Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2026-09-19

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Sep 19
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980
Feeder Cattle receipts
498 head
▲ 140 vs last sale 358▲ 498 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 44▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last feeder sale 400-500lb feeder steers sold 15.00 to 40.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder steers sold 40.00 to 77.50 higher. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 6.50 to 11.50 higher. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 12.50 to 87.50 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $361.90/cwt on 32 head, up $36.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 14 comparable sales and sits −18.21 against this barn's trailing median of $380.10.
Average price
$361.90
▲ 36.81 vs prior sale
32 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,031
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.00
vs NY average
−41.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561372.402,08821
Medium and Large 2563341.851,92311thin
One grade step is worth $30.55/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale32 hd
361.90
—
NY average1 barns · 32 hd
361.90
−0.00
National average167 barns · 12,243 hd
403.36
−41.47
This barn, trailing median14 sales
380.10
−18.21
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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,019$1,7142thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,239$1,6124thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)959$2,0322thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,076$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,420$1,4751thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275438.82/cwt437.50–442.501,2074
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330438.16/cwt410.00–460.001,4467
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2347402.51/cwt400.00–407.501,3976
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366436.69/cwt400.00–445.001,5986
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2374380.20/cwt375.00–402.501,4225
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430367.47/cwt327.50–377.501,5805
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431412.70/cwt400.00–432.501,77921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465418.00/cwt418.00–418.001,94410
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488367.42/cwt320.00–385.001,79312
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510357.06/cwt350.00–362.501,8216
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2516340.91/cwt335.00–347.501,7593
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580342.20/cwt335.00–347.501,9858
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581378.53/cwt350.00–397.502,19915
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2606300.75/cwt292.50–302.501,8236
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631340.63/cwt332.50–367.502,14917
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670336.93/cwt335.00–340.002,2574
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2691272.04/cwt250.00–277.501,8805
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1739320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3651
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2748287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,1513
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770341.61/cwt300.00–357.502,6308
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2822230.74/cwt200.00–247.501,8974
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1827284.95/cwt277.50–292.502,3572
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1892296.60/cwt290.00–297.502,6468
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1936270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2257390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0023
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280418.55/cwt400.00–447.501,1727
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322428.22/cwt420.00–435.001,37913
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2339365.56/cwt350.00–395.001,2398
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3144
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375415.23/cwt405.00–430.001,55710
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426372.70/cwt360.00–412.501,58816
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428346.82/cwt305.00–355.001,4847
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472363.93/cwt360.00–370.001,7185
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477303.57/cwt300.00–315.001,4484
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1504336.63/cwt335.00–342.501,69714
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1592337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,9981
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2616256.07/cwt245.00–272.501,5777
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627297.75/cwt287.50–312.501,8677
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,2541
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2684267.69/cwt250.00–272.501,8316
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1761320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4357
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2774255.19/cwt252.00–270.001,97511
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1807280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2601
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2868228.46/cwt222.00–235.001,9832
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2967241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,3305
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3231
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372415.55/cwt400.00–425.001,5466
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418379.78/cwt365.00–405.001,5876
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418318.30/cwt295.00–330.001,3303
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1481377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,8163
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5407
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1534342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,8293
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1557318.58/cwt310.00–330.001,77411
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2561287.94/cwt277.50–292.501,6155
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2621259.99/cwt257.50–262.501,6152
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1640275.88/cwt270.00–290.001,7666
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2738254.17/cwt252.50–255.001,8766
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3380230.00/cwt230.00–230.008748
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3645232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5001
Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 31,003185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8561
Dairy Steers1050–1100Large 31,081202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,1891
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3499300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4974
Beef/Dairy Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3739255.73/cwt250.00–265.001,89035
Beef/Dairy Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3751255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9154
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,527188.46/cwt179.00–194.002,8784
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0191,713.99/head1,675.00–1,750.001,7142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2391,612.29/head1,350.00–1,950.001,6124
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,321138.54/cwt133.00–144.001,8307
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,325118.51/cwt118.00–119.001,5702
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,797174.00/cwt174.00–174.003,1271
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4201,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29592,032.04/head1,925.00–2,125.002,0322
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0761,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.