Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 10.00 to 10.50 higher. Breaker and boner dairy slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Lean dairy cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

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	Low	1,466	203.98	2,990	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,560	209.63	3,271	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,591	202.92	3,228	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	2,019	185.99	3,755	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,634	131.26	2,145	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	122.91	1,527	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	114.35	1,155	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,698	183.90	3,123	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,677	124.30	2,084	22
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,459	119.88	1,749	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,341	107.88	1,447	32
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,736	193.40	3,357	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,368	209.39	2,864	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,154	207.31	2,392	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,476	210.92	3,113	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,518	208.02	3,158	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	897.89/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	78	757.40/cwt	4
Bulls	Number 3	103	600.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	108	230.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	92	1,282.78/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	96	1,097.39/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,077	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,165	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	468	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,170	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	978	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,966	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,039	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,870	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	928	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,763	1
Bulls	—	—	2,019	185.99/cwt	183.00–189.00	3,755	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,338	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	110.53/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,069	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	122.91/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,527	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,129	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	129.64/cwt	127.00–133.00	2,146	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	95.59/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,188	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,423	115.17/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,639	16
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,591	202.92/cwt	198.00–205.00	3,228	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	119.89/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,701	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,578	126.06/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,989	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,446	113.68/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,644	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,466	203.98/cwt	200.00–208.00	2,990	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,698	183.90/cwt	182.00–186.00	3,123	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	105.57/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,346	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,671	127.94/cwt	124.00–132.00	2,138	13
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	119.04/cwt	117.00–122.00	2,006	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,579	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	3,505	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,567	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	3,244	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,557	210.94/cwt	210.00–212.00	3,284	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,178.89/cwt	1,140.00–1,230.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	77	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	801	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	820.11/cwt	800.00–850.00	919	4
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	92	871.47/cwt	840.00–930.00	802	5
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	103	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	618	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	98	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	725	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	1,380.00/cwt	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,063	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	988	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	63	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	788	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	74	709.80/cwt	700.00–720.00	525	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	113	1,049.78/cwt	1,040.00–1,060.00	1,186	2
Bulls	Number 2	60–70	64	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	557	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	924.71/cwt	860.00–960.00	795	6
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	106	836.32/cwt	780.00–890.00	886	9
Bulls	Utility	100–110	108	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	248	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	107	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	99	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	1,267	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,518	208.02/cwt	207.00–209.00	3,158	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,337	214.54/cwt	211.00–218.00	2,868	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,154	207.31/cwt	205.00–210.00	2,392	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,444	196.53/cwt	195.00–198.00	2,838	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,456	212.71/cwt	209.00–216.00	3,097	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,495	205.80/cwt	202.00–208.00	3,077	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,736	193.40/cwt	191.00–197.00	3,357	6

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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 195Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 55Last week 63Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	928	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	978	201.00	201.00
1	1000–1050	1,039	180.00	180.00
1	1050–1100	1,077	201.00	201.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	468	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,019	183.00–189.00	185.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,097	122.00	122.00
2	—	967	110.00–111.00	110.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,242	121.00–127.00	122.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	141.00	141.00
6	—	1,655	127.00–133.00	129.64
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,243	90.00–100.00	95.59
16	—	1,423	111.00–120.00	115.17
8	—	1,275	102.00–109.00	105.57
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,419	117.00–123.00	119.89
3	—	1,578	125.00–127.00	126.06
3	—	1,446	111.00–115.00	113.68
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,671	124.00–132.00	127.94
9	—	1,685	117.00–122.00	119.04
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,591	198.00–205.00	202.92
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,567	207.00	207.00
2	—	1,557	210.00–212.00	210.94
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,466	200.00–208.00	203.98
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	182.00–186.00	183.90
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,579	222.00	222.00
11	—	1,456	209.00–216.00	212.71
6	—	1,495	202.00–208.00	205.80
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,518	207.00–209.00	208.02
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,337	211.00–218.00	214.54
2	—	1,444	195.00–198.00	196.53
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,154	205.00–210.00	207.31
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,736	191.00–197.00	193.40

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	1,380.00	1,380.00
1	80–90	85	1,400.00	1,400.00
3	100–110	105	1,140.00–1,230.00	1,178.89
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	63	1,250.00	1,250.00
1	90–100	95	1,040.00	1,040.00
2	110–120	113	1,040.00–1,060.00	1,049.78
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	1,040.00	1,040.00
6	80–90	86	860.00–960.00	924.71
5	90–100	92	840.00–930.00	871.47
9	100–110	106	780.00–890.00	836.32
4	110–120	112	800.00–850.00	820.11
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	103	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	64	870.00	870.00
2	70–80	74	700.00–720.00	709.80
1	90–100	98	740.00	740.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	108	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	99	1,280.00	1,280.00
1	100–110	107	1,210.00	1,210.00

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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