Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2026-06-24

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jun 24
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
212 head
31 vs last sale 181 60 vs year ago 152 · +39.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
71 head
42 vs last sale 113 0 vs year ago 71 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cows sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 60.00 lower.

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 PrimeAverage1,436247.003,5471thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,588239.023,7963thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,552233.843,6294thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,473220.123,2436thin
BullsAverage1,879207.573,9004thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,632180.122,93912
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,343156.882,1064thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low835134.791,1263thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,450197.062,8574thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,781174.533,1096thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,457158.042,30326
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,269131.841,67430
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,556226.983,5322thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeLow1,363242.363,30312
HeifersChoiceAverage1,275229.652,9288thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,228220.782,7119thin
SteersChoice and PrimeHigh1,538244.753,76524
SteersChoiceHigh1,472234.453,45213
SteersSelectAverage1,345224.523,02010

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1991,291.53/cwt34
BullsNumber 2891,208.21/cwt10
BullsNumber 393579.73/cwt2
HeifersNumber 1921,684.92/cwt12

Every lot, as filed

57 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 CowsBoner 80-85%1,305173.67/cwt171.00–179.002,2663
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,556226.98/cwt225.00–229.003,5322
SteersChoice1,514247.00/cwt247.00–247.003,7401
SteersChoice and Prime1,455254.70/cwt253.00–256.003,7063
SteersChoice and Prime1,570245.89/cwt241.00–250.003,86015
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,305133.79/cwt128.00–138.001,74616
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,446143.21/cwt138.00–149.002,0717
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,194120.46/cwt116.00–125.001,4384
SteersChoice1,469233.40/cwt230.00–237.003,42912
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,872191.00/cwt191.00–191.003,5761
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,735176.76/cwt174.00–179.003,0673
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,592241.03/cwt239.00–243.003,8372
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect1,490223.10/cwt220.00–229.003,3244
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect1,440214.16/cwt212.00–216.003,0842
SteersSelect1,316223.15/cwt219.00–227.002,9378
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,053103.48/cwt102.00–104.001,0903
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,324146.04/cwt141.00–154.001,9347
Dairy Bulls1,450197.06/cwt188.00–209.002,8574
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,436247.00/cwt247.00–247.003,5471
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,580235.00/cwt235.00–235.003,7131
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,805162.94/cwt161.00–165.002,9412
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,552233.84/cwt231.00–237.003,6294
HeifersChoice1,275229.65/cwt226.00–236.002,9288
CowsLean 85-90%894120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0731
CowsLean 85-90%806142.18/cwt140.00–144.001,1462
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,643188.47/cwt188.00–189.003,0974
CowsBoner 80-85%1,441153.26/cwt149.00–156.002,2082
Bulls1,879207.57/cwt200.00–212.003,9004
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,491161.59/cwt153.00–170.002,40916
HeifersChoice and Prime1,316238.16/cwt236.00–239.003,1346
HeifersChoice and Prime1,410246.56/cwt241.00–251.003,4766
HeifersSelect1,228220.78/cwt216.00–225.002,7119
CowsBoner 80-85%1,294177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,2901
CowsBoner 80-85%1,194144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,7191
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,626175.95/cwt170.00–184.002,8618
SteersSelect1,461230.00/cwt230.00–230.003,3602
SteersChoice and Prime1,501236.91/cwt231.00–239.003,5566
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross110–1201141,514.89/cwt1,490.00–1,540.001,7272
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross70–80781,740.00/cwt1,740.00–1,740.001,3571
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross70–80771,880.00/cwt1,880.00–1,880.001,4481
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–100971,637.65/cwt1,610.00–1,670.001,5894
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–90851,810.00/cwt1,810.00–1,810.001,5391
BullsNumber 270–80731,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.007301
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross70–80741,800.00/cwt1,800.00–1,800.001,3321
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–90841,769.92/cwt1,760.00–1,780.001,4873
BullsNumber 260–70641,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.006401
BullsNumber 1120–1301251,024.40/cwt1,000.00–1,050.001,2812
BullsNumber 1100–1101041,166.88/cwt1,150.00–1,200.001,2143
BullsNumber 1110–1201141,100.63/cwt1,010.00–1,200.001,2556
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–100951,643.15/cwt1,600.00–1,710.001,5616
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101061,625.17/cwt1,620.00–1,630.001,7232
BullsNumber 390–10093579.73/cwt400.00–750.005392
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101041,634.33/cwt1,600.00–1,670.001,7002
BullsNumber 190–100961,202.83/cwt1,150.00–1,240.001,1557
BullsNumber 180–90861,228.73/cwt1,200.00–1,260.001,0578
BullsNumber 290–10095987.41/cwt920.00–1,050.009382
BullsNumber 280–90841,112.51/cwt1,000.00–1,190.009353

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.