Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 0.50 to 2.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 35.00 to 75.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb bulls averaged $289.77/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$289.77

2 head · 682 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	682	289.77	1,976	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

289.77

—

NY average1 barns · 2 hd

289.77

+0.00

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

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,302	189.19	2,463	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,943	158.05	3,071	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	144.13	1,772	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	126.62	1,369	8thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,645	192.00	3,158	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,754	151.84	2,663	23
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,507	146.42	2,206	41
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,295	121.55	1,574	40
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,437	204.05	2,932	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,253	192.41	2,411	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,723	213.06	3,671	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,566	230.65	3,612	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,388	222.07	3,082	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,444	212.79	3,073	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,657	230.82	3,825	29
Steers	Choice	High	1,525	224.99	3,431	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,511	214.75	3,245	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	1,234.34/cwt	43
Bulls	Number 2	91	970.76/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	94	535.04/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	97	315.31/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	91	1,461.90/cwt	18
Heifers	Number 2	90	1,220.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

63 lots · USDA AMS · Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - 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
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,723	213.06/cwt	211.00–216.00	3,671	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,666	232.48/cwt	230.00–239.00	3,873	20
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,537	231.71/cwt	229.00–234.00	3,561	13
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,661	227.21/cwt	225.00–228.00	3,774	4
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,253	192.41/cwt	185.00–198.00	2,411	8
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,437	204.05/cwt	201.00–206.00	2,932	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,313	121.62/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,597	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,729	153.17/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,648	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	93.62/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,054	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,638	227.14/cwt	221.00–229.00	3,721	9
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,524	146.99/cwt	141.00–153.00	2,240	31
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	159.70/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,915	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,756	145.07/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,547	7
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,645	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,158	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	108.70/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,287	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,383	134.17/cwt	129.00–144.00	1,856	19
Heifers	Choice	—	1,388	222.07/cwt	218.00–225.00	3,082	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	136.88/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,767	2
Bulls	—	—	1,302	189.19/cwt	185.00–193.00	2,463	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	127.09/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,295	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,943	158.05/cwt	154.00–161.00	3,071	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	146.55/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,772	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	369	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	720	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	995	188.99/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,880	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	928	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,624	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,004	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,797	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	884	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,503	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,095	195.99/cwt	194.00–198.00	2,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	289.77/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	351	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,299	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,436	177.52/cwt	177.00–178.00	2,549	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,457	136.46/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,988	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	135.67/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,612	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	112.33/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,138	2
Steers	Select	—	1,511	214.75/cwt	210.00–219.00	3,245	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,526	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	3,525	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,525	224.59/cwt	220.00–229.00	3,425	15
Heifers	Select	—	1,444	212.79/cwt	208.00–217.00	3,073	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	1,610.00/cwt	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	116	1,240.00/cwt	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	1,744.34/cwt	1,720.00–1,770.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,473.94/cwt	1,400.00–1,540.00	1,356	3
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	101	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	758	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	87	1,125.56/cwt	1,050.00–1,160.00	979	4
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	1,025.59/cwt	990.00–1,060.00	1,179	5
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	1,154.47/cwt	1,060.00–1,260.00	1,097	8
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	100	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	770	1
Heifers	Number 1	120–130	124	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	1,668.35/cwt	1,500.00–1,780.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,403.98/cwt	1,310.00–1,550.00	1,334	6
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	1,252.14/cwt	1,180.00–1,310.00	1,052	11
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	74	510.07/cwt	500.00–520.00	377	2
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	101	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	606	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,440.00/cwt	1,440.00–1,440.00	1,469	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	90	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	1,677.07/cwt	1,580.00–1,750.00	1,375	5
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	871.16/cwt	720.00–1,000.00	810	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,360.78/cwt	1,220.00–1,420.00	1,429	4
Bulls	Utility	90–100	97	315.31/cwt	300.00–330.00	306	2
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	124	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Number 3	120–130	125	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	650	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	1,125.10/cwt	1,000.00–1,210.00	1,170	7

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 Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Wed Jan 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 17

Slaughter CattleReceipts 271Last week 189Year ago 229

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 101Last week 100Year ago 55

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 0.50 to 2.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 35.00 to 75.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,723	211.00–216.00	213.06
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,666	230.00–239.00	232.48
9	—	1,638	221.00–229.00	227.14
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,511	210.00–219.00	214.75
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,526	231.00	231.00
15	—	1,525	220.00–229.00	224.59
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,537	229.00–234.00	231.71
4	—	1,661	225.00–228.00	227.21
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,388	218.00–225.00	222.07
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,444	208.00–217.00	212.79
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,253	185.00–198.00	192.41
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,437	201.00–206.00	204.05
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,313	115.00–125.00	121.62
4	—	1,126	89.00–99.00	93.62
10	—	1,184	104.00–111.00	108.70
19	—	1,383	129.00–144.00	134.17
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,729	150.00–156.00	153.17
4	—	1,825	159.00–161.00	159.70
7	—	1,756	140.00–149.00	145.07
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,524	141.00–153.00	146.99
2	—	1,436	177.00–178.00	177.52
8	—	1,457	133.00–140.00	136.46
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	192.00	192.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,291	135.00–140.00	136.88
6	—	1,209	143.00–153.00	146.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,019	122.00–130.00	127.09
3	—	1,188	133.00–138.00	135.67
2	—	1,013	110.00–114.00	112.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,943	154.00–161.00	158.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,302	185.00–193.00	189.19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	369	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	884	170.00	170.00
2	900–950	928	175.00	175.00
2	950–1000	995	184.00–194.00	188.99
1	1000–1050	1,004	179.00	179.00
2	1050–1100	1,095	194.00–198.00	195.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	423	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	351	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	682	280.00–300.00	289.77

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	76	1,720.00–1,770.00	1,744.34
1	80–90	82	1,610.00	1,610.00
3	90–100	92	1,400.00–1,540.00	1,473.94
4	100–110	105	1,220.00–1,420.00	1,360.78
1	110–120	116	1,240.00	1,240.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	87	1,050.00–1,160.00	1,125.56
4	90–100	93	720.00–1,000.00	871.16
1	100–110	101	750.00	750.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	80–90	84	1,180.00–1,310.00	1,252.14
8	90–100	95	1,060.00–1,260.00	1,154.47
7	100–110	104	1,000.00–1,210.00	1,125.10
5	110–120	115	990.00–1,060.00	1,025.59
1	120–130	124	860.00	860.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	74	500.00–520.00	510.07
1	100–110	101	600.00	600.00
1	120–130	125	520.00	520.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	97	300.00–330.00	315.31
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	100	770.00	770.00
1	120–130	124	850.00	850.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	77	1,500.00–1,780.00	1,668.35
5	80–90	82	1,580.00–1,750.00	1,677.07
6	90–100	95	1,310.00–1,550.00	1,403.98
2	100–110	102	1,440.00	1,440.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	90	1,220.00	1,220.00

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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Bulls · summary 600–700 lb

What quality paid 600–700 lb

How it compared 600–700 lb

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Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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