Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2026-06-17

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jun 17
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
20 head
8 vs last sale 12 6 vs year ago 14 · +42.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
181 head
42 vs last sale 223 38 vs year ago 219 · 17.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
113 head
1 vs last sale 112 8 vs year ago 105 · +7.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $273.83/cwt on 2 head.
Average price
$273.83
2 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,531
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs NY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2559273.831,5312thin
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
273.83
NY average1 barns · 2 hd
273.83
+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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,529225.003,4401thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,585240.003,8041thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,393233.003,2461thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,429228.103,2602thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,574175.122,7563thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,279174.002,2252thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,116137.791,5382thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,290206.002,6572thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,665170.152,83312
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,373153.412,10720
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,242126.491,57124
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,472221.423,2592thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,441217.003,1273thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,372221.003,0321thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,775214.003,7991thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,397243.993,4092thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,452237.023,4425thin
SteersChoice and PrimeLow1,631246.394,01939
SteersChoiceAverage1,535240.323,68818
SteersSelectAverage1,511226.683,4254thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1971,370.06/cwt42
BullsNumber 285998.99/cwt17
BullsNumber 372380.00/cwt1
BullsUtility73123.73/cwt5
HeifersNumber 1921,567.99/cwt14
HeifersNumber 2971,303.48/cwt9

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,372221.00/cwt221.00–221.003,0321
Dairy SteersChoice1,775214.00/cwt214.00–214.003,7991
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,472221.42/cwt220.00–223.003,2592
Dairy HeifersChoice1,441217.00/cwt216.00–218.003,1273
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,274141.74/cwt139.00–145.001,8068
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,610171.80/cwt168.00–178.002,7669
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,17695.27/cwt92.00–100.001,1203
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,896180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,4131
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,798157.77/cwt155.00–161.002,8372
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,382164.19/cwt160.00–169.002,2697
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,529225.00/cwt225.00–225.003,4401
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect1,429228.10/cwt227.00–229.003,2602
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,585240.00/cwt240.00–240.003,8041
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,393233.00/cwt233.00–233.003,2461
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,214130.31/cwt123.00–135.001,5827
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,264117.32/cwt110.00–121.001,4836
Dairy Bulls1,290206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,6572
HeifersChoice1,452237.02/cwt234.00–240.003,4425
SteersChoice and Prime1,665238.87/cwt233.00–243.003,97712
CowsLean 85-90%1,116137.79/cwt136.00–139.001,5382
CowsBoner 80-85%1,391188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,6151
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,574175.12/cwt174.00–176.002,7563
CowsBoner 80-85%1,166160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8661
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–1000959201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,9281
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–800751197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4791
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950903211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,9051
Dairy HeifersLarge 3650–700679195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3241
Dairy HeifersLarge 3850–900888200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7761
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000954237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,2661
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850836231.66/cwt225.00–240.001,9373
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700696250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7401
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950940232.51/cwt230.00–235.002,1862
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600559273.83/cwt227.50–320.001,5312
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,392143.38/cwt140.00–148.001,9967
HeifersChoice and Prime1,397243.99/cwt243.00–245.003,4092
SteersChoice and Prime1,616249.73/cwt244.00–255.004,03627
SteersChoice1,542239.99/cwt234.00–243.003,70117
SteersChoice1,410246.00/cwt246.00–246.003,4691
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,341152.55/cwt150.00–158.002,0466
SteersSelect1,511226.68/cwt225.00–230.003,4254
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross90–100901,355.00/cwt1,330.00–1,380.001,2202
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross80–90881,420.00/cwt1,420.00–1,420.001,2501
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross70–80751,706.27/cwt1,640.00–1,780.001,2802
BullsNumber 290–10094769.12/cwt670.00–940.007234
BullsNumber 180–90851,288.91/cwt1,160.00–1,360.001,0968
BullsNumber 370–8072380.00/cwt380.00–380.002741
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101021,619.88/cwt1,600.00–1,630.001,6524
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–100931,618.71/cwt1,590.00–1,670.001,5056
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–90831,725.06/cwt1,720.00–1,730.001,4322
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–100951,693.12/cwt1,640.00–1,760.001,6085
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–90861,740.00/cwt1,740.00–1,740.001,4961
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross110–1201161,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.001,8561
HeifersNumber 180–90811,155.00/cwt1,100.00–1,210.009362
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross80–9085874.38/cwt130.00–1,610.007432
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross90–100941,343.84/cwt1,300.00–1,390.001,2633
BullsUtility80–9084125.45/cwt50.00–200.001052
BullsUtility60–7066122.59/cwt50.00–210.00813
BullsNumber 190–100931,206.51/cwt1,070.00–1,290.001,1226
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross100–1101061,487.75/cwt1,420.00–1,540.001,5774
BullsNumber 1100–1101031,200.82/cwt1,090.00–1,260.001,23711
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101011,654.02/cwt1,620.00–1,680.001,6715
BullsNumber 1110–1201141,122.37/cwt1,050.00–1,200.001,2802
BullsNumber 1120–1301221,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.001,2811
BullsNumber 260–7064862.07/cwt700.00–960.005523
BullsNumber 270–80751,140.00/cwt1,140.00–1,140.008551
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross100–1101081,510.00/cwt1,510.00–1,510.001,6311
BullsNumber 280–9085908.02/cwt750.00–1,000.007725

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.