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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-05

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Sep 5

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980

← Aug 8Sep 5Sep 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

358 head

▼ 144 vs last sale 502▼ 399 vs year ago 757 · −52.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 102▼ 70 vs year ago 114 · −61.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 300-400lb feeder steers sold 65.00 to 95.00 lower. 500-600lb feeder steers sold 34.00 to 55.00 lower. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 39.00 to 51.00 lower. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 52.00 to 71.00 lower.

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 $312.59/cwt on 26 head, down $42.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −40.57 against this barn's trailing median of $353.17.

Average price

$312.59

▼ 42.98 vs prior sale

26 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

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

$76.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−18.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	344.78	1,799	15thin
Medium and Large 2	552	268.71	1,483	11thin

One grade step is worth $76.07/cwt here — about $316 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 sale26 hd

312.59

—

NY average1 barns · 26 hd

312.59

+0.00

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−18.93

This barn, trailing median14 sales

353.17

−40.57

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)	1,417	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	978	$1,559	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,312	$1,535	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	967	$2,100	1thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	216	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	756	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,191	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	282	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,001	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,431	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	328.53/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,229	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	389.25/cwt	375.00–422.50	1,503	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,721	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	367.59/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,698	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	263.46/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,283	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	502	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,142	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	355.23/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,922	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	339.07/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,946	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	264.34/cwt	227.50–305.00	1,552	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	294.89/cwt	275.00–327.50	1,819	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	234.14/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,484	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	315.95/cwt	307.50–330.00	2,126	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	729	233.13/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,700	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	279.36/cwt	260.00–290.00	2,051	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	752	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,730	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	275.77/cwt	262.50–277.50	2,236	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	826	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,859	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	246.20/cwt	246.00–247.50	2,191	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,248	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	951	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,164	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	994	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,555	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	741	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	342.19/cwt	300.00–385.00	924	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	430.36/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,209	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	357.15/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,171	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	440.89/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,451	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	414.86/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,552	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	353.55/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,368	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	365.99/cwt	320.00–387.50	1,559	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,380	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	352.40/cwt	320.00–395.00	1,716	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	279.93/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,380	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	348.20/cwt	315.00–385.00	1,793	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	274.31/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,457	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	322.54/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,826	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	261.98/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,512	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	285.22/cwt	260.00–322.50	1,783	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,734	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	241.83/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,649	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	701	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,840	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	292.45/cwt	282.50–302.50	2,152	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,018	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,214	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,059	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,224	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	217	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,063	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	741	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	261	459.44/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,199	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	271	306.62/cwt	300.00–320.00	831	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,439	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	858	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,549	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	397.22/cwt	360.00–407.50	1,664	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	309.82/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,456	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,726	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	301.59/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,779	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	293.15/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,788	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	283.40/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,927	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,981	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	832	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,872	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	896	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,025	5
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,034	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	179.98/cwt	168.00–202.50	2,691	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	1,559.19/head	1,125.00–2,200.00	1,559	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,312	1,535.25/head	1,375.00–1,775.00	1,535	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,417	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,121	108.35/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,215	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,464	132.37/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,938	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 Sep 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 502Year ago 757

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 102Year ago 114

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	228	325.00	325.00
3	250–300	271	300.00–320.00	306.62
1	300–350	343	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	470	302.50–317.50	309.82
1	800–850	832	225.00	225.00
5	850–900	896	226.00	226.00
7	900–950	935	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	217	490.00	490.00
5	250–300	261	455.00–475.00	459.44
1	300–350	327	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	356	435.00	435.00
8	400–450	419	360.00–407.50	397.22
2	500–550	548	315.00	315.00
9	550–600	590	297.50–315.00	301.59
7	600–650	610	282.50–297.50	293.15
3	650–700	680	280.00–290.00	283.40
1	800–850	817	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	216	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	282	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	374	300.00–355.00	328.53
5	450–500	487	247.50–267.50	263.46
3	500–550	502	227.50	227.50
5	550–600	587	227.50–305.00	264.34
7	600–650	634	225.00–260.00	234.14
4	700–750	729	230.00–237.50	233.13
1	750–800	752	230.00	230.00
2	800–850	826	225.00	225.00
3	950–1000	951	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	277	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	329	435.00	435.00
13	350–400	386	375.00–422.50	389.25
2	400–450	433	397.50	397.50
6	450–500	462	335.00–385.00	367.59
17	500–550	541	350.00–375.00	355.23
6	550–600	574	320.00–360.00	339.07
3	600–650	617	275.00–327.50	294.89
5	650–700	673	307.50–330.00	315.95
4	700–750	734	260.00–290.00	279.36
9	800–850	811	262.50–277.50	275.77
7	850–900	890	246.00–247.50	246.20
1	900–950	927	242.50	242.50
3	950–1000	994	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	228	325.00	325.00
4	250–300	270	300.00–385.00	342.19
2	300–350	328	350.00–365.00	357.15
10	350–400	387	347.50–360.00	353.55
2	400–450	438	315.00	315.00
3	450–500	493	275.00–290.00	279.93
6	500–550	531	250.00–300.00	274.31
5	550–600	577	252.50–275.00	261.98
8	650–700	682	230.00–245.00	241.83
1	700–750	701	262.50	262.50
2	750–800	750	240.00	240.00
2	1000–1050	1,018	217.50	217.50
2	1050–1100	1,059	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	281	400.00–445.00	430.36
12	300–350	329	410.00–455.00	440.89
18	350–400	374	380.00–430.00	414.86
3	400–450	426	320.00–387.50	365.99
8	450–500	487	320.00–395.00	352.40
13	500–550	515	315.00–385.00	348.20
2	550–600	566	320.00–325.00	322.54
12	600–650	625	260.00–322.50	285.22
2	650–700	680	255.00	255.00
2	700–750	736	282.50–302.50	292.45

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	7	—	1,495	168.00–202.50	179.98

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)	14	—	978	1,125.00–2,200.00	1,559.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,417	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,312	1,375.00–1,775.00	1,535.25

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	—	967	2,100.00	2,100.00

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	—	1,121	102.00–115.00	108.35

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	—	1,464	125.00–138.00	132.37

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.