Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last feeder sale 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 51.00 to 72.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 31.00 to 52.00 higher. 400-500lb feeder steers sold 53.50 to 56.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder steers sold 10.00 to 25.00 higher. Vaccinated cattle brought a 40.00 to 60.00 higher premium.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $400.44/cwt on 61 head, up $9.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 12 comparable sales and sits −4.17 against this barn's trailing median of $404.61.

Average price

$400.44

▲ 9.04 vs prior sale

61 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,288

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$357

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

$61.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−65.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	419.48	2,400	42
Medium and Large 2	570	358.35	2,043	19thin

One grade step is worth $61.13/cwt here — about $357 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $467.80, low $358.25, median $404.61 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale61 hd

400.44

—

NY average1 barns · 61 hd

400.44

+0.00

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−65.89

This barn, trailing median12 sales

404.61

−4.17

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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)	1,518	$2,274	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,541	$2,150	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,309	$1,766	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,129	$2,176	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,084	$2,168	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,043	$2,158	3thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	454.91/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	951	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	289.45/cwt	265.00–327.50	1,786	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	938	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	399.56/cwt	372.50–447.50	2,461	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	421.46/cwt	377.50–447.50	2,444	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	373.20/cwt	362.50–390.00	2,549	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	412.23/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,238	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	282.48/cwt	280.00–287.50	2,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	374.60/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	299	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	832	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	328.69/cwt	312.50–350.00	2,393	13
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	500–550	534	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,882	11
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	768	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	356.59/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	358.68/cwt	347.50–365.00	2,062	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	381.15/cwt	325.00–415.00	1,822	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	285.07/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,030	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	750–800	768	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,958	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	950–1000	955	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,340	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	604	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,570	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	992	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,022	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	376.81/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	328.71/cwt	310.00–362.50	1,837	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	796	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	461.94/cwt	425.00–485.00	2,157	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	469.69/cwt	430.00–495.00	2,010	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	275.94/cwt	240.00–302.50	1,700	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	423.79/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,805	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	291.77/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,101	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	831	241.67/cwt	227.50–250.00	2,008	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	403.44/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	269.35/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,861	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	440.23/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,034	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	352.41/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,663	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	440.43/cwt	402.50–475.00	1,709	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	315.73/cwt	280.00–355.00	1,702	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,647	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	396.78/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	289.91/cwt	275.00–320.00	2,354	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	311.95/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	342.52/cwt	315.00–375.00	2,113	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	404.36/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,078	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	436.59/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,890	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,116	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,493	191.83/cwt	179.00–200.00	2,864	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,541	2,149.92/head	1,975.00–2,475.00	2,150	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,374	150.36/cwt	140.00–157.00	2,066	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,518	2,274.49/head	1,675.00–2,750.00	2,274	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	1,766.23/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,766	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	2,175.86/head	1,875.00–2,400.00	2,176	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	2,157.74/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,158	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	2,168.29/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,168	2

How this sale compares

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 Jan 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 442Last week 239Year ago 419

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 20Year ago 10

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	289	525.00	525.00
1	300–350	346	465.00	465.00
3	350–400	381	445.00–460.00	454.91
12	400–450	428	430.00–495.00	469.69
9	450–500	467	425.00–485.00	461.94
9	500–550	543	410.00–415.00	412.23
33	550–600	580	377.50–447.50	421.46
23	600–650	616	372.50–447.50	399.56
14	650–700	683	362.50–390.00	373.20
13	700–750	728	312.50–350.00	328.69
5	750–800	796	312.50	312.50
1	900–950	938	265.00	265.00
2	950–1000	951	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	299	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	378	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	438	370.00–377.50	374.60
8	450–500	478	325.00–415.00	381.15
3	500–550	544	350.00–370.00	356.59
16	550–600	575	347.50–365.00	358.68
6	600–650	617	265.00–327.50	289.45
2	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	712	275.00–295.00	285.07
3	750–800	760	280.00–287.50	282.48
1	800–850	832	247.50	247.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	534	352.50	352.50
2	750–800	768	255.00	255.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	768	255.00	255.00
1	950–1000	955	245.00	245.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	604	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	992	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	276	350.00–400.00	376.81
1	300–350	319	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	406	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	483	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	541	355.00	355.00
12	550–600	559	310.00–362.50	328.71
4	600–650	642	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	336	420.00	420.00
8	350–400	366	450.00	450.00
6	400–450	433	405.00–445.00	436.59
10	450–500	465	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	505	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	400.00–405.00	403.44
3	400–450	429	380.00	380.00
16	450–500	472	325.00–395.00	352.41
15	500–550	539	280.00–355.00	315.73
6	550–600	576	300.00–340.00	311.95
17	600–650	616	240.00–302.50	275.94
8	650–700	691	240.00–290.00	269.35
3	700–750	720	285.00–305.00	291.77
6	800–850	831	227.50–250.00	241.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	388	402.50–475.00	440.43
8	400–450	426	410.00–440.00	423.79
10	450–500	462	410.00–460.00	440.23
6	500–550	514	370.00–420.00	404.36
3	550–600	566	385.00–420.00	396.78
12	600–650	617	315.00–375.00	342.52
6	800–850	812	275.00–320.00	289.91

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	4	—	1,493	179.00–200.00	191.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,541	1,975.00–2,475.00	2,149.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,518	1,675.00–2,750.00	2,274.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,309	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,766.23
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,374	140.00–157.00	150.36
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,129	1,875.00–2,400.00	2,175.86
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,043	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,157.74
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,084	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,168.29

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.

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