Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last feeder sale 400-500lb feeder steers sold 10.00 to 30.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 80.00 to 88.00 higher. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 18.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 72.00 to 94.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $467.80/cwt on 70 head, up $58.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 12 comparable sales and sits +63.19 against this barn's trailing median of $404.61.

Average price

$467.80

▲ 58.89 vs prior sale

70 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$367

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

$69.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−13.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	492.49	2,711	45
Medium and Large 2	554	423.35	2,344	25

One grade step is worth $69.14/cwt here — about $367 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale70 hd

467.80

—

NY average1 barns · 70 hd

467.80

+0.00

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−13.22

This barn, trailing median12 sales

404.61

+63.19

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,775	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	486.14/cwt	467.50–525.00	2,790	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	3,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	506.58/cwt	480.00–535.00	2,366	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	376.63/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	472.41/cwt	470.00–480.00	3,023	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	617.00/cwt	595.00–640.00	2,092	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	294	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	521.23/cwt	495.00–540.00	1,772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	428.73/cwt	402.50–437.50	3,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	417.23/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,174	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	443.32/cwt	430.00–447.50	2,150	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	426.79/cwt	402.50–442.50	2,441	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	400.50/cwt	365.00–425.00	2,683	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	650	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	504.75/cwt	472.50–540.00	2,115	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	415.75/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,648	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	514.62/cwt	480.00–540.00	1,930	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,509	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	399.68/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,350	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	671	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,047	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,013	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	763	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,888	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	926	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,500	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,106	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	837	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,402	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,103	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	731	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,248	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	782	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	402.43/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	361.55/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,249	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,398	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,366	168.37/cwt	155.00–177.00	2,300	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,775.00/head	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,492	203.14/cwt	190.00–219.00	3,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	423.61/cwt	395.00–427.50	2,652	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	511.57/cwt	500.00–517.50	2,169	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	3,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	378.12/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	536.60/cwt	520.00–555.00	2,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	3,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	489.35/cwt	477.50–530.00	2,085	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	3,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	367.99/cwt	345.00–390.00	2,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	465.37/cwt	452.50–480.00	2,480	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	398.33/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,729	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	558.55/cwt	530.00–585.00	1,821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	405.79/cwt	380.00–437.50	2,106	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	422.90/cwt	400.00–465.00	2,038	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	471.32/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,734	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	491.88/cwt	445.00–517.50	1,854	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	489.02/cwt	450.00–517.50	1,599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	406.36/cwt	385.00–422.50	2,353	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	816	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	461.86/cwt	447.50–495.00	3,034	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	224.82/cwt	212.50–237.50	2,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	356.68/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	356.01/cwt	340.00–390.00	2,905	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	500.43/cwt	470.00–522.00	2,607	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	994	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,032	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.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Canandaigua, NY

Sat May 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 653Last week 640Year ago 928

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 40Year ago 96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	273	630.00	630.00
6	300–350	339	595.00–640.00	617.00
1	350–400	369	650.00	650.00
39	400–450	419	472.50–540.00	504.75
17	450–500	467	480.00–535.00	506.58
20	500–550	521	470.00–522.00	500.43
25	550–600	574	467.50–525.00	486.14
12	600–650	640	470.00–480.00	472.41
12	650–700	657	447.50–495.00	461.86
4	700–750	704	402.50–437.50	428.73
1	750–800	750	400.00	400.00
5	800–850	816	340.00–390.00	356.01
2	850–900	893	345.00	345.00
3	950–1000	994	305.00	305.00
2	1000–1050	1,015	212.50–237.50	224.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	294	485.00	485.00
5	300–350	340	495.00–540.00	521.23
7	350–400	375	480.00–540.00	514.62
2	400–450	447	450.00	450.00
7	450–500	485	430.00–447.50	443.32
9	500–550	521	400.00–440.00	417.23
16	550–600	572	402.50–442.50	426.79
23	600–650	637	390.00–425.00	415.75
16	650–700	670	365.00–425.00	400.50
1	700–750	714	370.00	370.00
3	750–800	788	375.00–380.00	376.63
2	850–900	865	290.00	290.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	347.50	347.50
1	900–950	926	270.00	270.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	588	380.00–420.00	399.68
1	650–700	671	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	782	205.00	205.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
4	750–800	763	247.50	247.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	529	397.50	397.50
2	550–600	585	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	731	307.50	307.50
3	800–850	837	287.00	287.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	366	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	438	462.50	462.50
1	450–500	452	460.00	460.00
2	550–600	592	395.00–410.00	402.43
3	600–650	622	355.00–365.00	361.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	281	570.00	570.00
1	350–400	373	545.00	545.00
5	400–450	424	500.00–517.50	511.57
1	500–550	507	425.00	425.00
3	600–650	641	390.00	390.00
3	800–850	836	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	298	605.00	605.00
5	300–350	326	530.00–585.00	558.55
2	350–400	378	520.00–555.00	536.60
21	400–450	426	477.50–530.00	489.35
2	450–500	494	480.00	480.00
11	500–550	533	452.50–480.00	465.37
8	550–600	580	455.00–480.00	471.32
18	600–650	626	395.00–427.50	423.61
11	650–700	685	375.00–405.00	398.33
4	700–750	735	372.50–380.00	378.12
1	750–800	795	395.00	395.00
3	850–900	862	372.50	372.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	327	450.00–517.50	489.02
9	350–400	377	445.00–517.50	491.88
23	450–500	482	400.00–465.00	422.90
24	500–550	519	380.00–437.50	405.79
23	550–600	579	385.00–422.50	406.36
3	600–650	614	355.00–357.50	356.68
2	650–700	684	345.00–390.00	367.99
1	750–800	782	331.00	331.00
1	800–850	816	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,366	155.00–177.00	168.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,130	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,492	190.00–219.00	203.14

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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