Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter heifers stayed steady and slaughter steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Boner and lean slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. High dressing young dairy slaughter cows sold up to 22.00 higher and breaker cows sold up to 2.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 65.00 lower.

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	Average	1,573	223.95	3,523	5thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,699	197.36	3,353	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,681	155.88	2,620	35
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,496	147.40	2,206	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,313	133.86	1,757	23
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,309	224.00	2,932	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,189	211.73	2,517	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,557	212.79	3,313	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,389	206.00	2,861	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,553	236.05	3,666	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,305	226.46	2,955	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,368	219.16	2,998	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,604	235.21	3,773	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,521	227.26	3,457	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,395	224.48	3,131	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	1,448.33/cwt	37
Bulls	Number 2	95	1,292.46/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	94	622.08/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	88	1,884.18/cwt	13
Heifers	Number 2	96	1,092.50/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

59 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,573	237.63/cwt	234.00–246.00	3,738	12
Steers	Select	—	1,395	224.48/cwt	224.00–225.00	3,131	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,534	228.99/cwt	226.00–232.00	3,513	13
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,630	236.40/cwt	233.00–241.00	3,853	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	148.64/cwt	145.00–157.00	2,145	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,692	160.77/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,720	22
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,753	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,366	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	159.03/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,045	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,491	230.03/cwt	228.00–232.00	3,430	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,557	212.79/cwt	210.00–215.00	3,313	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,573	223.95/cwt	222.00–228.00	3,523	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	123.43/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,482	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,456	132.31/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,926	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	142.19/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,792	9
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,654	143.91/cwt	135.00–151.00	2,380	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,695	139.43/cwt	137.00–142.00	2,363	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,389	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,861	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,447	217.53/cwt	214.00–220.00	3,148	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,578	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	3,693	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,368	219.16/cwt	216.00–221.00	2,998	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,305	226.46/cwt	222.00–232.00	2,955	9
Bulls	—	—	1,699	197.36/cwt	191.00–204.00	3,353	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,473	229.74/cwt	227.00–232.00	3,384	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,087	215.67/cwt	210.00–220.00	2,344	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	995	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,179	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	698	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,410	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	878	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,642	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	613	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,201	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	1,246.92/cwt	1,100.00–1,360.00	1,297	11
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	1,085.41/cwt	1,020.00–1,150.00	1,031	4
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	86	1,123.49/cwt	950.00–1,240.00	966	4
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	96	1,355.28/cwt	1,280.00–1,450.00	1,301	11
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	100	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	970	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	104	585.19/cwt	400.00–760.00	609	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	116	1,164.96/cwt	1,160.00–1,170.00	1,351	2
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	98	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	686	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	2,090.00/cwt	2,090.00–2,090.00	1,714	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	72	2,000.00/cwt	2,000.00–2,000.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,890.00/cwt	1,880.00–1,900.00	1,777	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	86	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	671	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,998.49/cwt	1,850.00–2,140.00	1,699	8
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	79	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	363	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	1,790.00/cwt	1,790.00–1,790.00	1,808	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	125	1,440.00/cwt	1,440.00–1,440.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	81	1,490.00/cwt	1,490.00–1,490.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	1,457.01/cwt	1,350.00–1,510.00	1,253	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,835.48/cwt	1,780.00–1,880.00	1,725	3
Heifers	Number 2	90–100	94	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	517	1
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	83	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	739	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	84	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,016	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,760.10/cwt	1,740.00–1,780.00	1,813	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	110	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,614.40/cwt	1,490.00–1,730.00	1,550	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	123	1,490.00/cwt	1,490.00–1,490.00	1,833	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	115	1,570.00/cwt	1,570.00–1,570.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	2,154.50/cwt	2,130.00–2,180.00	1,637	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,309	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,932	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,189	211.73/cwt	210.00–217.00	2,517	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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 25

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 302Year ago 99

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 85Last week 87Year ago 116

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,573	234.00–246.00	237.63
3	—	1,473	227.00–232.00	229.74
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,368	216.00–221.00	219.16
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,305	222.00–232.00	226.46
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	224.00–225.00	224.48
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,534	226.00–232.00	228.99
3	—	1,447	214.00–220.00	217.53
1	—	1,578	234.00	234.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,630	233.00–241.00	236.40
3	—	1,491	228.00–232.00	230.03
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,443	145.00–157.00	148.64
2	—	1,286	158.00–160.00	159.03
4	—	1,695	137.00–142.00	139.43
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,692	155.00–170.00	160.77
1	—	1,753	192.00	192.00
12	—	1,654	135.00–151.00	143.91
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,201	120.00–126.00	123.43
8	—	1,456	128.00–136.00	132.31
9	—	1,260	138.00–149.00	142.19
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,557	210.00–215.00	212.79
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,389	206.00	206.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,573	222.00–228.00	223.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,699	191.00–204.00	197.36
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,309	224.00	224.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,189	210.00–217.00	211.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	170.00	170.00
1	600–650	613	196.00	196.00
1	650–700	698	202.00	202.00
1	850–900	878	187.00	187.00
3	1050–1100	1,087	210.00–220.00	215.67
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	995	219.00	219.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	86	1,350.00–1,510.00	1,457.01
11	90–100	96	1,280.00–1,450.00	1,355.28
11	100–110	104	1,100.00–1,360.00	1,246.92
2	110–120	116	1,160.00–1,170.00	1,164.96
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	86	950.00–1,240.00	1,123.49
4	90–100	95	1,020.00–1,150.00	1,085.41
1	100–110	100	970.00	970.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	460.00	460.00
1	80–90	86	780.00	780.00
1	90–100	98	700.00	700.00
2	100–110	104	400.00–760.00	585.19
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	76	2,130.00–2,180.00	2,154.50
1	80–90	82	2,090.00	2,090.00
2	90–100	94	1,880.00–1,900.00	1,890.00
2	100–110	103	1,740.00–1,780.00	1,760.10
1	110–120	110	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	2,000.00	2,000.00
2	90–100	96	1,490.00–1,730.00	1,614.40
1	110–120	115	1,570.00	1,570.00
1	120–130	123	1,490.00	1,490.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
8	80–90	85	1,850.00–2,140.00	1,998.49
3	90–100	94	1,780.00–1,880.00	1,835.48
1	100–110	101	1,790.00	1,790.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	81	1,490.00	1,490.00
1	120–130	125	1,440.00	1,440.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	83	890.00	890.00
1	90–100	94	550.00	550.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	84	1,210.00	1,210.00

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.

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