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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-11

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Jul 11

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980

← Jun 6Jul 11Aug 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

431 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 456▼ 43 vs year ago 474 · −9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 43▲ 22 vs year ago 32 · +68.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 400-500lb feeder steers sold 16.00 to 22.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 15.00 to 76.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 11.00 to 53.00 lower. 750-800lb feeder heifers sold 33.00 to 59.00 higher. Vaccinated cattle brought a 10.00 to 20.00 premium.

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 $408.77/cwt on 37 head, down $34.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 14 comparable sales and sits +28.67 against this barn's trailing median of $380.10.

Average price

$408.77

▼ 34.28 vs prior sale

37 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,297

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$613

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

$115.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−50.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	471.34	2,626	17thin
Medium and Large 2	566	355.59	2,013	20

One grade step is worth $115.75/cwt here — about $613 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale37 hd

408.77

—

NY average1 barns · 37 hd

408.77

+0.00

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−50.71

This barn, trailing median14 sales

380.10

+28.67

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,136	$2,975	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,233	$2,900	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,900	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,150	$3,167	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	890	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,850	2thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,881	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	292	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,285	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,264	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	540.24/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,999	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	534.59/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,235	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	436.15/cwt	407.50–447.50	1,902	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	454	453.01/cwt	435.00–459.00	2,057	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,382	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	491.73/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,513	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,738	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	466.97/cwt	460.00–510.00	2,648	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	361.43/cwt	330.00–426.00	2,064	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	354.72/cwt	315.00–380.00	2,203	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	488.86/cwt	455.00–500.00	3,138	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	349.22/cwt	310.00–365.00	2,326	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,792	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	410.49/cwt	377.50–452.50	2,947	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	724	321.46/cwt	310.00–342.50	2,327	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,873	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	336.54/cwt	310.00–362.50	2,591	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	346.03/cwt	320.00–357.50	2,817	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	817	313.73/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,563	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	886	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,769	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,886	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	960	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,184	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	258.58/cwt	245.00–267.50	2,503	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	259	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,528	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	302	513.84/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,552	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,287	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	388.67/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,434	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	556.44/cwt	540.00–590.00	2,187	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	362.27/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,522	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	443.02/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,905	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	353.91/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,635	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	457.99/cwt	400.00–477.50	2,139	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	398.64/cwt	380.00–450.00	2,097	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	306.61/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,634	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	338.31/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,976	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	423.04/cwt	387.50–440.00	2,487	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	381.37/cwt	365.00–407.50	2,418	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	316.25/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,024	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	355.45/cwt	342.50–377.50	2,357	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	329.41/cwt	312.50–335.00	2,233	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,337	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	732	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,196	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	379.02/cwt	335.00–390.00	2,918	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	791	318.76/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,521	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	817	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,512	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	899	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,989	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	324.44/cwt	321.00–325.00	2,972	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	940	251.19/cwt	245.00–257.50	2,361	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	587.49/cwt	550.00–620.00	1,639	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,269	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	395.90/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,540	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,029	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	414.96/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,996	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	270.89/cwt	250.00–292.50	1,425	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	594	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,455	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,231	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	396.91/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,441	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	317.55/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,975	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	693	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,166	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	746	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,679	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	748	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,842	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	776	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,882	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	829	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,155	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 3	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	3
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 3	405	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,235	1
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3	758	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,971	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	267.55/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,413	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	722	345.63/cwt	325.00–352.50	2,495	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	852	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,386	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,464	211.03/cwt	189.00–235.00	3,089	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,166.67/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,167	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,108	133.98/cwt	121.00–146.00	1,484	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	176.49/cwt	165.00–183.00	2,229	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,136	2,975.00/head	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,975	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,900.00/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	2,900.00/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,900	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	3,850.00/head	3,600.00–4,100.00	3,850	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 Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Canandaigua, NY

Sat Jul 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 431Last week 456Year ago 474

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 43Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	660.00	660.00
3	350–400	370	510.00–560.00	540.24
5	400–450	418	510.00–550.00	534.59
4	450–500	467	510.00	510.00
3	500–550	511	475.00–500.00	491.73
14	550–600	567	460.00–510.00	466.97
8	600–650	642	455.00–500.00	488.86
5	650–700	686	407.00	407.00
13	700–750	718	377.50–452.50	410.49
3	750–800	761	377.50	377.50
10	800–850	814	320.00–357.50	346.03
8	850–900	888	325.00	325.00
5	950–1000	968	245.00–267.50	258.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	292	440.00	440.00
3	300–350	312	405.00	405.00
6	400–450	436	407.50–447.50	436.15
4	450–500	454	435.00–459.00	453.01
3	500–550	539	322.50	322.50
17	550–600	571	330.00–426.00	361.43
11	600–650	621	315.00–380.00	354.72
6	650–700	666	310.00–365.00	349.22
10	700–750	724	310.00–342.50	321.46
2	750–800	770	310.00–362.50	336.54
2	800–850	817	310.00–317.50	313.73
1	850–900	886	312.50	312.50
2	950–1000	960	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	314	410.00	410.00
12	350–400	369	375.00–430.00	388.67
14	400–450	420	330.00–390.00	362.27
5	450–500	462	330.00–390.00	353.91
11	500–550	533	305.00–320.00	306.61
4	550–600	584	315.00–365.00	338.31
2	600–650	640	310.00–322.50	316.25
4	650–700	678	312.50–335.00	329.41
1	700–750	732	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	791	315.00–322.50	318.76
1	800–850	817	307.50	307.50
2	900–950	940	245.00–257.50	251.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	259	590.00	590.00
4	300–350	302	505.00–540.00	513.84
3	350–400	393	540.00–590.00	556.44
3	400–450	430	420.00–470.00	443.02
8	450–500	467	400.00–477.50	457.99
6	500–550	526	380.00–450.00	398.64
11	550–600	588	387.50–440.00	423.04
12	600–650	634	365.00–407.50	381.37
5	650–700	663	342.50–377.50	355.45
2	700–750	719	325.00	325.00
5	750–800	770	335.00–390.00	379.02
1	850–900	899	332.50	332.50
7	900–950	916	321.00–325.00	324.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	405	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	758	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	250.00–285.00	267.55
4	700–750	722	325.00–352.50	345.63
1	850–900	852	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	370.00	370.00
7	350–400	389	360.00–410.00	395.90
1	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
6	500–550	526	250.00–292.50	270.89
1	550–600	594	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	622	310.00–325.00	317.55
1	650–700	693	312.50	312.50
1	700–750	746	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	776	242.50	242.50
1	800–850	829	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	279	550.00–620.00	587.49
1	400–450	441	460.00	460.00
3	450–500	481	410.00–425.00	414.96
1	550–600	595	375.00	375.00
4	600–650	615	360.00–410.00	396.91
3	700–750	748	380.00	380.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	2,700.00	2,700.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,150	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,166.67

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	9	—	1,263	165.00–183.00	176.49

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	4	—	1,108	121.00–146.00	133.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,233	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,136	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,185	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	3,600.00–4,100.00	3,850.00

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	10	—	1,464	189.00–235.00	211.03

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.