Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-19

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 class

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 3 of 12 comparable sales and sits −39.15 against this barn's trailing median of $401.04.

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	372.40	2,088	21
Medium and Large 2	563	341.85	1,923	11thin

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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $467.80, low $325.08, median $401.04 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 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 median12 sales

401.04

−39.15

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,019	$1,714	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,239	$1,612	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	959	$2,032	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,076	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,420	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,797	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,127	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,321	138.54/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,830	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	2,032.04/head	1,925.00–2,125.00	2,032	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	1,713.99/head	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,714	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	118.51/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,570	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	1,612.29/head	1,350.00–1,950.00	1,612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,527	188.46/cwt	179.00–194.00	2,878	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	415.55/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,546	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	275.88/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,766	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	318.30/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,330	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	318.58/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,774	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	267.69/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,831	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	415.23/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,557	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,435	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	379.78/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	418.55/cwt	400.00–447.50	1,172	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	297.75/cwt	287.50–312.50	1,867	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	365.56/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,239	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	372.70/cwt	360.00–412.50	1,588	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	346.82/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,484	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	868	228.46/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	303.57/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	336.63/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,697	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	363.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	428.22/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,379	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	257	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	967	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,330	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	774	255.19/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,975	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	256.07/cwt	245.00–272.50	1,577	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	380.20/cwt	375.00–402.50	1,422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	412.70/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,779	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	340.63/cwt	332.50–367.50	2,149	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	748	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	341.61/cwt	300.00–357.50	2,630	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	438.16/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,446	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	367.47/cwt	327.50–377.50	1,580	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,944	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	296.60/cwt	290.00–297.50	2,646	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	347	402.51/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,397	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	300.75/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,823	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	284.95/cwt	277.50–292.50	2,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	342.20/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,985	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	340.91/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	336.93/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,257	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	378.53/cwt	350.00–397.50	2,199	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	438.82/cwt	437.50–442.50	1,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	822	230.74/cwt	200.00–247.50	1,897	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	436.69/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,598	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	645	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,500	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	751	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,915	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	739	255.73/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,890	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	367.42/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,793	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	357.06/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	272.04/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,880	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	499	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,497	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,081	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,189	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	380	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	874	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,003	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,540	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	259.99/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	254.17/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,876	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	287.94/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,816	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 Sep 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 358Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 44Year 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	1	—	1,797	174.00	174.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,321	133.00–144.00	138.54
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	118.00–119.00	118.51
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,076	1,650.00	1,650.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	959	1,925.00–2,125.00	2,032.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,019	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,713.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,239	1,350.00–1,950.00	1,612.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,527	179.00–194.00	188.46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	372	400.00–425.00	415.55
6	400–450	418	365.00–405.00	379.78
3	450–500	481	377.50	377.50
3	500–550	534	342.50	342.50
11	550–600	557	310.00–330.00	318.58
6	600–650	640	270.00–290.00	275.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	395.00	395.00
3	400–450	418	295.00–330.00	318.30
7	500–550	531	290.00	290.00
5	550–600	561	277.50–292.50	287.94
2	600–650	621	257.50–262.50	259.99
6	700–750	738	252.50–255.00	254.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	390.00	390.00
8	300–350	339	350.00–395.00	365.56
4	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
7	400–450	428	305.00–355.00	346.82
4	450–500	477	300.00–315.00	303.57
7	600–650	616	245.00–272.50	256.07
6	650–700	684	250.00–272.50	267.69
11	750–800	774	252.00–270.00	255.19
2	850–900	868	222.00–235.00	228.46
5	950–1000	967	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	280	400.00–447.50	418.55
13	300–350	322	420.00–435.00	428.22
10	350–400	375	405.00–430.00	415.23
16	400–450	426	360.00–412.50	372.70
5	450–500	472	360.00–370.00	363.93
14	500–550	504	335.00–342.50	336.63
1	550–600	592	337.50	337.50
7	600–650	627	287.50–312.50	297.75
1	650–700	658	342.50	342.50
7	750–800	761	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	807	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	437.50–442.50	438.82
7	300–350	330	410.00–460.00	438.16
6	350–400	366	400.00–445.00	436.69
21	400–450	431	400.00–432.50	412.70
10	450–500	465	418.00	418.00
6	500–550	510	350.00–362.50	357.06
15	550–600	581	350.00–397.50	378.53
17	600–650	631	332.50–367.50	340.63
4	650–700	670	335.00–340.00	336.93
1	700–750	739	320.00	320.00
8	750–800	770	300.00–357.50	341.61
2	800–850	827	277.50–292.50	284.95
8	850–900	892	290.00–297.50	296.60
1	900–950	936	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	347	400.00–407.50	402.51
5	350–400	374	375.00–402.50	380.20
5	400–450	430	327.50–377.50	367.47
12	450–500	488	320.00–385.00	367.42
3	500–550	516	335.00–347.50	340.91
8	550–600	580	335.00–347.50	342.20
6	600–650	606	292.50–302.50	300.75
5	650–700	691	250.00–277.50	272.04
3	700–750	748	287.50	287.50
4	800–850	822	200.00–247.50	230.74
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	380	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	645	232.50	232.50
1	1000–1050	1,003	185.00	185.00
1	1050–1100	1,081	202.50	202.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	499	300.00	300.00
35	700–750	739	250.00–265.00	255.73
4	750–800	751	255.00	255.00

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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