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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

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

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974

← May 20May 27Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 27▲ 0 vs year ago 23 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

157 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 151▼ 15 vs year ago 172 · −8.7%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

86 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 90▼ 16 vs year ago 102 · −15.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 15.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 40.00 to 50.00 lower.

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 $257.05/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$257.05

4 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,449

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−150.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	564	257.05	1,449	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

257.05

—

NY average1 barns · 4 hd

257.05

+0.00

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−150.39

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,548	244.53	3,785	4thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,455	233.00	3,390	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,580	245.22	3,875	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Low	1,602	224.00	3,588	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,775	220.36	3,911	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,537	201.31	3,094	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	174.88	2,812	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,079	164.00	1,770	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,558	193.00	3,007	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,432	156.98	2,248	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,676	156.54	2,624	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,274	127.05	1,619	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,697	214.00	3,632	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,718	210.00	3,608	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,587	200.00	3,174	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,339	242.30	3,243	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,505	238.00	3,582	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,566	224.00	3,508	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,498	247.17	3,702	20
Steers	Choice	Average	1,498	238.93	3,579	18
Steers	Select	Average	1,451	225.10	3,266	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	1,568.92/cwt	40
Bulls	Number 2	91	1,489.48/cwt	20
Heifers	Number 1	85	2,002.72/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	82	1,916.67/cwt	3

Every lot

63 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
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	305.14/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,895	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	296.29/cwt	292.50–300.00	2,018	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	286.24/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,411	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	267.73/cwt	240.00–312.50	1,526	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,451	225.10/cwt	224.00–228.00	3,266	4
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,482	247.67/cwt	243.00–254.00	3,670	11
Steers	—	Choice	1,487	243.74/cwt	243.00–245.00	3,624	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,500	237.97/cwt	233.00–242.00	3,570	15
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,504	258.32/cwt	258.00–259.00	3,885	3
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,523	240.69/cwt	238.00–242.00	3,666	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,318	247.04/cwt	243.00–254.00	3,256	3
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,354	238.74/cwt	236.00–240.00	3,233	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,505	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	3,582	1
Heifers	—	Select	1,566	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	3,508	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,537	201.31/cwt	200.00–203.00	3,094	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,770	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	174.88/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,812	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	117.64/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,262	3
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	100.73/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,161	9
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,304	152.51/cwt	145.00–166.00	1,989	6
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,372	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,332	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,400	136.41/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,910	12
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,429	159.85/cwt	154.00–167.00	2,284	7
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,458	145.95/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,128	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,631	135.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,205	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	173.02/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,872	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,713	159.47/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,732	5
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,499	248.33/cwt	244.00–253.00	3,722	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,599	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,438	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,605	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	3,740	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,743	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	4,166	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,775	220.36/cwt	219.00–223.00	3,911	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,587	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,174	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,718	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,608	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,697	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,632	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,455	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	3,390	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,548	244.53/cwt	242.00–246.00	3,785	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,558	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,007	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	60–70	Number 2Beef Cross	61	2,300.00/cwt	2,300.00–2,300.00	1,403	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	75	2,091.47/cwt	1,980.00–2,200.00	1,569	2
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	89	1,810.00/cwt	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,611	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	94	1,913.96/cwt	1,850.00–1,980.00	1,799	2
Heifers	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	96	1,640.00/cwt	1,640.00–1,640.00	1,574	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	50–60	Number 2Beef Cross	58	2,300.00/cwt	2,300.00–2,300.00	1,334	1
Bulls	60–70	Number 2Beef Cross	63	2,138.73/cwt	2,060.00–2,220.00	1,347	2
Bulls	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	76	2,140.44/cwt	2,090.00–2,190.00	1,627	3
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	79	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	948	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	83	1,814.14/cwt	1,720.00–1,890.00	1,506	3
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	85	2,027.99/cwt	1,940.00–2,190.00	1,724	5
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	85	1,383.09/cwt	1,360.00–1,410.00	1,176	3
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	87	1,104.58/cwt	1,050.00–1,160.00	961	4
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	94	1,874.83/cwt	1,810.00–1,950.00	1,762	5
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	95	1,402.38/cwt	1,300.00–1,620.00	1,332	8
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	95	1,233.79/cwt	1,160.00–1,290.00	1,172	3
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	99	1,720.00/cwt	1,720.00–1,720.00	1,703	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	102	1,764.31/cwt	1,730.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	104	1,322.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,370.00	1,375	8
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	107	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,220	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	113	1,237.10/cwt	1,190.00–1,310.00	1,398	4
Bulls	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	115	1,596.69/cwt	1,590.00–1,610.00	1,836	3
Bulls	110–120	Number 2	115	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	920	1
Bulls	120–130	Number 1	124	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,488	2

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 May 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 23Last week 27Year ago 23

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 151Year ago 172

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 86Last week 90Year ago 102

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,523	238.00–242.00	240.69
3	—	1,504	258.00–259.00	258.32
11	—	1,482	243.00–254.00	247.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,451	224.00–228.00	225.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,500	233.00–242.00	237.97
3	—	1,487	243.00–245.00	243.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	142.00–150.00	145.95
1	—	1,372	170.00	170.00
7	—	1,429	154.00–167.00	159.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	110.00–125.00	117.64
6	—	1,304	145.00–166.00	152.51
12	—	1,400	129.00–141.00	136.41
9	—	1,153	95.00–109.00	100.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,660	169.00–179.00	173.02
3	—	1,631	130.00–140.00	135.17
5	—	1,713	150.00–166.00	159.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,599	215.00	215.00
1	—	1,605	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,499	244.00–253.00	248.33
1	—	1,743	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,775	219.00–223.00	220.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,718	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,587	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,697	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,548	242.00–246.00	244.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,558	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,608	171.00–178.00	174.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,079	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	243.00–254.00	247.04
4	—	1,354	236.00–240.00	238.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,566	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,537	200.00–203.00	201.31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	282.50–290.00	286.24
1	500–550	545	225.00	225.00
3	550–600	570	240.00–312.50	267.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	621	300.00–310.00	305.14
2	650–700	681	292.50–300.00	296.29

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	58	2,300.00	2,300.00
2	60–70	63	2,060.00–2,220.00	2,138.73
3	80–90	83	1,720.00–1,890.00	1,814.14
1	90–100	99	1,720.00	1,720.00
3	110–120	115	1,590.00–1,610.00	1,596.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	76	2,090.00–2,190.00	2,140.44
5	80–90	85	1,940.00–2,190.00	2,027.99
5	90–100	94	1,810.00–1,950.00	1,874.83
2	100–110	102	1,730.00–1,800.00	1,764.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,200.00	1,200.00
4	80–90	87	1,050.00–1,160.00	1,104.58
3	90–100	95	1,160.00–1,290.00	1,233.79
1	100–110	107	1,140.00	1,140.00
1	110–120	115	800.00	800.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	1,360.00–1,410.00	1,383.09
8	90–100	95	1,300.00–1,620.00	1,402.38
8	100–110	104	1,300.00–1,370.00	1,322.00
4	110–120	113	1,190.00–1,310.00	1,237.10
2	120–130	124	1,200.00	1,200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	1,980.00–2,200.00	2,091.47
2	90–100	94	1,850.00–1,980.00	1,913.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	61	2,300.00	2,300.00
1	80–90	89	1,810.00	1,810.00
1	90–100	96	1,640.00	1,640.00

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.