Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 500-600lb feeder steers sold 70.00 to 100.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 52.00 to 107.00 lower. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 38.00 to 53.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 37.00 lower. Vaccinated cattle brought a 10.00 to 20.00 premium.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $355.58/cwt on 47 head, down $12.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 12 comparable sales and sits −10.42 against this barn's trailing median of $365.99.

Average price

$355.58

▼ 12.27 vs prior sale

47 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$569

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

$100.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.20

vs NY average

−18.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	396.19	2,196	28
Medium and Large 2	550	295.73	1,627	19thin

One grade step is worth $100.46/cwt here — about $569 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $423.86, low $332.55, median $365.99 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 sale47 hd

355.58

—

NY average2 barns · 48 hd

353.38

+2.20

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−18.45

This barn, trailing median12 sales

365.99

−10.42

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)	1,451	$2,618	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,363	$2,473	17
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	854	$2,124	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,057	$2,527	5

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	956	187.50/cwt	181.00–195.00	1,793	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	165.40/cwt	141.00–179.00	2,029	47
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	2,123.86/head	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,124	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	2,472.95/head	1,750.00–2,850.00	2,473	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	961	124.93/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,201	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,451	2,617.73/head	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,618	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	2,527.14/head	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	244.08/cwt	210.00–300.00	2,480	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	327.48/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	266	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	817	205.91/cwt	202.50–207.00	1,682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	226.26/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	432.55/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	303.27/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	384.62/cwt	350.00–422.50	1,262	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	290.93/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,504	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	506.86/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,627	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	273.57/cwt	267.50–280.00	2,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	286.25/cwt	280.00–292.50	2,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	837	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,420	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	343.74/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,104	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	400.47/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,094	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	355.90/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	300.05/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	364.44/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,359	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	347.95/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,415	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	404.20/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,900	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	257.71/cwt	240.00–277.50	1,758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	948	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	277.77/cwt	247.50–290.00	1,753	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	394.16/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,243	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	259.29/cwt	252.50–261.00	2,476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	259	542.04/cwt	495.00–555.00	1,404	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	270.80/cwt	267.50–277.50	2,640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	532.04/cwt	480.00–535.00	1,431	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	504.68/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,590	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	861	246.27/cwt	245.00–247.50	2,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	368.73/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	337.86/cwt	332.50–347.50	2,473	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	264.31/cwt	256.00–275.00	2,469	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,039	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	485.80/cwt	432.50–495.00	2,050	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,916	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	390.13/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,060	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	381.71/cwt	377.50–390.00	2,393	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	983	254.86/cwt	245.00–265.00	2,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,132	242.30/cwt	241.00–244.00	2,743	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	657	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	448.57/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	369.53/cwt	315.00–400.00	1,800	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	820	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,501	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	296	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	762	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	332.44/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,087	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	377.65/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,594	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	381.04/cwt	357.50–385.00	2,145	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	296.28/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	377.62/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,932	1

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 Aug 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 502Last week 431Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	5	—	956	181.00–195.00	187.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	47	—	1,227	141.00–179.00	165.40
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	961	115.00–131.00	124.93
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	854	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,123.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,363	1,750.00–2,850.00	2,472.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,451	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,617.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,057	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,527.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,016	210.00–300.00	244.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	266	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	364	420.00–445.00	432.55
1	400–450	410	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	486	290.00–307.50	303.27
1	500–550	526	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	588	315.00–335.00	327.48
1	600–650	614	205.00	205.00
3	650–700	692	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	743	225.00–227.50	226.26
5	800–850	817	202.50–207.00	205.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	321	500.00–525.00	506.86
11	400–450	422	360.00–405.00	377.65
2	450–500	476	375.00–380.00	377.62
2	500–550	541	365.00	365.00
7	550–600	563	357.50–385.00	381.04
4	600–650	606	285.00–300.00	296.28
1	650–700	678	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	328	350.00–422.50	384.62
7	350–400	373	350.00–390.00	364.44
6	400–450	419	350.00–365.00	355.90
4	450–500	481	365.00–370.00	368.73
9	500–550	517	280.00–325.00	290.93
10	550–600	580	280.00–325.00	300.05
9	600–650	631	247.50–290.00	277.77
3	650–700	682	240.00–277.50	257.71
2	700–750	728	280.00–292.50	286.25
2	750–800	773	267.50–280.00	273.57
2	800–850	837	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	861	245.00–247.50	246.27
1	900–950	948	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	250–300	269	480.00–535.00	532.04
1	300–350	345	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	354	505.00	505.00
1	400–450	414	405.00	405.00
17	450–500	470	390.00–445.00	404.20
9	500–550	523	380.00–420.00	400.47
19	550–600	569	370.00–400.00	394.16
13	600–650	612	330.00–360.00	343.74
6	650–700	694	337.50–350.00	347.95
7	700–750	717	337.50	337.50
1	800–850	834	260.00	260.00
7	900–950	934	256.00–275.00	264.31
5	950–1000	955	252.50–261.00	259.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	259	495.00–555.00	542.04
16	300–350	315	500.00–540.00	504.68
7	350–400	395	485.00	485.00
10	400–450	422	432.50–495.00	485.80
20	500–550	528	375.00–410.00	390.13
2	550–600	568	395.00	395.00
7	600–650	627	377.50–390.00	381.71
2	650–700	691	355.00	355.00
13	700–750	732	332.50–347.50	337.86
2	750–800	781	337.50	337.50
3	800–850	802	320.00	320.00
3	900–950	904	260.00	260.00
3	950–1000	975	267.50–277.50	270.80
1	1000–1050	1,039	275.00	275.00
10	1100–1150	1,132	241.00–244.00	242.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	425.00–460.00	448.57
3	350–400	390	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	426	405.00	405.00
6	450–500	487	315.00–400.00	369.53
2	500–550	503	320.00–345.00	332.44
1	550–600	575	332.50	332.50
1	650–700	673	310.00	310.00
5	700–750	735	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	762	275.00	275.00
2	950–1000	983	245.00–265.00	254.86
1	1050–1100	1,087	230.00	230.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	296	287.50	287.50
1	650–700	657	340.00	340.00
2	800–850	820	305.00	305.00

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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