Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 15.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 40.00 to 50.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.05/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$257.05

4 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,449

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−150.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	564	257.05	1,449	4thin

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 sale4 hd

257.05

—

NY average1 barns · 4 hd

257.05

+0.00

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−150.39

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	1,548	244.53	3,785	4thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,455	233.00	3,390	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,580	245.22	3,875	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Low	1,602	224.00	3,588	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,775	220.36	3,911	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,537	201.31	3,094	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	174.88	2,812	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,079	164.00	1,770	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,558	193.00	3,007	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,432	156.98	2,248	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,676	156.54	2,624	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,274	127.05	1,619	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,697	214.00	3,632	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,718	210.00	3,608	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,587	200.00	3,174	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,339	242.30	3,243	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,505	238.00	3,582	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,566	224.00	3,508	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,498	247.17	3,702	20
Steers	Choice	Average	1,498	238.93	3,579	18
Steers	Select	Average	1,451	225.10	3,266	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	1,568.92/cwt	40
Bulls	Number 2	91	1,489.48/cwt	20
Heifers	Number 1	85	2,002.72/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	82	1,916.67/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

63 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 and Prime	—	1,523	240.69/cwt	238.00–242.00	3,666	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,504	258.32/cwt	258.00–259.00	3,885	3
Steers	Select	—	1,451	225.10/cwt	224.00–228.00	3,266	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	145.95/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,128	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,599	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,438	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,605	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	3,740	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,718	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,608	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,587	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,174	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,697	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,632	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	117.64/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,262	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,548	244.53/cwt	242.00–246.00	3,785	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,455	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	3,390	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,304	152.51/cwt	145.00–166.00	1,989	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	173.02/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,872	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,332	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,499	248.33/cwt	244.00–253.00	3,722	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,775	220.36/cwt	219.00–223.00	3,911	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,743	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	4,166	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,400	136.41/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,910	12
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,558	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,007	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	174.88/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,812	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,318	247.04/cwt	243.00–254.00	3,256	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,354	238.74/cwt	236.00–240.00	3,233	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,505	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	3,582	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,770	1
Bulls	—	—	1,537	201.31/cwt	200.00–203.00	3,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	286.24/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	296.29/cwt	292.50–300.00	2,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	305.14/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	267.73/cwt	240.00–312.50	1,526	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	100.73/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,161	9
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	135.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,205	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,566	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	3,508	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,482	247.67/cwt	243.00–254.00	3,670	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,500	237.97/cwt	233.00–242.00	3,570	15
Steers	Choice	—	1,487	243.74/cwt	243.00–245.00	3,624	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	159.47/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,732	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,429	159.85/cwt	154.00–167.00	2,284	7
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	63	2,138.73/cwt	2,060.00–2,220.00	1,347	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	50–60	58	2,300.00/cwt	2,300.00–2,300.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,764.31/cwt	1,730.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	99	1,720.00/cwt	1,720.00–1,720.00	1,703	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	115	1,596.69/cwt	1,590.00–1,610.00	1,836	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,814.14/cwt	1,720.00–1,890.00	1,506	3
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	79	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	948	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,913.96/cwt	1,850.00–1,980.00	1,799	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	61	2,300.00/cwt	2,300.00–2,300.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	89	1,810.00/cwt	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,611	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,640.00/cwt	1,640.00–1,640.00	1,574	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	2,091.47/cwt	1,980.00–2,200.00	1,569	2
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	107	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	124	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	1,402.38/cwt	1,300.00–1,620.00	1,332	8
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	1,233.79/cwt	1,160.00–1,290.00	1,172	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,874.83/cwt	1,810.00–1,950.00	1,762	5
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	1,237.10/cwt	1,190.00–1,310.00	1,398	4
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	1,383.09/cwt	1,360.00–1,410.00	1,176	3
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	115	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	920	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	1,322.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,370.00	1,375	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	2,140.44/cwt	2,090.00–2,190.00	1,627	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	2,027.99/cwt	1,940.00–2,190.00	1,724	5
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	87	1,104.58/cwt	1,050.00–1,160.00	961	4

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 May 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 23Last week 27Year ago 23

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 151Year ago 172

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 86Last week 90Year ago 102

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,523	238.00–242.00	240.69
3	—	1,504	258.00–259.00	258.32
11	—	1,482	243.00–254.00	247.67
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,451	224.00–228.00	225.10
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,500	233.00–242.00	237.97
3	—	1,487	243.00–245.00	243.74
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	142.00–150.00	145.95
1	—	1,372	170.00	170.00
7	—	1,429	154.00–167.00	159.85
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	110.00–125.00	117.64
6	—	1,304	145.00–166.00	152.51
12	—	1,400	129.00–141.00	136.41
9	—	1,153	95.00–109.00	100.73
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,660	169.00–179.00	173.02
3	—	1,631	130.00–140.00	135.17
5	—	1,713	150.00–166.00	159.47
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,599	215.00	215.00
1	—	1,605	233.00	233.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,499	244.00–253.00	248.33
1	—	1,743	239.00	239.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,775	219.00–223.00	220.36
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,718	210.00	210.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,587	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,697	214.00	214.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,548	242.00–246.00	244.53
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	233.00	233.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,558	193.00	193.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,608	171.00–178.00	174.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,079	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	243.00–254.00	247.04
4	—	1,354	236.00–240.00	238.74
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,566	224.00	224.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,537	200.00–203.00	201.31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	282.50–290.00	286.24
1	500–550	545	225.00	225.00
3	550–600	570	240.00–312.50	267.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	621	300.00–310.00	305.14
2	650–700	681	292.50–300.00	296.29

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	58	2,300.00	2,300.00
2	60–70	63	2,060.00–2,220.00	2,138.73
3	80–90	83	1,720.00–1,890.00	1,814.14
1	90–100	99	1,720.00	1,720.00
3	110–120	115	1,590.00–1,610.00	1,596.69
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	76	2,090.00–2,190.00	2,140.44
5	80–90	85	1,940.00–2,190.00	2,027.99
5	90–100	94	1,810.00–1,950.00	1,874.83
2	100–110	102	1,730.00–1,800.00	1,764.31
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,200.00	1,200.00
4	80–90	87	1,050.00–1,160.00	1,104.58
3	90–100	95	1,160.00–1,290.00	1,233.79
1	100–110	107	1,140.00	1,140.00
1	110–120	115	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	1,360.00–1,410.00	1,383.09
8	90–100	95	1,300.00–1,620.00	1,402.38
8	100–110	104	1,300.00–1,370.00	1,322.00
4	110–120	113	1,190.00–1,310.00	1,237.10
2	120–130	124	1,200.00	1,200.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	1,980.00–2,200.00	2,091.47
2	90–100	94	1,850.00–1,980.00	1,913.96
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	61	2,300.00	2,300.00
1	80–90	89	1,810.00	1,810.00
1	90–100	96	1,640.00	1,640.00

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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