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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Apr 18

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980

← Apr 4Apr 18May 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

640 head

▲ 215 vs last sale 425▲ 640 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 41▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last feeder sale 400-450lb feeder steers sold 9.00 higher. 450-500lb feeder steers sold 14.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 21.00 to 27.00 lower. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 23.00 lower. Vaccinated cattle sold with a 10.00 to 20.00 higher premium.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $374.71/cwt on 69 head, up $10.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 14 comparable sales and sits +21.54 against this barn's trailing median of $353.17.

Average price

$374.71

▲ 10.57 vs prior sale

69 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$41.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−52.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	385.03	2,081	52
Medium and Large 2	560	343.12	1,920	17thin

One grade step is worth $41.91/cwt here — about $161 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale69 hd

374.71

—

NY average1 barns · 69 hd

374.71

+0.00

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−52.68

This barn, trailing median14 sales

353.17

+21.54

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $423.86, low $304.73, median $353.17 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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,253	$2,688	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,167	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,137	$2,027	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$3,171	9

Every lot

83 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	619.39/cwt	610.00–630.00	1,691	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	289	511.59/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,478	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,890	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	341	535.16/cwt	525.00–545.00	1,825	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	504.50/cwt	475.00–555.00	1,887	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	582.18/cwt	565.00–590.00	2,183	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	452.22/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,913	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	505.78/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,160	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	475.83/cwt	470.00–525.00	2,232	43
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	450.29/cwt	422.50–475.00	2,112	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	467.09/cwt	435.00–565.00	2,434	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	402.63/cwt	350.00–429.00	2,118	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	384.75/cwt	362.50–415.00	2,185	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,179	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	384.23/cwt	360.00–427.50	2,394	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	355.56/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,364	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	373.00/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,499	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	377.38/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,710	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	724	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,588	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	767	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,665	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,984	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	874	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,360	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	893	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,777	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	912	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,371	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	941	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	3,364	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	955	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,507	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	993	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,078	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	238	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,547	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	606.18/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,740	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	596.28/cwt	590.00–605.00	1,878	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	514.27/cwt	480.00–560.00	1,723	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	469.65/cwt	450.00–505.00	1,785	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	471.45/cwt	437.50–505.00	1,994	41
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	382.62/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,657	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	474.02/cwt	430.00–485.00	2,204	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	344.32/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,691	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	392.81/cwt	367.50–420.00	2,031	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	328.38/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,717	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	377.25/cwt	367.50–395.00	2,128	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	347.66/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,985	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	317.24/cwt	305.00–332.50	1,919	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	352.76/cwt	345.00–367.50	2,201	27
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	315.94/cwt	302.50–322.50	2,139	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	350.27/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,382	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	277.55/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,984	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	355.27/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,629	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	341.27/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,604	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	839	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,601	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	841	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	3,343	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	883	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,446	9
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	962	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,646	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	608.89/cwt	550.00–625.00	1,644	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,031	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	466.13/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,841	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	483.03/cwt	472.50–502.50	1,985	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	445.70/cwt	432.50–455.00	1,908	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	468.20/cwt	462.00–480.00	2,177	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	420.24/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,009	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	391.02/cwt	375.00–440.00	2,041	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,155	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	353.29/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,028	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	383.84/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,230	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	357.93/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,205	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,346	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	714	266.10/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,900	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	325.95/cwt	322.50–337.50	2,344	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	774	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,225	6
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,464	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	964	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,772	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	497	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,031	1
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	1
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	820	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,476	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 3	719	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,258	2
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3	790	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,343	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	196.52/cwt	180.00–208.00	2,702	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	966	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,196	3,392.85/head	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,393	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,137	2,026.51/head	1,750.00–2,250.00	2,027	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	2,688.16/head	2,200.00–3,250.00	2,688	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,088	142.88/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,555	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,194	186.89/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,231	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,480	169.82/cwt	159.00–175.00	2,513	6

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 Apr 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 640Last week 425Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 41Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	238	650.00	650.00
3	250–300	287	590.00–620.00	606.18
4	300–350	315	590.00–605.00	596.28
41	400–450	423	437.50–505.00	471.45
10	450–500	465	430.00–485.00	474.02
26	500–550	517	367.50–420.00	392.81
26	550–600	564	367.50–395.00	377.25
27	600–650	624	345.00–367.50	352.76
9	650–700	680	350.00–352.50	350.27
9	700–750	740	350.00–380.00	355.27
8	750–800	763	340.00–350.00	341.27
1	800–850	841	397.50	397.50
1	950–1000	962	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	480.00–560.00	514.27
12	350–400	380	450.00–505.00	469.65
13	400–450	433	350.00–425.00	382.62
4	450–500	491	342.50–350.00	344.32
4	500–550	523	320.00–355.00	328.38
13	550–600	571	330.00–355.00	347.66
10	600–650	605	305.00–332.50	317.24
3	650–700	677	302.50–322.50	315.94
2	700–750	715	275.00–280.00	277.55
3	800–850	839	310.00	310.00
9	850–900	883	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	610.00–630.00	619.39
2	300–350	315	600.00	600.00
3	350–400	375	565.00–590.00	582.18
9	400–450	427	475.00–525.00	505.78
43	450–500	469	470.00–525.00	475.83
12	500–550	521	435.00–565.00	467.09
7	600–650	623	360.00–427.50	384.23
22	650–700	670	360.00–400.00	373.00
15	700–750	718	365.00–400.00	377.38
7	750–800	775	385.00	385.00
3	850–900	893	311.00	311.00
1	900–950	941	357.50	357.50
3	950–1000	993	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	289	500.00–525.00	511.59
2	300–350	341	525.00–545.00	535.16
14	350–400	374	475.00–555.00	504.50
19	400–450	423	420.00–485.00	452.22
20	450–500	469	422.50–475.00	450.29
15	500–550	526	350.00–429.00	402.63
25	550–600	568	362.50–415.00	384.75
3	600–650	612	356.00	356.00
4	650–700	665	350.00–357.50	355.56
1	700–750	724	357.50	357.50
1	750–800	767	347.50	347.50
1	850–900	874	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	912	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	955	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	497	207.50	207.50
1	750–800	795	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	820	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	719	175.00	175.00
2	750–800	790	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	395	450.00–470.00	466.13
3	400–450	428	432.50–455.00	445.70
5	450–500	478	395.00–430.00	420.24
1	500–550	532	405.00	405.00
3	550–600	574	350.00–355.00	353.29
1	650–700	685	342.50	342.50
2	700–750	714	257.50–275.00	266.10
6	750–800	774	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	550.00–625.00	608.89
5	350–400	366	555.00	555.00
5	400–450	411	472.50–502.50	483.03
3	450–500	465	462.00–480.00	468.20
5	500–550	522	375.00–440.00	391.02
16	550–600	581	370.00–405.00	383.84
5	600–650	616	350.00–362.50	357.93
5	700–750	719	322.50–337.50	325.95
2	900–950	921	267.50	267.50
7	950–1000	964	287.50	287.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	9	—	1,375	180.00–208.00	196.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	966	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,196	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,392.85

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,253	2,200.00–3,250.00	2,688.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,167	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,137	1,750.00–2,250.00	2,026.51

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	6	—	1,480	159.00–175.00	169.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,088	139.00–147.00	142.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,194	185.00–190.00	186.89

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.