Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 11.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 40.00 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	120.34	1,887	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,202	90.97	1,093	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,774	122.34	2,171	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,592	120.49	1,918	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,404	98.20	1,379	29
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,567	192.70	3,020	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,481	190.00	2,814	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,459	199.45	2,909	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,556	195.37	3,040	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,459	187.00	2,728	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,546	199.65	3,086	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,624	198.82	3,228	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	936.65/cwt	47
Bulls	Number 2	92	806.64/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	85	534.92/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	81	345.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	92	1,188.89/cwt	11

Every lot, as filed

47 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	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	108	1,149.54/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,242	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,592	120.49/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,918	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,481	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,814	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,567	192.70/cwt	191.00–194.00	3,020	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,468	200.54/cwt	190.00–210.00	2,944	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,757	193.10/cwt	191.00–195.00	3,393	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,574	199.33/cwt	194.00–206.00	3,137	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,798	121.27/cwt	115.00–124.00	2,180	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,338	93.05/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,245	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,446	106.01/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,533	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,767	112.58/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,989	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,776	124.43/cwt	119.00–129.00	2,210	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,435	202.31/cwt	198.00–207.00	2,903	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,557	201.68/cwt	201.00–203.00	3,140	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,887	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,459	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,728	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,556	195.37/cwt	194.00–197.00	3,040	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,498	194.69/cwt	194.00–195.00	2,916	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	90.97/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,093	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,060	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,067	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	887	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,632	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	653	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,251.77/cwt	1,200.00–1,290.00	1,202	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	1,119.73/cwt	1,110.00–1,130.00	1,265	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	97	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	68	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	204	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	94	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	367	1
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	106	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	1,320.00/cwt	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,016	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,309.70/cwt	1,300.00–1,320.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,209.85/cwt	1,200.00–1,220.00	1,234	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	87	927.89/cwt	880.00–1,010.00	807	6
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	93	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	977	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	89	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	783	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	125	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	938	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	107	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	835	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	797.78/cwt	750.00–820.00	670	3
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	70	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	616	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	961	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,259.57/cwt	1,220.00–1,280.00	1,159	3
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	110	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	770	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	762.43/cwt	740.00–780.00	724	4
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	534.92/cwt	450.00–610.00	455	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	873.17/cwt	850.00–900.00	821	10
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	860.31/cwt	800.00–930.00	886	19
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	74	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	725	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 Sep 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 125Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 87Last week 85Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 11.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 40.00 lower.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	90–100	96	1,200.00–1,290.00	1,251.77
2	100–110	108	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,149.54
2	110–120	113	1,110.00–1,130.00	1,119.73
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	97	1,070.00	1,070.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	300.00	300.00
1	90–100	94	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	980.00	980.00
6	80–90	87	880.00–1,010.00	927.89
10	90–100	94	850.00–900.00	873.17
19	100–110	103	800.00–930.00	860.31
1	110–120	113	850.00	850.00
1	120–130	125	750.00	750.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	880.00	880.00
3	80–90	84	750.00–820.00	797.78
4	90–100	95	740.00–780.00	762.43
1	100–110	107	780.00	780.00
1	110–120	110	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	450.00–610.00	534.92
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	89	880.00	880.00
1	90–100	93	1,050.00	1,050.00
1	100–110	106	1,010.00	1,010.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	1,320.00	1,320.00
2	80–90	84	1,300.00–1,320.00	1,309.70
3	90–100	92	1,220.00–1,280.00	1,259.57
2	100–110	102	1,200.00–1,220.00	1,209.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,592	115.00–125.00	120.49
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,798	115.00–124.00	121.27
21	—	1,338	90.00–99.00	93.05
5	—	1,446	100.00–111.00	106.01
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,767	111.00–115.00	112.58
14	—	1,776	119.00–129.00	124.43
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,481	190.00	190.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,567	191.00–194.00	192.70
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,468	190.00–210.00	200.54
11	—	1,574	194.00–206.00	199.33
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,757	191.00–195.00	193.10
4	—	1,557	201.00–203.00	201.68
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,435	198.00–207.00	202.31
3	—	1,498	194.00–195.00	194.69
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,459	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,556	194.00–197.00	195.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,568	120.00–121.00	120.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,202	90.00–92.00	90.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	653	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	720	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	887	184.00	184.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	195.00	195.00

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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Every lot, as filed

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