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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Oct 31

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980

← Oct 17Oct 31latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

513 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 481▲ 513 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 45▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last feeder sale 400-500lb feeder steers sold 4.00 to 11.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder steer sold 3.00 to 15.00 lower. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 52.00 to 60.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 21.00 to 37.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $348.88/cwt on 84 head, down $25.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −31.22 against this barn's trailing median of $380.10.

Average price

$348.88

▼ 25.88 vs prior sale

84 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$58.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−87.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	378.23	2,035	42
Medium and Large 2	550	319.54	1,756	42

One grade step is worth $58.70/cwt here — about $279 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale84 hd

348.88

—

NY average1 barns · 84 hd

348.88

+0.00

National average185 barns · 33,905 hd

436.28

−87.40

This barn, trailing median14 sales

380.10

−31.22

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $467.80, low $325.08, median $380.10 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,505	$2,578	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,365	$2,147	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,444	$2,123	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,354	$1,962	11
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,003	$1,839	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	903	$1,514	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,304	$2,700	2thin

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	450.73/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,249	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	427.95/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,434	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	351.81/cwt	315.00–395.00	1,333	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	403.42/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,553	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	291.33/cwt	277.50–305.00	1,224	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	392.87/cwt	360.00–417.50	1,662	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	395.91/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,857	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	317.26/cwt	282.50–335.00	1,551	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	323.16/cwt	290.00–357.50	1,668	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	384.71/cwt	372.50–400.00	2,012	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	366.57/cwt	340.00–392.50	2,071	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	316.24/cwt	275.00–337.50	1,834	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	312.93/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,975	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,415	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	701	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,893	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,724	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	791	232.51/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,839	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	267.32/cwt	260.00–277.50	2,219	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	831	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,994	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	254	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,041	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	306	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,224	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	363.54/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,200	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	354	354.99/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,257	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,560	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	369.22/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,543	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	314.49/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,343	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	366.45/cwt	357.50–377.50	1,755	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	307.26/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,490	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,530	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	321.33/cwt	302.50–340.00	1,706	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	308.74/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,732	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,535	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	278.74/cwt	247.50–287.50	1,770	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	222.42/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,430	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	264.26/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,747	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	235.65/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,581	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,667	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	268.59/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,974	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	230.85/cwt	222.50–242.50	1,796	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	256.46/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,998	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	252.00/cwt	248.00–256.00	2,356	14
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	969	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,108	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	442.96/cwt	415.00–457.50	1,404	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	388.75/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,236	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	405.96/cwt	405.00–407.50	1,494	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	354.68/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,327	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	391.54/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,641	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	317.93/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,335	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,743	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,718	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	275.76/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,406	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	333.85/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,743	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,613	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,862	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	280.75/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,701	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,318	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	289.62/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,923	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,977	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,882	156.67/cwt	149.00–166.00	2,949	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	1,433.26/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,433	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	1,514.40/head	1,250.00–1,950.00	1,514	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Registered	1,384	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,143	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,161	1,547.74/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,548	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	2,358.54/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,359	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	1,444	2,122.87/head	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,123	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	1,505	2,578.10/head	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,578	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,514	2,306.77/head	2,150.00–2,550.00	2,307	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,524	122.89/cwt	114.00–131.00	1,873	13
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 513Last week 481Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	903	1,250.00–1,950.00	1,514.40
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	813	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,433.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,384	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,143	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,161	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,547.74

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,514	2,150.00–2,550.00	2,306.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,420	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,358.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,505	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,578.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,444	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,122.87

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	13	—	1,524	114.00–131.00	122.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,173	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,882	149.00–166.00	156.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	387.50–390.00	388.75
3	350–400	374	350.00–365.00	354.68
2	400–450	420	305.00–330.00	317.93
2	450–500	484	355.00	355.00
3	500–550	510	267.50–285.00	275.76
4	550–600	571	282.50	282.50
1	600–650	635	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	415.00–457.50	442.96
5	350–400	368	405.00–407.50	405.96
3	400–450	419	385.00–395.00	391.54
4	450–500	468	372.50	372.50
10	500–550	522	322.50–350.00	333.85
5	550–600	582	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	606	272.50–285.00	280.75
4	650–700	664	270.00–310.00	289.62
1	750–800	753	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	330	350.00–372.50	363.54
6	350–400	354	320.00–375.00	354.99
7	400–450	427	300.00–335.00	314.49
8	450–500	485	292.50–315.00	307.26
3	500–550	523	292.50	292.50
3	550–600	574	267.50	267.50
2	600–650	643	215.00–230.00	222.42
16	650–700	671	230.00–242.50	235.65
1	700–750	717	232.50	232.50
18	750–800	778	222.50–242.50	230.85
2	950–1000	969	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	254	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	306	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	395	395.00	395.00
20	400–450	418	345.00–385.00	369.22
22	450–500	479	357.50–377.50	366.45
7	500–550	531	302.50–340.00	321.33
8	550–600	561	307.50–310.00	308.74
5	600–650	635	247.50–287.50	278.74
3	650–700	661	252.50–270.00	264.26
7	700–750	735	262.50–282.50	268.59
10	750–800	779	255.00–262.50	256.46
14	900–950	935	248.00–256.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	277	425.00–470.00	450.73
8	300–350	335	405.00–450.00	427.95
3	350–400	385	400.00–405.00	403.42
26	400–450	423	360.00–417.50	392.87
14	450–500	469	365.00–400.00	395.91
27	500–550	523	372.50–400.00	384.71
15	550–600	565	340.00–392.50	366.57
10	600–650	631	305.00–330.00	312.93
2	650–700	695	347.50	347.50
3	700–750	701	270.00	270.00
8	800–850	830	260.00–277.50	267.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	379	315.00–395.00	351.81
2	400–450	420	277.50–305.00	291.33
19	450–500	489	282.50–335.00	317.26
20	500–550	516	290.00–357.50	323.16
22	550–600	580	275.00–337.50	316.24
2	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	726	237.50	237.50
5	750–800	791	230.00–242.50	232.51
1	800–850	831	240.00	240.00

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.