Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 6.00 to 6.50 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 13.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 35.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb steers averaged $237.71/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$237.71

2 head · 305 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−234.31

vs NY average

−298.82 vs national

What quality paid 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	305	237.71	725	2thin

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 sale2 hd

237.71

—

NY average2 barns · 32 hd

472.02

−234.31

National average129 barns · 2,410 hd

536.53

−298.82

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	Average	1,519	224.71	3,413	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	High	1,550	229.56	3,559	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,916	208.91	4,003	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,691	171.81	2,905	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	772	157.00	1,212	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	119.69	1,182	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,656	196.00	3,246	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,730	165.92	2,870	16
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	151.98	2,058	19
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,253	134.01	1,679	35
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,332	212.12	2,825	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,358	204.48	2,777	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,390	229.71	3,193	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,417	228.17	3,233	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,497	236.66	3,543	20
Steers	Choice	High	1,494	228.70	3,416	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,357	214.68	2,913	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	93	1,131.76/cwt	41
Bulls	Number 2	91	883.67/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	82	610.53/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	86	1,312.36/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	93	1,196.69/cwt	7

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	237.71/cwt	205.00–270.00	725	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	859	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,666	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,024	205.00/cwt	204.00–206.00	2,099	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	966	195.92/cwt	188.00–204.00	1,893	3
Bulls	—	—	1,916	208.91/cwt	204.00–214.00	4,003	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,691	171.81/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,905	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,601	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	110.54/cwt	110.00–111.00	996	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,369	235.15/cwt	232.00–239.00	3,219	9
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,417	222.71/cwt	218.00–228.00	3,156	7
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,519	224.71/cwt	221.00–227.00	3,413	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,656	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,246	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	148.55/cwt	144.00–157.00	2,046	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,699	155.11/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,635	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	169.52/cwt	163.00–176.00	2,950	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,312	147.37/cwt	132.00–156.00	1,933	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	116.02/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,411	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	124.80/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,479	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,573	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	3,697	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,539	226.84/cwt	223.00–230.00	3,491	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,332	212.12/cwt	211.00–214.00	2,825	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,358	204.48/cwt	200.00–209.00	2,777	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	166.23/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,176	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	133.91/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,859	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,516	239.48/cwt	237.00–243.00	3,631	15
Steers	Select	—	1,357	214.68/cwt	210.00–219.00	2,913	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	772	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,212	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,454	227.01/cwt	224.00–230.00	3,301	5
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	849.34/cwt	800.00–900.00	977	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	960.86/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	903	10
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	911.77/cwt	800.00–950.00	948	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	647.37/cwt	600.00–690.00	550	3
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	72	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	360	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	78	946.51/cwt	910.00–980.00	738	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	97	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	783	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	1,053.31/cwt	1,050.00–1,060.00	895	6
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	103	953.66/cwt	900.00–1,010.00	982	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	1,630.00/cwt	1,630.00–1,630.00	1,255	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,279.71/cwt	1,230.00–1,330.00	1,101	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,430.00/cwt	1,430.00–1,430.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Number 2	60–70	69	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	566	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	94	964.76/cwt	950.00–980.00	907	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	71	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	667	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	96	689.79/cwt	650.00–720.00	662	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,559.53/cwt	1,510.00–1,630.00	1,326	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,484.12/cwt	1,450.00–1,560.00	1,395	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,180.00/cwt	1,180.00–1,180.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,196	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,441	228.19/cwt	223.00–233.00	3,288	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,649	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	3,925	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,486	228.24/cwt	220.00–236.00	3,392	20
Heifers	Choice	—	1,231	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,881	1

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 Aug 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 19Last week 15Year ago 12

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 174Year ago 168

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 75Last week 63Year ago 84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	205.00–270.00	237.71
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	859	194.00	194.00
3	950–1000	966	188.00–204.00	195.92
2	1000–1050	1,024	204.00–206.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,916	204.00–214.00	208.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,691	168.00–176.00	171.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	138.00	138.00
2	—	901	110.00–111.00	110.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	772	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,369	232.00–239.00	235.15
7	—	1,417	218.00–228.00	222.71
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,454	224.00–230.00	227.01
1	—	1,231	234.00	234.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,519	221.00–227.00	224.71
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,656	196.00	196.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,377	144.00–157.00	148.55
7	—	1,309	160.00–174.00	166.23
4	—	1,388	126.00–138.00	133.91
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,699	151.00–159.00	155.11
12	—	1,740	163.00–176.00	169.52
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,312	132.00–156.00	147.37
7	—	1,216	113.00–118.00	116.02
11	—	1,185	118.00–130.00	124.80
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,573	235.00	235.00
2	—	1,539	223.00–230.00	226.84
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	211.00–214.00	212.12
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,358	200.00–209.00	204.48
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,516	237.00–243.00	239.48
5	—	1,441	223.00–233.00	228.19
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,357	210.00–219.00	214.68
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,649	238.00	238.00
20	—	1,486	220.00–236.00	228.24

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	78	910.00–980.00	946.51
6	80–90	85	1,050.00–1,060.00	1,053.31
10	90–100	94	850.00–1,000.00	960.86
7	100–110	104	800.00–950.00	911.77
2	110–120	115	800.00–900.00	849.34
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
7	80–90	85	1,510.00–1,630.00	1,559.53
4	90–100	94	1,450.00–1,560.00	1,484.12
1	100–110	104	1,350.00	1,350.00
1	110–120	113	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	500.00	500.00
3	80–90	85	600.00–690.00	647.37
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	820.00	820.00
1	70–80	71	940.00	940.00
3	90–100	96	650.00–720.00	689.79
1	100–110	103	760.00	760.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	92	1,300.00	1,300.00
1	100–110	103	1,180.00	1,180.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	1,630.00	1,630.00
1	80–90	88	1,500.00	1,500.00
1	90–100	95	1,410.00	1,410.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	1,430.00	1,430.00
2	80–90	86	1,230.00–1,330.00	1,279.71
1	90–100	97	1,260.00	1,260.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	94	950.00–980.00	964.76
2	100–110	103	900.00–1,010.00	953.66

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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Steers · summary 300–400 lb

What quality paid 300–400 lb

How it compared 300–400 lb

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Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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