Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $273.83/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$273.83

2 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,531

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	559	273.83	1,531	2thin

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 sale2 hd

273.83

—

NY average1 barns · 2 hd

273.83

+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	1,529	225.00	3,440	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,585	240.00	3,804	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,393	233.00	3,246	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,429	228.10	3,260	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,574	175.12	2,756	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	174.00	2,225	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	137.79	1,538	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,290	206.00	2,657	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	170.15	2,833	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,373	153.41	2,107	20
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,242	126.49	1,571	24
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,472	221.42	3,259	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,441	217.00	3,127	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,372	221.00	3,032	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,775	214.00	3,799	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,397	243.99	3,409	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,452	237.02	3,442	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,631	246.39	4,019	39
Steers	Choice	Average	1,535	240.32	3,688	18
Steers	Select	Average	1,511	226.68	3,425	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	1,370.06/cwt	42
Bulls	Number 2	85	998.99/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	72	380.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	73	123.73/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	92	1,567.99/cwt	14
Heifers	Number 2	97	1,303.48/cwt	9

Every lot, as filed

67 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 Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,372	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	3,032	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,775	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,799	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,472	221.42/cwt	220.00–223.00	3,259	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,441	217.00/cwt	216.00–218.00	3,127	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,274	141.74/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,806	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	171.80/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,766	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	95.27/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,120	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,896	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,413	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,798	157.77/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,837	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	164.19/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,269	7
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,529	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,440	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,429	228.10/cwt	227.00–229.00	3,260	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	3,804	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,393	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	3,246	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	130.31/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,582	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,264	117.32/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,483	6
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,290	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,657	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,452	237.02/cwt	234.00–240.00	3,442	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,665	238.87/cwt	233.00–243.00	3,977	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	137.79/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,538	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,615	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	175.12/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,756	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,866	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	959	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,928	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	751	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,479	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	903	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,905	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	679	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,324	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	888	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	954	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	836	231.66/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	696	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	2,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	273.83/cwt	227.50–320.00	1,531	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	143.38/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,996	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,397	243.99/cwt	243.00–245.00	3,409	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,616	249.73/cwt	244.00–255.00	4,036	27
Steers	Choice	—	1,542	239.99/cwt	234.00–243.00	3,701	17
Steers	Choice	—	1,410	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	3,469	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	152.55/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,046	6
Steers	Select	—	1,511	226.68/cwt	225.00–230.00	3,425	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	90	1,355.00/cwt	1,330.00–1,380.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,420.00/cwt	1,420.00–1,420.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,706.27/cwt	1,640.00–1,780.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	769.12/cwt	670.00–940.00	723	4
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	1,288.91/cwt	1,160.00–1,360.00	1,096	8
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	72	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	274	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,619.88/cwt	1,600.00–1,630.00	1,652	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,618.71/cwt	1,590.00–1,670.00	1,505	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,725.06/cwt	1,720.00–1,730.00	1,432	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,693.12/cwt	1,640.00–1,760.00	1,608	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,740.00/cwt	1,740.00–1,740.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	116	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	81	1,155.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,210.00	936	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	874.38/cwt	130.00–1,610.00	743	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,343.84/cwt	1,300.00–1,390.00	1,263	3
Bulls	Utility	80–90	84	125.45/cwt	50.00–200.00	105	2
Bulls	Utility	60–70	66	122.59/cwt	50.00–210.00	81	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	1,206.51/cwt	1,070.00–1,290.00	1,122	6
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	1,487.75/cwt	1,420.00–1,540.00	1,577	4
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	1,200.82/cwt	1,090.00–1,260.00	1,237	11
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	1,654.02/cwt	1,620.00–1,680.00	1,671	5
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	1,122.37/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	122	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Number 2	60–70	64	862.07/cwt	700.00–960.00	552	3
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	855	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	108	1,510.00/cwt	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,631	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	908.02/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	772	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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 20Last week 12Year ago 14

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 223Year ago 219

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 113Last week 112Year ago 105

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,372	221.00	221.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	214.00	214.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,472	220.00–223.00	221.42
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,441	216.00–218.00	217.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,274	139.00–145.00	141.74
3	—	1,176	92.00–100.00	95.27
7	—	1,214	123.00–135.00	130.31
6	—	1,264	110.00–121.00	117.32
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,610	168.00–178.00	171.80
1	—	1,896	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,798	155.00–161.00	157.77
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,382	160.00–169.00	164.19
7	—	1,392	140.00–148.00	143.38
6	—	1,341	150.00–158.00	152.55
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,529	225.00	225.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,429	227.00–229.00	228.10
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	240.00	240.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,393	233.00	233.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,452	234.00–240.00	237.02
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,397	243.00–245.00	243.99
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,665	233.00–243.00	238.87
27	—	1,616	244.00–255.00	249.73
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,542	234.00–243.00	239.99
1	—	1,410	246.00	246.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,511	225.00–230.00	226.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,116	136.00–139.00	137.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,391	188.00	188.00
1	—	1,166	160.00	160.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,574	174.00–176.00	175.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	679	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	751	197.00	197.00
1	850–900	888	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	903	211.00	211.00
1	950–1000	959	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	559	227.50–320.00	273.83
1	650–700	696	250.00	250.00
3	800–850	836	225.00–240.00	231.66
2	900–950	940	230.00–235.00	232.51
1	950–1000	954	237.50	237.50

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	1,420.00	1,420.00
2	90–100	90	1,330.00–1,380.00	1,355.00
1	100–110	108	1,510.00	1,510.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	1,640.00–1,780.00	1,706.27
1	80–90	86	1,740.00	1,740.00
5	90–100	95	1,640.00–1,760.00	1,693.12
5	100–110	101	1,620.00–1,680.00	1,654.02
1	110–120	116	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	60–70	64	700.00–960.00	862.07
1	70–80	75	1,140.00	1,140.00
5	80–90	85	750.00–1,000.00	908.02
4	90–100	94	670.00–940.00	769.12
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	80–90	85	1,160.00–1,360.00	1,288.91
6	90–100	93	1,070.00–1,290.00	1,206.51
11	100–110	103	1,090.00–1,260.00	1,200.82
2	110–120	114	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,122.37
1	120–130	122	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	60–70	66	50.00–210.00	122.59
2	80–90	84	50.00–200.00	125.45
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	1,720.00–1,730.00	1,725.06
6	90–100	93	1,590.00–1,670.00	1,618.71
4	100–110	102	1,600.00–1,630.00	1,619.88
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	81	1,100.00–1,210.00	1,155.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	130.00–1,610.00	874.38
3	90–100	94	1,300.00–1,390.00	1,343.84
4	100–110	106	1,420.00–1,540.00	1,487.75

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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