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Published: 2025-08-27

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Aug 27

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974

← Aug 20Aug 27Sep 3 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

179 head

▼ 87 vs last sale 266▲ 8 vs year ago 171 · +4.7%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

71 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 79▼ 2 vs year ago 73 · −2.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Prime/High Choice slaughter heifers sold steady. Choice and Select slaughter heifers sold 10.00 to 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 70.00 to 100.00 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,719	243.04	4,178	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,684	232.24	3,911	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,379	223.51	3,082	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,551	191.03	2,963	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	161.63	2,521	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,324	147.49	1,952	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,180	126.67	1,495	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,732	195.01	3,378	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,791	160.91	2,882	19
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,436	151.44	2,174	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,351	129.99	1,756	22
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,612	212.49	3,425	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,440	242.33	3,489	19
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,324	233.82	3,097	6thin
Heifers	Select	Low	1,334	215.13	2,871	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,467	249.56	3,662	18
Steers	Choice	High	1,450	234.93	3,406	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,442	222.70	3,211	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	93	1,252.88/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	89	1,030.71/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	88	440.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	109	162.31/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	86	1,525.09/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	77	1,175.00/cwt	2

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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,388	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	3,456	1
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,414	242.50/cwt	234.00–248.00	3,429	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,420	239.19/cwt	235.00–242.00	3,396	5
Steers	—	Select	1,442	222.70/cwt	215.00–229.00	3,211	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,492	227.85/cwt	224.00–232.00	3,400	5
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,501	254.06/cwt	250.00–259.00	3,813	11
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,320	237.23/cwt	236.00–239.00	3,131	4
Heifers	—	Select	1,327	226.41/cwt	223.00–230.00	3,004	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,333	226.99/cwt	225.00–229.00	3,026	2
Heifers	—	Select	1,340	206.67/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,769	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,435	244.29/cwt	241.00–250.00	3,506	15
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,458	234.98/cwt	234.00–236.00	3,426	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,551	191.03/cwt	173.00–214.00	2,963	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,271	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,688	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	152.32/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,881	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,398	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,468	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	161.63/cwt	157.00–167.00	2,521	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,589	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,113	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,281	131.49/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,684	6
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,333	115.33/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,537	7
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,411	140.39/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,981	9
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,412	148.13/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,092	11
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,501	160.54/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,410	4
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,772	170.03/cwt	167.00–174.00	3,013	7
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,787	147.08/cwt	146.00–148.00	2,628	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,807	158.42/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,863	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,612	212.49/cwt	212.00–213.00	3,425	2
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,379	223.51/cwt	223.00–224.00	3,082	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,684	232.24/cwt	228.00–238.00	3,911	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,719	243.04/cwt	242.00–244.00	4,178	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,732	195.01/cwt	188.00–201.00	3,378	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	70–80	Number 2	73	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	584	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	74	1,690.27/cwt	1,650.00–1,730.00	1,251	2
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	80	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,240	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 1	81	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	940	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	88	1,770.00/cwt	1,770.00–1,770.00	1,558	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	98	1,430.00/cwt	1,430.00–1,430.00	1,401	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	101	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,424	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	70–80	Number 3	70	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	322	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	75	815.80/cwt	800.00–830.00	612	2
Bulls	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	76	1,743.73/cwt	1,700.00–1,780.00	1,325	3
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	77	1,135.17/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	874	3
Bulls	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	79	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,146	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	85	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	723	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	87	1,113.66/cwt	1,040.00–1,200.00	969	4
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	88	1,604.60/cwt	1,570.00–1,640.00	1,412	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	92	1,351.09/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,243	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	94	1,533.98/cwt	1,500.00–1,580.00	1,442	5
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	94	1,074.39/cwt	990.00–1,140.00	1,010	5
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	95	836.67/cwt	750.00–930.00	795	2
Bulls	90–100	Utility	98	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	225	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	103	1,395.51/cwt	1,360.00–1,430.00	1,437	2
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	103	984.02/cwt	910.00–1,020.00	1,014	4
Bulls	100–110	Number 3	106	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	445	1
Bulls	100–110	Utility	108	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	151	1
Bulls	110–120	Utility	115	139.61/cwt	130.00–150.00	161	2
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	116	944.94/cwt	940.00–950.00	1,096	2
Bulls	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	119	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,369	1
Bulls	120–130	Number 1	120	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	1,056	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 Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Wed Aug 27, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 266Year ago 171

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 71Last week 79Year ago 73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,340	200.00–210.00	206.67
3	—	1,327	223.00–230.00	226.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,320	236.00–239.00	237.23
2	—	1,333	225.00–229.00	226.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,458	234.00–236.00	234.98
15	—	1,435	241.00–250.00	244.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,398	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,164	145.00	145.00
1	—	978	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,560	157.00–167.00	161.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,589	133.00	133.00
3	—	1,235	151.00–154.00	152.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,388	249.00	249.00
5	—	1,420	235.00–242.00	239.19
5	—	1,492	224.00–232.00	227.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,442	215.00–229.00	222.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,414	234.00–248.00	242.50
11	—	1,501	250.00–259.00	254.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,772	167.00–174.00	170.03
9	—	1,807	153.00–164.00	158.42
3	—	1,787	146.00–148.00	147.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,501	157.00–164.00	160.54
11	—	1,412	146.00–152.00	148.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,281	127.00–136.00	131.49
7	—	1,333	110.00–122.00	115.33
9	—	1,411	137.00–144.00	140.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,612	212.00–213.00	212.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,719	242.00–244.00	243.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,684	228.00–238.00	232.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,379	223.00–224.00	223.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,732	188.00–201.00	195.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,551	173.00–214.00	191.03

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	77	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,135.17
4	80–90	87	1,040.00–1,200.00	1,113.66
5	90–100	94	990.00–1,140.00	1,074.39
4	100–110	103	910.00–1,020.00	984.02
2	110–120	116	940.00–950.00	944.94
1	120–130	120	880.00	880.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	460.00	460.00
1	100–110	106	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	800.00–830.00	815.80
2	80–90	85	850.00	850.00
2	90–100	95	750.00–930.00	836.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	98	230.00	230.00
1	100–110	108	140.00	140.00
2	110–120	115	130.00–150.00	139.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	76	1,700.00–1,780.00	1,743.73
2	80–90	88	1,570.00–1,640.00	1,604.60
5	90–100	94	1,500.00–1,580.00	1,533.98
2	100–110	103	1,360.00–1,430.00	1,395.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,450.00	1,450.00
2	90–100	92	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,351.09
1	110–120	119	1,150.00	1,150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	1,550.00	1,550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	74	1,650.00–1,730.00	1,690.27
1	80–90	88	1,770.00	1,770.00
1	90–100	98	1,430.00	1,430.00
1	100–110	101	1,410.00	1,410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	81	1,160.00	1,160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	73	800.00	800.00

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.