330.00	330.00
4	650–700	667	315.00–325.00	321.19
1	700–750	704	372.50	372.50
25	750–800	775	332.50–342.00	337.51
12	800–850	831	320.00–332.00	325.01
3	850–900	866	323.00–335.00	327.14
16	900–950	908	320.00–327.00	323.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	473	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	559	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	601	262.50	262.50
2	700–750	724	262.50	262.50
1	850–900	854	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	395.00	395.00
4	450–500	466	325.00–370.00	358.93
1	600–650	616	291.00	291.00
6	650–700	671	276.00–294.00	282.17
1	750–800	756	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	257	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	320	355.00–380.00	366.88
1	400–450	440	305.00	305.00
7	450–500	494	292.50–330.00	317.31
3	500–550	521	287.50–307.50	300.51
4	550–600	575	300.00–319.00	308.35
3	650–700	674	250.00–255.00	252.51
1	750–800	798	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	428.00	428.00
5	600–650	621	275.00–297.50	287.77
1	650–700	698	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	296	355.00	355.00
6	300–350	325	345.00–400.00	385.62
1	350–400	388	345.00	345.00
4	400–450	410	352.00	352.00
1	450–500	469	357.00	357.00
6	500–550	537	295.00–306.00	298.83
9	550–600	575	285.00–317.50	310.50
1	600–650	621	265.00	265.00
3	650–700	688	255.00–265.00	261.68
2	700–750	747	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	783	287.50	287.50
2	800–850	803	251.00–279.00	264.98
1	850–900	870	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	287	455.00–460.00	456.28
1	350–400	359	440.00	440.00
5	400–450	402	380.00	380.00
4	450–500	479	372.50	372.50
3	500–550	524	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	612	290.00	290.00
20	650–700	669	290.00–307.50	303.50
4	700–750	702	337.50	337.50
28	800–850	816	290.00–317.50	303.55
5	850–900	897	322.00	322.00
12	900–950	916	305.00–307.00	305.75

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)	2	—	977	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,426.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,395	1,750.00–2,850.00	2,384.95

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	5	—	1,150	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,612.50

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	9	—	1,161	144.00–159.00	149.10

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,143	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,729.65

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	—	1,486	176.00–189.00	182.96

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.