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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jun 17

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974

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Feeder Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 12▲ 6 vs year ago 14 · +42.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

181 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 223▼ 38 vs year ago 219 · −17.4%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

113 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 112▲ 8 vs year ago 105 · +7.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $273.83/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$273.83

2 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,531

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 / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	559	273.83	1,531	2thin

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 sale2 hd

273.83

—

NY average1 barns · 2 hd

273.83

+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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,529	225.00	3,440	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,585	240.00	3,804	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,393	233.00	3,246	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,429	228.10	3,260	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,574	175.12	2,756	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	174.00	2,225	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	137.79	1,538	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,290	206.00	2,657	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	170.15	2,833	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,373	153.41	2,107	20
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,242	126.49	1,571	24
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,472	221.42	3,259	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,441	217.00	3,127	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,372	221.00	3,032	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,775	214.00	3,799	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,397	243.99	3,409	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,452	237.02	3,442	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,631	246.39	4,019	39
Steers	Choice	Average	1,535	240.32	3,688	18
Steers	Select	Average	1,511	226.68	3,425	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	1,370.06/cwt	42
Bulls	Number 2	85	998.99/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	72	380.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	73	123.73/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	92	1,567.99/cwt	14
Heifers	Number 2	97	1,303.48/cwt	9

Every lot

67 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 · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	273.83/cwt	227.50–320.00	1,531	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	696	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,740	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	836	231.66/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,937	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	940	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	2,186	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	954	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,266	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	679	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,324	1
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3	751	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,479	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	888	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,776	1
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3	903	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,905	1
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	959	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,928	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,410	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	3,469	1
Steers	—	Select	1,511	226.68/cwt	225.00–230.00	3,425	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,542	239.99/cwt	234.00–243.00	3,701	17
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,616	249.73/cwt	244.00–255.00	4,036	27
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,665	238.87/cwt	233.00–243.00	3,977	12
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,397	243.99/cwt	243.00–245.00	3,409	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,452	237.02/cwt	234.00–240.00	3,442	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	137.79/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,538	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,866	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,391	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,615	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,574	175.12/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,756	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,372	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	3,032	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,775	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,799	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,441	217.00/cwt	216.00–218.00	3,127	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,472	221.42/cwt	220.00–223.00	3,259	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,176	95.27/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,120	3
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,214	130.31/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,582	7
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,264	117.32/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,483	6
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,274	141.74/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,806	8
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	152.55/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,046	6
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,382	164.19/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,269	7
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,392	143.38/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,996	7
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	171.80/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,766	9
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,798	157.77/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,837	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,896	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,413	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,529	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,440	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,393	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	3,246	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,429	228.10/cwt	227.00–229.00	3,260	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	3,804	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,290	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,657	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	80–90	Number 1	81	1,155.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,210.00	936	2
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	83	1,725.06/cwt	1,720.00–1,730.00	1,432	2
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	85	874.38/cwt	130.00–1,610.00	743	2
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	93	1,618.71/cwt	1,590.00–1,670.00	1,505	6
Heifers	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	94	1,343.84/cwt	1,300.00–1,390.00	1,263	3
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	102	1,619.88/cwt	1,600.00–1,630.00	1,652	4
Heifers	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	106	1,487.75/cwt	1,420.00–1,540.00	1,577	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	60–70	Number 2	64	862.07/cwt	700.00–960.00	552	3
Bulls	60–70	Utility	66	122.59/cwt	50.00–210.00	81	3
Bulls	70–80	Number 3	72	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	274	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	75	1,706.27/cwt	1,640.00–1,780.00	1,280	2
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	75	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	855	1
Bulls	80–90	Utility	84	125.45/cwt	50.00–200.00	105	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	85	1,288.91/cwt	1,160.00–1,360.00	1,096	8
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	85	908.02/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	772	5
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	86	1,740.00/cwt	1,740.00–1,740.00	1,496	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	88	1,420.00/cwt	1,420.00–1,420.00	1,250	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	90	1,355.00/cwt	1,330.00–1,380.00	1,220	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	93	1,206.51/cwt	1,070.00–1,290.00	1,122	6
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	94	769.12/cwt	670.00–940.00	723	4
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	95	1,693.12/cwt	1,640.00–1,760.00	1,608	5
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	101	1,654.02/cwt	1,620.00–1,680.00	1,671	5
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	103	1,200.82/cwt	1,090.00–1,260.00	1,237	11
Bulls	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	108	1,510.00/cwt	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,631	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	114	1,122.37/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,280	2
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	116	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,856	1
Bulls	120–130	Number 1	122	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,281	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 Jun 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 20Last week 12Year ago 14

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 223Year ago 219

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 113Last week 112Year ago 105

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,372	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,472	220.00–223.00	221.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,441	216.00–218.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,274	139.00–145.00	141.74
3	—	1,176	92.00–100.00	95.27
7	—	1,214	123.00–135.00	130.31
6	—	1,264	110.00–121.00	117.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,610	168.00–178.00	171.80
1	—	1,896	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,798	155.00–161.00	157.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,382	160.00–169.00	164.19
7	—	1,392	140.00–148.00	143.38
6	—	1,341	150.00–158.00	152.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,529	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,429	227.00–229.00	228.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,393	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,452	234.00–240.00	237.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,397	243.00–245.00	243.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,665	233.00–243.00	238.87
27	—	1,616	244.00–255.00	249.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,542	234.00–243.00	239.99
1	—	1,410	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,511	225.00–230.00	226.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,116	136.00–139.00	137.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,391	188.00	188.00
1	—	1,166	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,574	174.00–176.00	175.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	679	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	751	197.00	197.00
1	850–900	888	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	903	211.00	211.00
1	950–1000	959	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	559	227.50–320.00	273.83
1	650–700	696	250.00	250.00
3	800–850	836	225.00–240.00	231.66
2	900–950	940	230.00–235.00	232.51
1	950–1000	954	237.50	237.50

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	88	1,420.00	1,420.00
2	90–100	90	1,330.00–1,380.00	1,355.00
1	100–110	108	1,510.00	1,510.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	1,640.00–1,780.00	1,706.27
1	80–90	86	1,740.00	1,740.00
5	90–100	95	1,640.00–1,760.00	1,693.12
5	100–110	101	1,620.00–1,680.00	1,654.02
1	110–120	116	1,600.00	1,600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	60–70	64	700.00–960.00	862.07
1	70–80	75	1,140.00	1,140.00
5	80–90	85	750.00–1,000.00	908.02
4	90–100	94	670.00–940.00	769.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	80–90	85	1,160.00–1,360.00	1,288.91
6	90–100	93	1,070.00–1,290.00	1,206.51
11	100–110	103	1,090.00–1,260.00	1,200.82
2	110–120	114	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,122.37
1	120–130	122	1,050.00	1,050.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	60–70	66	50.00–210.00	122.59
2	80–90	84	50.00–200.00	125.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	1,720.00–1,730.00	1,725.06
6	90–100	93	1,590.00–1,670.00	1,618.71
4	100–110	102	1,600.00–1,630.00	1,619.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	81	1,100.00–1,210.00	1,155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	130.00–1,610.00	874.38
3	90–100	94	1,300.00–1,390.00	1,343.84
4	100–110	106	1,420.00–1,540.00	1,487.75

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.