Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2026-07-22

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jul 22
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
13 head
13 vs last sale 0 2 vs year ago 11 · +18.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
12 vs last sale 165 37 vs year ago 140 · +26.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
82 head
10 vs last sale 72 7 vs year ago 75 · +9.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 0.50 to 2.50 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 60.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
700–800 lb steers averaged $199.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$199.00
1 head · 792 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,576
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs NY average
157.46 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2792199.001,5761thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
199.00
NY average1 barns · 1 hd
199.00
+0.00
National average118 barns · 4,058 hd
356.46
−157.46
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 SteersChoiceAverage1,501218.453,27913
BullsAverage1,413187.852,6542thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,550187.252,9027thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,431183.692,6293thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,117183.002,0441thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,610180.452,9059thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,464170.342,49418
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,324147.621,95527
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,364211.212,8812thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,476193.482,8564thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,402207.822,9142thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,408228.623,2199thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,395215.002,9991thin
SteersChoice and PrimeLow1,441234.093,37210
SteersChoiceAverage1,502226.983,4109thin
SteersSelectAverage1,618215.993,4955thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1971,229.37/cwt32
BullsNumber 2941,049.51/cwt17
BullsNumber 381504.61/cwt4
HeifersNumber 1931,507.80/cwt7
HeifersNumber 275721.01/cwt2

Every lot, as filed

62 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 CowsLean 85-90%1,177113.93/cwt110.00–118.001,3414
SteersChoice and Prime1,611227.89/cwt226.00–230.003,6712
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,574186.97/cwt185.00–189.002,9434
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,606164.00/cwt163.00–165.002,6343
SteersSelect1,618215.99/cwt211.00–219.003,4955
Dairy Bulls1,117183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,0441
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,520221.33/cwt218.00–226.003,3649
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,585196.00/cwt196.00–196.003,1072
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,271155.73/cwt152.00–159.001,9795
Dairy SteersChoice1,402207.82/cwt206.00–210.002,9142
Dairy HeifersSelect1,476193.48/cwt191.00–195.002,8564
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,372160.27/cwt152.00–171.002,19914
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,315142.92/cwt137.00–148.001,8799
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,625185.02/cwt182.00–188.003,0074
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,523171.07/cwt161.00–180.002,6059
CowsBoner 80-85%1,542175.53/cwt175.00–176.002,7072
HeifersChoice and Prime1,388232.08/cwt228.00–238.003,2216
HeifersChoice1,395215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,9991
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,536192.62/cwt190.00–196.002,9593
CowsBoner 80-85%1,209200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,4181
Bulls1,413187.85/cwt181.00–195.002,6542
Dairy HeifersLarge 3800–850820195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5991
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–800762189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4401
Dairy HeifersLarge 3650–700660198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3071
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800792199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,5761
SteersMedium and Large 2950–1000999215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,1481
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–1000977195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9051
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850803205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6461
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750720190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3681
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900881191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,6831
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950911208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,8951
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,458211.96/cwt210.00–214.003,0904
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,560183.23/cwt180.00–190.002,8584
SteersChoice1,548225.54/cwt221.00–230.003,4917
SteersChoice1,343232.00/cwt232.00–232.003,1162
HeifersChoice and Prime1,448221.69/cwt220.00–225.003,2103
Dairy HeifersChoice1,364211.21/cwt209.00–213.002,8812
SteersChoice and Prime1,398235.64/cwt232.00–240.003,2948
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross100–1101071,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.001,4451
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross110–1201161,360.00/cwt1,360.00–1,360.001,5781
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–100941,514.28/cwt1,460.00–1,560.001,4233
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101041,466.17/cwt1,450.00–1,490.001,5253
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross110–1201121,480.00/cwt1,480.00–1,480.001,6581
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–90871,682.92/cwt1,650.00–1,710.001,4643
BullsNumber 1110–120112949.78/cwt900.00–1,000.001,0642
BullsNumber 180–90861,153.74/cwt1,080.00–1,220.009925
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101001,430.00/cwt1,430.00–1,430.001,4301
HeifersNumber 270–8075721.01/cwt640.00–810.005412
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–90861,581.05/cwt1,520.00–1,640.001,3602
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–100951,490.63/cwt1,460.00–1,540.001,4164
BullsNumber 270–8076800.00/cwt800.00–800.006081
BullsNumber 380–9080600.00/cwt600.00–600.004801
BullsNumber 390–10091500.00/cwt500.00–500.004551
BullsNumber 370–8076459.21/cwt400.00–520.003492
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross90–100941,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.001,3161
BullsNumber 170–80791,180.00/cwt1,180.00–1,180.009322
BullsNumber 280–9085875.63/cwt790.00–910.007446
BullsNumber 1120–130125970.00/cwt970.00–970.001,2131
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross120–1301211,260.00/cwt1,260.00–1,260.001,5251
BullsNumber 190–100961,128.05/cwt1,100.00–1,160.001,0835
BullsNumber 1100–1101031,033.03/cwt900.00–1,090.001,0647
BullsNumber 290–100951,069.65/cwt1,040.00–1,090.001,0166

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.