Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 11.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 80.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $342.50/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$342.50

1 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−54.29

vs NY average

−108.37 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	478	342.50	1,637	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

342.50

—

NY average2 barns · 16 hd

396.79

−54.29

National average167 barns · 7,763 hd

450.87

−108.37

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 and Prime	Average	1,577	205.99	3,248	5thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,357	204.00	2,768	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,665	210.83	3,510	6thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,620	206.08	3,338	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,583	202.46	3,205	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	141.66	2,077	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	130.12	1,776	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	125.82	1,344	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,398	133.53	1,866	9thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,672	132.56	2,217	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,221	107.21	1,309	46
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,431	185.70	2,657	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,501	178.00	2,672	1thin
Dairy Steers	Standard	Average	1,127	166.05	1,871	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,478	206.04	3,045	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,330	204.55	2,721	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,447	210.73	3,048	24
Steers	Choice	Average	1,394	204.37	2,848	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,505	191.02	2,875	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	1,057.54/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	94	950.98/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	82	460.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	89	1,299.81/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	88	1,173.87/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	127.84/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,468	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	142.12/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,684	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,467	208.29/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,056	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,533	199.86/cwt	194.00–204.00	3,064	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,530	198.87/cwt	193.00–203.00	3,043	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	122	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,244	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	114	1,065.20/cwt	1,050.00–1,080.00	1,214	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	97	1,180.00/cwt	1,180.00–1,180.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,234.30/cwt	1,200.00–1,260.00	1,259	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,251.47/cwt	1,210.00–1,290.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	97	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,270.00/cwt	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,259.79/cwt	1,250.00–1,270.00	1,184	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	78	937.65/cwt	880.00–980.00	731	4
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	922.48/cwt	880.00–1,000.00	784	5
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	953.32/cwt	920.00–1,040.00	896	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,394.77/cwt	1,360.00–1,430.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	77	1,249.67/cwt	1,240.00–1,260.00	962	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	942.79/cwt	900.00–1,060.00	971	5
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	79	829.87/cwt	810.00–850.00	656	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	808	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	90	330.00/cwt	300.00–360.00	297	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,304.81/cwt	1,300.00–1,320.00	1,096	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Number 2	60–70	68	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	544	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	88	800.34/cwt	780.00–820.00	704	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	117	875.21/cwt	850.00–900.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	78	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	374	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	86	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	482	1
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	64	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	384	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	485	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	936	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	872	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,637	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	363	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	935	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	432	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,232	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,011	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,921	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	722	200.76/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,449	2
Bulls	—	—	1,583	202.46/cwt	194.00–208.00	3,205	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	134.58/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,873	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	141.66/cwt	141.00–142.00	2,077	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	116.73/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,448	210.13/cwt	207.00–212.00	3,043	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,040	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	115.14/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,349	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,318	120.98/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,595	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	106.05/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,285	9
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,512	125.55/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,898	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	149.49/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,748	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	124.98/cwt	121.00–129.00	2,106	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,357	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,768	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,577	205.99/cwt	205.00–207.00	3,248	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	91.58/cwt	83.00–98.00	1,120	14
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	148.20/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,417	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,431	185.70/cwt	181.00–188.00	2,657	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,501	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,672	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,620	206.08/cwt	204.00–208.00	3,338	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,665	210.83/cwt	208.00–214.00	3,510	6
Dairy Steers	Standard	—	1,127	166.05/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,871	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,330	204.55/cwt	204.00–205.00	2,721	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,413	214.88/cwt	211.00–218.00	3,036	14
Steers	Select	—	1,505	191.02/cwt	190.00–192.00	2,875	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,449	199.21/cwt	194.00–205.00	2,887	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,338	209.53/cwt	207.00–213.00	2,804	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	136.22/cwt	132.00–140.00	2,275	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	834	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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 25Last week 7Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 132Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 75Last week 87Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	126.00–130.00	127.84
2	—	1,185	140.00–144.00	142.12
1	—	881	118.00	118.00
1	—	860	97.00	97.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,392	132.00–138.00	134.58
2	—	1,285	111.00–123.00	116.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,466	141.00–142.00	141.66
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,467	205.00–210.00	208.29
4	—	1,533	194.00–204.00	199.86
14	—	1,413	211.00–218.00	214.88
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	190.00–192.00	191.02
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,449	194.00–205.00	199.21
11	—	1,338	207.00–213.00	209.53
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,530	193.00–203.00	198.87
7	—	1,448	207.00–212.00	210.13
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	204.00–205.00	204.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,583	194.00–208.00	202.46
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,172	111.00–118.00	115.14
8	—	1,318	119.00–124.00	120.98
9	—	1,212	104.00–108.00	106.05
14	—	1,223	83.00–98.00	91.58
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,512	123.00–129.00	125.55
3	—	1,169	145.00–153.00	149.49
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,685	121.00–129.00	124.98
2	—	1,631	144.00–152.00	148.20
8	—	1,670	132.00–140.00	136.22
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,357	204.00	204.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,577	205.00–207.00	205.99
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,431	181.00–188.00	185.70
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,501	178.00	178.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,620	204.00–208.00	206.08
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,665	208.00–214.00	210.83
Dairy Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,127	160.00–174.00	166.05

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	88	1,220.00	1,220.00
1	90–100	97	1,180.00	1,180.00
2	110–120	114	1,050.00–1,080.00	1,065.20
1	120–130	122	1,020.00	1,020.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	84	1,300.00–1,320.00	1,304.81
2	90–100	96	1,210.00–1,290.00	1,251.47
7	100–110	102	1,200.00–1,260.00	1,234.30
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	78	880.00–980.00	937.65
5	80–90	85	880.00–1,000.00	922.48
5	90–100	94	920.00–1,040.00	953.32
5	100–110	103	900.00–1,060.00	942.79
2	110–120	117	850.00–900.00	875.21
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	800.00	800.00
2	70–80	79	810.00–850.00	829.87
2	80–90	88	780.00–820.00	800.34
1	90–100	95	850.00	850.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	64	600.00	600.00
1	70–80	78	480.00	480.00
1	80–90	86	560.00	560.00
2	90–100	90	300.00–360.00	330.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	1,240.00–1,260.00	1,249.67
1	80–90	87	1,200.00	1,200.00
1	90–100	97	1,150.00	1,150.00
1	100–110	102	1,020.00	1,020.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	78	1,360.00–1,430.00	1,394.77
1	80–90	88	1,270.00	1,270.00
4	90–100	94	1,250.00–1,270.00	1,259.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	193.00	193.00
2	700–750	722	190.00–212.00	200.76
1	850–900	872	194.00	194.00
1	1000–1050	1,011	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	478	342.50	342.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	363	257.50	257.50
1	400–450	432	227.50	227.50

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 400–500 lb

What quality paid 400–500 lb

How it compared 400–500 lb

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Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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