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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-07

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Feb 7

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980

← Jan 10Feb 7Mar 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

631 head

▲ 189 vs last sale 442▲ 631 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 29▲ 79 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 400-500lb feeder steers sold 26.00 to 39.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder steers sold 21.00 to 25.00 higher. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 24.00 to 65.00 higher. Vaccinated cattle brought a 20.00 to 40.00 higher premium.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $426.24/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 12 of 14 comparable sales and sits +46.13 against this barn's trailing median of $380.10.

Average price

$426.24

76 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$48.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−56.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	435.73	2,411	61
Medium and Large 2	579	387.65	2,244	15thin

One grade step is worth $48.08/cwt here — about $166 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale76 hd

426.24

—

NY average1 barns · 76 hd

426.24

+0.00

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−56.79

This barn, trailing median14 sales

380.10

+46.13

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $467.80, low $325.08, median $380.10 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,239	$2,123	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,202	$1,808	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,173	$1,556	11
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,053	$2,124	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	958	$1,735	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,064	$1,600	1thin

Every lot

82 lots · USDA AMS · Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,605	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	604.82/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,960	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	507.20/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,917	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	509.15/cwt	465.00–537.50	2,164	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	367.78/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,581	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	458	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,855	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	488.00/cwt	465.00–525.00	2,298	30
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	398.12/cwt	350.00–450.00	1,903	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	438.05/cwt	420.00–457.50	2,304	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	442.95/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,529	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	577	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,294	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	387.65/cwt	365.00–402.50	2,244	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	398.84/cwt	345.00–410.00	2,413	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	391.96/cwt	372.50–407.50	2,422	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	378.33/cwt	372.50–382.50	2,531	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	352.59/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,408	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	301.40/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,194	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	339.18/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,493	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	324.30/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,517	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,522	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	832	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,934	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	312.23/cwt	290.00–321.00	2,688	7
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	996	285.03/cwt	270.00–287.50	2,839	7
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,029	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,830	3
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,056	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,746	3
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,075	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,741	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	498.66/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,566	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	410.29/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,358	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	445.78/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,685	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	411	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,870	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	489.65/cwt	475.00–520.00	2,032	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	417.48/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,845	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,158	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	439.44/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,079	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	488	433.44/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,115	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	420.34/cwt	370.00–445.00	2,232	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	352.26/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,895	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	387.34/cwt	375.00–392.50	2,204	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	357.48/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,048	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	369.17/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,252	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	329.92/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,062	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	361.82/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,384	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	694	307.17/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,132	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	707	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,661	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	293.98/cwt	262.50–300.00	2,164	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,186	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	294.66/cwt	292.50–297.50	2,419	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	859	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,040	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,313	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,538	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,020	234.04/cwt	226.00–237.50	2,387	4
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,079	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,671	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,782	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	354	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,053	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	474.88/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,795	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,086	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,936	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	416.60/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,008	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,207	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	410.30/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,216	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,241	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	369.98/cwt	355.00–377.50	2,275	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	691	273.08/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,887	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,193	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	754	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,828	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,054	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,114	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	839	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,993	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	526	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,210	1
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	894	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,054	1,238.09/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,238	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,201	1,990.52/head	1,350.00–2,600.00	1,991	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,201	1,588.68/head	1,300.00–2,250.00	1,589	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,934.16/head	1,350.00–2,500.00	1,934	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,464	2,915.57/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,916	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	987	104.58/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,032	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,074	137.47/cwt	122.00–146.00	1,476	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,274	154.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,972	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	1,735.17/head	1,200.00–2,200.00	1,735	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	2,123.64/head	1,500.00–2,700.00	2,124	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,064	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	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 Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Canandaigua, NY

Sat Feb 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 631Last week 442Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	331	395.00–440.00	410.29
14	350–400	378	440.00–460.00	445.78
2	400–450	442	400.00–435.00	417.48
36	450–500	473	400.00–450.00	439.44
8	500–550	538	340.00–367.50	352.26
3	550–600	573	355.00–362.50	357.48
2	600–650	625	325.00–335.00	329.92
9	650–700	694	305.00–325.00	307.17
1	700–750	707	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	859	237.50	237.50
4	1000–1050	1,020	226.00–237.50	234.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	314	490.00–505.00	498.66
13	400–450	415	475.00–520.00	489.65
2	450–500	464	465.00	465.00
24	500–550	531	370.00–445.00	420.34
11	550–600	569	375.00–392.50	387.34
13	600–650	610	360.00–375.00	369.17
11	650–700	659	355.00–370.00	361.82
6	700–750	736	262.50–300.00	293.98
1	750–800	767	285.00	285.00
7	800–850	821	292.50–297.50	294.66
1	900–950	925	250.00	250.00
2	1000–1050	1,015	250.00	250.00
2	1050–1100	1,079	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	411	455.00	455.00
13	450–500	488	430.00–435.00	433.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	324	600.00–610.00	604.82
19	400–450	425	465.00–537.50	509.15
30	450–500	471	465.00–525.00	488.00
25	500–550	526	420.00–457.50	438.05
29	550–600	571	440.00–445.00	442.95
29	600–650	618	372.50–407.50	391.96
25	650–700	669	372.50–382.50	378.33
6	700–750	735	337.50–340.00	339.18
8	750–800	776	315.00–330.00	324.30
3	800–850	807	312.50	312.50
7	850–900	861	290.00–321.00	312.23
7	950–1000	996	270.00–287.50	285.03
3	1000–1050	1,029	275.00	275.00
3	1050–1100	1,056	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	405.00	405.00
7	550–600	577	397.50	397.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	321	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	378	495.00–520.00	507.20
3	400–450	430	350.00–400.00	367.78
9	450–500	478	350.00–450.00	398.12
15	550–600	579	365.00–402.50	387.65
6	600–650	605	345.00–410.00	398.84
3	650–700	683	340.00–360.00	352.59
7	700–750	728	300.00–310.00	301.40
6	800–850	832	232.50	232.50
1	1050–1100	1,075	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	526	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	333	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	354	580.00	580.00
1	400–450	413	505.00	505.00
3	450–500	485	455.00	455.00
5	500–550	540	390.00–415.00	410.30
1	550–600	586	382.50	382.50
4	600–650	615	355.00–377.50	369.98
2	700–750	737	297.50	297.50
3	750–800	768	267.50	267.50
2	800–850	813	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	470.00–490.00	474.88
1	400–450	445	435.00	435.00
3	450–500	482	410.00–420.00	416.60
5	650–700	691	265.00–285.00	273.08
1	750–800	754	242.50	242.50
1	800–850	839	237.50	237.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,054	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,238.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	894	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,201	1,300.00–2,250.00	1,588.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,235	1,350.00–2,500.00	1,934.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,201	1,350.00–2,600.00	1,990.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,464	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,915.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,274	150.00–160.00	154.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,074	122.00–146.00	137.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	987	100.00–110.00	104.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,053	1,500.00–2,700.00	2,123.64
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	958	1,200.00–2,200.00	1,735.17
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,064	1,600.00	1,600.00

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.