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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, May 16

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980

← May 2May 16Jun 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

447 head

▼ 206 vs last sale 653▲ 14 vs year ago 433 · +3.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 16▼ 28 vs year ago 59 · −47.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last feeder sale 500-600lb feeder steers sold 53.00 to 59.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 54.00 to 69.00 lower. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 61.00 to 77.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 36.00 to 58.00 lower. Vaccinated cattle brought 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 $388.17/cwt on 55 head, down $35.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 14 comparable sales and sits +35.00 against this barn's trailing median of $353.17.

Average price

$388.17

▼ 35.69 vs prior sale

55 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$53.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.46

vs NY average

−28.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	400.81	2,156	42
Medium and Large 2	568	347.33	1,973	13thin

One grade step is worth $53.48/cwt here — about $184 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 sale55 hd

388.17

—

NY average2 barns · 56 hd

387.71

+0.46

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−28.94

This barn, trailing median14 sales

353.17

+35.00

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,457	$2,517	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,346	$2,314	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,279	$1,827	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,151	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	958	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,284	$3,646	10

Every lot

78 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,736	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	594.60/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,879	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	481.33/cwt	477.50–485.00	1,531	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	490.10/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,862	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	552.96/cwt	535.00–570.00	2,112	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	517.03/cwt	495.00–547.50	2,197	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	496.73/cwt	492.50–505.00	2,350	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	441.15/cwt	420.00–475.00	2,312	31
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,431	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	365.03/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,077	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	417.68/cwt	390.00–445.00	2,539	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	343.27/cwt	320.00–367.50	2,128	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	392.57/cwt	387.50–402.50	2,626	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	357.68/cwt	322.50–377.50	2,447	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	355.85/cwt	337.50–365.00	2,605	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,644	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	799	287.50/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,297	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	374.62/cwt	322.50–387.50	3,027	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	821	275.05/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,258	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	302.92/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,663	14
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	879	256.20/cwt	230.00–287.50	2,252	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	913	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,807	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	934	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	3,526	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	286	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,573	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,319	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	559.15/cwt	545.00–595.00	1,817	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	342	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,539	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	427.95/cwt	400.00–480.00	1,562	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	502.56/cwt	490.00–542.50	1,930	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	512.03/cwt	485.00–522.50	2,145	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	388.96/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,676	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	469.69/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,208	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	386.41/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,851	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	404.37/cwt	390.00–409.00	2,107	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	334.80/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,791	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	393.69/cwt	386.00–435.00	2,252	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	349.61/cwt	302.50–365.00	2,007	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	343.73/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,121	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,329	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	340.17/cwt	332.50–347.50	2,303	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	361.84/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,493	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	328.16/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,366	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	743	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,192	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,482	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,946	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	325.32/cwt	292.50–332.50	2,642	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	848	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,993	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	854	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,711	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,844	7
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	984	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,731	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,090	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,758	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,458	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,694	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	514.93/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,946	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	515.93/cwt	505.00–522.50	2,162	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	402.59/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,691	2
Bulls	400–450	Large 3	427	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,153	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,198	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,888	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	361.48/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,840	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	424.02/cwt	400.00–447.50	2,163	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,017	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,339	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	769	218.31/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,679	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,866	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	983	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,153	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	608	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,885	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	669	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,408	1
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	841	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,178	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,605	203.04/cwt	186.00–218.00	3,259	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	183.84/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,445	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,151	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,279	1,826.92/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,827	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,346	2,314.07/head	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,314	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,457	2,517.06/head	2,150.00–2,900.00	2,517	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,284	3,646.37/head	3,300.00–3,850.00	3,646	10

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 May 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 653Year ago 433

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 16Year ago 59

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	286	550.00	550.00
4	300–350	325	545.00–595.00	559.15
4	350–400	384	490.00–542.50	502.56
8	400–450	419	485.00–522.50	512.03
4	450–500	470	455.00–480.00	469.69
28	500–550	521	390.00–409.00	404.37
14	550–600	572	386.00–435.00	393.69
7	600–650	638	365.00	365.00
9	650–700	689	360.00–372.50	361.84
4	700–750	721	325.00–332.50	328.16
1	750–800	752	330.00	330.00
11	800–850	812	292.50–332.50	325.32
7	850–900	854	317.50	317.50
7	900–950	910	312.50	312.50
5	1050–1100	1,090	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	293	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	342	450.00	450.00
7	350–400	365	400.00–480.00	427.95
8	400–450	431	375.00–420.00	388.96
6	450–500	479	355.00–400.00	386.41
2	500–550	535	320.00–350.00	334.80
11	550–600	574	302.50–365.00	349.61
2	600–650	617	337.50–350.00	343.73
2	650–700	677	332.50–347.50	340.17
1	700–750	743	295.00	295.00
4	750–800	763	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	848	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	984	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	620.00	620.00
2	300–350	316	570.00–620.00	594.60
5	350–400	382	535.00–570.00	552.96
19	400–450	425	495.00–547.50	517.03
4	450–500	473	492.50–505.00	496.73
31	500–550	524	420.00–475.00	441.15
4	550–600	562	432.50	432.50
2	600–650	608	390.00–445.00	417.68
3	650–700	669	387.50–402.50	392.57
11	700–750	732	337.50–365.00	355.85
8	750–800	772	342.50	342.50
5	800–850	808	322.50–387.50	374.62
14	850–900	879	300.00–315.00	302.92
2	900–950	934	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	477.50–485.00	481.33
4	350–400	380	475.00–505.00	490.10
4	550–600	569	350.00–370.00	365.03
2	600–650	620	320.00–367.50	343.27
7	650–700	684	322.50–377.50	357.68
4	750–800	799	280.00–295.00	287.50
2	800–850	821	270.00–280.00	275.05
3	850–900	879	230.00–287.50	256.20
7	900–950	913	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	608	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	669	360.00	360.00
3	800–850	841	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	308	550.00	550.00
3	350–400	378	510.00–525.00	514.93
5	400–450	419	505.00–522.50	515.93
1	450–500	458	480.00	480.00
3	500–550	510	400.00–447.50	424.02
2	650–700	678	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	767	305.00	305.00
2	900–950	933	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	983	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	400.00–405.00	402.59
1	450–500	484	390.00	390.00
3	500–550	509	350.00–385.00	361.48
3	750–800	769	215.00–220.00	218.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	427	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	1,330	180.00–190.00	183.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	958	2,000.00	2,000.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,151	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,346	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,314.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,457	2,150.00–2,900.00	2,517.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,279	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,826.92

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	10	—	1,284	3,300.00–3,850.00	3,646.37

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	3	—	1,605	186.00–218.00	203.04

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.