Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2026-06-03

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jun 3
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 23▼ 4 vs year ago 13 · −30.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 157▲ 3 vs year ago 124 · +2.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
95 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 86▲ 8 vs year ago 87 · +9.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 150.00 to 180.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $345.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$345.00
1 head · 575 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,984
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs NY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2575345.001,9841thin
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 sale1 hd
345.00
—
NY average1 barns · 1 hd
345.00
+0.00
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,541233.003,5911thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,234221.002,7271thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,518230.013,4924thin
Bulls—Average1,734204.793,5514thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,200187.002,2443thin
CowsLean 85-90%High953177.141,6882thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,714170.252,91915
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,421162.882,31421
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,272132.251,68232
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,356221.673,0066thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,380218.003,0081thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeLow1,400251.193,5164thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,446238.173,4445thin
SteersChoice and PrimeLow1,525255.843,9008thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,404238.763,3535thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1981,385.63/cwt35
BullsNumber 2881,244.93/cwt11
BullsNumber 373600.79/cwt3
HeifersNumber 1871,712.66/cwt14
HeifersNumber 2901,485.40/cwt8

Every lot

54 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9841
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3681199.89/cwt194.00–206.001,3612
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3796205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6321
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 31,066207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,2071
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,190232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,7612
Steers—Choice and Prime1,332246.00/cwt246.00–246.003,2771
Steers—Choice1,547243.26/cwt240.00–247.003,7633
Steers—Choice and Prime1,552257.25/cwt253.00–264.003,9937
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,303246.00/cwt246.00–246.003,2051
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,432252.92/cwt250.00–255.003,6223
Heifers—Choice1,440242.19/cwt236.00–247.003,4883
Heifers—Choice1,455232.14/cwt231.00–233.003,3782
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,734204.79/cwt200.00–215.003,5514
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%953177.14/cwt175.00–179.001,6882
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,096179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,9621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,3912
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130179.58/cwt175.00–185.002,0293
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,157108.53/cwt103.00–111.001,2564
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,224154.07/cwt150.00–158.001,8866
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,232118.90/cwt116.00–122.001,4656
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,333135.00/cwt124.00–145.001,80016
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,384149.23/cwt145.00–152.002,0655
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,502164.27/cwt155.00–171.002,46713
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,699169.53/cwt164.00–174.002,88011
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,716160.98/cwt160.00–162.002,7622
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,797183.49/cwt179.00–187.003,2972
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,356221.67/cwt220.00–224.003,0066
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,380218.00/cwt218.00–218.003,0081
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Select1,234221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,7271
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,541233.00/cwt233.00–233.003,5911
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,518230.01/cwt229.00–231.003,4924
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 276530.00/cwt530.00–530.004031
Heifers70–80Number 1Beef Cross771,850.85/cwt1,800.00–1,880.001,4254
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross821,736.75/cwt1,700.00–1,760.001,4243
Heifers80–90Number 2Beef Cross831,641.12/cwt1,600.00–1,670.001,3623
Heifers80–90Number 1851,040.00/cwt1,040.00–1,040.008841
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross941,720.91/cwt1,690.00–1,770.001,6184
Heifers90–100Number 2Beef Cross941,636.62/cwt1,610.00–1,650.001,5383
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1031,720.00/cwt1,720.00–1,720.001,7722
Heifers110–120Number 2Beef Cross1131,520.00/cwt1,520.00–1,520.001,7181
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls60–70Number 366700.00/cwt700.00–700.004621
Bulls70–80Number 274967.12/cwt900.00–1,000.007163
Bulls70–80Number 376551.18/cwt410.00–700.004192
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross841,843.53/cwt1,810.00–1,860.001,5493
Bulls80–90Number 2Beef Cross851,622.99/cwt1,600.00–1,660.001,3803
Bulls80–90Number 1871,263.53/cwt1,200.00–1,300.001,0996
Bulls90–100Number 293921.95/cwt800.00–1,040.008572
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross941,770.40/cwt1,730.00–1,800.001,6644
Bulls90–100Number 1951,215.26/cwt1,140.00–1,280.001,1545
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross971,540.00/cwt1,540.00–1,540.001,4942
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1021,673.65/cwt1,620.00–1,740.001,7075
Bulls100–110Number 11041,166.95/cwt1,130.00–1,240.001,2147
Bulls110–120Number 11141,138.08/cwt1,100.00–1,180.001,2975
Bulls110–120Number 21161,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.001,1601

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.