Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cows sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 60.00 lower.

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	1,436	247.00	3,547	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,588	239.02	3,796	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,552	233.84	3,629	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,473	220.12	3,243	6thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,879	207.57	3,900	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,632	180.12	2,939	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,343	156.88	2,106	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	835	134.79	1,126	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,450	197.06	2,857	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,781	174.53	3,109	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,457	158.04	2,303	26
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,269	131.84	1,674	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,556	226.98	3,532	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,363	242.36	3,303	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,275	229.65	2,928	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,228	220.78	2,711	9thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,538	244.75	3,765	24
Steers	Choice	High	1,472	234.45	3,452	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,345	224.52	3,020	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	1,291.53/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	89	1,208.21/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	93	579.73/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	92	1,684.92/cwt	12

Every lot, as filed

57 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 Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	173.67/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,266	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,556	226.98/cwt	225.00–229.00	3,532	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,514	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	3,740	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,455	254.70/cwt	253.00–256.00	3,706	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,570	245.89/cwt	241.00–250.00	3,860	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	133.79/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,746	16
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,446	143.21/cwt	138.00–149.00	2,071	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	120.46/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,438	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,469	233.40/cwt	230.00–237.00	3,429	12
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,872	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,576	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	176.76/cwt	174.00–179.00	3,067	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,592	241.03/cwt	239.00–243.00	3,837	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,490	223.10/cwt	220.00–229.00	3,324	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,440	214.16/cwt	212.00–216.00	3,084	2
Steers	Select	—	1,316	223.15/cwt	219.00–227.00	2,937	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	103.48/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,090	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,324	146.04/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,934	7
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,450	197.06/cwt	188.00–209.00	2,857	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,436	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	3,547	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,580	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	3,713	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	162.94/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,941	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,552	233.84/cwt	231.00–237.00	3,629	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,275	229.65/cwt	226.00–236.00	2,928	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,073	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	806	142.18/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,146	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	188.47/cwt	188.00–189.00	3,097	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,441	153.26/cwt	149.00–156.00	2,208	2
Bulls	—	—	1,879	207.57/cwt	200.00–212.00	3,900	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,491	161.59/cwt	153.00–170.00	2,409	16
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,316	238.16/cwt	236.00–239.00	3,134	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,410	246.56/cwt	241.00–251.00	3,476	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,228	220.78/cwt	216.00–225.00	2,711	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,290	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,719	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,626	175.95/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,861	8
Steers	Select	—	1,461	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,360	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,501	236.91/cwt	231.00–239.00	3,556	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	114	1,514.89/cwt	1,490.00–1,540.00	1,727	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,740.00/cwt	1,740.00–1,740.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	1,880.00/cwt	1,880.00–1,880.00	1,448	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	97	1,637.65/cwt	1,610.00–1,670.00	1,589	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,810.00/cwt	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	73	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	730	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	74	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,769.92/cwt	1,760.00–1,780.00	1,487	3
Bulls	Number 2	60–70	64	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	640	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	125	1,024.40/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,281	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	1,166.88/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,214	3
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	1,100.63/cwt	1,010.00–1,200.00	1,255	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,643.15/cwt	1,600.00–1,710.00	1,561	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	106	1,625.17/cwt	1,620.00–1,630.00	1,723	2
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	579.73/cwt	400.00–750.00	539	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,634.33/cwt	1,600.00–1,670.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	96	1,202.83/cwt	1,150.00–1,240.00	1,155	7
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	1,228.73/cwt	1,200.00–1,260.00	1,057	8
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	987.41/cwt	920.00–1,050.00	938	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	1,112.51/cwt	1,000.00–1,190.00	935	3

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.

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 212Last week 181Year ago 152

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 71Last week 113Year ago 71

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cows sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 60.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	171.00–179.00	173.67
7	—	1,446	138.00–149.00	143.21
16	—	1,491	153.00–170.00	161.59
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,305	128.00–138.00	133.79
4	—	1,194	116.00–125.00	120.46
3	—	1,053	102.00–104.00	103.48
7	—	1,324	141.00–154.00	146.04
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,872	191.00	191.00
3	—	1,735	174.00–179.00	176.76
2	—	1,805	161.00–165.00	162.94
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,556	225.00–229.00	226.98
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,514	247.00	247.00
12	—	1,469	230.00–237.00	233.40
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,455	253.00–256.00	254.70
15	—	1,570	241.00–250.00	245.89
6	—	1,501	231.00–239.00	236.91
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,316	219.00–227.00	223.15
2	—	1,461	230.00	230.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,592	239.00–243.00	241.03
1	—	1,580	235.00	235.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,490	220.00–229.00	223.10
2	—	1,440	212.00–216.00	214.16
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,552	231.00–237.00	233.84
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	188.00–209.00	197.06
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,436	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,275	226.00–236.00	229.65
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,316	236.00–239.00	238.16
6	—	1,410	241.00–251.00	246.56
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,228	216.00–225.00	220.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	894	120.00	120.00
2	—	806	140.00–144.00	142.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,643	188.00–189.00	188.47
8	—	1,626	170.00–184.00	175.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,441	149.00–156.00	153.26
1	—	1,294	177.00	177.00
1	—	1,194	144.00	144.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,879	200.00–212.00	207.57

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,740.00	1,740.00
2	110–120	114	1,490.00–1,540.00	1,514.89
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	1,880.00	1,880.00
1	80–90	85	1,810.00	1,810.00
4	90–100	97	1,610.00–1,670.00	1,637.65
2	100–110	104	1,600.00–1,670.00	1,634.33
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	64	1,000.00	1,000.00
1	70–80	73	1,000.00	1,000.00
3	80–90	84	1,000.00–1,190.00	1,112.51
2	90–100	95	920.00–1,050.00	987.41
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	80–90	86	1,200.00–1,260.00	1,228.73
7	90–100	96	1,150.00–1,240.00	1,202.83
3	100–110	104	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,166.88
6	110–120	114	1,010.00–1,200.00	1,100.63
2	120–130	125	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,024.40
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	93	400.00–750.00	579.73
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	1,800.00	1,800.00
3	80–90	84	1,760.00–1,780.00	1,769.92
6	90–100	95	1,600.00–1,710.00	1,643.15
2	100–110	106	1,620.00–1,630.00	1,625.17

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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