Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2026-03-25

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Mar 25
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 17 · −29.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
236 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 172▲ 81 vs year ago 155 · +52.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
90 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 87▲ 25 vs year ago 65 · +38.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 900–1000 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
900–1000 lb steers averaged $229.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$229.00
1 head · 994 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,276
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−20.50
vs NY average
−98.59 vs national

Price by quality 900–1000 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2994229.002,2761thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 900–1000 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
229.00
—
NY average2 barns · 2 hd
249.50
−20.50
National average86 barns · 10,637 hd
327.59
−98.59
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,628226.193,6825thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,661238.003,9531thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,623220.243,5758thin
Bulls—Average1,730196.573,4012thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,273165.702,1094thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,940164.043,1822thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,206132.961,6035thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,173195.002,2871thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,801167.813,02325
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,417153.362,17417
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,234136.501,68536
HeifersChoice and PrimeLow1,477235.243,47327
HeifersChoiceLow1,449228.113,30510
HeifersSelectAverage1,259220.002,7701thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,544238.293,67920
SteersChoiceHigh1,428230.643,2959thin
SteersSelectAverage1,424217.743,10111

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 2881,479.81/cwt9
BullsNumber 1961,447.45/cwt42
BullsNumber 391711.32/cwt7
BullsUtility65210.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 1941,665.76/cwt7
HeifersNumber 2871,387.50/cwt4
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing93240.00/cwt2

Every lot

76 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2994229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,2761
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,024225.32/cwt210.00–240.002,3072
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,053230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,4221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0871
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 3324210.00/cwt210.00–210.006801
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3619170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0521
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3979187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,8311
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 31,003170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7051
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 31,078193.00/cwt193.00–193.002,0811
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,424229.40/cwt226.00–233.003,2677
Steers—Select1,424217.74/cwt213.00–223.003,10111
Steers—Choice1,444235.00/cwt235.00–235.003,3932
Steers—Choice and Prime1,493248.71/cwt247.00–250.003,7133
Steers—Choice and Prime1,513229.49/cwt225.00–234.003,4726
Steers—Choice and Prime1,575240.25/cwt235.00–245.003,78411
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,259220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,7701
Heifers—Choice1,396228.82/cwt224.00–234.003,1947
Heifers—Choice1,432241.00/cwt241.00–241.003,4511
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,452238.00/cwt231.00–243.003,45620
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,526252.00/cwt252.00–252.003,8461
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,550223.24/cwt217.00–227.003,4606
Heifers—Choice1,642219.18/cwt216.00–222.003,5992
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,730196.57/cwt195.00–198.003,4012
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,187135.45/cwt130.00–139.001,6084
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,3171
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,280123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,5741
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,301155.94/cwt150.00–162.002,0293
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,940164.04/cwt163.00–165.003,1822
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,091116.23/cwt110.00–125.001,26812
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,233158.65/cwt150.00–171.001,9567
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335142.94/cwt140.00–147.001,9085
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,336141.69/cwt135.00–148.001,89317
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,400169.03/cwt164.00–174.002,3663
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,469153.93/cwt148.00–159.002,2619
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,750161.77/cwt157.00–168.002,83112
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,834180.42/cwt171.00–189.003,30910
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,898149.93/cwt148.00–154.002,8463
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,628226.19/cwt225.00–228.003,6825
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,589222.83/cwt220.00–229.003,5415
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,661238.00/cwt238.00–238.003,9531
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,680215.93/cwt215.00–217.003,6283
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,173195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,2871
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers60–70Number 2Beef Cross671,810.00/cwt1,810.00–1,810.001,2131
Heifers70–80Number 276500.00/cwt500.00–500.003801
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross881,740.00/cwt1,740.00–1,740.001,5311
Heifers80–90Utility/Non-Tubing89210.00/cwt210.00–210.001871
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross921,800.08/cwt1,780.00–1,840.001,6564
Heifers90–100Number 2Beef Cross961,620.00/cwt1,620.00–1,620.001,5551
Heifers90–100Utility/Non-Tubing96270.00/cwt270.00–270.002591
Heifers90–100Number 197950.00/cwt950.00–950.009221
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1021,770.00/cwt1,770.00–1,770.001,8051
Heifers110–120Number 2Beef Cross1101,620.00/cwt1,620.00–1,620.001,7821
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls60–70Utility65210.00/cwt210.00–210.001371
Bulls60–70Number 366600.00/cwt600.00–600.003961
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross752,013.57/cwt2,000.00–2,040.001,5103
Bulls70–80Number 2Beef Cross761,886.11/cwt1,850.00–1,910.001,4333
Bulls70–80Number 2771,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.008861
Bulls70–80Number 3781,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.008191
Bulls70–80Number 1791,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.009881
Bulls80–90Number 1841,362.67/cwt1,310.00–1,390.001,1455
Bulls80–90Number 2851,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.009781
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross871,790.00/cwt1,790.00–1,790.001,5571
Bulls80–90Number 389700.00/cwt700.00–700.006231
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross921,510.00/cwt1,510.00–1,510.001,3891
Bulls90–100Number 2921,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.001,0581
Bulls90–100Number 1931,323.77/cwt1,200.00–1,500.001,23112
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross941,777.49/cwt1,750.00–1,850.001,6714
Bulls90–100Number 395709.63/cwt700.00–720.006742
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1011,740.59/cwt1,680.00–1,800.001,7582
Bulls100–110Number 2Beef Cross1011,490.00/cwt1,490.00–1,490.001,5051
Bulls100–110Number 3102660.00/cwt660.00–660.006731
Bulls100–110Number 11061,298.82/cwt1,100.00–1,370.001,37710
Bulls110–120Number 1Beef Cross1111,660.00/cwt1,660.00–1,660.001,8431
Bulls110–120Number 3113550.00/cwt550.00–550.006221
Bulls110–120Number 11151,258.14/cwt1,140.00–1,340.001,4473
Bulls110–120Number 21161,210.00/cwt1,210.00–1,210.001,4041

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.