Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2025-12-31

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-31

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Dec 31

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974

← Dec 23Dec 31Jan 7 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

189 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 74▲ 35 vs year ago 154 · +22.7%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

100 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 51▲ 27 vs year ago 73 · +37.0%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 9.00 to 16.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 7.00 to 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 17.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 40.00 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	1,766	190.00	3,355	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	158.22	2,220	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,207	145.10	1,751	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,364	128.32	1,750	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,727	152.13	2,627	28
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,425	148.42	2,115	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,272	124.54	1,584	31
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,282	202.49	2,596	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,739	218.13	3,793	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,416	238.44	3,376	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,446	227.32	3,287	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,478	212.44	3,140	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,527	237.74	3,630	23
Steers	Choice	Average	1,492	223.24	3,331	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,497	213.33	3,194	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	1,262.84/cwt	50
Bulls	Number 2	103	1,106.26/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	74	520.21/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	92	252.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	89	1,474.62/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	88	1,156.40/cwt	5

Every lot

56 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	—	Choice	1,492	223.24/cwt	220.00–225.00	3,331	12
Steers	—	Select	1,497	213.33/cwt	211.00–215.00	3,194	3
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,515	238.04/cwt	232.00–243.00	3,606	14
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,524	225.92/cwt	224.00–230.00	3,443	5
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,573	251.48/cwt	249.00–256.00	3,956	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,374	232.75/cwt	230.00–235.00	3,198	7
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,445	242.43/cwt	238.00–246.00	3,503	10
Heifers	—	Choice	1,446	227.32/cwt	222.00–231.00	3,287	8
Heifers	—	Select	1,478	212.44/cwt	210.00–215.00	3,140	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,766	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,355	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,795	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	143.38/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,739	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,364	128.32/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,750	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	158.22/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,220	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	98.34/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,071	3
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	111.43/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,241	6
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	122.19/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,472	6
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	167.73/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,145	2
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,390	135.25/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,880	16
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,436	148.92/cwt	144.00–158.00	2,138	11
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,460	139.58/cwt	139.00–141.00	2,038	5
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,708	153.86/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,628	20
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,727	141.24/cwt	137.00–146.00	2,439	6
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,911	167.46/cwt	167.00–168.00	3,200	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,282	202.49/cwt	196.00–208.00	2,596	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,739	218.13/cwt	215.00–221.00	3,793	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	75	1,850.00/cwt	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,388	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	82	1,769.63/cwt	1,720.00–1,800.00	1,451	3
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	85	1,434.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,540.00	1,219	3
Heifers	80–90	Number 2	89	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	668	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1	93	864.05/cwt	830.00–900.00	804	2
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	94	1,520.00/cwt	1,520.00–1,520.00	1,429	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 2	97	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	708	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	107	1,390.00/cwt	1,390.00–1,390.00	1,487	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	60–70	Number 3	67	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	308	1
Bulls	60–70	Utility	69	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	104	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	73	1,760.00/cwt	1,760.00–1,760.00	1,285	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 3	78	550.32/cwt	500.00–600.00	429	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	83	1,705.03/cwt	1,700.00–1,710.00	1,415	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	84	1,289.78/cwt	1,240.00–1,360.00	1,083	8
Bulls	80–90	Utility	87	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	261	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	95	1,230.15/cwt	1,150.00–1,310.00	1,169	14
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	95	1,134.11/cwt	1,100.00–1,180.00	1,077	5
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	96	1,482.29/cwt	1,410.00–1,550.00	1,423	3
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	96	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	1,229	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	101	1,414.85/cwt	1,400.00–1,430.00	1,429	2
Bulls	100–110	Utility	101	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	303	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	104	1,170.35/cwt	1,120.00–1,340.00	1,217	15
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	104	1,013.35/cwt	970.00–1,070.00	1,054	3
Bulls	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	112	1,219.91/cwt	1,200.00–1,240.00	1,366	2
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	112	1,165.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,170.00	1,305	2
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	113	1,320.00/cwt	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,492	1
Bulls	110–120	Utility	114	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	239	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 2	116	975.45/cwt	960.00–990.00	1,132	2
Bulls	120–130	Number 1	120	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	1,140	1
Bulls	120–130	Number 1Beef Cross	125	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,250	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 Dec 31, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 74Year ago 154

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 100Last week 51Year ago 73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,766	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,181	152.00	152.00
4	—	1,213	138.00–147.00	143.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	154.00–164.00	158.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,364	128.00–129.00	128.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	210.00–215.00	212.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,374	230.00–235.00	232.75
10	—	1,445	238.00–246.00	242.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,446	222.00–231.00	227.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,727	137.00–146.00	141.24
20	—	1,708	148.00–160.00	153.86
2	—	1,911	167.00–168.00	167.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,205	120.00–126.00	122.19
6	—	1,114	109.00–116.00	111.43
3	—	1,089	98.00–99.00	98.34
16	—	1,390	129.00–139.00	135.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,460	139.00–141.00	139.58
11	—	1,436	144.00–158.00	148.92
2	—	1,279	165.00–170.00	167.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,282	196.00–208.00	202.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,739	215.00–221.00	218.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,497	211.00–215.00	213.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,524	224.00–230.00	225.92
4	—	1,573	249.00–256.00	251.48
14	—	1,515	232.00–243.00	238.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,492	220.00–225.00	223.24

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	96	1,280.00	1,280.00
2	110–120	112	1,200.00–1,240.00	1,219.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	90–100	95	1,100.00–1,180.00	1,134.11
3	100–110	104	970.00–1,070.00	1,013.35
2	110–120	116	960.00–990.00	975.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	460.00	460.00
2	70–80	78	500.00–600.00	550.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	80–90	84	1,240.00–1,360.00	1,289.78
14	90–100	95	1,150.00–1,310.00	1,230.15
15	100–110	104	1,120.00–1,340.00	1,170.35
2	110–120	112	1,160.00–1,170.00	1,165.00
1	120–130	120	950.00	950.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	73	1,760.00	1,760.00
2	80–90	83	1,700.00–1,710.00	1,705.03
3	90–100	96	1,410.00–1,550.00	1,482.29
2	100–110	101	1,400.00–1,430.00	1,414.85
1	110–120	113	1,320.00	1,320.00
1	120–130	125	1,000.00	1,000.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	150.00	150.00
2	80–90	87	300.00	300.00
1	100–110	101	300.00	300.00
1	110–120	114	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	1,850.00	1,850.00
3	80–90	82	1,720.00–1,800.00	1,769.63
1	90–100	94	1,520.00	1,520.00
1	100–110	107	1,390.00	1,390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	89	750.00	750.00
1	90–100	97	730.00	730.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	93	830.00–900.00	864.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	1,300.00–1,540.00	1,434.00

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.