Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Breaker and boner slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Lean slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 50.00 to 120.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $350.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$350.00

1 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−65.88

vs NY average

−128.73 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	438	350.00	1,533	1thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

350.00

—

NY average3 barns · 26 hd

415.88

−65.88

National average178 barns · 9,912 hd

478.73

−128.73

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 and Prime	Average	1,599	236.68	3,785	3thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,457	228.00	3,322	1thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,563	206.00	3,220	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,653	236.00	3,901	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,672	227.44	3,803	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,314	220.00	2,891	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,814	196.00	3,555	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,653	181.65	3,003	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,137	175.11	1,990	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,453	158.00	2,296	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,904	191.72	3,650	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,726	169.19	2,920	23
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,479	159.61	2,361	26
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,241	132.89	1,649	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,480	218.00	3,226	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,513	197.75	2,992	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,317	186.03	2,450	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,410	220.00	3,102	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,635	202.84	3,316	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,546	197.00	3,046	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	High	1,451	236.04	3,426	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,254	226.22	2,837	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,380	218.54	3,016	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,559	239.89	3,740	39
Steers	Choice	Low	1,484	228.92	3,398	24
Steers	Select	Average	1,472	219.34	3,229	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	1,466.49/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 2	91	1,141.44/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	99	390.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	93	1,871.28/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	88	1,697.50/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

72 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 Heifers	Choice	—	1,513	197.75/cwt	195.00–200.00	2,992	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,317	186.03/cwt	185.00–187.00	2,450	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,073	179.01/cwt	178.00–180.00	3,711	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,683	172.52/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,904	14
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	156.51/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,587	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	148.26/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,159	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	175.79/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,480	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,499	163.26/cwt	156.00–169.00	2,447	16
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,672	227.44/cwt	225.00–231.00	3,803	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,314	220.00/cwt	217.00–223.00	2,891	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,261	134.48/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,696	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	104.04/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,135	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	118.96/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,364	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,327	149.70/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,987	8
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,904	191.72/cwt	184.00–202.00	3,650	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,563	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,220	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,599	236.68/cwt	234.00–238.00	3,785	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,457	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	3,322	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,653	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	3,901	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,950	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	170.67/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,005	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,515	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,296	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	177.56/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,882	4
Bulls	—	—	1,814	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,555	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	689	175.76/cwt	174.00–177.50	1,211	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	865	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,535	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	740	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,277	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	509	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	954	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	484	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,016	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	381	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	711	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,167	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	1,444.95/cwt	1,330.00–1,600.00	1,344	8
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	1,332.59/cwt	1,250.00–1,390.00	1,479	4
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	99	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	386	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	122	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	1,039.81/cwt	1,030.00–1,050.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	76	1,010.00/cwt	940.00–1,080.00	768	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,837.89/cwt	1,790.00–1,890.00	1,746	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	2,078.93/cwt	2,060.00–2,100.00	1,559	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	89	1,735.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,770.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	97	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,620.00/cwt	1,620.00–1,620.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	106	1,372.71/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,455	8
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,950.00/cwt	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,728.86/cwt	1,670.00–1,760.00	1,815	3
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	1,296.81/cwt	1,280.00–1,310.00	1,206	3
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	87	1,478.28/cwt	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,286	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,950.00/cwt	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,697	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	108	1,690.00/cwt	1,690.00–1,690.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,835.00/cwt	1,820.00–1,850.00	1,688	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	111	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,832	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,578	237.19/cwt	234.00–242.00	3,743	25
Heifers	Choice	—	1,254	226.22/cwt	223.00–229.00	2,837	9
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,588	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	3,954	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,442	237.71/cwt	233.00–241.00	3,428	8
Heifers	Select	—	1,380	218.54/cwt	216.00–222.00	3,016	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,421	222.89/cwt	220.00–225.00	3,167	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,561	221.33/cwt	221.00–222.00	3,455	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,518	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	3,552	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,623	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	3,700	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,463	229.07/cwt	225.00–232.00	3,351	17
Steers	Select	—	1,472	219.34/cwt	213.00–222.00	3,229	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,518	246.01/cwt	243.00–258.00	3,734	13
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,546	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,046	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,102	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,635	202.84/cwt	200.00–209.00	3,316	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,480	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,226	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17Last week 23Year ago 25

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 153Year ago 168

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 72Last week 62Year ago 54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,513	195.00–200.00	197.75
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,317	185.00–187.00	186.03
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	218.00	218.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,073	178.00–180.00	179.01
14	—	1,683	165.00–175.00	172.52
6	—	1,653	153.00–160.00	156.51
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,456	140.00–152.00	148.26
2	—	1,411	174.00–178.00	175.79
16	—	1,499	156.00–169.00	163.26
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,261	130.00–140.00	134.48
2	—	1,091	100.00–108.00	104.04
7	—	1,147	110.00–125.00	118.96
8	—	1,327	144.00–158.00	149.70
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,672	225.00–231.00	227.44
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,314	217.00–223.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,653	236.00	236.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,904	184.00–202.00	191.72
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	206.00	206.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,599	234.00–238.00	236.68
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,457	228.00	228.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	184.00	184.00
2	—	1,175	168.00–174.00	170.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	198.00	198.00
4	—	1,623	176.00–179.00	177.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,453	158.00	158.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,814	196.00	196.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,578	234.00–242.00	237.19
1	—	1,623	228.00	228.00
13	—	1,518	243.00–258.00	246.01
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,561	221.00–222.00	221.33
4	—	1,518	234.00	234.00
17	—	1,463	225.00–232.00	229.07
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,472	213.00–222.00	219.34
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,254	223.00–229.00	226.22
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,588	249.00	249.00
8	—	1,442	233.00–241.00	237.71
2	—	1,421	220.00–225.00	222.89
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	216.00–222.00	218.54
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,546	197.00	197.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	220.00	220.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,635	200.00–209.00	202.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	381	195.00	195.00
1	450–500	484	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	509	187.50	187.50
1	600–650	635	180.00	180.00
2	650–700	689	174.00–177.50	175.76
1	700–750	740	172.50	172.50
1	850–900	865	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	457.50	457.50
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	438	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	711	242.50	242.50

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	87	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,478.28
8	90–100	93	1,330.00–1,600.00	1,444.95
8	100–110	106	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,372.71
4	110–120	111	1,250.00–1,390.00	1,332.59
1	120–130	122	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	99	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	76	940.00–1,080.00	1,010.00
3	90–100	93	1,280.00–1,310.00	1,296.81
2	100–110	103	1,030.00–1,050.00	1,039.81
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	1,950.00	1,950.00
2	90–100	92	1,820.00–1,850.00	1,835.00
1	100–110	108	1,690.00	1,690.00
1	110–120	111	1,650.00	1,650.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	2,060.00–2,100.00	2,078.93
1	80–90	87	1,950.00	1,950.00
2	90–100	95	1,790.00–1,890.00	1,837.89
3	100–110	105	1,670.00–1,760.00	1,728.86
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,620.00	1,620.00
2	80–90	89	1,700.00–1,770.00	1,735.00
1	90–100	97	1,700.00	1,700.00

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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Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

What quality paid 400–500 lb

How it compared 400–500 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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