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

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

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 7 of 12 comparable sales and sits +4.17 against this barn's trailing median of $404.61.

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

What quality paid 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.

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 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 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	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, 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	329.41/cwt	312.50–335.00	2,233	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	791	318.76/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	491.73/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	410.49/cwt	377.50–452.50	2,947	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	488.86/cwt	455.00–500.00	3,138	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	362.27/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,522	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	353.91/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	534.59/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,235	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	354.72/cwt	315.00–380.00	2,203	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	454	453.01/cwt	435.00–459.00	2,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	540.24/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	258.58/cwt	245.00–267.50	2,503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	346.03/cwt	320.00–357.50	2,817	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	336.54/cwt	310.00–362.50	2,591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	349.22/cwt	310.00–365.00	2,326	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,382	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	321.46/cwt	310.00–342.50	2,327	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	361.43/cwt	330.00–426.00	2,064	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	886	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	436.15/cwt	407.50–447.50	1,902	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,264	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	722	345.63/cwt	325.00–352.50	2,495	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	267.55/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,413	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	758	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	817	313.73/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,184	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	405	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,235	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	852	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	395.90/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,540	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	746	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	317.55/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,166	1
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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	176.49/cwt	165.00–183.00	2,229	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,108	133.98/cwt	121.00–146.00	1,484	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,900.00/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,900	3
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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,850.00/head	3,600.00–4,100.00	3,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,344	210.74/cwt	181.00–235.00	2,832	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	396.91/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	829	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	414.96/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	556.44/cwt	540.00–590.00	2,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	259	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	398.64/cwt	380.00–450.00	2,097	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	587.49/cwt	550.00–620.00	1,639	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	466.97/cwt	460.00–510.00	2,648	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,886	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	338.31/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,976	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	443.02/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	316.25/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	306.61/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,634	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	388.67/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,434	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	899	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	381.37/cwt	365.00–407.50	2,418	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	355.45/cwt	342.50–377.50	2,357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	817	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	251.19/cwt	245.00–257.50	2,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	324.44/cwt	321.00–325.00	2,972	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	270.89/cwt	250.00–292.50	1,425	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	776	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	457.99/cwt	400.00–477.50	2,139	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	302	513.84/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	379.02/cwt	335.00–390.00	2,918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	423.04/cwt	387.50–440.00	2,487	11

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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	11	—	1,344	181.00–235.00	210.74

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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