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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-21

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Mar 21

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980

← Mar 7Mar 21Apr 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

438 head

▼ 341 vs last sale 779▲ 438 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 35▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last feeder sale 500-700lb feeder steers sold steady. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 26.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 26.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $376.61/cwt on 39 head, up $18.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 14 comparable sales and sits −3.50 against this barn's trailing median of $380.10.

Average price

$376.61

▲ 18.35 vs prior sale

39 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$51.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−95.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	391.05	2,117	28
Medium and Large 2	564	339.84	1,917	11thin

One grade step is worth $51.21/cwt here — about $200 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale39 hd

376.61

—

NY average1 barns · 39 hd

376.61

+0.00

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−95.51

This barn, trailing median14 sales

380.10

−3.50

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $467.80, low $325.08, median $380.10 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,094	$2,433	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,331	$2,253	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	976	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	903	$1,550	1thin

Every lot

74 lots · USDA AMS · Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,115	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	289	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,344	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	433.25/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,395	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	394.80/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,342	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	462.17/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,733	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	384.80/cwt	372.50–410.00	1,447	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	470.17/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,975	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	367.80/cwt	310.00–392.50	1,578	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	326.68/cwt	290.00–355.00	1,516	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	416.25/cwt	415.00–417.50	2,015	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,518	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	401.23/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,110	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	375.32/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,121	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	343.82/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,960	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,650	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	374.76/cwt	330.00–407.50	2,342	65
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	347.58/cwt	335.00–367.50	2,339	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	308.34/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,109	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	335.59/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,406	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	734	274.07/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,012	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	754	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,092	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	330.12/cwt	317.50–342.50	2,509	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	305.94/cwt	290.00–322.50	2,509	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	872	270.06/cwt	267.50–272.50	2,355	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	954	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,576	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,017	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,492	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	254	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,207	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	376.63/cwt	330.00–405.00	1,183	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	346	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,453	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,809	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	376.27/cwt	322.50–400.00	1,456	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	380.22/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,620	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,526	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	375.13/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,793	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	319.90/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,545	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	350.29/cwt	347.00–360.00	1,829	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	313.56/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,678	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	321.20/cwt	307.50–335.00	1,805	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,994	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	305.12/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,919	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	336.16/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,125	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	301.69/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,018	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	258.39/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,853	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,248	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	771	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,082	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	809	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,618	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	264.12/cwt	252.50–270.00	2,195	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,204	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,084	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,416	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,309	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,470	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	429.13/cwt	425.00–432.50	1,807	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	309.60/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,313	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,916	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	346.00/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,678	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	324.84/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,673	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	404.43/cwt	392.50–410.00	2,123	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,236	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,237	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	280.69/cwt	262.50–295.00	1,906	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	698	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,269	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,014	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	754	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,904	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,331	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	272.49/cwt	260.00–285.00	2,213	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	266.69/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,360	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,094	2,433.20/head	2,050.00–2,800.00	2,433	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,331	2,253.29/head	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,253	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	946	177.39/cwt	152.50–195.00	1,678	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	903	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	976	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Canandaigua, NY

Sat Mar 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 438Last week 779Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to last feeder sale 500-700lb feeder steers sold steady. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 26.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 26.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	254	475.00	475.00
1	300–350	346	420.00	420.00
4	350–400	373	485.00	485.00
4	400–450	426	365.00–395.00	380.22
2	450–500	478	370.00–380.00	375.13
14	500–550	522	347.00–360.00	350.29
5	550–600	578	345.00	345.00
12	600–650	632	330.00–345.00	336.16
1	650–700	660	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	731	307.50	307.50
3	800–850	831	252.50–270.00	264.12
1	850–900	873	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	330.00–405.00	376.63
21	350–400	387	322.50–400.00	376.27
1	400–450	436	350.00	350.00
7	450–500	483	305.00–345.00	319.90
5	500–550	535	305.00–340.00	313.56
19	550–600	562	307.50–335.00	321.20
3	600–650	629	295.00–310.00	305.12
8	650–700	669	295.00–315.00	301.69
3	700–750	717	250.00–262.50	258.39
3	750–800	771	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	809	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	416.00	416.00
3	300–350	340	390.00–405.00	394.80
3	350–400	376	372.50–410.00	384.80
5	400–450	429	310.00–392.50	367.80
5	450–500	464	290.00–355.00	326.68
1	500–550	506	300.00	300.00
10	550–600	570	330.00–355.00	343.82
2	600–650	611	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	684	300.00–325.00	308.34
8	700–750	734	270.00–290.00	274.07
1	750–800	754	277.50	277.50
2	850–900	872	267.50–272.50	270.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	289	465.00	465.00
3	300–350	322	420.00–460.00	433.25
9	350–400	375	420.00–470.00	462.17
3	400–450	420	450.00–480.00	470.17
6	450–500	484	415.00–417.50	416.25
17	500–550	526	380.00–420.00	401.23
11	550–600	565	372.50–380.00	375.32
65	600–650	625	330.00–407.50	374.76
20	650–700	673	335.00–367.50	347.58
22	700–750	717	320.00–342.50	335.59
17	750–800	760	317.50–342.50	330.12
2	800–850	820	290.00–322.50	305.94
1	950–1000	954	270.00	270.00
1	1000–1050	1,017	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	308	425.00	425.00
3	400–450	421	425.00–432.50	429.13
1	450–500	485	395.00	395.00
5	500–550	525	392.50–410.00	404.43
6	550–600	566	395.00	395.00
4	600–650	613	365.00	365.00
8	650–700	698	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	713	282.50	282.50
4	750–800	758	307.50	307.50
2	800–850	812	260.00–285.00	272.49
3	850–900	885	265.00–270.00	266.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	278	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	345	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	392	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	424	300.00–320.00	309.60
7	450–500	485	320.00–360.00	346.00
5	500–550	515	305.00–355.00	324.84
3	650–700	679	262.50–295.00	280.69
1	750–800	754	252.50	252.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,331	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,253.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,094	2,050.00–2,800.00	2,433.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	946	152.50–195.00	177.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	976	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	903	1,550.00	1,550.00

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.