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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-08

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Aug 8

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980

← Jul 11Aug 8Sep 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

502 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 431▲ 502 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

102 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 54▲ 102 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 500-600lb feeder steers sold 70.00 to 100.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 52.00 to 107.00 lower. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 38.00 to 53.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 37.00 lower. Vaccinated cattle brought a 10.00 to 20.00 premium.

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 $355.58/cwt on 47 head, down $12.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 14 comparable sales and sits +2.41 against this barn's trailing median of $353.17.

Average price

$355.58

▼ 12.27 vs prior sale

47 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$569

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

$100.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.20

vs NY average

−18.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	396.19	2,196	28
Medium and Large 2	550	295.73	1,627	19thin

One grade step is worth $100.46/cwt here — about $569 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale47 hd

355.58

—

NY average2 barns · 48 hd

353.38

+2.20

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−18.45

This barn, trailing median14 sales

353.17

+2.41

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $423.86, low $304.73, median $353.17 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)	1,451	$2,618	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,363	$2,473	17
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	854	$2,124	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,057	$2,527	5

Every lot

79 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	259	542.04/cwt	495.00–555.00	1,404	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	504.68/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,590	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	448.57/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,476	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,775	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,916	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	485.80/cwt	432.50–495.00	2,050	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,725	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	369.53/cwt	315.00–400.00	1,800	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	332.44/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,672	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	390.13/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,060	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,244	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,912	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	381.71/cwt	377.50–390.00	2,393	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,086	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,453	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	337.86/cwt	332.50–347.50	2,473	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	762	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,096	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,636	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,566	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	904	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,350	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	270.80/cwt	267.50–277.50	2,640	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	983	254.86/cwt	245.00–265.00	2,505	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,039	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,857	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,087	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,500	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	532.04/cwt	480.00–535.00	1,431	18
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	384.62/cwt	350.00–422.50	1,262	19
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,656	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	354	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,788	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	364.44/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,359	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,677	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	355.90/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,491	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	404.20/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,900	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	368.73/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,774	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	290.93/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,504	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	400.47/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,094	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	394.16/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,243	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	300.05/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,740	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	343.74/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,104	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	277.77/cwt	247.50–290.00	1,753	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	257.71/cwt	240.00–277.50	1,758	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	694	347.95/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,415	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,420	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	286.25/cwt	280.00–292.50	2,084	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	273.57/cwt	267.50–280.00	2,115	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,168	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	837	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,841	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	861	246.27/cwt	245.00–247.50	2,120	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	934	264.31/cwt	256.00–275.00	2,469	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	948	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,417	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	259.29/cwt	252.50–261.00	2,476	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	266	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,197	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	506.86/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,627	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	432.55/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,574	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	377.65/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,594	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	377.62/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,797	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	303.27/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,474	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,710	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,975	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	381.04/cwt	357.50–385.00	2,145	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	327.48/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,926	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	296.28/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,795	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,259	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,932	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	692	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,557	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	743	226.26/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,681	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	817	205.91/cwt	202.50–207.00	1,682	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	296	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	851	2
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	657	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,234	1
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	820	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,501	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,016	244.08/cwt	210.00–300.00	2,480	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,363	2,472.95/head	1,750.00–2,850.00	2,473	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,451	2,617.73/head	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,618	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,057	2,527.14/head	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,527	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	854	2,123.86/head	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,124	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	956	187.50/cwt	181.00–195.00	1,793	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	961	124.93/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,201	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,227	165.40/cwt	141.00–179.00	2,029	47

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 Aug 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 502Last week 431Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 54Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	328	350.00–422.50	384.62
7	350–400	373	350.00–390.00	364.44
6	400–450	419	350.00–365.00	355.90
4	450–500	481	365.00–370.00	368.73
9	500–550	517	280.00–325.00	290.93
10	550–600	580	280.00–325.00	300.05
9	600–650	631	247.50–290.00	277.77
3	650–700	682	240.00–277.50	257.71
2	700–750	728	280.00–292.50	286.25
2	750–800	773	267.50–280.00	273.57
2	800–850	837	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	861	245.00–247.50	246.27
1	900–950	948	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	250–300	269	480.00–535.00	532.04
1	300–350	345	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	354	505.00	505.00
1	400–450	414	405.00	405.00
17	450–500	470	390.00–445.00	404.20
9	500–550	523	380.00–420.00	400.47
19	550–600	569	370.00–400.00	394.16
13	600–650	612	330.00–360.00	343.74
6	650–700	694	337.50–350.00	347.95
7	700–750	717	337.50	337.50
1	800–850	834	260.00	260.00
7	900–950	934	256.00–275.00	264.31
5	950–1000	955	252.50–261.00	259.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	259	495.00–555.00	542.04
16	300–350	315	500.00–540.00	504.68
7	350–400	395	485.00	485.00
10	400–450	422	432.50–495.00	485.80
20	500–550	528	375.00–410.00	390.13
2	550–600	568	395.00	395.00
7	600–650	627	377.50–390.00	381.71
2	650–700	691	355.00	355.00
13	700–750	732	332.50–347.50	337.86
2	750–800	781	337.50	337.50
3	800–850	802	320.00	320.00
3	900–950	904	260.00	260.00
3	950–1000	975	267.50–277.50	270.80
1	1000–1050	1,039	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	425.00–460.00	448.57
3	350–400	390	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	426	405.00	405.00
6	450–500	487	315.00–400.00	369.53
2	500–550	503	320.00–345.00	332.44
1	550–600	575	332.50	332.50
1	650–700	673	310.00	310.00
5	700–750	735	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	762	275.00	275.00
2	950–1000	983	245.00–265.00	254.86
1	1050–1100	1,087	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	296	287.50	287.50
1	650–700	657	340.00	340.00
2	800–850	820	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	266	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	364	420.00–445.00	432.55
1	400–450	410	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	486	290.00–307.50	303.27
1	500–550	526	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	588	315.00–335.00	327.48
1	600–650	614	205.00	205.00
3	650–700	692	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	743	225.00–227.50	226.26
5	800–850	817	202.50–207.00	205.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	321	500.00–525.00	506.86
11	400–450	422	360.00–405.00	377.65
2	450–500	476	375.00–380.00	377.62
2	500–550	541	365.00	365.00
7	550–600	563	357.50–385.00	381.04
4	600–650	606	285.00–300.00	296.28
1	650–700	678	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,016	210.00–300.00	244.08

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,363	1,750.00–2,850.00	2,472.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,451	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,617.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,057	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,527.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	854	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,123.86

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	5	—	956	181.00–195.00	187.50

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	—	961	115.00–131.00	124.93

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	47	—	1,227	141.00–179.00	165.40

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.