Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last feeder sale 500-600lb feeder steers sold 53.00 to 59.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 54.00 to 69.00 lower. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 61.00 to 77.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 36.00 to 58.00 lower. Vaccinated cattle brought a 10.00 to 20.00 higher premium.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $388.17/cwt on 55 head, down $35.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 12 comparable sales and sits +22.18 against this barn's trailing median of $365.99.

Average price

$388.17

▼ 35.69 vs prior sale

55 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$53.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.46

vs NY average

−28.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	400.81	2,156	42
Medium and Large 2	568	347.33	1,973	13thin

One grade step is worth $53.48/cwt here — about $184 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $423.86, low $332.55, median $365.99 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 sale55 hd

388.17

—

NY average2 barns · 56 hd

387.71

+0.46

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−28.94

This barn, trailing median12 sales

365.99

+22.18

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)	1,457	$2,517	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,346	$2,314	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,279	$1,827	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,151	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	958	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,284	$3,646	10

Every lot, as filed

78 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	450–500	470	469.69/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,208	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	404.37/cwt	390.00–409.00	2,107	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	393.69/cwt	386.00–435.00	2,252	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	502.56/cwt	490.00–542.50	1,930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,844	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,329	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,090	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	388.96/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	334.80/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	343.73/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	984	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	349.61/cwt	302.50–365.00	2,007	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	386.41/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	340.17/cwt	332.50–347.50	2,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	848	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	355.85/cwt	337.50–365.00	2,605	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	517.03/cwt	495.00–547.50	2,197	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	374.62/cwt	322.50–387.50	3,027	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	441.15/cwt	420.00–475.00	2,312	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	496.73/cwt	492.50–505.00	2,350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	427.95/cwt	400.00–480.00	1,562	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	490.10/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	552.96/cwt	535.00–570.00	2,112	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	417.68/cwt	390.00–445.00	2,539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	594.60/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,431	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	879	256.20/cwt	230.00–287.50	2,252	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	799	287.50/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,297	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	302.92/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,663	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	392.57/cwt	387.50–402.50	2,626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	3,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	343.27/cwt	320.00–367.50	2,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	365.03/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,077	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	481.33/cwt	477.50–485.00	1,531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	913	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,807	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	357.68/cwt	322.50–377.50	2,447	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	821	275.05/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,258	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,885	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	841	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,178	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	669	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,198	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	769	218.31/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	361.48/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	402.59/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,888	1
Bulls	Large 3	400–450	427	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,153	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	183.84/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,445	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,346	2,314.07/head	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,314	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,457	2,517.06/head	2,150.00–2,900.00	2,517	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,279	1,826.92/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,827	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	3,646.37/head	3,300.00–3,850.00	3,646	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	203.04/cwt	186.00–218.00	3,259	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	424.02/cwt	400.00–447.50	2,163	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	514.93/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	515.93/cwt	505.00–522.50	2,162	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	325.32/cwt	292.50–332.50	2,642	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	361.84/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,493	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	512.03/cwt	485.00–522.50	2,145	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	328.16/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	559.15/cwt	545.00–595.00	1,817	4

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 653Year ago 433

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 16Year ago 59

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	286	550.00	550.00
4	300–350	325	545.00–595.00	559.15
4	350–400	384	490.00–542.50	502.56
8	400–450	419	485.00–522.50	512.03
4	450–500	470	455.00–480.00	469.69
28	500–550	521	390.00–409.00	404.37
14	550–600	572	386.00–435.00	393.69
7	600–650	638	365.00	365.00
9	650–700	689	360.00–372.50	361.84
4	700–750	721	325.00–332.50	328.16
1	750–800	752	330.00	330.00
11	800–850	812	292.50–332.50	325.32
7	850–900	854	317.50	317.50
7	900–950	910	312.50	312.50
5	1050–1100	1,090	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	293	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	342	450.00	450.00
7	350–400	365	400.00–480.00	427.95
8	400–450	431	375.00–420.00	388.96
6	450–500	479	355.00–400.00	386.41
2	500–550	535	320.00–350.00	334.80
11	550–600	574	302.50–365.00	349.61
2	600–650	617	337.50–350.00	343.73
2	650–700	677	332.50–347.50	340.17
1	700–750	743	295.00	295.00
4	750–800	763	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	848	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	984	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	620.00	620.00
2	300–350	316	570.00–620.00	594.60
5	350–400	382	535.00–570.00	552.96
19	400–450	425	495.00–547.50	517.03
4	450–500	473	492.50–505.00	496.73
31	500–550	524	420.00–475.00	441.15
4	550–600	562	432.50	432.50
2	600–650	608	390.00–445.00	417.68
3	650–700	669	387.50–402.50	392.57
11	700–750	732	337.50–365.00	355.85
8	750–800	772	342.50	342.50
5	800–850	808	322.50–387.50	374.62
14	850–900	879	300.00–315.00	302.92
2	900–950	934	377.50	377.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	477.50–485.00	481.33
4	350–400	380	475.00–505.00	490.10
4	550–600	569	350.00–370.00	365.03
2	600–650	620	320.00–367.50	343.27
7	650–700	684	322.50–377.50	357.68
4	750–800	799	280.00–295.00	287.50
2	800–850	821	270.00–280.00	275.05
3	850–900	879	230.00–287.50	256.20
7	900–950	913	307.50	307.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	608	310.00	310.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	350.00	350.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	669	360.00	360.00
3	800–850	841	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	308	550.00	550.00
3	350–400	378	510.00–525.00	514.93
5	400–450	419	505.00–522.50	515.93
1	450–500	458	480.00	480.00
3	500–550	510	400.00–447.50	424.02
2	650–700	678	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	767	305.00	305.00
2	900–950	933	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	983	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	400.00–405.00	402.59
1	450–500	484	390.00	390.00
3	500–550	509	350.00–385.00	361.48
3	750–800	769	215.00–220.00	218.31
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	427	270.00	270.00

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	—	1,330	180.00–190.00	183.84
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	958	2,000.00	2,000.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,151	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,346	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,314.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,457	2,150.00–2,900.00	2,517.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,279	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,826.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,284	3,300.00–3,850.00	3,646.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,605	186.00–218.00	203.04

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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