Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 50.00 to 90.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 800–900 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

800–900 lb steers averaged $217.50/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$217.50

1 head · 822 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−144.41 vs national

What quality paid 800–900 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	822	217.50	1,788	1thin

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

How it compared 800–900 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

217.50

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

217.50

+0.00

National average86 barns · 8,060 hd

361.91

−144.41

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	1,519	239.04	3,631	2thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,551	233.27	3,618	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,441	230.10	3,316	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,419	203.10	2,882	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,771	197.00	3,489	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	173.00	2,002	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	844	172.00	1,452	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,565	204.05	3,193	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,649	183.20	3,021	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,431	174.76	2,500	27
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,293	143.36	1,853	48
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,456	226.00	3,291	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	High	1,230	219.41	2,700	14
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,582	215.00	3,401	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,276	224.00	2,858	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,518	214.60	3,258	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,340	244.83	3,281	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	234.82	3,100	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,551	245.57	3,810	13
Steers	Choice	High	1,553	237.29	3,685	13

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 2	100	1,425.75/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 1	94	1,283.02/cwt	40
Heifers	Number 1	89	1,666.27/cwt	15
Heifers	Number 2	92	1,601.84/cwt	4

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
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,518	214.60/cwt	212.00–217.00	3,258	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,456	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	3,291	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,582	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,401	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	186.51/cwt	180.00–199.00	2,600	10
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,276	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,858	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,441	230.10/cwt	229.00–231.00	3,316	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	144.24/cwt	130.00–158.00	1,832	23
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	106.77/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,176	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,177	226.33/cwt	224.00–229.00	2,664	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,506	168.42/cwt	161.00–180.00	2,536	13
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,667	183.20/cwt	176.00–188.00	3,054	12
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,565	204.05/cwt	197.00–210.00	3,193	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,551	233.27/cwt	231.00–235.00	3,618	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,519	239.04/cwt	238.00–240.00	3,631	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,576	153.34/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,417	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	117.10/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,295	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,771	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,489	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,635	232.43/cwt	228.00–239.00	3,800	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,340	244.83/cwt	243.00–247.00	3,281	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,320	234.82/cwt	233.00–238.00	3,100	7
Bulls	—	—	1,419	203.10/cwt	197.00–209.00	2,882	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,002	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	563	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,267	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	466	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	885	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	758	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,516	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	706	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,518	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,042	215.04/cwt	210.00–220.00	2,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	822	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,788	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,066	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,399	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	397	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	883	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	977	222.03/cwt	216.00–228.00	2,169	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,426	170.95/cwt	164.00–178.50	2,438	14
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	192.66/cwt	191.00–194.00	2,817	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,822	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,079	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	844	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,452	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,466	245.67/cwt	244.00–247.00	3,602	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,581	256.10/cwt	253.00–258.00	4,049	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,245	217.52/cwt	210.00–222.00	2,708	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,503	246.69/cwt	240.00–250.00	3,708	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,579	234.77/cwt	230.00–239.00	3,707	10
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	120	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	97	1,597.26/cwt	1,550.00–1,630.00	1,549	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	82	1,720.00/cwt	1,720.00–1,720.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,430.00/cwt	1,430.00–1,430.00	1,459	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	112	1,490.00/cwt	1,490.00–1,490.00	1,669	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,724.73/cwt	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,604	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	74	1,840.58/cwt	1,790.00–1,920.00	1,362	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,653.67/cwt	1,610.00–1,700.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,684.37/cwt	1,640.00–1,720.00	1,550	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,782.55/cwt	1,730.00–1,820.00	1,515	7
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	82	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	746	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	1,207.94/cwt	1,090.00–1,260.00	1,027	7
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	122	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	107	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,498	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,810.00/cwt	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	91	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	910	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	100	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	1,615.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,630.00	1,615	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	1,159.46/cwt	1,050.00–1,280.00	1,101	13
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	105	1,115.59/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,171	9
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,150	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 →

Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Wed Jul 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 14Last week 14Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 253Last week 185Year ago 239

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 86Last week 87Year ago 112

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 50.00 to 90.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	212.00–217.00	214.60
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,276	224.00	224.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,456	226.00	226.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,582	215.00	215.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	224.00–229.00	226.33
11	—	1,245	210.00–222.00	217.52
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,394	180.00–199.00	186.51
3	—	1,576	151.00–155.00	153.34
14	—	1,426	164.00–178.50	170.95
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,270	130.00–158.00	144.24
3	—	1,101	105.00–110.00	106.77
13	—	1,506	161.00–180.00	168.42
9	—	1,106	110.00–120.00	117.10
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,667	176.00–188.00	183.20
3	—	1,462	191.00–194.00	192.66
2	—	1,822	169.00	169.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,441	229.00–231.00	230.10
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	197.00–210.00	204.05
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,551	231.00–235.00	233.27
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,519	238.00–240.00	239.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,771	197.00	197.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,157	173.00	173.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	844	172.00	172.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,635	228.00–239.00	232.43
3	—	1,581	253.00–258.00	256.10
7	—	1,503	240.00–250.00	246.69
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,466	244.00–247.00	245.67
10	—	1,579	230.00–239.00	234.77
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,340	243.00–247.00	244.83
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,320	233.00–238.00	234.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,419	197.00–209.00	203.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	397	222.50	222.50
1	450–500	466	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	563	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	706	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	758	200.00	200.00
2	950–1000	977	216.00–228.00	222.03
2	1000–1050	1,042	210.00–220.00	215.04
1	1050–1100	1,066	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	822	217.50	217.50

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	82	1,720.00	1,720.00
3	90–100	97	1,550.00–1,630.00	1,597.26
1	100–110	102	1,430.00	1,430.00
1	110–120	112	1,490.00	1,490.00
1	120–130	120	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	74	1,790.00–1,920.00	1,840.58
1	80–90	84	1,810.00	1,810.00
2	90–100	93	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,724.73
2	100–110	100	1,600.00–1,630.00	1,615.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	80–90	85	1,090.00–1,260.00	1,207.94
13	90–100	95	1,050.00–1,280.00	1,159.46
9	100–110	105	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,115.59
1	110–120	115	1,000.00	1,000.00
1	120–130	122	900.00	900.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	91	1,000.00	1,000.00
1	100–110	100	1,050.00	1,050.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	1,610.00–1,700.00	1,653.67
1	90–100	92	1,700.00	1,700.00
1	100–110	107	1,400.00	1,400.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
7	80–90	85	1,730.00–1,820.00	1,782.55
6	90–100	92	1,640.00–1,720.00	1,684.37
1	100–110	101	1,500.00	1,500.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	82	910.00	910.00

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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Steers · summary 800–900 lb

What quality paid 800–900 lb

How it compared 800–900 lb

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Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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