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

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, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,377	246.57/cwt	245.00–248.00	3,395	2
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	Select	—	1,317	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,937	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,543	223.49/cwt	221.00–226.00	3,448	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	162.75/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,922	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,497	227.74/cwt	227.00–230.00	3,409	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,460	229.02/cwt	227.00–232.00	3,344	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,809	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	4,287	1
Steers	Select	—	1,735	219.89/cwt	217.00–223.00	3,815	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,554	238.40/cwt	234.00–244.00	3,705	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,336	124.97/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,670	19
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
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,544	133.53/cwt	133.00–134.00	2,062	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,519	138.57/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,105	14
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,680	234.27/cwt	233.00–235.00	3,936	4
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
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%	—	1,361	134.54/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,831	10
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,473	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,858	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,693	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	4,317	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,517	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,307	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,441	238.97/cwt	234.00–244.00	3,444	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	151.08/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,254	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,421	136.31/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,937	3
Bulls	—	—	1,893	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,748	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	1,158.14/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,332	6
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	105	1,261.48/cwt	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,325	8
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	81	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	583	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	90	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	639	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	75	804.73/cwt	800.00–810.00	604	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,999.66/cwt	1,950.00–2,040.00	1,760	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	106	1,690.00/cwt	1,690.00–1,690.00	1,791	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	112	1,560.00/cwt	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,747	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	1,113.10/cwt	850.00–1,260.00	1,046	6
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	74	1,150.64/cwt	1,050.00–1,310.00	851	4
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	89	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,157	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,930.00/cwt	1,930.00–1,930.00	1,698	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	2,140.00/cwt	2,140.00–2,140.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,784.97/cwt	1,780.00–1,790.00	1,714	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	1,453.01/cwt	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,250	8
Bulls	Utility	80–90	85	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	170	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	67	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	107	1
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	101	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	747	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	74	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	148	1
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	81	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	365	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	74	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	296	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	92	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	690	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,909.84/cwt	1,880.00–1,940.00	1,757	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	107	1,580.00/cwt	1,580.00–1,580.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60–70	69	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	69	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	1,408.68/cwt	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,324	8
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	64	2,300.00/cwt	2,300.00–2,300.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	125	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	100	1,560.00/cwt	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	99	1,610.00/cwt	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,594	1

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 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
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
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,317	223.00	223.00
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
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
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
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
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,460	227.00–232.00	229.02
1	—	1,809	237.00	237.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	217.00–223.00	219.89
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,680	233.00–235.00	234.27
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	222.00–228.00	225.13
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,521	213.00	213.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,473	194.00	194.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,492	144.00–155.00	151.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,421	136.00–137.00	136.31
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
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
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
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
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	160.00	160.00
1	80–90	85	200.00	200.00
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
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
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	96	1,780.00–1,790.00	1,784.97
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	92	750.00	750.00
1	100–110	101	740.00	740.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	100.00	100.00
1	70–80	74	200.00	200.00
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.

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