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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-04

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Oct 4

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980

← Sep 6Oct 4Nov 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

698 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 757▲ 698 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

87 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 114▲ 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last reported sale 300-400lb feeder steers sold 113.00 to 172.00 lower. 500-600lb feeder steers sold 13.00 to 27.00 lower. 300-400lb feeder heifers sold 112.00 to 173.00 lower. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 47.00 to 53.00 lower.

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 $346.32/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −33.78 against this barn's trailing median of $380.10.

Average price

$346.32

42 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$40.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−76.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	355.09	1,927	33
Medium and Large 2	531	314.18	1,668	9thin

One grade step is worth $40.90/cwt here — about $259 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

346.32

—

NY average1 barns · 42 hd

346.32

+0.00

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

−76.33

This barn, trailing median14 sales

380.10

−33.78

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)	1,446	$2,174	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,735	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,329	$1,869	51
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,258	$2,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,028	$1,918	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$1,875	2thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	264	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,082	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	276	354.97/cwt	337.50–360.00	980	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	376.51/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,216	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	330.48/cwt	300.00–352.50	1,097	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	317.71/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,169	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	405.12/cwt	367.50–415.00	1,539	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	379.55/cwt	362.50–410.00	1,568	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	340.37/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,447	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	341.82/cwt	300.00–352.50	1,651	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	403.58/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,953	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	318.75/cwt	297.50–330.00	1,635	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	354.82/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,849	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	355.31/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,993	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	305.05/cwt	282.50–332.50	1,730	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	329.68/cwt	311.00–345.00	2,047	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	294.35/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,887	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,038	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	300.37/cwt	287.50–306.00	2,184	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,137	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,124	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	271.21/cwt	267.50–273.00	2,368	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	951	251.25/cwt	245.00–252.50	2,389	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	276	316.15/cwt	300.00–335.00	873	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	357.06/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,007	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	341.13/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,085	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	305.30/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,011	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	304.45/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,136	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	343.77/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,313	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	297.65/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,295	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	329.96/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,439	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	321.70/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,509	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	298.20/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,408	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	306.69/cwt	292.50–332.50	1,576	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	252.04/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,338	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	592	319.39/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,891	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	594	263.48/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,565	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	238.24/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,458	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	274.82/cwt	274.00–282.50	1,718	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	245.29/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,614	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,801	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	273.84/cwt	270.00–282.50	2,015	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,955	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	248.73/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,928	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,262	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,058	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,043	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,092	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	298	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,050	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,158	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	376.69/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,398	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	318.34/cwt	295.00–347.50	1,213	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,185	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,551	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	332.09/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,571	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	291.39/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,378	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	336.13/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,704	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	290.38/cwt	272.50–302.50	1,516	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	292.83/cwt	262.50–307.00	1,713	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,744	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	651	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,725	4
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 2-3	372	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,051	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 2-3	488	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,220	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 2-3	505	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,414	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 2-3	745	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,360	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 2-3	495	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,720	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 2-3	524	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,664	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 2-3	581	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,772	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,398	172.61/cwt	161.00–195.00	2,413	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,261	125.65/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,584	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,396	140.88/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,967	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,833	155.47/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,850	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	979	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,096	1,936.80/head	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,937	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,258	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,101	1,524.68/head	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,525	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,372	1,933.17/head	1,625.00–2,175.00	1,933	43
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,446	2,174.24/head	1,775.00–2,400.00	2,174	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,735	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,057	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,189	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 698Last week 757Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 114Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	276	300.00–335.00	316.15
15	300–350	331	295.00–320.00	305.30
20	350–400	373	300.00–320.00	304.45
22	400–450	435	290.00–307.50	297.65
8	450–500	472	280.00–305.00	298.20
5	500–550	531	250.00–255.00	252.04
5	550–600	594	250.00–272.50	263.48
4	600–650	612	232.50–245.00	238.24
7	650–700	658	237.50–255.00	245.29
4	750–800	775	247.50–250.00	248.73
1	800–850	840	245.00	245.00
7	850–900	860	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	350.00–365.00	357.06
7	300–350	318	340.00–342.50	341.13
6	350–400	382	335.00–350.00	343.77
9	400–450	436	310.00–340.00	329.96
23	450–500	469	310.00–337.50	321.70
18	500–550	514	292.50–332.50	306.69
6	550–600	592	290.00–325.00	319.39
10	600–650	625	274.00–282.50	274.82
2	650–700	686	262.50	262.50
11	700–750	736	270.00–282.50	273.84
1	750–800	752	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	830	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	264	410.00	410.00
11	300–350	323	370.00–392.50	376.51
7	350–400	380	367.50–415.00	405.12
13	400–450	413	362.50–410.00	379.55
9	450–500	484	365.00–415.00	403.58
15	500–550	521	350.00–370.00	354.82
18	550–600	561	342.50–365.00	355.31
20	600–650	621	311.00–345.00	329.68
11	700–750	727	287.50–306.00	300.37
1	750–800	777	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	809	262.50	262.50
3	850–900	873	267.50–273.00	271.21
6	950–1000	951	245.00–252.50	251.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	276	337.50–360.00	354.97
14	300–350	332	300.00–352.50	330.48
7	350–400	368	300.00–325.00	317.71
18	400–450	425	325.00–355.00	340.37
22	450–500	483	300.00–352.50	341.82
6	500–550	513	297.50–330.00	318.75
3	550–600	567	282.50–332.50	305.05
12	600–650	641	270.00–300.00	294.35
1	650–700	685	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	372	282.50	282.50
1	450–500	488	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	505	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	745	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	347.50	347.50
2	500–550	524	317.50	317.50
6	550–600	581	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	298	352.50	352.50
1	300–350	343	337.50	337.50
9	350–400	381	295.00–347.50	318.34
2	400–450	435	270.00–275.00	272.46
4	450–500	473	280.00–300.00	291.39
5	500–550	522	272.50–302.50	290.38
3	550–600	585	262.50–307.00	292.83
1	600–650	634	275.00	275.00
4	650–700	651	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	273	400.00	400.00
12	350–400	371	355.00–385.00	376.69
6	400–450	440	352.50	352.50
19	450–500	473	325.00–345.00	332.09
8	500–550	507	325.00–340.00	336.13

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	11	—	1,396	132.00–146.00	140.88

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	2	—	1,833	150.00–159.00	155.47

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	6	—	1,261	119.00–130.00	125.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	941	2,400.00	2,400.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,258	2,525.00	2,525.00

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)	2	—	1,096	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,936.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	979	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,735	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,446	1,775.00–2,400.00	2,174.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	43	—	1,372	1,625.00–2,175.00	1,933.17

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,101	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,524.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,057	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,189	1,850.00	1,850.00

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	7	—	1,398	161.00–195.00	172.61

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.