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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-06

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Sep 6

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980

← Aug 2Sep 6Oct 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

757 head

▲ 412 vs last sale 345▲ 757 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 86 vs last sale 28▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's feeder sale 500-600lb feeder steers sold 35.00 to 38.50 higher. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 36.00 to 62.00 higher. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 39.50 to 69.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Vaccinated cattle brought a 10.00 to 15.00 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 $351.63/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −28.48 against this barn's trailing median of $380.10.

Average price

$351.63

42 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$59.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.06

vs NY average

−64.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	374.38	2,065	26
Medium and Large 2	550	314.65	1,732	16thin

One grade step is worth $59.73/cwt here — about $334 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 sale42 hd

351.63

—

NY average2 barns · 43 hd

348.57

+3.06

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

−64.90

This barn, trailing median14 sales

380.10

−28.48

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)	1,317	$2,276	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,854	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,068	$1,731	22
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	857	$2,084	7
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	929	$1,875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,181	$2,553	3thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	256	603.86/cwt	560.00–615.00	1,546	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	448.40/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,471	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	548.52/cwt	500.00–557.50	1,805	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	519.08/cwt	495.00–527.50	1,843	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	438.34/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,657	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	473.05/cwt	445.00–500.00	2,006	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	446	368.75/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,645	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	385.28/cwt	365.00–397.50	1,869	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	305.37/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,591	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	381.87/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,016	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	320.22/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,819	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	368.89/cwt	352.00–382.50	2,099	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	371.77/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,320	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	313.27/cwt	282.50–331.00	1,977	31
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	309.70/cwt	292.00–327.50	2,047	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	362.13/cwt	348.00–380.00	2,455	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	327.60/cwt	322.50–342.50	2,382	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	727	292.85/cwt	285.00–301.00	2,129	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	771	300.30/cwt	297.50–310.00	2,315	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	347.62/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,698	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	285.04/cwt	272.50–300.00	2,369	18
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	843	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,255	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	346.23/cwt	290.00–352.50	2,971	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	876	251.33/cwt	251.00–252.00	2,202	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	927	236.57/cwt	236.00–240.00	2,193	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	932	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,358	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	505.18/cwt	470.00–525.00	1,622	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,432	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	517.32/cwt	490.00–542.50	1,904	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	447.51/cwt	395.00–475.00	1,660	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	442.06/cwt	390.00–460.00	1,857	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	341.71/cwt	295.00–375.00	1,480	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	375.25/cwt	368.00–402.50	1,767	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	321.76/cwt	270.00–354.00	1,557	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	292.66/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,513	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	354.62/cwt	335.00–372.50	1,855	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,942	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	596	322.66/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,923	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	265.02/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,664	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	308.63/cwt	298.00–345.00	1,941	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	277.52/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,873	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	326.07/cwt	322.50–337.00	2,247	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	329.55/cwt	302.50–340.00	2,373	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	262.60/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,917	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	767	254.14/cwt	230.00–261.00	1,949	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	308.08/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,366	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	273.00/cwt	272.50–275.00	2,288	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	232	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,299	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	519.78/cwt	480.00–560.00	1,351	16
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	267	398.41/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,064	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,268	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	480.81/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,616	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	472.37/cwt	467.50–490.00	1,705	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	408.19/cwt	392.50–425.00	1,772	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	395.72/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,864	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	368.59/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,754	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	371.68/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,940	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,688	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,081	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	310.78/cwt	292.50–330.00	1,731	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	309.24/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,871	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,578	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,820	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,685	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	254.99/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,836	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,077	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	822	229.82/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,889	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	262	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	609	4
