Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 150.00 to 180.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $345.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$345.00

1 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	575	345.00	1,984	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

345.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

345.00

+0.00

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	Average	1,541	233.00	3,591	1thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,234	221.00	2,727	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,518	230.01	3,492	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,734	204.79	3,551	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	187.00	2,244	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	953	177.14	1,688	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,714	170.25	2,919	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,421	162.88	2,314	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,272	132.25	1,682	32
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,356	221.67	3,006	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,380	218.00	3,008	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,400	251.19	3,516	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,446	238.17	3,444	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,525	255.84	3,900	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,404	238.76	3,353	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	1,385.63/cwt	35
Bulls	Number 2	88	1,244.93/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	73	600.79/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	87	1,712.66/cwt	14
Heifers	Number 2	90	1,485.40/cwt	8

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Choice	—	1,455	232.14/cwt	231.00–233.00	3,378	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,440	242.19/cwt	236.00–247.00	3,488	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,797	183.49/cwt	179.00–187.00	3,297	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	149.23/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,065	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	179.58/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,029	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,502	164.27/cwt	155.00–171.00	2,467	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,356	221.67/cwt	220.00–224.00	3,006	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,380	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,008	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	118.90/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,465	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	154.07/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,886	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,333	135.00/cwt	124.00–145.00	1,800	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	108.53/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,256	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,699	169.53/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,880	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,716	160.98/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,762	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,234	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,727	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,541	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	3,591	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,518	230.01/cwt	229.00–231.00	3,492	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,303	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	3,205	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,432	252.92/cwt	250.00–255.00	3,622	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	177.14/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,688	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,391	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,962	1
Bulls	—	—	1,734	204.79/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,551	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	681	199.89/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,361	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,066	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,207	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	796	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,984	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,332	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	3,277	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,547	243.26/cwt	240.00–247.00	3,763	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,190	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,761	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,552	257.25/cwt	253.00–264.00	3,993	7
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	97	1,540.00/cwt	1,540.00–1,540.00	1,494	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,622.99/cwt	1,600.00–1,660.00	1,380	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,770.40/cwt	1,730.00–1,800.00	1,664	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,673.65/cwt	1,620.00–1,740.00	1,707	5
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	921.95/cwt	800.00–1,040.00	857	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	74	967.12/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	716	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	1,850.85/cwt	1,800.00–1,880.00	1,425	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,720.91/cwt	1,690.00–1,770.00	1,618	4
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	85	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	884	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	76	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	403	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,720.00/cwt	1,720.00–1,720.00	1,772	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	87	1,263.53/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,099	6
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	116	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	1,736.75/cwt	1,700.00–1,760.00	1,424	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	113	1,520.00/cwt	1,520.00–1,520.00	1,718	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,641.12/cwt	1,600.00–1,670.00	1,362	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,636.62/cwt	1,610.00–1,650.00	1,538	3
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	76	551.18/cwt	410.00–700.00	419	2
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	66	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	462	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,843.53/cwt	1,810.00–1,860.00	1,549	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	1,166.95/cwt	1,130.00–1,240.00	1,214	7
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	1,215.26/cwt	1,140.00–1,280.00	1,154	5
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	1,138.08/cwt	1,100.00–1,180.00	1,297	5

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 Jun 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9Last week 23Year ago 13

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 157Year ago 124

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 95Last week 86Year ago 87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	231.00–233.00	232.14
3	—	1,440	236.00–247.00	242.19
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,303	246.00	246.00
3	—	1,432	250.00–255.00	252.92
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,797	179.00–187.00	183.49
11	—	1,699	164.00–174.00	169.53
2	—	1,716	160.00–162.00	160.98
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,384	145.00–152.00	149.23
3	—	1,130	175.00–185.00	179.58
13	—	1,502	155.00–171.00	164.27
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,232	116.00–122.00	118.90
6	—	1,224	150.00–158.00	154.07
16	—	1,333	124.00–145.00	135.00
4	—	1,157	103.00–111.00	108.53
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,356	220.00–224.00	221.67
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	218.00	218.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,234	221.00	221.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,541	233.00	233.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,518	229.00–231.00	230.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	175.00–179.00	177.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,252	191.00	191.00
1	—	1,096	179.00	179.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,734	200.00–215.00	204.79
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,332	246.00	246.00
7	—	1,552	253.00–264.00	257.25
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	240.00–247.00	243.26
2	—	1,190	232.00	232.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	681	194.00–206.00	199.89
1	750–800	796	205.00	205.00
1	1050–1100	1,066	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	345.00	345.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	1,600.00–1,660.00	1,622.99
2	90–100	97	1,540.00	1,540.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	84	1,810.00–1,860.00	1,843.53
4	90–100	94	1,730.00–1,800.00	1,770.40
5	100–110	102	1,620.00–1,740.00	1,673.65
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	74	900.00–1,000.00	967.12
2	90–100	93	800.00–1,040.00	921.95
1	110–120	116	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	87	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,263.53
5	90–100	95	1,140.00–1,280.00	1,215.26
7	100–110	104	1,130.00–1,240.00	1,166.95
5	110–120	114	1,100.00–1,180.00	1,138.08
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	700.00	700.00
2	70–80	76	410.00–700.00	551.18
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	77	1,800.00–1,880.00	1,850.85
3	80–90	82	1,700.00–1,760.00	1,736.75
4	90–100	94	1,690.00–1,770.00	1,720.91
2	100–110	103	1,720.00	1,720.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	1,040.00	1,040.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	530.00	530.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	83	1,600.00–1,670.00	1,641.12
3	90–100	94	1,610.00–1,650.00	1,636.62
1	110–120	113	1,520.00	1,520.00

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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How this sale compares

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