Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 500-600lb feeder steers sold 10.00 to 16.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 19.00 to 20.50 lower. 300-400lb feeder heifers sold 20.50 to 28.50 lower. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 15.50 to 37.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $370.13/cwt on 24 head, up $8.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 13 comparable sales and sits −23.18 against this barn's trailing median of $393.31.

Average price

$370.13

▲ 8.24 vs prior sale

24 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$47.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−44.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	378.03	2,116	20
Medium and Large 2	524	330.65	1,733	4thin

One grade step is worth $47.38/cwt here — about $383 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

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $467.80, low $325.08, median $393.31 across 13 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 sale24 hd

370.13

—

NY average1 barns · 24 hd

370.13

+0.00

National average184 barns · 17,632 hd

414.66

−44.53

This barn, trailing median13 sales

393.31

−23.18

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)	1,237	$1,834	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,803	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,149	$1,648	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,093	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	906	$2,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	790	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2	—	1,357	132.93/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,804	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	1,833.80/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,834	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,802.52/head	1,200.00–2,300.00	1,803	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	1,648.32/head	1,300.00–2,000.00	1,648	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,397	187.24/cwt	165.00–202.00	2,616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,906	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	286.15/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	330.04/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	350.28/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,814	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	801	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	340.90/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,302	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,120	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	409.80/cwt	390.00–415.20	1,688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	303.34/cwt	282.50–332.50	1,899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,420	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	407.63/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,349	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	386.72/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,435	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	916	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	226.24/cwt	225.00–227.50	2,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	362.47/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	379.63/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,164	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	267.92/cwt	257.50–272.50	2,451	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	281.99/cwt	270.00–300.00	2,309	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	456.22/cwt	417.40–490.00	1,752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	414.59/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	346.01/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,644	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	273.34/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	373.23/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	271.83/cwt	267.50–277.50	2,414	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,081	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	351.99/cwt	332.50–377.50	1,616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	330.65/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	319.27/cwt	272.50–340.00	2,318	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	426.36/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,799	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	320.06/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	228.24/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	922	246.23/cwt	245.00–247.50	2,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	346.22/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	344.29/cwt	335.00–395.00	1,095	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	897	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	249	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,270	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	971	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,282	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	839	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,181	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,018	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	292	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	898	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	329	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	691	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	259	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	719	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	278.40/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,317	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	642	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,958	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	593	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,646	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,896	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	389.90/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,868	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 Oct 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 498Year ago 698

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 25Year ago 87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,357	125.00–145.00	132.93
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	906	2,125.00	2,125.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,093	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,237	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,833.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,178	1,200.00–2,300.00	1,802.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,149	1,300.00–2,000.00	1,648.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,397	165.00–202.00	187.24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	331	390.00–417.50	407.63
10	350–400	371	380.00–390.00	386.72
5	400–450	412	390.00–415.20	409.80
13	500–550	518	347.50–360.00	350.28
3	600–650	626	282.50–332.50	303.34
1	650–700	658	282.50	282.50
1	700–750	704	265.00	265.00
9	800–850	800	265.00	265.00
6	850–900	888	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	321	355.00	355.00
7	350–400	382	335.00–355.00	340.90
2	400–450	433	360.00–365.00	362.47
11	450–500	475	330.00–370.00	346.01
1	500–550	529	295.00	295.00
3	550–600	577	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	607	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	680	257.50	257.50
1	800–850	801	240.00	240.00
2	850–900	890	225.00–227.50	226.24
2	900–950	916	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	306	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	445	380.00–400.00	389.90
12	450–500	474	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	519	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	618	337.50	337.50
7	700–750	733	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	367	320.00–340.00	330.04
3	500–550	548	332.50	332.50
1	550–600	565	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	628	282.50–290.00	286.15
1	650–700	652	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	249	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	311	400.00–430.00	414.59
6	350–400	384	417.40–490.00	456.22
8	400–450	422	400.00–440.00	426.36
3	450–500	471	400.00	400.00
5	500–550	529	360.00–382.50	373.23
15	550–600	570	360.00–385.00	379.63
2	600–650	618	300.00–340.00	320.06
3	650–700	687	317.50	317.50
16	700–750	726	272.50–340.00	319.27
3	750–800	793	270.00–275.00	273.34
10	800–850	819	270.00–300.00	281.99
18	850–900	888	267.50–277.50	271.83
13	900–950	915	257.50–272.50	267.92
1	1000–1050	1,040	232.50	232.50
1	1050–1100	1,081	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	318	335.00–395.00	344.29
2	350–400	391	345.00–347.50	346.22
6	450–500	459	332.50–377.50	351.99
4	500–550	524	330.00–332.50	330.65
3	700–750	716	220.00–232.50	228.24
1	850–900	897	252.50	252.50
2	900–950	922	245.00–247.50	246.23
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	382	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	667	302.50	302.50
1	800–850	839	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	971	235.00	235.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	292	307.50	307.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	259	277.50	277.50
3	300–350	329	210.00	210.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	275.00–285.00	278.40
1	550–600	593	277.50	277.50
1	600–650	642	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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