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Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
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Published: 2026-03-04

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Mar 4

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

184 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 213▼ 18 vs year ago 202 · −8.9%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

85 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 81▲ 32 vs year ago 53 · +60.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 75.00 to 110.00 higher.

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 Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,680	234.27	3,936	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,490	225.13	3,354	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,521	213.00	3,240	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,893	198.00	3,748	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	151.08	2,254	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,421	136.31	1,937	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,473	194.00	2,858	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,725	146.94	2,535	19
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,484	140.70	2,088	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,319	121.73	1,605	41
Heifers	Choice and Prime	High	1,445	238.09	3,441	18
Heifers	Choice	High	1,499	229.03	3,434	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,317	223.00	2,937	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,546	236.36	3,654	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,504	230.02	3,459	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,735	219.89	3,815	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	1,405.23/cwt	35
Bulls	Number 2	89	1,321.24/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	80	759.87/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	76	180.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	93	1,463.71/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	87	1,104.99/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	72	150.00/cwt	2

Every lot

61 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. 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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,460	229.02/cwt	227.00–232.00	3,344	7
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,497	227.74/cwt	227.00–230.00	3,409	5
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,554	238.40/cwt	234.00–244.00	3,705	12
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,693	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	4,317	1
Steers	—	Select	1,735	219.89/cwt	217.00–223.00	3,815	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,809	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	4,287	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,317	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,937	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,377	246.57/cwt	245.00–248.00	3,395	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,441	238.97/cwt	234.00–244.00	3,444	14
Heifers	—	Choice	1,497	235.50/cwt	235.00–236.00	3,525	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,497	228.71/cwt	225.00–232.00	3,424	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,517	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,307	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,543	223.49/cwt	221.00–226.00	3,448	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,893	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,748	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,421	136.31/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,937	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	151.08/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,254	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	162.75/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,922	2
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	99.27/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,231	6
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,273	112.59/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,433	6
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,336	124.97/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,670	19
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,361	134.54/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,831	10
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,519	138.57/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,105	14
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,544	133.53/cwt	133.00–134.00	2,062	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,592	159.20/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,534	4
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,678	136.20/cwt	134.00–138.00	2,285	5
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,802	147.40/cwt	141.00–152.00	2,656	10
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,490	225.13/cwt	222.00–228.00	3,354	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,521	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,240	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,680	234.27/cwt	233.00–235.00	3,936	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,473	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,858	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	60–70	Utility/Non-Tubing	69	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	69	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 2	74	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	296	1
Heifers	70–80	Utility/Non-Tubing	74	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	148	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	78	2,140.00/cwt	2,140.00–2,140.00	1,669	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 2	81	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	365	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	88	1,930.00/cwt	1,930.00–1,930.00	1,698	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	92	1,909.84/cwt	1,880.00–1,940.00	1,757	2
Heifers	90–100	Number 1	92	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	690	2
Heifers	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	96	1,784.97/cwt	1,780.00–1,790.00	1,714	2
Heifers	100–110	Number 1	101	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	747	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	107	1,580.00/cwt	1,580.00–1,580.00	1,691	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	60–70	Number 2Beef Cross	64	2,300.00/cwt	2,300.00–2,300.00	1,472	1
Bulls	60–70	Utility	67	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	107	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	74	1,150.64/cwt	1,050.00–1,310.00	851	4
Bulls	70–80	Number 3	75	804.73/cwt	800.00–810.00	604	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 3	81	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	583	1
Bulls	80–90	Utility	85	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	170	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	86	1,453.01/cwt	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,250	8
Bulls	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	87	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,523	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	88	1,999.66/cwt	1,950.00–2,040.00	1,760	3
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	89	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,157	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 3	90	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	639	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	94	1,408.68/cwt	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,324	8
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	94	1,113.10/cwt	850.00–1,260.00	1,046	6
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	99	1,610.00/cwt	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,594	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	100	1,560.00/cwt	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	105	1,261.48/cwt	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,325	8
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	106	1,690.00/cwt	1,690.00–1,690.00	1,791	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	112	1,560.00/cwt	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,747	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	115	1,158.14/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,332	6
Bulls	120–130	Number 2Beef Cross	125	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,700	1

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 213Year ago 202

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 85Last week 81Year ago 53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,377	245.00–248.00	246.57
2	—	1,543	221.00–226.00	223.49
14	—	1,441	234.00–244.00	238.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,497	235.00–236.00	235.50
6	—	1,497	225.00–232.00	228.71
1	—	1,517	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,317	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,181	160.00–166.00	162.75
2	—	1,544	133.00–134.00	133.53
14	—	1,519	135.00–145.00	138.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,336	119.00–129.00	124.97
6	—	1,240	95.00–103.00	99.27
6	—	1,273	109.00–117.00	112.59
10	—	1,361	130.00–143.00	134.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,592	156.00–164.00	159.20
5	—	1,678	134.00–138.00	136.20
10	—	1,802	141.00–152.00	147.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,497	227.00–230.00	227.74
12	—	1,554	234.00–244.00	238.40
1	—	1,693	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,460	227.00–232.00	229.02
1	—	1,809	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	217.00–223.00	219.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,680	233.00–235.00	234.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	222.00–228.00	225.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,521	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,473	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,492	144.00–155.00	151.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,421	136.00–137.00	136.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,893	198.00	198.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	80–90	86	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,453.01
8	90–100	94	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,408.68
8	100–110	105	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,261.48
6	110–120	115	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,158.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	800.00–810.00	804.73
1	80–90	81	720.00	720.00
1	90–100	90	710.00	710.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	88	1,950.00–2,040.00	1,999.66
1	100–110	106	1,690.00	1,690.00
1	110–120	112	1,560.00	1,560.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	74	1,050.00–1,310.00	1,150.64
2	80–90	89	1,300.00	1,300.00
6	90–100	94	850.00–1,260.00	1,113.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	160.00	160.00
1	80–90	85	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	64	2,300.00	2,300.00
1	80–90	87	1,750.00	1,750.00
1	90–100	99	1,610.00	1,610.00
1	100–110	100	1,560.00	1,560.00
1	120–130	125	1,360.00	1,360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	2,140.00	2,140.00
1	80–90	88	1,930.00	1,930.00
2	90–100	92	1,880.00–1,940.00	1,909.84
1	100–110	107	1,580.00	1,580.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	96	1,780.00–1,790.00	1,784.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	92	750.00	750.00
1	100–110	101	740.00	740.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	100.00	100.00
1	70–80	74	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	400.00	400.00
1	80–90	81	450.00	450.00

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.