Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2025-06-18

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jun 18

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974

← Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 21▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

219 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 214▲ 86 vs year ago 133 · +64.7%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

105 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 65▲ 55 vs year ago 50 · +110.0%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 35.00 to 40.00 lower.

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 $285.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$285.00

1 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,476

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−60.04

vs NY average

−49.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	285.00	1,476	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

285.00

—

NY average2 barns · 9 hd

345.04

−60.04

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−49.11

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,664	188.93	3,144	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	153.58	2,185	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,383	141.98	1,964	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	124.19	1,302	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,712	142.37	2,437	28
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,383	139.75	1,933	24
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,312	123.45	1,620	36
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,590	214.00	3,403	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,585	208.00	3,297	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	High	1,417	232.66	3,296	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,342	225.17	3,022	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,407	205.75	2,894	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,524	229.97	3,505	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,557	223.25	3,476	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,458	212.32	3,096	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	1,146.76/cwt	47
Bulls	Number 2	93	1,144.90/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	78	840.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	97	1,317.70/cwt	11

Every lot

60 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
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,399	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,550	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,476	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	911	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,704	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	958	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,878	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	556	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,001	1
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3	810	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,418	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	896	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,568	1
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,039	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,777	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,377	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,002	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,517	230.58/cwt	228.00–234.00	3,498	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,535	224.98/cwt	222.00–228.00	3,453	10
Steers	—	Select	1,539	206.64/cwt	205.00–209.00	3,180	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,588	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	3,565	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,668	214.63/cwt	213.00–216.50	3,580	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,325	195.52/cwt	189.00–199.00	2,591	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,342	225.17/cwt	220.00–229.50	3,022	8
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,375	241.51/cwt	241.00–242.00	3,321	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,411	232.14/cwt	230.00–236.00	3,275	8
Heifers	—	Select	1,468	213.43/cwt	205.00–218.00	3,133	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,482	225.91/cwt	224.50–227.50	3,348	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,664	188.93/cwt	180.00–195.00	3,144	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,054	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	131.28/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,436	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,322	163.91/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,167	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	141.98/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,964	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	148.42/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,186	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	158.43/cwt	152.00–166.00	1,972	4
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,280	111.71/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,430	10
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,317	132.23/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,741	14
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,333	122.98/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,639	12
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	139.65/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,866	10
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,486	132.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,967	10
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,661	149.81/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,488	14
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,763	134.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,379	14
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,585	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,297	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,590	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,403	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	79	1,575.10/cwt	1,560.00–1,590.00	1,244	2
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	86	1,510.00/cwt	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,299	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	93	1,381.24/cwt	1,320.00–1,430.00	1,285	4
Heifers	100–110	Number 1	100	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	840	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	101	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,323	1
Heifers	120–130	Number 1Beef Cross	124	1,079.76/cwt	1,060.00–1,100.00	1,339	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	77	1,308.04/cwt	1,210.00–1,410.00	1,007	2
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	78	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	975	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 3	78	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	655	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	81	1,168.44/cwt	1,100.00–1,270.00	946	7
Bulls	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	84	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	958	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	85	1,522.60/cwt	1,420.00–1,630.00	1,294	4
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	86	1,058.42/cwt	1,000.00–1,090.00	910	3
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	93	1,440.64/cwt	1,360.00–1,500.00	1,340	5
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	94	1,047.45/cwt	990.00–1,110.00	985	9
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	95	957.73/cwt	930.00–980.00	910	4
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	98	1,227.63/cwt	1,080.00–1,310.00	1,203	4
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	104	1,340.00/cwt	1,340.00–1,340.00	1,394	4
Bulls	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	104	1,275.24/cwt	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,326	2
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	106	954.72/cwt	920.00–980.00	1,012	12
Bulls	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	112	1,240.00/cwt	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,389	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	116	884.30/cwt	850.00–920.00	1,026	3
Bulls	120–130	Number 1Beef Cross	122	1,139.34/cwt	1,100.00–1,180.00	1,390	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 Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Wed Jun 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 14Last week 21Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 219Last week 214Year ago 133

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 105Last week 65Year ago 50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,535	222.00–228.00	224.98
2	—	1,668	213.00–216.50	214.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,377	218.00	218.00
2	—	1,539	205.00–209.00	206.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,588	224.50	224.50
9	—	1,517	228.00–234.00	230.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	241.00–242.00	241.51
8	—	1,411	230.00–236.00	232.14
2	—	1,482	224.50–227.50	225.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,342	220.00–229.50	225.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,468	205.00–218.00	213.43
3	—	1,325	189.00–199.00	195.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,664	180.00–195.00	188.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,383	138.00–146.00	141.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,322	160.00–168.00	163.91
4	—	1,473	143.00–155.00	148.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,094	129.00–134.00	131.28
1	—	958	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,486	130.00–135.00	132.37
10	—	1,336	136.00–149.00	139.65
4	—	1,245	152.00–166.00	158.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,317	130.00–144.00	132.23
10	—	1,280	107.00–115.00	111.71
12	—	1,333	118.00–129.00	122.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,661	144.00–155.00	149.81
14	—	1,763	130.00–140.00	134.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	214.00	214.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	85	1,420.00–1,630.00	1,522.60
5	90–100	93	1,360.00–1,500.00	1,440.64
4	100–110	104	1,340.00	1,340.00
2	120–130	122	1,100.00–1,180.00	1,139.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	1,210.00–1,410.00	1,308.04
1	80–90	84	1,140.00	1,140.00
4	90–100	98	1,080.00–1,310.00	1,227.63
2	100–110	104	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275.24
1	110–120	112	1,240.00	1,240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	86	1,000.00–1,090.00	1,058.42
4	90–100	95	930.00–980.00	957.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	840.00	840.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,250.00	1,250.00
7	80–90	81	1,100.00–1,270.00	1,168.44
9	90–100	94	990.00–1,110.00	1,047.45
12	100–110	106	920.00–980.00	954.72
3	110–120	116	850.00–920.00	884.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	79	1,560.00–1,590.00	1,575.10
1	80–90	86	1,510.00	1,510.00
4	90–100	93	1,320.00–1,430.00	1,381.24
1	100–110	101	1,310.00	1,310.00
2	120–130	124	1,060.00–1,100.00	1,079.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	100	840.00	840.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	911	187.00	187.00
1	950–1000	958	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	477	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	518	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	337	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	556	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	810	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	896	175.00	175.00
1	1000–1050	1,039	171.00	171.00

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.