Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2026-07-01

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jul 1
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 0▼ 4 vs year ago 18 · −22.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
185 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 212▼ 5 vs year ago 190 · −2.6%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
87 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 71▲ 0 vs year ago 87 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 50.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb bulls averaged $230.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$230.00
1 head · 601 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,382
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−30.00
vs NY average

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 3601230.001,3821thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
230.00
—
NY average2 barns · 2 hd
260.00
−30.00
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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,688233.003,9331thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,465219.003,2081thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,433186.792,6773thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,304175.012,2824thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,198139.571,6727thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,743174.393,03918
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,409160.722,26425
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,270132.651,68545
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,522225.003,4251thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,354241.263,2678thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,304232.683,0349thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,207223.072,6927thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,497246.213,68518
SteersChoiceHigh1,385234.983,25413
SteersSelectAverage1,341225.263,0214thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1961,340.04/cwt35
BullsNumber 2971,155.27/cwt17
BullsNumber 397450.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 1881,571.49/cwt11
HeifersNumber 2851,398.37/cwt7

Every lot

59 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,043200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2950216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,0521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Large 3255335.00/cwt335.00–335.008541
Bulls350–400Large 3383250.00/cwt250.00–250.009581
Bulls450–500Large 3467218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,0181
Bulls600–650Large 3601230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3821
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3614194.51/cwt194.00–195.001,1942
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 31,075200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1501
Slaughter Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,341225.26/cwt222.00–230.003,0214
Steers—Choice1,359234.79/cwt231.00–238.003,19111
Steers—Choice1,396226.00/cwt226.00–226.003,1551
Steers—Choice and Prime1,451255.53/cwt255.00–256.003,7082
Steers—Choice and Prime1,500248.51/cwt244.00–253.003,72811
Steers—Choice and Prime1,508237.42/cwt231.00–241.003,5805
Steers—Choice1,655246.00/cwt246.00–246.004,0711
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,207223.07/cwt217.00–227.002,6927
Heifers—Choice1,304232.68/cwt230.00–238.003,0349
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,354241.26/cwt233.00–247.003,2678
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,198139.57/cwt113.00–155.001,6727
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,304175.01/cwt169.00–182.002,2824
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,433186.79/cwt183.00–195.002,6773
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03899.73/cwt91.00–106.001,0353
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,065184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,9601
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,212119.83/cwt110.00–129.001,45214
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,320136.64/cwt130.00–144.001,80418
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,332153.30/cwt146.00–160.002,04210
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,366167.83/cwt161.00–176.002,29314
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,503148.43/cwt140.00–156.002,23110
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,687177.36/cwt174.00–182.002,9929
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,787187.69/cwt185.00–191.003,3543
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,804163.27/cwt159.00–169.002,9456
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,522225.00/cwt225.00–225.003,4251
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select1,465219.00/cwt219.00–219.003,2081
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,688233.00/cwt233.00–233.003,9331
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 271965.11/cwt950.00–980.006852
Heifers70–80Number 2Beef Cross781,719.23/cwt1,660.00–1,780.001,3412
Heifers80–90Number 1821,054.79/cwt1,020.00–1,090.008652
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,739.19/cwt1,700.00–1,770.001,4444
Heifers90–100Number 2Beef Cross931,484.97/cwt1,480.00–1,490.001,3812
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross941,655.00/cwt1,640.00–1,670.001,5564
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1001,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Heifers110–120Number 2Beef Cross1131,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.001,6391
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross721,855.17/cwt1,830.00–1,880.001,3362
Bulls70–80Number 2751,061.74/cwt940.00–1,150.007964
Bulls80–90Number 1851,256.95/cwt1,190.00–1,310.001,0688
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross871,760.92/cwt1,710.00–1,830.001,5323
Bulls90–100Number 392300.00/cwt300.00–300.002761
Bulls90–100Number 1931,253.86/cwt1,210.00–1,290.001,1665
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross961,456.45/cwt1,410.00–1,540.001,3983
Bulls90–100Number 2961,073.30/cwt1,050.00–1,100.001,0303
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross971,690.00/cwt1,690.00–1,690.001,6392
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1021,665.37/cwt1,640.00–1,690.001,6992
Bulls100–110Number 3102600.00/cwt600.00–600.006121
Bulls100–110Number 11031,176.25/cwt1,100.00–1,240.001,2127
Bulls100–110Number 21041,020.84/cwt970.00–1,060.001,0624
Bulls110–120Number 11131,106.49/cwt1,050.00–1,200.001,2506
Bulls110–120Number 2Beef Cross1181,490.00/cwt1,490.00–1,490.001,7581
Bulls120–130Number 2Beef Cross1201,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.001,5601
Bulls120–130Number 2120930.00/cwt930.00–930.001,1161

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.