Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 50.00 to 55.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $290.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$290.00

1 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−96.42

vs NY average

−128.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	583	290.00	1,691	1thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

290.00

—

NY average2 barns · 56 hd

386.42

−96.42

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−128.26

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	1,608	238.44	3,834	4thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,562	219.49	3,428	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,680	245.50	4,124	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,725	236.08	4,072	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,863	221.64	4,129	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	175.00	2,457	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,367	161.00	2,201	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,711	176.52	3,020	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,384	167.71	2,321	25
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,262	146.68	1,851	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,234	233.00	2,875	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,423	215.27	3,063	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,699	232.00	3,941	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,710	216.00	3,694	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,364	206.61	2,818	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,500	247.95	3,720	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,244	237.00	2,948	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,536	250.31	3,843	24
Steers	Choice	High	1,497	242.37	3,628	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,449	233.06	3,377	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	1,605.40/cwt	42
Bulls	Number 2	90	1,500.99/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	84	630.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	88	2,019.50/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	99	1,707.50/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Steers	Choice	—	1,319	245.51/cwt	245.00–246.00	3,238	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,569	261.75/cwt	259.00–265.00	4,107	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,710	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,694	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,234	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,875	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	139.68/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,743	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,266	158.69/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,009	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,281	122.97/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,575	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	181.79/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,954	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,474	167.27/cwt	159.00–177.00	2,466	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	142.69/cwt	132.00–154.00	1,748	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,562	219.49/cwt	219.00–220.00	3,428	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,608	238.44/cwt	235.00–243.00	3,834	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,680	245.50/cwt	245.00–246.00	4,124	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,725	236.08/cwt	235.00–237.00	4,072	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,523	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,427	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,874	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	4,479	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,020	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,313	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,726	174.79/cwt	168.00–179.00	3,017	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,533	250.41/cwt	245.00–255.00	3,839	20
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,524	239.66/cwt	239.00–240.00	3,652	3
Bulls	—	—	1,863	221.64/cwt	213.00–230.00	4,129	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,526	250.11/cwt	245.00–255.00	3,817	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,457	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,201	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	741	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,363	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	973	207.60/cwt	194.00–221.00	2,020	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	900	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,059	230.51/cwt	225.00–236.00	2,441	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	693	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,351	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	462	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	982	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	821	192.88/cwt	181.00–206.00	1,584	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,082	203.08/cwt	190.00–216.00	2,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,007	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,668	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,364	206.61/cwt	204.00–210.00	2,818	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	189.59/cwt	185.00–202.00	2,476	6
Steers	Select	—	1,449	233.06/cwt	231.00–235.00	3,377	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,556	241.32/cwt	239.00–243.00	3,755	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,527	237.84/cwt	236.00–240.00	3,632	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,244	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,948	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,301	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	3,409	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,423	215.27/cwt	210.00–219.00	3,063	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	2,195.21/cwt	2,160.00–2,230.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,767.63/cwt	1,740.00–1,820.00	1,679	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	111	1,700.72/cwt	1,620.00–1,780.00	1,888	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	2,044.46/cwt	2,000.00–2,090.00	1,717	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,770.25/cwt	1,700.00–1,920.00	1,841	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,981.76/cwt	1,940.00–2,050.00	1,863	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	2,290.00/cwt	2,290.00–2,290.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	2,055.86/cwt	2,020.00–2,080.00	1,747	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	91	1,936.13/cwt	1,860.00–2,010.00	1,762	3
Bulls	Number 2	60–70	67	1,416.02/cwt	1,250.00–1,570.00	949	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	113	1,710.00/cwt	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,680.00/cwt	1,680.00–1,680.00	1,714	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	91	1,720.00/cwt	1,720.00–1,720.00	1,565	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	116	1,320.09/cwt	1,300.00–1,340.00	1,531	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,890.00/cwt	1,890.00–1,890.00	1,928	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	65	2,424.88/cwt	2,410.00–2,440.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	112	1,780.00/cwt	1,780.00–1,780.00	1,994	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	1,230.00/cwt	1,230.00–1,230.00	1,132	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	110	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	1,432.87/cwt	1,330.00–1,500.00	1,204	4
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	71	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	568	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	84	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	529	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	78	1,420.00/cwt	1,420.00–1,420.00	1,108	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	96	1,394.52/cwt	1,340.00–1,440.00	1,339	9
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	1,360.54/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,415	11
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	1,045.94/cwt	890.00–1,200.00	868	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	79	2,320.00/cwt	2,320.00–2,320.00	1,833	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 27Last week 32Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 225Year ago 177

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 90Last week 91Year ago 74

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 50.00 to 55.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,319	245.00–246.00	245.51
6	—	1,556	239.00–243.00	241.32
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,569	259.00–265.00	261.75
20	—	1,533	245.00–255.00	250.41
2	—	1,527	236.00–240.00	237.84
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,449	231.00–235.00	233.06
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	216.00	216.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,523	225.00	225.00
1	—	1,874	239.00	239.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,364	204.00–210.00	206.61
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,234	233.00	233.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,423	210.00–219.00	215.27
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,248	135.00–144.00	139.68
10	—	1,266	154.00–164.00	158.69
3	—	1,281	118.00–130.00	122.97
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,625	180.00–185.00	181.79
1	—	2,020	164.00	164.00
8	—	1,726	168.00–179.00	174.79
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,474	159.00–177.00	167.27
5	—	1,225	132.00–154.00	142.69
6	—	1,306	185.00–202.00	189.59
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,562	219.00–220.00	219.49
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,608	235.00–243.00	238.44
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	245.00–246.00	245.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	235.00–237.00	236.08
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,524	239.00–240.00	239.66
5	—	1,526	245.00–255.00	250.11
1	—	1,301	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,244	237.00	237.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,863	213.00–230.00	221.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,404	175.00	175.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,367	161.00	161.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	462	212.50	212.50
1	650–700	693	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	741	184.00	184.00
4	800–850	821	181.00–206.00	192.88
1	900–950	900	216.00	216.00
2	950–1000	973	194.00–221.00	207.60
2	1050–1100	1,082	190.00–216.00	203.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	583	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	688	242.50	242.50
2	1000–1050	1,007	236.00	236.00
2	1050–1100	1,059	225.00–236.00	230.51

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	65	2,410.00–2,440.00	2,424.88
1	70–80	79	2,320.00	2,320.00
2	80–90	82	2,160.00–2,230.00	2,195.21
4	90–100	94	1,940.00–2,050.00	1,981.76
5	100–110	104	1,700.00–1,920.00	1,770.25
1	110–120	112	1,780.00	1,780.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	84	2,000.00–2,090.00	2,044.46
4	90–100	95	1,740.00–1,820.00	1,767.63
2	110–120	111	1,620.00–1,780.00	1,700.72
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	67	1,250.00–1,570.00	1,416.02
1	70–80	71	800.00	800.00
2	80–90	83	890.00–1,200.00	1,045.94
1	90–100	92	1,230.00	1,230.00
1	110–120	110	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,420.00	1,420.00
4	80–90	84	1,330.00–1,500.00	1,432.87
9	90–100	96	1,340.00–1,440.00	1,394.52
11	100–110	104	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,360.54
2	110–120	116	1,300.00–1,340.00	1,320.09
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	84	630.00	630.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	2,290.00	2,290.00
3	80–90	85	2,020.00–2,080.00	2,055.86
3	90–100	91	1,860.00–2,010.00	1,936.13
1	100–110	102	1,890.00	1,890.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	91	1,720.00	1,720.00
1	100–110	102	1,680.00	1,680.00
1	110–120	113	1,710.00	1,710.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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