Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2026-06-06

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Jun 6
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980
Feeder Cattle receipts
456 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 447▲ 108 vs year ago 348 · +31.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 31▼ 20 vs year ago 63 · −31.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's feeder sale 400-500lb feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. 500-600lb feeder steers sold 19.50 to 35.50 higher. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 80.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Vaccinated cattle brought a 10.00 to 30.00 higher premium. 321lb highland heifer feeder calf sold for 790.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $443.05/cwt on 38 head, up $10.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 14 comparable sales and sits +62.95 against this barn's trailing median of $380.10.
Average price
$443.05
▲ 10.59 vs prior sale
38 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,453
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$292
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$52.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs NY average
−16.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554460.922,55325
Medium and Large 2553408.682,26013thin
One grade step is worth $52.25/cwt here — about $292 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 sale38 hd
443.05
—
NY average1 barns · 38 hd
443.05
+0.00
National average164 barns · 12,433 hd
459.19
−16.14
This barn, trailing median14 sales
380.10
+62.95
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
482425368311median 380.1003/0704/1807/1109/1910/31
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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,429$3,2553thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,182$3,0667
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,188$2,3315
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,024$2,9545
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,385$3,6582thin

Every lot

82 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,8591
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2317479.39/cwt470.00–505.001,5204
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369581.70/cwt562.50–620.002,1468
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370510.45/cwt500.00–520.001,8892
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2408450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8361
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427511.85/cwt480.00–530.002,18610
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470493.08/cwt472.50–500.002,3177
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470407.52/cwt400.00–415.001,9152
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517417.49/cwt415.00–420.002,1586
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518476.64/cwt455.00–487.502,4699
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574452.08/cwt441.00–482.502,59516
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2584401.12/cwt390.00–405.002,3437
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2614330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0261
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631412.20/cwt380.00–420.002,60116
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678392.93/cwt380.00–409.002,66414
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,0722
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719368.34/cwt367.50–372.502,6486
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2741325.89/cwt315.00–350.002,4155
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770382.04/cwt367.50–389.002,9429
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2777308.18/cwt300.00–320.002,3953
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1804340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,7342
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1863341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,9435
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2868303.76/cwt302.50–305.002,6372
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1279560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5621
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2286480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3731
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5831
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364529.81/cwt525.00–535.001,9292
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378474.44/cwt450.00–500.001,7932
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425450.09/cwt435.00–465.001,91312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438418.52/cwt410.00–422.501,8333
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477395.86/cwt377.50–427.501,8885
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510410.49/cwt380.00–435.002,09318
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7601
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572314.82/cwt290.00–360.001,8013
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1584476.51/cwt470.00–530.002,7839
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618293.28/cwt260.00–320.001,8123
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1631359.78/cwt340.00–400.002,27019
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664353.49/cwt345.00–365.002,3477
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2694296.22/cwt287.50–305.002,0562
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725259.94/cwt230.00–290.001,8855
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1727338.18/cwt325.00–350.002,45920
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4742
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2782285.24/cwt270.00–292.502,2313
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2802230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8451
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1807337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,7241
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1967273.28/cwt271.00–282.502,6435
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2258485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,2511
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1298605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,8031
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1316558.96/cwt530.00–590.001,7662
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2324483.43/cwt455.00–510.001,5664
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,0161
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374472.56/cwt465.00–480.001,7672
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417406.80/cwt390.00–425.001,6964
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428499.40/cwt455.00–515.002,1374
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475472.98/cwt450.00–490.002,2473
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482402.66/cwt395.00–410.001,9412
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525407.64/cwt400.00–415.002,14020
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1552410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2631
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,1322
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618391.58/cwt362.50–405.002,42011
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2661304.19/cwt280.00–332.502,0114
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1687355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4391
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2734304.34/cwt292.50–310.002,2343
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1739345.33/cwt337.50–357.502,5525
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2812267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,1721
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6491
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1861312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,6911
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2861281.03/cwt242.50–297.502,4208
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3384260.00/cwt260.00–260.009981
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3436270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1771
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3552235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2971
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3634247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,5691
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,362211.46/cwt201.00–221.002,8803
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29941,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1823,066.07/head2,800.00–3,250.003,0667
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2362,513.46/head2,200.00–3,300.002,5134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4293,255.09/head3,200.00–3,300.003,2553
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,137135.41/cwt133.00–139.001,5403
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,258160.10/cwt145.00–170.002,0146
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0242,953.66/head2,500.00–3,200.002,9545
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3853,657.58/head3,550.00–3,800.003,6582

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.