Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last feeder sale 500-700lb feeder steers sold steady. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 26.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 26.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $376.61/cwt on 39 head, up $18.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 12 comparable sales and sits −28.00 against this barn's trailing median of $404.61.

Average price

$376.61

▲ 18.35 vs prior sale

39 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$51.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−95.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	391.05	2,117	28
Medium and Large 2	564	339.84	1,917	11thin

One grade step is worth $51.21/cwt here — about $200 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $467.80, low $358.25, median $404.61 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale39 hd

376.61

—

NY average1 barns · 39 hd

376.61

+0.00

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−95.51

This barn, trailing median12 sales

404.61

−28.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,094	$2,433	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,331	$2,253	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	976	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	903	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 lots · USDA AMS · Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	380.22/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	258.39/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	872	270.06/cwt	267.50–272.50	2,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,017	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	301.69/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,018	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	416.25/cwt	415.00–417.50	2,015	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	809	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	305.94/cwt	290.00–322.50	2,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	462.17/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,733	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	376.63/cwt	330.00–405.00	1,183	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	771	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	433.25/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	367.80/cwt	310.00–392.50	1,578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	330.12/cwt	317.50–342.50	2,509	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	954	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	335.59/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,406	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	375.32/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,121	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	754	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	326.68/cwt	290.00–355.00	1,516	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	470.17/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	347.58/cwt	335.00–367.50	2,339	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	274.07/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,012	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	308.34/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,109	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,416	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,331	2,253.29/head	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,253	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	177.39/cwt	152.50–195.00	1,678	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	903	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	2,433.20/head	2,050.00–2,800.00	2,433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	429.13/cwt	425.00–432.50	1,807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	272.49/cwt	260.00–285.00	2,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,331	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	404.43/cwt	392.50–410.00	2,123	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,237	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	266.69/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	280.69/cwt	262.50–295.00	1,906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	309.60/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,269	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	336.16/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,125	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,994	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,236	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	346.00/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	264.12/cwt	252.50–270.00	2,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	305.12/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	254	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	321.20/cwt	307.50–335.00	1,805	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	319.90/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	375.13/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	401.23/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,110	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	374.76/cwt	330.00–407.50	2,342	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	343.82/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,960	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	384.80/cwt	372.50–410.00	1,447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	394.80/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	324.84/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	754	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	350.29/cwt	347.00–360.00	1,829	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	376.27/cwt	322.50–400.00	1,456	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	313.56/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,678	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 Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Canandaigua, NY

Sat Mar 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 438Last week 779Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to last feeder sale 500-700lb feeder steers sold steady. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 26.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 26.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	254	475.00	475.00
1	300–350	346	420.00	420.00
4	350–400	373	485.00	485.00
4	400–450	426	365.00–395.00	380.22
2	450–500	478	370.00–380.00	375.13
14	500–550	522	347.00–360.00	350.29
5	550–600	578	345.00	345.00
12	600–650	632	330.00–345.00	336.16
1	650–700	660	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	731	307.50	307.50
3	800–850	831	252.50–270.00	264.12
1	850–900	873	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	330.00–405.00	376.63
21	350–400	387	322.50–400.00	376.27
1	400–450	436	350.00	350.00
7	450–500	483	305.00–345.00	319.90
5	500–550	535	305.00–340.00	313.56
19	550–600	562	307.50–335.00	321.20
3	600–650	629	295.00–310.00	305.12
8	650–700	669	295.00–315.00	301.69
3	700–750	717	250.00–262.50	258.39
3	750–800	771	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	809	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	416.00	416.00
3	300–350	340	390.00–405.00	394.80
3	350–400	376	372.50–410.00	384.80
5	400–450	429	310.00–392.50	367.80
5	450–500	464	290.00–355.00	326.68
1	500–550	506	300.00	300.00
10	550–600	570	330.00–355.00	343.82
2	600–650	611	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	684	300.00–325.00	308.34
8	700–750	734	270.00–290.00	274.07
1	750–800	754	277.50	277.50
2	850–900	872	267.50–272.50	270.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	289	465.00	465.00
3	300–350	322	420.00–460.00	433.25
9	350–400	375	420.00–470.00	462.17
3	400–450	420	450.00–480.00	470.17
6	450–500	484	415.00–417.50	416.25
17	500–550	526	380.00–420.00	401.23
11	550–600	565	372.50–380.00	375.32
65	600–650	625	330.00–407.50	374.76
20	650–700	673	335.00–367.50	347.58
22	700–750	717	320.00–342.50	335.59
17	750–800	760	317.50–342.50	330.12
2	800–850	820	290.00–322.50	305.94
1	950–1000	954	270.00	270.00
1	1000–1050	1,017	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	308	425.00	425.00
3	400–450	421	425.00–432.50	429.13
1	450–500	485	395.00	395.00
5	500–550	525	392.50–410.00	404.43
6	550–600	566	395.00	395.00
4	600–650	613	365.00	365.00
8	650–700	698	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	713	282.50	282.50
4	750–800	758	307.50	307.50
2	800–850	812	260.00–285.00	272.49
3	850–900	885	265.00–270.00	266.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	278	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	345	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	392	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	424	300.00–320.00	309.60
7	450–500	485	320.00–360.00	346.00
5	500–550	515	305.00–355.00	324.84
3	650–700	679	262.50–295.00	280.69
1	750–800	754	252.50	252.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,331	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,253.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,094	2,050.00–2,800.00	2,433.20
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	946	152.50–195.00	177.39
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	976	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	903	1,550.00	1,550.00

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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