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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Mar 18

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

172 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 124▼ 4 vs year ago 176 · −2.3%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

87 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 81▲ 28 vs year ago 59 · +47.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 13.00 t0 21.00 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	Low	1,683	240.33	4,045	7thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,449	227.67	3,299	7thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,530	215.00	3,290	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	180.96	2,861	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	171.91	2,118	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	158.63	1,677	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	2,202	210.00	4,624	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,684	174.69	2,942	20
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,451	162.35	2,355	20
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,227	143.12	1,756	18
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,288	215.31	2,773	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,290	206.32	2,662	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,473	217.88	3,209	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,366	206.00	2,814	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,455	248.00	3,607	23
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,242	233.63	2,902	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,559	249.04	3,882	27
Steers	Choice	Average	1,554	237.10	3,685	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	1,388.92/cwt	36
Bulls	Number 2	91	1,208.92/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	73	750.00/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	93	245.27/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	93	1,574.99/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 2	91	400.00/cwt	3

Every lot

63 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,520	255.23/cwt	252.00–260.00	3,879	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,529	238.11/cwt	231.00–241.00	3,641	8
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,568	246.53/cwt	243.00–250.00	3,866	17
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,750	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	4,130	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,756	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	4,021	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,044	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,328	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,282	235.75/cwt	230.00–240.00	3,022	5
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,350	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	3,227	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,444	253.14/cwt	252.00–255.00	3,655	6
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,465	246.64/cwt	242.00–251.00	3,613	16
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,290	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	142.22/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,471	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	175.04/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,890	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	182.53/cwt	181.00–184.00	2,168	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	161.28/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,058	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,581	180.96/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,861	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	197.22/cwt	195.00–199.00	2,343	2
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,206	145.26/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,752	9
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,242	123.47/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,533	6
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,261	176.02/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,220	3
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,459	161.57/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,357	14
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,554	147.63/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,294	4
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,652	172.52/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,850	10
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	164.99/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,764	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,734	181.95/cwt	179.00–186.00	3,155	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,366	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,814	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,473	217.88/cwt	216.00–220.00	3,209	2
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,449	227.67/cwt	224.00–229.00	3,299	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,676	244.57/cwt	241.00–248.00	4,099	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,701	229.73/cwt	228.00–232.00	3,908	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,202	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,624	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,288	215.31/cwt	214.00–216.00	2,773	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,290	206.32/cwt	205.00–208.00	2,662	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	70–80	Number 2	78	400.00/cwt	300.00–500.00	312	2
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	86	1,891.83/cwt	1,820.00–2,000.00	1,627	3
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	93	1,846.47/cwt	1,800.00–1,890.00	1,717	3
Heifers	90–100	Number 1	95	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	570	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	101	1,660.00/cwt	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,677	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1	101	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	707	1
Heifers	110–120	Number 2	117	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	468	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	50–60	Number 3	59	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	413	1
Bulls	50–60	Number 2	59	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	413	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	72	1,960.00/cwt	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,411	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 3	72	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	576	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	76	962.19/cwt	800.00–1,110.00	731	2
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	78	1,275.06/cwt	1,220.00–1,340.00	995	4
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	84	1,366.52/cwt	1,270.00–1,450.00	1,148	10
Bulls	80–90	Utility	86	317.91/cwt	260.00–380.00	273	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	87	1,920.00/cwt	1,920.00–1,920.00	1,670	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	87	1,059.89/cwt	750.00–1,200.00	922	5
Bulls	80–90	Number 3	88	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	660	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	93	1,769.60/cwt	1,740.00–1,820.00	1,646	3
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	95	1,268.66/cwt	1,150.00–1,370.00	1,205	5
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	97	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,019	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	98	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,666	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	101	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,010	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	102	1,743.51/cwt	1,690.00–1,790.00	1,778	3
Bulls	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	105	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,680	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	105	1,255.60/cwt	1,190.00–1,350.00	1,318	6
Bulls	100–110	Utility	107	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	107	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	113	1,224.83/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,384	4
Bulls	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	115	1,490.00/cwt	1,490.00–1,490.00	1,714	1
Bulls	120–130	Number 2Beef Cross	124	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,748	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 18, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 124Year ago 176

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 87Last week 81Year ago 59

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 13.00 t0 21.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,465	242.00–251.00	246.64
1	—	1,350	239.00	239.00
6	—	1,444	252.00–255.00	253.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,044	223.00	223.00
5	—	1,282	230.00–240.00	235.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,529	231.00–241.00	238.11
1	—	1,756	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	236.00	236.00
17	—	1,568	243.00–250.00	246.53
9	—	1,520	252.00–260.00	255.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,034	138.00–147.00	142.22
2	—	1,080	172.00–179.00	175.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,276	159.00–164.00	161.28
2	—	1,188	181.00–184.00	182.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,581	176.00–184.00	180.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	195.00–199.00	197.22
4	—	1,554	144.00–154.00	147.63
14	—	1,459	155.00–169.00	161.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,652	168.00–176.00	172.52
7	—	1,734	179.00–186.00	181.95
3	—	1,675	160.00–170.00	164.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,206	142.00–148.00	145.26
3	—	1,261	173.00–179.00	176.02
6	—	1,242	120.00–128.00	123.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	216.00–220.00	217.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,366	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,701	228.00–232.00	229.73
5	—	1,676	241.00–248.00	244.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,449	224.00–229.00	227.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,202	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,288	214.00–216.00	215.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	205.00–208.00	206.32

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	1,960.00	1,960.00
1	90–100	98	1,700.00	1,700.00
1	100–110	105	1,600.00	1,600.00
1	110–120	115	1,490.00	1,490.00
1	120–130	124	1,410.00	1,410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	1,920.00	1,920.00
3	90–100	93	1,740.00–1,820.00	1,769.60
3	100–110	102	1,690.00–1,790.00	1,743.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	59	700.00	700.00
1	70–80	72	800.00	800.00
1	80–90	88	750.00	750.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	78	1,220.00–1,340.00	1,275.06
10	80–90	84	1,270.00–1,450.00	1,366.52
5	90–100	95	1,150.00–1,370.00	1,268.66
6	100–110	105	1,190.00–1,350.00	1,255.60
4	110–120	113	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,224.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	59	700.00	700.00
2	70–80	76	800.00–1,110.00	962.19
5	80–90	87	750.00–1,200.00	1,059.89
1	90–100	97	1,050.00	1,050.00
1	100–110	101	1,000.00	1,000.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	86	260.00–380.00	317.91
1	100–110	107	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	95	600.00	600.00
1	100–110	101	700.00	700.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	86	1,820.00–2,000.00	1,891.83
3	90–100	93	1,800.00–1,890.00	1,846.47
1	100–110	101	1,660.00	1,660.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	78	300.00–500.00	400.00
1	110–120	117	400.00	400.00

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.