Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2026-06-24

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jun 24
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
212 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 181▲ 60 vs year ago 152 · +39.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
71 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 113▲ 0 vs year ago 71 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cows sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 60.00 lower.

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 HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,436247.003,5471thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,588239.023,7963thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,552233.843,6294thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,473220.123,2436thin
Bulls—Average1,879207.573,9004thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,632180.122,93912
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,343156.882,1064thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low835134.791,1263thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,450197.062,8574thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,781174.533,1096thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,457158.042,30326
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,269131.841,67430
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,556226.983,5322thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeLow1,363242.363,30312
HeifersChoiceAverage1,275229.652,9288thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,228220.782,7119thin
SteersChoice and PrimeHigh1,538244.753,76524
SteersChoiceHigh1,472234.453,45213
SteersSelectAverage1,345224.523,02010

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1991,291.53/cwt34
BullsNumber 2891,208.21/cwt10
BullsNumber 393579.73/cwt2
HeifersNumber 1921,684.92/cwt12

Every lot

57 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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,316223.15/cwt219.00–227.002,9378
Steers—Choice and Prime1,455254.70/cwt253.00–256.003,7063
Steers—Select1,461230.00/cwt230.00–230.003,3602
Steers—Choice1,469233.40/cwt230.00–237.003,42912
Steers—Choice and Prime1,501236.91/cwt231.00–239.003,5566
Steers—Choice1,514247.00/cwt247.00–247.003,7401
Steers—Choice and Prime1,570245.89/cwt241.00–250.003,86015
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,228220.78/cwt216.00–225.002,7119
Heifers—Choice1,275229.65/cwt226.00–236.002,9288
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,316238.16/cwt236.00–239.003,1346
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,410246.56/cwt241.00–251.003,4766
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,879207.57/cwt200.00–212.003,9004
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%806142.18/cwt140.00–144.001,1462
Cows—Lean 85-90%894120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,7191
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,2901
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,441153.26/cwt149.00–156.002,2082
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,626175.95/cwt170.00–184.002,8618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,643188.47/cwt188.00–189.003,0974
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053103.48/cwt102.00–104.001,0903
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,194120.46/cwt116.00–125.001,4384
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305173.67/cwt171.00–179.002,2663
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,305133.79/cwt128.00–138.001,74616
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,324146.04/cwt141.00–154.001,9347
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,446143.21/cwt138.00–149.002,0717
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,491161.59/cwt153.00–170.002,40916
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,735176.76/cwt174.00–179.003,0673
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,805162.94/cwt161.00–165.002,9412
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,872191.00/cwt191.00–191.003,5761
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,556226.98/cwt225.00–229.003,5322
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select1,440214.16/cwt212.00–216.003,0842
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select1,490223.10/cwt220.00–229.003,3244
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,552233.84/cwt231.00–237.003,6294
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,580235.00/cwt235.00–235.003,7131
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,592241.03/cwt239.00–243.003,8372
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,450197.06/cwt188.00–209.002,8574
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,436247.00/cwt247.00–247.003,5471
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 1Beef Cross741,800.00/cwt1,800.00–1,800.001,3321
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross841,769.92/cwt1,760.00–1,780.001,4873
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross951,643.15/cwt1,600.00–1,710.001,5616
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1061,625.17/cwt1,620.00–1,630.001,7232
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls60–70Number 2641,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.006401
Bulls70–80Number 2731,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.007301
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross771,880.00/cwt1,880.00–1,880.001,4481
Bulls70–80Number 2Beef Cross781,740.00/cwt1,740.00–1,740.001,3571
Bulls80–90Number 2841,112.51/cwt1,000.00–1,190.009353
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross851,810.00/cwt1,810.00–1,810.001,5391
Bulls80–90Number 1861,228.73/cwt1,200.00–1,260.001,0578
Bulls90–100Number 393579.73/cwt400.00–750.005392
Bulls90–100Number 295987.41/cwt920.00–1,050.009382
Bulls90–100Number 1961,202.83/cwt1,150.00–1,240.001,1557
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross971,637.65/cwt1,610.00–1,670.001,5894
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1041,634.33/cwt1,600.00–1,670.001,7002
Bulls100–110Number 11041,166.88/cwt1,150.00–1,200.001,2143
Bulls110–120Number 2Beef Cross1141,514.89/cwt1,490.00–1,540.001,7272
Bulls110–120Number 11141,100.63/cwt1,010.00–1,200.001,2556
Bulls120–130Number 11251,024.40/cwt1,000.00–1,050.001,2812

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.