Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-06

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 class

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 11 of 12 comparable sales and sits +38.44 against this barn's trailing median of $404.61.

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	460.92	2,553	25
Medium and Large 2	553	408.68	2,260	13thin

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.

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 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 median12 sales

404.61

+38.44

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,429	$3,255	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,182	$3,066	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,188	$2,331	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,024	$2,954	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,385	$3,658	2thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	293.28/cwt	260.00–320.00	1,812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	285.24/cwt	270.00–292.50	2,231	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	452.08/cwt	441.00–482.50	2,595	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	511.85/cwt	480.00–530.00	2,186	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	581.70/cwt	562.50–620.00	2,146	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	395.86/cwt	377.50–427.50	1,888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	474.44/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	476.64/cwt	455.00–487.50	2,469	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	392.93/cwt	380.00–409.00	2,664	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	314.82/cwt	290.00–360.00	1,801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	259.94/cwt	230.00–290.00	1,885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	412.20/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,601	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	407.52/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	401.12/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,343	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	417.49/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,158	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	493.08/cwt	472.50–500.00	2,317	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	382.04/cwt	367.50–389.00	2,942	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	868	303.76/cwt	302.50–305.00	2,637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	308.18/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	479.39/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	368.34/cwt	367.50–372.50	2,648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,026	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	436	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,177	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	384	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	998	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	634	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	510.45/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	741	325.89/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,415	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	552	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	402.66/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	304.19/cwt	280.00–332.50	2,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	472.56/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	483.43/cwt	455.00–510.00	1,566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	812	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,172	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,429	3,255.09/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,255	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	2,513.46/head	2,200.00–3,300.00	2,513	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	160.10/cwt	145.00–170.00	2,014	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,137	135.41/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,540	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	2,953.66/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,954	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	3,066.07/head	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,066	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	994	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	3,657.58/head	3,550.00–3,800.00	3,658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,362	211.46/cwt	201.00–221.00	2,880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	499.40/cwt	455.00–515.00	2,137	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	472.98/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,247	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	558.96/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	861	281.03/cwt	242.50–297.50	2,420	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	304.34/cwt	292.50–310.00	2,234	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	407.64/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,140	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	391.58/cwt	362.50–405.00	2,420	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	353.49/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,347	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	273.28/cwt	271.00–282.50	2,643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	359.78/cwt	340.00–400.00	2,270	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	345.33/cwt	337.50–357.50	2,552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	410.49/cwt	380.00–435.00	2,093	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	802	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	450.09/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,913	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	406.80/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	476.51/cwt	470.00–530.00	2,783	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	286	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	529.81/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	338.18/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,459	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	694	296.22/cwt	287.50–305.00	2,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	418.52/cwt	410.00–422.50	1,833	3

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 Jun 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 456Last week 447Year ago 348

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 31Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	286	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	323	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	378	450.00–500.00	474.44
3	400–450	438	410.00–422.50	418.52
5	450–500	477	377.50–427.50	395.86
1	500–550	510	345.00	345.00
3	550–600	572	290.00–360.00	314.82
3	600–650	618	260.00–320.00	293.28
2	650–700	694	287.50–305.00	296.22
5	700–750	725	230.00–290.00	259.94
3	750–800	782	270.00–292.50	285.24
1	800–850	802	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	279	560.00	560.00
2	350–400	364	525.00–535.00	529.81
12	400–450	425	435.00–465.00	450.09
18	500–550	510	380.00–435.00	410.49
9	550–600	584	470.00–530.00	476.51
19	600–650	631	340.00–400.00	359.78
7	650–700	664	345.00–365.00	353.49
20	700–750	727	325.00–350.00	338.18
2	750–800	773	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	807	337.50	337.50
5	950–1000	967	271.00–282.50	273.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	630.00	630.00
8	350–400	369	562.50–620.00	581.70
10	400–450	427	480.00–530.00	511.85
7	450–500	470	472.50–500.00	493.08
9	500–550	518	455.00–487.50	476.64
16	550–600	574	441.00–482.50	452.08
16	600–650	631	380.00–420.00	412.20
14	650–700	678	380.00–409.00	392.93
6	700–750	719	367.50–372.50	368.34
9	750–800	770	367.50–389.00	382.04
2	800–850	804	340.00	340.00
5	850–900	863	341.00	341.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	317	470.00–505.00	479.39
2	350–400	370	500.00–520.00	510.45
1	400–450	408	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	470	400.00–415.00	407.52
6	500–550	517	415.00–420.00	417.49
7	550–600	584	390.00–405.00	401.12
1	600–650	614	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	685	302.50	302.50
5	700–750	741	315.00–350.00	325.89
3	750–800	777	300.00–320.00	308.18
2	850–900	868	302.50–305.00	303.76
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	384	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	436	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	552	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	634	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	258	485.00	485.00
4	300–350	324	455.00–510.00	483.43
2	350–400	374	465.00–480.00	472.56
4	400–450	417	390.00–425.00	406.80
2	450–500	482	395.00–410.00	402.66
1	500–550	518	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	580	367.50	367.50
4	650–700	661	280.00–332.50	304.19
3	700–750	734	292.50–310.00	304.34
1	800–850	812	267.50	267.50
8	850–900	861	242.50–297.50	281.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	298	605.00	605.00
2	300–350	316	530.00–590.00	558.96
1	350–400	360	560.00	560.00
4	400–450	428	455.00–515.00	499.40
3	450–500	475	450.00–490.00	472.98
20	500–550	525	400.00–415.00	407.64
1	550–600	552	410.00	410.00
11	600–650	618	362.50–405.00	391.58
1	650–700	687	355.00	355.00
5	700–750	739	337.50–357.50	345.33
1	800–850	815	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	861	312.50	312.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,429	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,255.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,236	2,200.00–3,300.00	2,513.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,182	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,066.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	994	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,258	145.00–170.00	160.10
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,137	133.00–139.00	135.41
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,024	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,953.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,385	3,550.00–3,800.00	3,657.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,362	201.00–221.00	211.46

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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