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Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-02

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Aug 2

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980

← Jul 12Aug 2Sep 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

345 head

▼ 129 vs last sale 474▲ 345 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 32▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 500-600lb feeder steers sold 18.00 to 23.00 lower. 800-900lb feeder steers sold 24.00 to 37.00 lower. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 75.00 lower. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold steady.

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 $324.98/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 4 of 14 comparable sales and sits −28.19 against this barn's trailing median of $353.17.

Average price

$324.98

17 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$34.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−22.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	337.27	1,843	11thin
Medium and Large 2	557	302.44	1,684	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.83/cwt here — about $159 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 sale17 hd

324.98

—

NY average1 barns · 17 hd

324.98

+0.00

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−22.52

This barn, trailing median14 sales

353.17

−28.19

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,702	$2,572	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,396	$2,514	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,042	$2,202	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	877	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,251	$2,688	11

Every lot

72 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	352	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,320	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	324.98/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,342	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,515	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,798	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	317.59/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,655	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	343.28/cwt	327.50–372.50	1,833	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	291.57/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,662	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	333.63/cwt	327.50–365.00	1,908	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	335.86/cwt	316.00–342.50	2,042	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	274.13/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,694	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,963	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,067	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	235.02/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,699	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	310.51/cwt	307.50–312.50	2,295	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	767	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,994	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,166	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	842	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,534	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,543	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	287.95/cwt	285.00–291.00	2,793	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	975	248.57/cwt	240.00–257.50	2,424	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	253	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	886	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	297.47/cwt	290.00–315.00	973	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	393.57/cwt	375.00–437.50	1,311	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,226	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	373.15/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,556	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	296.25/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,301	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	282.47/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,345	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,919	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	334.79/cwt	317.50–360.00	1,778	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,649	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	340.24/cwt	317.50–347.50	1,922	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	298.66/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,699	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	270.62/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,678	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	305.42/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,930	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,784	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,985	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,097	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	748	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,001	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	827	252.89/cwt	250.00–270.00	2,091	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	843	279.50/cwt	277.50–280.00	2,356	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	898	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,586	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,479	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	245.62/cwt	241.00–255.00	2,297	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	971	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,330	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	254	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	965	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,160	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,183	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,462	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,485	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	298.28/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,253	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,677	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,802	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,694	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,684	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	280.15/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,885	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	414	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,366	1
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	535	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,511	1
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	621	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,428	1
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	813	240.03/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,951	3
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 2-3	459	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,607	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 2-3	610	278.79/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,701	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 2-3	728	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,638	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 2-3	964	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,150	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,847	198.93/cwt	188.00–213.00	3,674	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	145.67/cwt	136.00–160.00	1,872	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	877	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,042	2,201.82/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,202	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,396	2,514.31/head	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,514	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,702	2,572.21/head	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,572	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,251	2,688.16/head	2,000.00–3,500.00	2,688	11

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 Aug 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 474Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 32Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	253	350.00	350.00
7	300–350	327	290.00–315.00	297.47
4	350–400	383	320.00	320.00
5	400–450	439	270.00–335.00	296.25
7	450–500	476	270.00–315.00	282.47
2	500–550	532	305.00–315.00	310.00
4	550–600	569	292.50–305.00	298.66
5	600–650	620	260.00–287.50	270.62
2	650–700	667	267.50	267.50
5	700–750	748	267.50	267.50
7	800–850	827	250.00–270.00	252.89
3	900–950	935	241.00–255.00	245.62
1	950–1000	971	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	375.00–437.50	393.57
7	400–450	417	355.00–380.00	373.15
1	450–500	489	392.50	392.50
6	500–550	531	317.50–360.00	334.79
5	550–600	565	317.50–347.50	340.24
8	600–650	632	290.00–315.00	305.42
2	650–700	687	289.00	289.00
1	700–750	717	292.50	292.50
5	800–850	843	277.50–280.00	279.50
1	850–900	898	288.00	288.00
2	900–950	918	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	461	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	534	327.50–372.50	343.28
6	550–600	572	327.50–365.00	333.63
4	600–650	608	316.00–342.50	335.86
1	650–700	689	300.00	300.00
5	700–750	739	307.50–312.50	310.51
2	800–850	842	301.00	301.00
4	850–900	877	290.00	290.00
8	950–1000	970	285.00–291.00	287.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	352	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	413	315.00–335.00	324.98
1	450–500	459	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	521	315.00–320.00	317.59
3	550–600	570	285.00–295.00	291.57
6	600–650	618	270.00–280.00	274.13
1	650–700	677	290.00	290.00
6	700–750	723	230.00–240.00	235.02
6	750–800	767	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	825	262.50	262.50
2	950–1000	975	240.00–257.50	248.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	414	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	535	282.50	282.50
1	600–650	621	230.00	230.00
3	800–850	813	235.00–250.00	240.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	459	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	610	275.00–282.50	278.79
1	700–750	728	225.00	225.00
4	950–1000	964	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	254	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	343	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	376	395.00	395.00
6	400–450	420	290.00–300.00	298.28
3	450–500	485	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	584	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	273	425.00	425.00
7	350–400	361	405.00	405.00
4	450–500	479	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	542	332.50	332.50
3	600–650	618	272.50	272.50
2	650–700	673	275.00–285.00	280.15

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	12	—	1,285	136.00–160.00	145.67

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	—	877	2,150.00	2,150.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,042	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,201.82

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)	5	—	1,702	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,572.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,396	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,514.31

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	11	—	1,251	2,000.00–3,500.00	2,688.16

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	—	1,847	188.00–213.00	198.93

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.