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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Sep 2

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 202▼ 149 vs year ago 274 · −54.4%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

85 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 80▼ 8 vs year ago 93 · −8.6%

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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 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher.

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	Low	1,443	198.50	2,863	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,478	196.41	2,903	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	2,045	193.00	3,947	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	143.24	2,310	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,363	139.00	1,895	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,815	132.91	2,413	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,464	127.66	1,869	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,319	108.82	1,435	36
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,278	182.26	2,329	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,288	203.27	2,618	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,570	204.28	3,208	13
Steers	Choice	High	1,447	203.12	2,939	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	1,014.07/cwt	50
Bulls	Number 2	89	948.81/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 2	81	1,250.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	92	1,148.84/cwt	9

Every lot

49 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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,254	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,608	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,471	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	2,979	8
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,475	206.38/cwt	203.00–209.00	3,044	8
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,485	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,133	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,881	194.20/cwt	191.00–197.00	3,653	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,282	201.03/cwt	199.00–204.00	2,577	3
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,306	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,743	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,045	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,947	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,895	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	143.24/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,310	2
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,243	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,424	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,642	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,317	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	105.27/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,326	6
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,313	90.35/cwt	80.00–97.00	1,186	9
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,323	116.04/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,535	16
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	114.68/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,545	3
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,385	123.19/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,706	5
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,458	137.98/cwt	136.00–142.00	2,012	5
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,502	126.39/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,898	10
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,802	136.02/cwt	129.00–142.00	2,451	13
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,859	122.81/cwt	119.00–124.00	2,283	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,278	182.26/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,329	4
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,478	196.41/cwt	194.00–200.00	2,903	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	60–70	Number 2Beef Cross	65	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	845	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 1	75	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	743	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	78	1,390.00/cwt	1,390.00–1,390.00	1,084	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	81	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,053	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 1	82	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	722	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	83	1,420.00/cwt	1,420.00–1,420.00	1,179	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	93	1,264.76/cwt	1,250.00–1,280.00	1,176	2
Heifers	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	98	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,127	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	101	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	1,232	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1	109	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	861	1
Heifers	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	111	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	1,243	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	60–70	Number 2Beef Cross	65	1,180.00/cwt	1,180.00–1,180.00	767	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	74	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	903	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	76	1,420.00/cwt	1,420.00–1,420.00	1,079	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	76	916.81/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	697	3
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	83	1,340.00/cwt	1,340.00–1,340.00	1,112	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	85	960.24/cwt	900.00–1,060.00	816	10
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	86	834.83/cwt	820.00–850.00	718	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	88	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	915	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	94	1,291.08/cwt	1,250.00–1,380.00	1,214	6
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	95	902.67/cwt	820.00–980.00	858	13
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	96	759.08/cwt	680.00–800.00	729	4
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	98	1,145.46/cwt	1,100.00–1,190.00	1,123	2
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	103	901.56/cwt	850.00–950.00	929	10
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	106	1,171.66/cwt	1,140.00–1,240.00	1,242	3
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	113	1,119.47/cwt	1,100.00–1,140.00	1,265	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 Sep 2, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 202Year ago 274

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 85Last week 80Year ago 93

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	1,180.00	1,180.00
1	70–80	74	1,220.00	1,220.00
1	80–90	88	1,040.00	1,040.00
2	90–100	98	1,100.00–1,190.00	1,145.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	1,420.00	1,420.00
2	80–90	83	1,340.00	1,340.00
6	90–100	94	1,250.00–1,380.00	1,291.08
3	100–110	106	1,140.00–1,240.00	1,171.66
2	110–120	113	1,100.00–1,140.00	1,119.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	76	850.00–1,000.00	916.81
10	80–90	85	900.00–1,060.00	960.24
13	90–100	95	820.00–980.00	902.67
10	100–110	103	850.00–950.00	901.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	86	820.00–850.00	834.83
4	90–100	96	680.00–800.00	759.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	990.00	990.00
1	80–90	82	880.00	880.00
1	100–110	109	790.00	790.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	1,300.00	1,300.00
1	80–90	81	1,300.00	1,300.00
1	90–100	98	1,150.00	1,150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,390.00	1,390.00
1	80–90	83	1,420.00	1,420.00
2	90–100	93	1,250.00–1,280.00	1,264.76
1	100–110	101	1,220.00	1,220.00
1	110–120	111	1,120.00	1,120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,243	195.00	195.00
1	—	1,642	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	211.00	211.00
3	—	1,881	191.00–197.00	194.20
8	—	1,475	203.00–209.00	206.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,254	208.00	208.00
8	—	1,471	200.00–205.00	202.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,282	199.00–204.00	201.03
1	—	1,306	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,802	129.00–142.00	136.02
4	—	1,859	119.00–124.00	122.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,347	110.00–118.00	114.68
10	—	1,502	120.00–132.00	126.39
5	—	1,458	136.00–142.00	137.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,313	80.00–97.00	90.35
6	—	1,260	102.00–108.00	105.27
5	—	1,385	121.00–125.00	123.19
16	—	1,323	112.00–120.00	116.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,278	180.00–186.00	182.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	194.00–200.00	196.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,363	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	140.00–147.00	143.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,045	193.00	193.00

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.