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	412	264.28/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,089	7
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	509	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,387	1
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	584	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,606	1
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	655	264.81/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,735	2
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	775	242.69/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,881	2
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	895	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,014	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 2-3	640	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,888	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 2-3	656	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,837	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 2-3	932	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,367	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,576	188.00/cwt	182.00–192.00	2,963	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	761	1,519.59/head	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,520	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	2,124.22/head	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,124	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	840	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,119	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	875	1,249.99/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,250	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	967	1,301.52/head	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,302	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,089	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,932.12/head	1,500.00–2,650.00	1,932	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,284	2,199.32/head	1,550.00–2,650.00	2,199	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,374	2,419.57/head	1,750.00–3,200.00	2,420	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	984	122.84/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,209	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,121	151.72/cwt	139.00–168.50	1,701	28
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,188	189.01/cwt	187.00–192.50	2,245	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,133	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,879.93/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,880	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 Sep 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 757Last week 345Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 28Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	420.00–480.00	448.40
8	350–400	378	400.00–455.00	438.34
4	400–450	446	360.00–375.00	368.75
4	450–500	485	365.00–397.50	385.28
6	500–550	521	280.00–335.00	305.37
10	550–600	568	280.00–340.00	320.22
31	600–650	631	282.50–331.00	313.27
2	650–700	661	292.00–327.50	309.70
2	700–750	727	285.00–301.00	292.85
11	750–800	771	297.50–310.00	300.30
1	800–850	843	267.50	267.50
3	850–900	876	251.00–252.00	251.33
7	900–950	927	236.00–240.00	236.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	256	560.00–615.00	603.86
8	300–350	329	500.00–557.50	548.52
4	350–400	355	495.00–527.50	519.08
11	400–450	424	445.00–500.00	473.05
11	500–550	528	350.00–400.00	381.87
15	550–600	569	352.00–382.50	368.89
18	600–650	624	350.00–385.00	371.77
11	650–700	678	348.00–380.00	362.13
21	700–750	727	322.50–342.50	327.60
8	750–800	776	340.00–370.00	347.62
18	800–850	831	272.50–300.00	285.04
10	850–900	858	290.00–352.50	346.23
5	900–950	932	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	333	430.00	430.00
8	350–400	371	395.00–475.00	447.51
5	400–450	433	295.00–375.00	341.71
13	450–500	484	270.00–354.00	321.76
3	500–550	517	275.00–302.50	292.66
3	550–600	596	320.00–324.00	322.66
14	600–650	628	240.00–285.00	265.02
13	650–700	675	267.50–282.50	277.52
3	700–750	730	250.00–277.50	262.60
12	750–800	767	230.00–261.00	254.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	321	470.00–525.00	505.18
12	350–400	368	490.00–542.50	517.32
13	400–450	420	390.00–460.00	442.06
8	450–500	471	368.00–402.50	375.25
12	500–550	523	335.00–372.50	354.62
2	550–600	584	332.50	332.50
7	600–650	629	298.00–345.00	308.63
4	650–700	689	322.50–337.00	326.07
11	700–750	720	302.50–340.00	329.55
4	750–800	768	300.00–315.00	308.08
5	800–850	838	272.50–275.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	262	232.50	232.50
7	400–450	412	260.00–265.00	264.28
1	500–550	509	272.50	272.50
1	550–600	584	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	655	240.00–290.00	264.81
2	750–800	775	235.00–250.00	242.69
1	850–900	895	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	656	280.00	280.00
5	900–950	932	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	395.00–400.00	398.41
1	300–350	313	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	476	362.50–375.00	368.59
1	500–550	540	312.50	312.50
11	550–600	557	292.50–330.00	310.78
1	600–650	644	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	674	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	720	250.00–257.50	254.99
3	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
5	800–850	822	225.00–233.00	229.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	560.00	560.00
16	250–300	260	480.00–560.00	519.78
7	300–350	336	460.00–510.00	480.81
5	350–400	361	467.50–490.00	472.37
2	400–450	434	392.50–425.00	408.19
12	450–500	471	380.00–425.00	395.72
3	500–550	522	360.00–385.00	371.68
1	550–600	555	375.00	375.00
7	600–650	605	275.00–315.00	309.24
1	650–700	674	270.00	270.00
3	750–800	781	266.00	266.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,017	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	840	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,124.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,119	3,050.00	3,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	840	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	761	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,519.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	875	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,249.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	967	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,301.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,089	1,700.00	1,700.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,115	1,500.00–2,650.00	1,932.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,284	1,550.00–2,650.00	2,199.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,374	1,750.00–3,200.00	2,419.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	984	110.00–135.00	122.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,188	187.00–192.50	189.01

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	28	—	1,121	139.00–168.50	151.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,133	1,900.00	1,900.00

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	2	—	1,205	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,879.93

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	6	—	1,576	182.00–192.00	188.00

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.