Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 11.00 to 15.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 65.00 to 80.00 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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,555	223.53	3,476	6thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,529	213.53	3,265	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	2,273	185.77	4,223	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	149.00	1,825	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,697	139.02	2,360	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,179	131.00	1,544	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,747	143.08	2,499	23
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,453	135.51	1,969	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,325	120.88	1,602	45
Heifers	Choice and Prime	High	1,526	225.69	3,443	30
Heifers	Choice	High	1,506	220.93	3,326	12
Heifers	Select	Average	1,389	215.15	2,988	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,562	230.02	3,592	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,465	220.16	3,225	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,526	214.44	3,272	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	1,447.87/cwt	37
Bulls	Number 2	96	1,411.40/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	103	680.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	74	365.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	93	1,660.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	93	1,508.97/cwt	8

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	122	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,475	225.39/cwt	224.00–226.00	3,325	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,572	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	3,694	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,558	221.22/cwt	220.00–223.00	3,447	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,389	215.15/cwt	212.00–218.00	2,988	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,493	220.08/cwt	215.00–222.00	3,286	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,532	226.67/cwt	223.00–232.00	3,473	21
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,531	138.84/cwt	133.00–141.00	2,126	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,593	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	3,759	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,559	229.52/cwt	225.00–234.00	3,578	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,465	220.16/cwt	219.00–223.00	3,225	6
Steers	Select	—	1,526	214.44/cwt	210.00–218.00	3,272	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,431	215.89/cwt	210.00–219.00	3,089	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,242	109.97/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,366	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,699	134.80/cwt	126.00–138.00	2,290	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,718	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,058	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,776	145.32/cwt	139.00–154.00	2,581	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	127.92/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,846	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	149.08/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,977	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,529	213.53/cwt	212.00–215.00	3,265	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,555	223.53/cwt	221.00–225.00	3,476	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,329	120.55/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,602	20
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	100.50/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,206	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,383	130.99/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,812	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,544	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	131.54/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,936	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	142.76/cwt	139.00–148.00	2,584	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	978	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,633	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,471	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,927	1
Bulls	—	—	2,273	185.77/cwt	178.00–197.00	4,223	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	1,219.91/cwt	1,210.00–1,230.00	1,354	2
Bulls	Utility	80–90	80	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	200	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	1,136.35/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	943	3
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	115	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	99	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	950	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	70	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	714	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,853.22/cwt	1,810.00–1,920.00	1,742	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,659.35/cwt	1,610.00–1,690.00	1,693	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	108	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	1,291.28/cwt	1,190.00–1,410.00	1,227	8
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	1,377.50/cwt	1,250.00–1,490.00	1,185	6
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	78	1,360.90/cwt	1,290.00–1,460.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,720.00/cwt	1,720.00–1,720.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	67	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	116	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	1,270.40/cwt	1,200.00–1,320.00	1,309	8
Bulls	Utility	60–70	67	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	322	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	2,023.00/cwt	1,940.00–2,110.00	1,720	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	79	2,100.00/cwt	2,100.00–2,100.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	103	837.18/cwt	760.00–910.00	862	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	93	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	791	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	1,530.00/cwt	1,530.00–1,530.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	97	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,698	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,819.12/cwt	1,790.00–1,870.00	1,710	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,990.00/cwt	1,990.00–1,990.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	103	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	700	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,640.00/cwt	1,640.00–1,640.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	77	2,070.00/cwt	2,070.00–2,070.00	1,594	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,727.40/cwt	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,641	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	116	1,489.87/cwt	1,480.00–1,500.00	1,728	2

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 Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Wed Feb 25, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 177Year ago 254

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 81Last week 85Year ago 80

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	77	2,070.00	2,070.00
1	80–90	88	1,640.00	1,640.00
3	90–100	95	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,727.40
1	100–110	108	1,400.00	1,400.00
2	110–120	116	1,480.00–1,500.00	1,489.87
1	120–130	122	1,410.00	1,410.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	78	1,290.00–1,460.00	1,360.90
6	80–90	86	1,250.00–1,490.00	1,377.50
8	90–100	95	1,190.00–1,410.00	1,291.28
8	100–110	103	1,200.00–1,320.00	1,270.40
2	110–120	111	1,210.00–1,230.00	1,219.91
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	480.00	480.00
1	80–90	80	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	1,020.00	1,020.00
3	80–90	83	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,136.35
1	90–100	99	960.00	960.00
1	110–120	115	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	1,940.00–2,110.00	2,023.00
5	90–100	94	1,810.00–1,920.00	1,853.22
3	100–110	102	1,610.00–1,690.00	1,659.35
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	103	680.00	680.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	1,800.00	1,800.00
1	70–80	78	1,720.00	1,720.00
1	90–100	97	1,750.00	1,750.00
1	100–110	106	1,530.00	1,530.00
1	110–120	116	1,500.00	1,500.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	2,100.00	2,100.00
1	80–90	85	1,990.00	1,990.00
3	90–100	94	1,790.00–1,870.00	1,819.12
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	93	850.00	850.00
2	100–110	103	760.00–910.00	837.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,475	224.00–226.00	225.39
6	—	1,558	220.00–223.00	221.22
3	—	1,431	210.00–219.00	215.89
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,572	235.00	235.00
7	—	1,493	215.00–222.00	220.08
21	—	1,532	223.00–232.00	226.67
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,389	212.00–218.00	215.15
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,531	133.00–141.00	138.84
8	—	1,443	124.00–132.00	127.92
3	—	1,326	146.00–155.00	149.08
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	109.00–111.00	109.97
20	—	1,329	117.00–125.00	120.55
6	—	1,200	90.00–107.00	100.50
16	—	1,383	127.00–139.00	130.99
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,699	126.00–138.00	134.80
1	—	1,718	178.00	178.00
14	—	1,776	139.00–154.00	145.32
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,593	236.00	236.00
12	—	1,559	225.00–234.00	229.52
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,465	219.00–223.00	220.16
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,526	210.00–218.00	214.44
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,529	212.00–215.00	213.53
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,555	221.00–225.00	223.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,179	131.00	131.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,472	130.00–133.00	131.54
4	—	1,810	139.00–148.00	142.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	978	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,471	131.00	131.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,273	178.00–197.00	185.77

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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