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Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
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Published: 2025-04-16

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Apr 16

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

153 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 168▼ 87 vs year ago 240 · −36.3%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

59 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 54▼ 27 vs year ago 86 · −31.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 175.00 to 300.00 higher.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	2,113	192.00	4,057	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	151.53	1,902	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,700	143.73	2,443	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,505	169.00	2,543	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,702	146.05	2,485	20
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,413	138.75	1,960	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,328	120.11	1,595	18
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,538	178.67	2,748	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,331	172.50	2,296	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,572	188.00	2,955	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,367	208.41	2,849	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,455	199.30	2,900	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,502	189.01	2,839	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,594	203.47	3,243	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,579	196.24	3,098	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,509	182.87	2,760	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	90	1,068.53/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	101	795.26/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	84	557.77/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	91	1,334.11/cwt	7

Every lot

40 lots · USDA AMS · Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - 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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,509	182.87/cwt	178.50–187.00	2,760	10
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,533	207.37/cwt	204.50–210.50	3,179	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,572	197.84/cwt	195.00–202.50	3,110	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,613	188.26/cwt	188.00–188.50	3,037	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,897	183.95/cwt	179.00–189.00	3,490	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,367	208.41/cwt	203.00–212.50	2,849	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,455	199.30/cwt	195.00–202.00	2,900	4
Heifers	—	Select	1,502	189.01/cwt	186.00–191.00	2,839	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,113	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	4,057	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	151.53/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,902	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	148.59/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,437	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,819	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,437	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,299	128.85/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,674	7
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,342	116.52/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,564	9
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,363	105.72/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,441	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,372	144.85/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,987	4
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	134.68/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,939	6
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,689	142.18/cwt	135.00–150.00	2,401	15
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,739	157.66/cwt	152.00–161.00	2,742	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,505	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,543	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,331	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,296	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,538	178.67/cwt	174.50–181.50	2,748	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,572	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,955	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	87	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,183	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	92	1,329.80/cwt	1,310.00–1,350.00	1,223	6
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	60–70	Number 2Beef Cross	67	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	744	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	74	1,443.37/cwt	1,400.00–1,490.00	1,068	4
Bulls	70–80	Number 3	74	540.54/cwt	500.00–580.00	400	2
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	78	995.00/cwt	995.00–995.00	776	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	82	1,290.00/cwt	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,058	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	85	939.69/cwt	910.00–960.00	799	3
Bulls	80–90	Number 3	89	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	552	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	93	908.89/cwt	855.00–960.00	845	6
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	93	720.00/cwt	690.00–750.00	670	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	94	1,284.12/cwt	1,230.00–1,340.00	1,207	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 3	97	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	514	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	103	874.62/cwt	850.00–900.00	901	4
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	107	798.89/cwt	750.00–830.00	855	3
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	111	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,232	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 2	113	736.90/cwt	710.00–790.00	833	3

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 Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Wed Apr 16, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 168Year ago 240

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 59Last week 54Year ago 86

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 175.00 to 300.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,113	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,255	145.00–155.00	151.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,819	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,640	144.00–153.00	148.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,455	195.00–202.00	199.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,367	203.00–212.50	208.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	186.00–191.00	189.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,299	127.00–132.00	128.85
2	—	1,363	103.00–108.00	105.72
9	—	1,342	110.00–120.00	116.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,372	140.00–149.00	144.85
6	—	1,440	132.00–138.00	134.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,739	152.00–161.00	157.66
15	—	1,689	135.00–150.00	142.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,331	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,538	174.50–181.50	178.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,572	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,572	195.00–202.50	197.84
2	—	1,613	188.00–188.50	188.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,533	204.50–210.50	207.37
2	—	1,897	179.00–189.00	183.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,509	178.50–187.00	182.87

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	74	1,400.00–1,490.00	1,443.37
1	80–90	82	1,290.00	1,290.00
2	90–100	94	1,230.00–1,340.00	1,284.12
1	110–120	111	1,110.00	1,110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	1,110.00	1,110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	995.00	995.00
3	80–90	85	910.00–960.00	939.69
6	90–100	93	855.00–960.00	908.89
4	100–110	103	850.00–900.00	874.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	93	690.00–750.00	720.00
3	100–110	107	750.00–830.00	798.89
3	110–120	113	710.00–790.00	736.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	74	500.00–580.00	540.54
1	80–90	89	620.00	620.00
1	90–100	97	530.00	530.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	1,360.00	1,360.00
6	90–100	92	1,310.00–1,350.00	1,329.80

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.