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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canandaigua, New York · Sat, Oct 17

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1980

← Oct 3Oct 17latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

481 head

▲ 125 vs last sale 356▲ 481 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 27▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last feeder sale 400 to 500lb feeder steers sold 15.00 to 37.50 lower. 500 to 600lb feeder steers sold 2.00 to 14.00 higher. 300-400lb feeder heifers sold 24.50 to 27.50 lower. 600 to 700lb feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $374.76/cwt on 40 head, up $4.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 13 comparable sales and sits −8.84 against this barn's trailing median of $383.60.

Average price

$374.76

▲ 4.63 vs prior sale

40 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,044

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$33.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs NY average

−57.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	387.20	2,037	25
Medium and Large 2	578	354.03	2,045	15thin

One grade step is worth $33.17/cwt here — about −$8 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale40 hd

374.76

—

NY average1 barns · 40 hd

374.76

−0.00

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

−57.53

This barn, trailing median13 sales

383.60

−8.84

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $467.80, low $325.08, median $383.60 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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)	1,211	$1,962	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,304	$1,939	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	936	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	868	$1,763	2thin

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	267	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,068	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	299	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,375	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,212	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	424.40/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,341	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,289	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,620	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	388.59/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,640	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	307.06/cwt	280.00–332.50	1,320	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	321.22/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,513	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	384.41/cwt	355.00–402.50	1,818	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	387.95/cwt	367.50–402.50	2,025	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	340.06/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,830	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	381.68/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,122	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	359.11/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,126	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	342.56/cwt	300.00–355.00	2,100	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	272.69/cwt	262.50–295.00	1,726	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	271.24/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,809	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	707	251.24/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,776	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,213	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	754	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,923	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	271.13/cwt	262.50–280.00	2,082	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	833	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,937	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	843	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,158	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	898	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,425	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	932	256.27/cwt	252.50–260.00	2,388	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	933	244.57/cwt	240.00–249.00	2,282	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	956	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,151	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	254	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	819	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	385.00/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,001	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	284.33/cwt	275.00–325.00	953	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	349	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,326	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	361.78/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,320	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	309.34/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,169	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	257.96/cwt	237.50–275.00	1,078	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	316.44/cwt	302.50–340.00	1,361	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	306.35/cwt	287.50–355.00	1,421	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	265.99/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,255	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	262.01/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,381	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	342.71/cwt	307.50–360.00	1,816	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	345.77/cwt	315.00–352.50	1,950	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	240.73/cwt	218.00–255.00	1,488	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	304.44/cwt	297.50–307.50	1,912	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	251.19/cwt	235.00–267.50	1,683	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	292.45/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,992	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	252.02/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,845	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,996	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	243.37/cwt	240.00–248.00	2,030	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,988	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,360	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	422.30/cwt	380.00–465.00	1,204	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	384.77/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,224	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	347	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,128	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	365.65/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,379	14
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,174	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	351.61/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,508	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	353.44/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,682	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	277.85/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,350	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	319.34/cwt	295.00–380.00	1,657	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	247.25/cwt	220.00–280.00	1,301	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,016	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,072	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	247.39/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,650	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	250.00/cwt	232.50–277.50	1,813	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,900	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,575	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,732	178.59/cwt	168.00–191.00	3,093	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	1,763.26/head	1,400.00–2,025.00	1,763	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	936	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,211	1,962.39/head	1,525.00–2,150.00	1,962	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,304	1,938.94/head	1,725.00–2,150.00	1,939	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	990	158.80/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,572	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,056	111.76/cwt	102.50–118.00	1,180	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	129.44/cwt	120.00–148.00	1,583	7

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 Oct 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 481Last week 356Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	868	1,400.00–2,025.00	1,763.26
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	936	1,950.00	1,950.00

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)	4	—	1,304	1,725.00–2,150.00	1,938.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,211	1,525.00–2,150.00	1,962.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,056	102.50–118.00	111.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	990	153.00–165.00	158.80

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	7	—	1,223	120.00–148.00	129.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,732	168.00–191.00	178.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	380.00–465.00	422.30
3	300–350	318	360.00–400.00	384.77
14	350–400	377	350.00–405.00	365.65
3	400–450	429	350.00–355.00	351.61
5	450–500	476	330.00–360.00	353.44
9	500–550	519	295.00–380.00	319.34
1	550–600	593	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	628	330.00	330.00
11	700–750	725	232.50–277.50	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	347	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	385	305.00	305.00
5	450–500	486	255.00–300.00	277.85
6	500–550	526	220.00–280.00	247.25
2	650–700	667	240.00–255.00	247.39
1	700–750	745	255.00	255.00
2	750–800	750	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	254	322.50	322.50
5	300–350	335	275.00–325.00	284.33
14	350–400	378	275.00–335.00	309.34
7	400–450	418	237.50–275.00	257.96
12	450–500	472	240.00–275.00	265.99
7	500–550	527	250.00–290.00	262.01
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00
5	600–650	618	218.00–255.00	240.73
4	650–700	670	235.00–267.50	251.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	260	375.00–400.00	385.00
1	300–350	349	380.00	380.00
9	350–400	365	350.00–380.00	361.78
17	400–450	430	302.50–340.00	316.44
5	450–500	464	287.50–355.00	306.35
10	500–550	530	307.50–360.00	342.71
9	550–600	564	315.00–352.50	345.77
4	600–650	628	297.50–307.50	304.44
2	650–700	681	290.00–295.00	292.45
5	700–750	732	242.50–267.50	252.02
11	750–800	775	257.50	257.50
7	800–850	834	240.00–248.00	243.37
1	850–900	855	232.50	232.50
7	900–950	922	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	267	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	305	397.50	397.50
1	350–400	363	355.00	355.00
8	400–450	430	280.00–332.50	307.06
7	450–500	471	280.00–335.00	321.22
4	500–550	538	325.00–345.00	340.06
11	550–600	592	350.00–360.00	359.11
7	600–650	633	262.50–295.00	272.69
2	650–700	667	267.50–275.00	271.24
2	700–750	707	250.00–252.50	251.24
3	750–800	754	255.00	255.00
2	800–850	833	232.50	232.50
4	900–950	933	240.00–249.00	244.57
1	950–1000	956	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	299	460.00	460.00
8	300–350	316	420.00–435.00	424.40
1	350–400	364	445.00	445.00
6	400–450	422	360.00–405.00	388.59
16	450–500	473	355.00–402.50	384.41
22	500–550	522	367.50–402.50	387.95
3	550–600	556	375.00–385.00	381.68
24	600–650	613	300.00–355.00	342.56
6	700–750	714	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	768	262.50–280.00	271.13
8	800–850	843	256.00	256.00
5	850–900	898	270.00	270.00
2	900–950	932	252.50–260.00	256.27

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.