Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2025-08-13

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Aug 13
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 140▲ 44 vs year ago 124 · +35.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
84 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 104▲ 0 vs year ago 84 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 110.00 to 120.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 120.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
700–800 lb steers averaged $242.50/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$242.50
1 head · 726 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs NY average
−108.91 vs national

Price by quality 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2726242.501,7611thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
242.50
—
NY average1 barns · 1 hd
242.50
+0.00
National average131 barns · 6,951 hd
351.41
−108.91
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,881162.003,0472thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,191149.001,7751thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average971134.491,3063thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,433186.202,6682thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,746168.242,93829
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,386155.082,14937
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,280132.651,69828
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,587209.403,3238thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,491201.393,0032thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,499186.482,7952thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeLow1,377238.403,2839thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,373226.923,1167thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,450238.473,4584thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,413229.163,2388thin
SteersSelectAverage1,579216.123,4134thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1921,186.36/cwt29
BullsNumber 2931,000.29/cwt20
HeifersNumber 1901,273.11/cwt13

Every lot

53 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2726242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,7611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2272300.00/cwt300.00–300.008161
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 2-3762236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,7981
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,413229.16/cwt227.00–232.003,2388
Steers—Choice and Prime1,450238.47/cwt234.00–244.003,4584
Steers—Select1,579216.12/cwt211.00–220.003,4134
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,355242.31/cwt238.00–246.003,2834
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,365230.35/cwt228.00–233.003,1444
Heifers—Choice1,373226.92/cwt223.00–233.003,1167
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,512255.00/cwt255.00–255.003,8561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%971134.49/cwt131.00–138.001,3063
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,7751
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,802167.00/cwt167.00–167.003,0091
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,960157.00/cwt157.00–157.003,0771
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,491201.39/cwt200.00–203.003,0032
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,587209.40/cwt207.00–212.003,3238
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020116.35/cwt113.00–119.001,1874
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,276130.07/cwt125.00–136.001,66014
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,314168.36/cwt166.00–170.002,2123
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,382145.81/cwt139.00–151.502,01514
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,389142.77/cwt136.00–148.001,98310
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,399159.58/cwt155.00–163.002,23320
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,651154.81/cwt150.00–158.002,5565
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,766171.04/cwt165.00–176.003,02124
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,499186.48/cwt183.00–190.002,7952
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,433186.20/cwt181.00–192.002,6682
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 1Beef Cross741,780.00/cwt1,780.00–1,780.001,3171
Heifers70–80Number 176990.00/cwt990.00–990.007521
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross801,700.00/cwt1,700.00–1,700.001,3601
Heifers80–90Number 1841,098.80/cwt1,060.00–1,140.009232
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross951,408.29/cwt1,360.00–1,480.001,3384
Heifers90–100Number 195969.84/cwt960.00–980.009212
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1011,330.00/cwt1,330.00–1,330.001,3431
Heifers100–110Number 1102980.00/cwt980.00–980.001,0001
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross741,739.32/cwt1,720.00–1,760.001,2872
Bulls70–80Number 275972.53/cwt900.00–1,080.007294
Bulls70–80Number 1791,180.00/cwt1,180.00–1,180.009321
Bulls80–90Number 1831,153.97/cwt1,060.00–1,200.009587
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross841,623.04/cwt1,570.00–1,680.001,3632
Bulls80–90Number 287950.74/cwt910.00–980.008275
Bulls80–90Number 2Beef Cross891,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.001,1571
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross911,380.00/cwt1,380.00–1,380.001,2561
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross931,452.86/cwt1,400.00–1,500.001,3513
Bulls90–100Number 1941,014.83/cwt960.00–1,100.009549
Bulls90–100Number 295928.54/cwt890.00–970.008824
Bulls100–110Number 11001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bulls100–110Number 2105873.92/cwt850.00–900.009182
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1081,320.00/cwt1,320.00–1,320.001,4261
Bulls110–120Number 2Beef Cross1101,240.00/cwt1,240.00–1,240.001,3641
Bulls110–120Number 1112924.96/cwt920.00–930.001,0362
Bulls110–120Number 2114850.00/cwt850.00–850.009691
Bulls120–130Number 1123760.00/cwt760.00–760.009351
Bulls120–130Number 2Beef Cross1241,130.00/cwt1,130.00–1,130.001,4011

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.