Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 80.00 to 140.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 800–900 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

800–900 lb steers averaged $205.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$205.00

1 head · 832 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−137.06 vs national

What quality paid 800–900 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	832	205.00	1,706	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

205.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

205.00

+0.00

National average72 barns · 3,996 hd

342.06

−137.06

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	Low	1,563	220.67	3,449	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,587	230.00	3,650	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,538	222.41	3,421	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,433	195.54	2,802	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,567	200.00	3,134	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,741	180.17	3,137	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,311	172.58	2,263	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,008	150.89	1,521	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,778	175.01	3,112	22
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,447	161.75	2,341	27
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,252	138.36	1,732	51
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,278	214.74	2,744	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,147	205.60	2,358	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,101	198.51	2,186	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,285	229.13	2,943	13
Heifers	Choice	High	1,321	221.57	2,927	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,475	200.00	2,950	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,484	227.94	3,382	24
Steers	Choice	High	1,381	223.24	3,083	22

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	1,078.13/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	90	889.45/cwt	5
Bulls	Number 3	87	550.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	91	230.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	87	1,367.49/cwt	16
Heifers	Number 2	95	1,170.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

70 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 Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,278	214.74/cwt	214.00–216.00	2,744	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	190.51/cwt	189.00–193.00	3,448	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	143.19/cwt	137.00–146.00	2,040	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,459	163.86/cwt	153.00–174.00	2,391	19
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,803	158.12/cwt	157.00–159.00	2,851	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,587	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,650	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	179.33/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,530	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,147	205.60/cwt	202.00–210.00	2,358	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,433	195.54/cwt	194.00–197.00	2,802	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	119.17/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,367	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,317	157.11/cwt	149.00–173.00	2,069	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,236	104.55/cwt	96.00–116.00	1,292	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	174.26/cwt	160.00–188.00	3,084	17
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,405	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,035	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,642	223.01/cwt	222.00–224.00	3,662	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,538	222.41/cwt	220.00–225.00	3,421	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,971	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	187.76/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,668	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,901	176.38/cwt	173.00–180.00	3,353	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	184.92/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,613	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	166.41/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,097	4
Bulls	—	—	1,567	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,134	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,045	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,111	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	700	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,428	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	575	216.13/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,243	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	908	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	832	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,706	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	443	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	997	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	892	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,873	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	661	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,454	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	976	210.04/cwt	208.00–212.00	2,050	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	535	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	882	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	802	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,580	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	135.44/cwt	122.00–146.00	1,663	25
Steers	Choice	—	1,337	228.98/cwt	228.00–231.00	3,061	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,474	229.06/cwt	225.00–236.00	3,376	21
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,299	230.16/cwt	225.00–234.00	2,990	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,286	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,932	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,101	198.51/cwt	198.00–199.00	2,186	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,553	220.10/cwt	216.00–224.00	3,418	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,205	223.48/cwt	223.00–224.00	2,693	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,326	220.65/cwt	216.00–225.00	2,926	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	122.38/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,183	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	154.88/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,555	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,388	222.33/cwt	217.00–227.00	3,086	19
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	112	1,290.00/cwt	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,535.00/cwt	1,520.00–1,550.00	1,351	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	121	1,190.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,431.94/cwt	1,390.00–1,460.00	1,332	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	96	1,004.58/cwt	950.00–1,040.00	964	4
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	124	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	91	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	209	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	954.07/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	983	7
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	91	990.11/cwt	980.00–1,000.00	901	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,368.52/cwt	1,300.00–1,440.00	1,314	5
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	689	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	76	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	775	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	823.62/cwt	760.00–880.00	618	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,170.00/cwt	1,170.00–1,170.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,455.64/cwt	1,420.00–1,480.00	1,092	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,446.90/cwt	1,410.00–1,480.00	1,244	5
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	866.23/cwt	850.00–900.00	988	3
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	100	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	1,017.43/cwt	900.00–1,060.00	875	6
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	74	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	370	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	760	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 20Last week 13Year ago 18

Slaughter CattleReceipts 241Last week 177Year ago 231

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 67Last week 82Year ago 72

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 80.00 to 140.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,278	214.00–216.00	214.74
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,147	202.00–210.00	205.60
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,101	198.00–199.00	198.51
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,810	189.00–193.00	190.51
2	—	1,803	157.00–159.00	158.12
17	—	1,770	160.00–188.00	174.26
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,425	137.00–146.00	143.19
19	—	1,459	153.00–174.00	163.86
3	—	1,411	177.00–185.00	179.33
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,147	116.00–120.00	119.17
17	—	1,317	149.00–173.00	157.11
5	—	1,236	96.00–116.00	104.55
25	—	1,228	122.00–146.00	135.44
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,587	230.00	230.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	194.00–197.00	195.54
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,538	220.00–225.00	222.41
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	216.00	216.00
2	—	1,642	222.00–224.00	223.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	176.00	176.00
2	—	967	116.00–128.00	122.38
8	—	1,004	140.00–160.00	154.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,421	185.00–190.00	187.76
4	—	1,901	173.00–180.00	176.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	180.00–189.00	184.92
4	—	1,260	162.00–172.00	166.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,567	200.00	200.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,337	228.00–231.00	228.98
19	—	1,388	217.00–227.00	222.33
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,474	225.00–236.00	229.06
3	—	1,553	216.00–224.00	220.10
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,299	225.00–234.00	230.16
2	—	1,205	223.00–224.00	223.48
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,286	228.00	228.00
7	—	1,326	216.00–225.00	220.65
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	200.00	200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	443	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	535	185.00	185.00
2	550–600	575	211.00–221.00	216.13
1	650–700	661	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	700	204.00	204.00
1	850–900	892	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	908	195.00	195.00
2	950–1000	976	208.00–212.00	210.04
1	1000–1050	1,045	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	832	205.00	205.00
1	950–1000	970	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	802	197.00	197.00
1	850–900	882	190.00	190.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	88	1,520.00–1,550.00	1,535.00
3	90–100	93	1,390.00–1,460.00	1,431.94
1	100–110	105	1,360.00	1,360.00
1	110–120	112	1,290.00	1,290.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	120–130	121	1,190.00	1,190.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	1,020.00	1,020.00
6	80–90	86	900.00–1,060.00	1,017.43
4	90–100	96	950.00–1,040.00	1,004.58
7	100–110	103	900.00–1,050.00	954.07
3	110–120	114	850.00–900.00	866.23
1	120–130	124	830.00	830.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	91	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	760.00–880.00	823.62
1	80–90	85	810.00	810.00
1	90–100	95	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	500.00	500.00
1	100–110	100	600.00	600.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	91	980.00–1,000.00	990.11
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	75	1,420.00–1,480.00	1,455.64
5	80–90	86	1,410.00–1,480.00	1,446.90
5	90–100	96	1,300.00–1,440.00	1,368.52
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	95	1,170.00	1,170.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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