Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2026-06-10

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jun 10
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 9▼ 9 vs year ago 21 · −42.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
223 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 127▲ 9 vs year ago 214 · +4.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
112 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 95▲ 47 vs year ago 65 · +72.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 0.50 to 1.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,604246.883,9603thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,377236.453,2562thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,701246.924,2004thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,467231.483,3964thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,538218.253,3573thin
Bulls—Average1,854211.973,9303thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,335189.002,5231thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,519166.002,5221thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,408191.002,6891thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,715172.312,95517
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,428162.132,31426
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,270134.091,70337
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,421247.653,52013
HeifersChoiceHigh1,396240.703,36013
HeifersSelectAverage1,286228.072,9335thin
SteersChoice and PrimeLow1,563252.273,94427
SteersChoiceAverage1,543240.253,70612
SteersSelectAverage1,423222.933,1722thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 2911,332.85/cwt15
BullsNumber 1991,309.16/cwt42
BullsNumber 383575.00/cwt4
HeifersNumber 2891,576.03/cwt8
HeifersNumber 1911,501.71/cwt11

Every lot, as filed

64 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,426249.24/cwt243.00–255.003,55411
HeifersChoice—1,292252.00/cwt252.00–252.003,2562
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%—1,230117.22/cwt110.00–125.001,4429
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,792153.45/cwt150.00–157.002,7503
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,736171.15/cwt166.00–176.002,9718
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%—1,473163.31/cwt154.00–170.002,40612
SteersChoice and Prime—1,535243.27/cwt242.00–244.003,7345
SteersChoice and Prime—1,572262.56/cwt260.00–265.004,1275
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%—1,283177.19/cwt172.00–186.002,2737
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect—1,538218.25/cwt216.00–220.003,3573
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice—1,467231.48/cwt228.00–233.003,3964
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%—925100.49/cwt93.00–106.009303
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%—1,362153.31/cwt145.00–164.002,08813
SteersChoice and Prime—1,569251.89/cwt245.00–259.003,95217
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,649183.28/cwt180.00–187.003,0226
Dairy Bulls——1,408191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,6891
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime—1,604246.88/cwt243.00–254.003,9603
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice—1,377236.45/cwt235.00–238.003,2562
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and Prime—1,701246.92/cwt244.00–253.004,2004
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%—1,494145.06/cwt138.00–152.002,1677
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%—1,287134.31/cwt127.00–141.001,72912
HeifersChoice—1,415238.65/cwt235.00–244.003,37711
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,335189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,5231
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,395238.93/cwt237.00–241.003,3332
HeifersSelect—1,286228.07/cwt222.00–234.002,9335
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,519166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,5221
Bulls——1,854211.97/cwt206.00–220.003,9303
Dairy HeifersLarge 31000–10501,033222.39/cwt215.00–230.002,2972
Dairy HeifersLarge 31050–11001,084219.11/cwt208.00–230.002,3752
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950932210.51/cwt210.00–211.001,9622
Dairy HeifersLarge 3550–600581227.53/cwt225.00–230.001,3222
Dairy HeifersLarge 3650–700694180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2491
SteersChoice—1,567241.01/cwt239.00–243.003,7776
SteersChoice—1,377244.99/cwt244.00–246.003,3743
SteersChoice—1,660234.00/cwt234.00–234.003,8843
SteersSelect—1,423222.93/cwt219.00–226.003,1722
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross90–100971,613.31/cwt1,540.00–1,660.001,5653
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross80–90851,626.95/cwt1,580.00–1,680.001,3833
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101041,647.35/cwt1,610.00–1,690.001,7135
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross100–1101071,519.91/cwt1,500.00–1,540.001,6262
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–100921,747.55/cwt1,720.00–1,800.001,6085
BullsNumber 1120–130126950.20/cwt900.00–1,000.001,1972
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross110–1201101,470.00/cwt1,470.00–1,470.001,6171
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross90–100991,570.00/cwt1,570.00–1,570.001,5541
HeifersNumber 170–80741,135.47/cwt1,100.00–1,175.008402
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101021,616.56/cwt1,590.00–1,640.001,6493
BullsNumber 390–10099700.00/cwt700.00–700.006932
BullsNumber 1110–1201131,095.77/cwt1,050.00–1,150.001,2385
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross70–80771,775.03/cwt1,770.00–1,780.001,3672
HeifersNumber 190–100921,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.009291
BullsNumber 280–90841,064.68/cwt970.00–1,150.008943
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–100941,638.87/cwt1,600.00–1,680.001,5413
BullsNumber 2100–1101041,049.04/cwt1,000.00–1,100.001,0912
BullsNumber 260–7069940.00/cwt940.00–940.006491
BullsNumber 170–80791,190.00/cwt1,190.00–1,190.009401
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross100–1101001,410.00/cwt1,410.00–1,410.001,4101
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross80–90841,536.07/cwt1,520.00–1,570.001,2903
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–90861,735.81/cwt1,700.00–1,770.001,4932
BullsNumber 180–90861,261.60/cwt1,200.00–1,330.001,0855
BullsNumber 370–8075500.00/cwt500.00–500.003751
BullsNumber 350–6057400.00/cwt400.00–400.002281
BullsNumber 1100–1101031,185.12/cwt1,100.00–1,280.001,2217
BullsNumber 190–100951,236.42/cwt1,150.00–1,290.001,17512
BullsNumber 270–80711,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.007101

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.