Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 0.50 to 2.50 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 60.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb steers averaged $199.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$199.00

1 head · 792 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−157.46 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	792	199.00	1,576	1thin

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

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

199.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

199.00

+0.00

National average118 barns · 4,058 hd

356.46

−157.46

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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,501	218.45	3,279	13
Bulls	—	Average	1,413	187.85	2,654	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	187.25	2,902	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,431	183.69	2,629	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,117	183.00	2,044	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,610	180.45	2,905	9thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,464	170.34	2,494	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,324	147.62	1,955	27
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,364	211.21	2,881	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,476	193.48	2,856	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,402	207.82	2,914	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,408	228.62	3,219	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,395	215.00	2,999	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,441	234.09	3,372	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,502	226.98	3,410	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,618	215.99	3,495	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	1,229.37/cwt	32
Bulls	Number 2	94	1,049.51/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	81	504.61/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	93	1,507.80/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	75	721.01/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

62 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	113.93/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,341	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,611	227.89/cwt	226.00–230.00	3,671	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,574	186.97/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,943	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	164.00/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,634	3
Steers	Select	—	1,618	215.99/cwt	211.00–219.00	3,495	5
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,117	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,044	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,520	221.33/cwt	218.00–226.00	3,364	9
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,107	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	155.73/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,979	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,402	207.82/cwt	206.00–210.00	2,914	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,476	193.48/cwt	191.00–195.00	2,856	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,372	160.27/cwt	152.00–171.00	2,199	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	142.92/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,879	9
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	185.02/cwt	182.00–188.00	3,007	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,523	171.07/cwt	161.00–180.00	2,605	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,542	175.53/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,707	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,388	232.08/cwt	228.00–238.00	3,221	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,999	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	192.62/cwt	190.00–196.00	2,959	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,418	1
Bulls	—	—	1,413	187.85/cwt	181.00–195.00	2,654	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	820	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,599	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	762	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,440	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	660	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	792	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	999	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,148	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	977	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	803	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	881	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	911	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,895	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,458	211.96/cwt	210.00–214.00	3,090	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	183.23/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,858	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,548	225.54/cwt	221.00–230.00	3,491	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,343	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	3,116	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,448	221.69/cwt	220.00–225.00	3,210	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,364	211.21/cwt	209.00–213.00	2,881	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,398	235.64/cwt	232.00–240.00	3,294	8
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	107	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	116	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,578	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,514.28/cwt	1,460.00–1,560.00	1,423	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,466.17/cwt	1,450.00–1,490.00	1,525	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	112	1,480.00/cwt	1,480.00–1,480.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,682.92/cwt	1,650.00–1,710.00	1,464	3
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	949.78/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	1,153.74/cwt	1,080.00–1,220.00	992	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	1,430.00/cwt	1,430.00–1,430.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	75	721.01/cwt	640.00–810.00	541	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,581.05/cwt	1,520.00–1,640.00	1,360	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,490.63/cwt	1,460.00–1,540.00	1,416	4
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	76	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	608	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	80	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	480	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	91	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	455	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	76	459.21/cwt	400.00–520.00	349	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	79	1,180.00/cwt	1,180.00–1,180.00	932	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	875.63/cwt	790.00–910.00	744	6
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	125	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	121	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	96	1,128.05/cwt	1,100.00–1,160.00	1,083	5
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	1,033.03/cwt	900.00–1,090.00	1,064	7
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	1,069.65/cwt	1,040.00–1,090.00	1,016	6

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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 11

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 165Year ago 140

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 82Last week 72Year ago 75

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 0.50 to 2.50 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 12.00 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 — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,177	110.00–118.00	113.93
14	—	1,372	152.00–171.00	160.27
9	—	1,315	137.00–148.00	142.92
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,574	185.00–189.00	186.97
5	—	1,271	152.00–159.00	155.73
9	—	1,523	161.00–180.00	171.07
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,606	163.00–165.00	164.00
2	—	1,585	196.00	196.00
4	—	1,625	182.00–188.00	185.02
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,611	226.00–230.00	227.89
8	—	1,398	232.00–240.00	235.64
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,618	211.00–219.00	215.99
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,548	221.00–230.00	225.54
2	—	1,343	232.00	232.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,117	183.00	183.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,520	218.00–226.00	221.33
4	—	1,458	210.00–214.00	211.96
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,402	206.00–210.00	207.82
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,476	191.00–195.00	193.48
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,364	209.00–213.00	211.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,542	175.00–176.00	175.53
1	—	1,209	200.00	200.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,536	190.00–196.00	192.62
4	—	1,560	180.00–190.00	183.23
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,388	228.00–238.00	232.08
3	—	1,448	220.00–225.00	221.69
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	215.00	215.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	181.00–195.00	187.85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	198.00	198.00
1	750–800	762	189.00	189.00
1	800–850	820	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	977	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	792	199.00	199.00
1	850–900	881	191.00	191.00
1	950–1000	999	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	803	205.00	205.00
1	900–950	911	208.00	208.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	94	1,400.00	1,400.00
1	100–110	107	1,350.00	1,350.00
1	110–120	116	1,360.00	1,360.00
1	120–130	121	1,260.00	1,260.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	87	1,650.00–1,710.00	1,682.92
3	90–100	94	1,460.00–1,560.00	1,514.28
3	100–110	104	1,450.00–1,490.00	1,466.17
1	110–120	112	1,480.00	1,480.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	79	1,180.00	1,180.00
5	80–90	86	1,080.00–1,220.00	1,153.74
5	90–100	96	1,100.00–1,160.00	1,128.05
7	100–110	103	900.00–1,090.00	1,033.03
2	110–120	112	900.00–1,000.00	949.78
1	120–130	125	970.00	970.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	800.00	800.00
6	80–90	85	790.00–910.00	875.63
6	90–100	95	1,040.00–1,090.00	1,069.65
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	76	400.00–520.00	459.21
1	80–90	80	600.00	600.00
1	90–100	91	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	86	1,520.00–1,640.00	1,581.05
4	90–100	95	1,460.00–1,540.00	1,490.63
1	100–110	100	1,430.00	1,430.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	640.00–810.00	721.01

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

What quality paid 700–800 lb

How it compared 700–800 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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