Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 12.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 50.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $238.73/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$238.73

2 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,275

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−156.58

vs NY average

−233.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	534	238.73	1,275	2thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

238.73

—

NY average2 barns · 63 hd

395.31

−156.58

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−233.25

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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,431	217.87	3,118	2thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,440	203.00	2,923	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,482	223.00	3,305	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Low	1,732	207.66	3,597	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,533	198.69	3,046	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,519	186.55	2,834	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,713	143.70	2,462	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	140.68	1,715	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	121.39	1,294	5thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,487	175.20	2,605	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,760	143.58	2,528	27
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,487	132.55	1,970	33
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,300	112.29	1,459	35
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,470	195.00	2,867	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,548	210.66	3,261	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,536	197.08	3,027	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,543	189.91	2,930	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,485	223.11	3,312	36
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,368	215.41	2,947	13
Heifers	Select	Average	1,467	209.37	3,071	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,567	224.40	3,516	37
Steers	Choice	Low	1,483	215.98	3,202	32
Steers	Select	Average	1,388	207.67	2,882	11

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	1,255.75/cwt	41
Bulls	Number 2	94	1,193.72/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	86	750.00/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	83	330.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	90	1,447.14/cwt	14

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Steers	Choice	—	1,401	207.41/cwt	207.00–208.00	2,906	2
Steers	Select	—	1,388	207.67/cwt	204.00–211.00	2,882	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,115	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,686	133.50/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,251	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,587	231.21/cwt	230.00–233.00	3,669	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	134.36/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,015	17
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,543	189.91/cwt	186.00–193.00	2,930	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,548	210.66/cwt	210.00–212.00	3,261	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,536	197.08/cwt	194.00–201.00	3,027	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	107.82/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,267	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,470	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,867	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,506	218.22/cwt	214.00–220.00	3,286	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,393	116.47/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,622	13
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,677	158.59/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,660	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,389	141.72/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,968	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,533	198.69/cwt	194.00–204.00	3,046	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,832	145.78/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,671	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	125.57/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,896	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,756	203.99/cwt	202.00–206.00	3,582	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,684	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,621	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,482	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	3,305	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,435	123.75/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,776	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	86.92/cwt	80.00–90.00	900	4
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,487	175.20/cwt	173.00–177.00	2,605	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,440	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,923	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,431	217.87/cwt	216.00–220.00	3,118	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	128.32/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,318	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,386	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,502	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	142.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,653	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	135.15/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,918	2
Bulls	—	—	1,519	186.55/cwt	172.00–198.00	2,834	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	238.73/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	813	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	107	1,414.95/cwt	1,410.00–1,420.00	1,514	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	1,281.45/cwt	1,150.00–1,340.00	1,102	8
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	116	1,069.74/cwt	1,050.00–1,090.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	1,207.89/cwt	1,110.00–1,290.00	1,123	7
Bulls	Utility	70–80	70	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	266	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	1,147.82/cwt	1,090.00–1,180.00	1,171	14
Bulls	Utility	60–70	65	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	202	1
Bulls	Utility	110–120	115	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	345	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	67	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	871	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	98	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	686	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	89	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	943	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	95	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	760	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,526.65/cwt	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,420	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	73	1,770.00/cwt	1,770.00–1,770.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,484.81/cwt	1,450.00–1,520.00	1,396	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,720.00/cwt	1,720.00–1,720.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	77	1,362.62/cwt	1,310.00–1,400.00	1,049	4
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	104	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	780	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,556.00/cwt	1,490.00–1,650.00	1,323	5
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	87	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	557	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	77	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	393	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	111	1,240.00/cwt	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,323.26/cwt	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,244	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,458	217.46/cwt	215.00–219.00	3,171	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,270	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,642	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,473	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	143.86/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,438	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,467	209.37/cwt	209.00–210.00	3,071	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,376	216.03/cwt	212.00–219.00	2,973	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,490	224.24/cwt	220.00–229.00	3,341	30
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,580	225.01/cwt	222.00–229.00	3,555	26
Steers	Choice	—	1,488	216.55/cwt	212.00–220.00	3,222	30

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 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9Last week 15Year ago 10

Slaughter CattleReceipts 302Last week 271Year ago 281

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 78Last week 101Year ago 45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,401	207.00–208.00	207.41
30	—	1,488	212.00–220.00	216.55
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,388	204.00–211.00	207.67
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,587	230.00–233.00	231.21
7	—	1,506	214.00–220.00	218.22
26	—	1,580	222.00–229.00	225.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,052	106.00	106.00
3	—	1,027	127.00–130.00	128.32
1	—	1,195	116.00	116.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,805	137.00	137.00
5	—	1,695	141.00–148.00	143.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,162	140.00–145.00	142.26
2	—	1,419	132.00–138.00	135.15
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,686	130.00–138.00	133.50
4	—	1,677	155.00–168.00	158.59
14	—	1,832	141.00–149.00	145.78
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,500	130.00–139.00	134.36
5	—	1,389	140.00–145.00	141.72
11	—	1,510	120.00–128.00	125.57
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,175	102.00–110.00	107.82
13	—	1,393	111.00–120.00	116.47
8	—	1,435	121.00–128.00	123.75
4	—	1,036	80.00–90.00	86.92
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,543	186.00–193.00	189.91
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,548	210.00–212.00	210.66
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,536	194.00–201.00	197.08
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	195.00	195.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,533	194.00–204.00	198.69
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,756	202.00–206.00	203.99
1	—	1,684	215.00	215.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,482	223.00	223.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,487	173.00–177.00	175.20
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	203.00	203.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,431	216.00–220.00	217.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,519	172.00–198.00	186.55
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,458	215.00–219.00	217.46
30	—	1,490	220.00–229.00	224.24
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	208.00	208.00
12	—	1,376	212.00–219.00	216.03
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	209.00–210.00	209.37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	534	237.50–240.00	238.73
1	700–750	721	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	392	207.50	207.50

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,720.00	1,720.00
1	80–90	87	1,600.00	1,600.00
2	90–100	94	1,450.00–1,520.00	1,484.81
2	100–110	107	1,410.00–1,420.00	1,414.95
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	77	1,310.00–1,400.00	1,362.62
8	80–90	86	1,150.00–1,340.00	1,281.45
7	90–100	93	1,110.00–1,290.00	1,207.89
14	100–110	102	1,090.00–1,180.00	1,147.82
2	110–120	116	1,050.00–1,090.00	1,069.74
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	310.00	310.00
1	70–80	70	380.00	380.00
1	110–120	115	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	1,300.00	1,300.00
3	90–100	94	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,323.26
1	100–110	104	1,280.00	1,280.00
1	110–120	111	1,240.00	1,240.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	89	1,060.00	1,060.00
1	90–100	98	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	510.00	510.00
1	80–90	87	640.00	640.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	94	1,100.00	1,100.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	95	800.00	800.00
1	100–110	104	750.00	750.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	73	1,770.00	1,770.00
5	80–90	85	1,490.00–1,650.00	1,556.00
6	90–100	93	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,526.65

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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