Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 8.00 to 11.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Breaker and boner slaughter cows sold 0.50 to 2.00 lower. Lean slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 13.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 60.00 to 110.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb heifers averaged $330.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$330.00

1 head · 348 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−166.22

vs NY average

−199.80 vs national

What quality paid 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	348	330.00	1,148	1thin

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

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

330.00

—

NY average2 barns · 17 hd

496.22

−166.22

National average173 barns · 6,795 hd

529.80

−199.80

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	1,557	244.00	3,799	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,618	239.52	3,875	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,589	227.10	3,609	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,396	207.84	2,901	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	176.54	2,270	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,654	173.76	2,874	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,153	153.54	1,769	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,491	217.00	3,235	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,708	169.16	2,890	26
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,411	159.49	2,251	22
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	131.70	1,574	36
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,529	225.00	3,440	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,346	214.06	2,881	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,349	197.37	2,663	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,400	223.02	3,122	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,529	214.03	3,273	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,408	201.43	2,836	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,498	243.44	3,646	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,378	234.00	3,225	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,574	244.72	3,853	21
Steers	Choice	Average	1,521	239.88	3,649	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,680	230.94	3,880	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	1,590.32/cwt	33
Bulls	Number 2	89	1,431.01/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	101	550.14/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	88	200.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	84	1,970.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	87	1,722.50/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	1,521	239.88/cwt	235.00–242.00	3,649	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,557	245.72/cwt	243.00–249.00	3,826	17
Steers	Select	—	1,680	230.94/cwt	228.00–233.00	3,880	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,664	236.26/cwt	235.00–238.00	3,931	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,557	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	3,799	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,408	201.43/cwt	197.00–204.00	2,836	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,529	214.03/cwt	212.00–216.00	3,273	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,400	223.02/cwt	221.00–225.00	3,122	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,349	197.37/cwt	195.00–200.00	2,663	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,529	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,440	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,491	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	3,235	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,734	176.25/cwt	176.00–177.00	3,056	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,723	170.48/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,937	17
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	159.00/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,604	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	175.03/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,398	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	144.80/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,978	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,618	239.52/cwt	238.00–241.00	3,875	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,589	227.10/cwt	225.00–230.00	3,609	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,293	140.47/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,816	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	124.65/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,475	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	163.50/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,142	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,783	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,378	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	3,225	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,803	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,768	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	176.54/cwt	176.00–177.00	2,270	2
Bulls	—	—	1,396	207.84/cwt	198.00–223.00	2,901	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	166.71/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,707	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	669	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,204	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	391	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	743	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	976	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,903	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	433	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	844	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,028	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	1,369.64/cwt	1,350.00–1,390.00	1,534	2
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	79	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	506	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	87	1,185.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,330.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	74	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	932	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	87	1,537.59/cwt	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,338	7
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	76	1,540.00/cwt	1,540.00–1,540.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	89	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	88	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	176	1
Bulls	Number 2	60–70	68	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	755	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	90	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	107	530.28/cwt	500.00–560.00	567	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	1,487.55/cwt	1,440.00–1,550.00	1,547	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	73	2,090.00/cwt	2,090.00–2,090.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	71	1,850.00/cwt	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,720.00/cwt	1,660.00–1,780.00	1,617	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	1,469.77/cwt	1,350.00–1,560.00	1,396	9
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	124	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	110	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	550	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,925.00/cwt	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,636	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,940.00/cwt	1,940.00–1,940.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,860.19/cwt	1,800.00–1,890.00	1,916	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	2,013.88/cwt	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,893	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,810.00/cwt	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,655.48/cwt	1,450.00–1,870.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	2,025.15/cwt	2,000.00–2,050.00	1,681	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,574.57/cwt	1,450.00–1,690.00	1,653	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,472	243.43/cwt	240.00–246.00	3,583	12
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,346	214.06/cwt	209.00–218.00	2,881	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,486	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	3,730	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,817	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	4,288	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,599	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	4,045	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	150.38/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,762	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	98.44/cwt	90.00–104.00	959	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,442	162.69/cwt	158.00–167.00	2,346	13

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 Apr 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13Last week 17Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 228Year ago 153

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 70Last week 72Year ago 59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,521	235.00–242.00	239.88
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,557	243.00–249.00	245.72
3	—	1,664	235.00–238.00	236.26
1	—	1,599	253.00	253.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,680	228.00–233.00	230.94
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,557	244.00	244.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	197.00–204.00	201.43
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,529	212.00–216.00	214.03
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	221.00–225.00	223.02
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,349	195.00–200.00	197.37
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,529	225.00	225.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,346	209.00–218.00	214.06
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,491	217.00	217.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,734	176.00–177.00	176.25
17	—	1,723	164.00–175.00	170.48
5	—	1,638	153.00–163.00	159.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	170.00–178.00	175.03
6	—	1,366	138.00–149.00	144.80
13	—	1,442	158.00–167.00	162.69
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,293	136.00–147.00	140.47
13	—	1,183	115.00–134.00	124.65
8	—	1,310	158.00–168.00	163.50
7	—	974	90.00–104.00	98.44
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,618	238.00–241.00	239.52
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,589	225.00–230.00	227.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,094	163.00	163.00
3	—	1,172	140.00–156.00	150.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,803	209.00	209.00
5	—	1,624	164.00–172.00	166.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,286	176.00–177.00	176.54
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,378	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,472	240.00–246.00	243.43
1	—	1,486	251.00	251.00
1	—	1,817	236.00	236.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,396	198.00–223.00	207.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	391	190.00	190.00
1	400–450	433	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	669	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	976	195.00	195.00
1	1000–1050	1,028	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	348	330.00	330.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	1,540.00	1,540.00
7	80–90	87	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,537.59
9	90–100	95	1,350.00–1,560.00	1,469.77
5	100–110	104	1,440.00–1,550.00	1,487.55
2	110–120	112	1,350.00–1,390.00	1,369.64
1	120–130	124	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	640.00	640.00
2	100–110	107	500.00–560.00	530.28
1	110–120	110	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	1,110.00	1,110.00
1	70–80	74	1,260.00	1,260.00
2	80–90	87	1,040.00–1,330.00	1,185.00
1	90–100	90	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	88	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025.15
3	90–100	94	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,013.88
3	100–110	103	1,800.00–1,890.00	1,860.19
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	83	1,810.00	1,810.00
2	90–100	93	1,450.00–1,870.00	1,655.48
2	100–110	105	1,450.00–1,690.00	1,574.57
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	71	1,850.00	1,850.00
1	80–90	89	1,600.00	1,600.00
2	90–100	94	1,660.00–1,780.00	1,720.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	73	2,090.00	2,090.00
2	80–90	85	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925.00
1	90–100	93	1,940.00	1,940.00

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 300–400 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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