Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 0.50 to 1.50 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 130.00 to 160.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $212.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$212.00

1 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,177

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−135.92

vs NY average

−201.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	555	212.00	1,177	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

212.00

—

NY average2 barns · 49 hd

347.92

−135.92

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−201.78

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,532	228.62	3,502	7thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,454	220.00	3,199	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	2,033	193.77	3,939	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	156.42	1,914	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,788	153.63	2,746	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,143	144.00	1,646	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,764	158.60	2,797	28
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,484	149.51	2,219	22
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,183	123.31	1,458	21
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,369	209.00	2,861	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,906	189.99	3,621	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,567	225.22	3,529	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,548	238.76	3,695	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,542	231.00	3,562	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,585	220.00	3,487	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,588	238.21	3,782	25
Steers	Choice	Average	1,610	230.46	3,710	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,225	224.00	2,744	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	1,401.62/cwt	40
Bulls	Number 2	90	1,164.50/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	92	435.81/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	102	75.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	99	1,540.70/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	97	1,263.91/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,906	189.99/cwt	189.00–191.00	3,621	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,369	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,861	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,610	230.46/cwt	228.00–234.00	3,710	4
Steers	Select	—	1,225	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,744	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	123.50/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,523	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,591	238.62/cwt	236.00–242.00	3,796	23
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,747	171.16/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,990	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,774	159.46/cwt	153.00–168.00	2,829	19
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,737	145.30/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,524	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,482	150.93/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,237	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,523	160.89/cwt	159.00–163.00	2,450	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,454	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,199	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,532	228.62/cwt	224.00–234.00	3,502	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	114.06/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,291	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,241	137.77/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,710	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,717	231.01/cwt	229.00–232.00	3,966	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,646	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,961	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,549	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,793	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	153.63/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,970	2
Bulls	—	—	2,033	193.77/cwt	186.00–202.00	3,939	4
Heifers	Large 3	550–600	555	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Large 3	400–450	448	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Large 3	350–400	385	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	843	1
Heifers	Large 3	450–500	471	211.78/cwt	180.00–242.50	997	2
Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,070	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,119	1
Heifers	Large 3	650–700	659	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,039	207.99/cwt	205.00–211.00	2,161	2
Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	989	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Large 3	300–350	343	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	763	1
Heifers	Large 3	850–900	878	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,563	1
Heifers	Large 3	750–800	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	115	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	518	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	88	951.06/cwt	800.00–1,080.00	837	3
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	97	1,056.42/cwt	1,000.00–1,110.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	1,272.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,340.00	1,208	15
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	95	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	523	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	86	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	439	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	1,293.28/cwt	1,160.00–1,400.00	1,112	9
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	1,273.07/cwt	1,200.00–1,360.00	1,311	6
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	63	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	328	1
Bulls	Utility	100–110	102	75.00/cwt	50.00–100.00	77	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,672.07/cwt	1,610.00–1,730.00	1,756	3
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	106	310.33/cwt	300.00–320.00	329	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,710.00/cwt	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	1,680.00/cwt	1,680.00–1,680.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	96	832.81/cwt	740.00–920.00	799	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	73	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	292	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,536.05/cwt	1,480.00–1,590.00	1,613	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,724.84/cwt	1,710.00–1,740.00	1,639	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,950.59/cwt	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,658	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	73	2,094.93/cwt	2,090.00–2,100.00	1,529	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	98	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	89	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,068	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,548	233.52/cwt	233.00–234.00	3,615	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,485	239.88/cwt	237.00–244.00	3,562	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,542	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	3,562	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,753	158.35/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,776	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,487	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,512	246.49/cwt	246.00–247.00	3,727	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	137.44/cwt	132.00–141.00	2,001	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,567	225.22/cwt	224.00–228.00	3,529	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.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Wed Mar 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 24

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 184Year ago 221

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 81Last week 85Year ago 35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,906	189.00–191.00	189.99
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,369	209.00	209.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,610	228.00–234.00	230.46
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	224.00	224.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,591	236.00–242.00	238.62
2	—	1,548	233.00–234.00	233.52
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,233	120.00–128.00	123.50
11	—	1,132	110.00–118.00	114.06
7	—	1,241	131.00–141.00	137.77
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,747	169.00–174.00	171.16
19	—	1,774	153.00–168.00	159.46
5	—	1,737	140.00–148.00	145.30
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,482	145.00–158.00	150.93
5	—	1,523	159.00–163.00	160.89
6	—	1,456	132.00–141.00	137.44
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,454	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,532	224.00–234.00	228.62
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,717	229.00–232.00	231.01
7	—	1,485	237.00–244.00	239.88
2	—	1,512	246.00–247.00	246.49
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,542	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	220.00	220.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,143	144.00	144.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,961	130.00	130.00
5	—	1,753	158.00–159.00	158.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,107	162.00	162.00
2	—	1,282	150.00–158.00	153.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,033	186.00–202.00	193.77
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,567	224.00–228.00	225.22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	343	222.50	222.50
1	350–400	385	219.00	219.00
1	400–450	448	225.00	225.00
2	450–500	471	180.00–242.50	211.78
1	550–600	555	212.00	212.00
1	650–700	659	199.00	199.00
1	750–800	750	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	878	178.00	178.00
1	950–1000	989	196.00	196.00
2	1000–1050	1,039	205.00–211.00	207.99
1	1050–1100	1,070	198.00	198.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	63	520.00	520.00
1	70–80	73	400.00	400.00
1	80–90	86	510.00	510.00
1	90–100	95	550.00	550.00
2	100–110	106	300.00–320.00	310.33
1	110–120	115	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	88	800.00–1,080.00	951.06
2	90–100	97	1,000.00–1,110.00	1,056.42
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	80–90	86	1,160.00–1,400.00	1,293.28
15	90–100	95	1,190.00–1,340.00	1,272.00
6	100–110	103	1,200.00–1,360.00	1,273.07
1	110–120	115	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–110	102	50.00–100.00	75.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	2,090.00–2,100.00	2,094.93
2	80–90	85	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950.59
2	90–100	95	1,710.00–1,740.00	1,724.84
3	100–110	105	1,610.00–1,730.00	1,672.07
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	1,650.00	1,650.00
1	80–90	89	1,200.00	1,200.00
1	90–100	98	1,500.00	1,500.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	96	1,710.00	1,710.00
1	100–110	100	1,680.00	1,680.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	1,550.00	1,550.00
2	100–110	105	1,480.00–1,590.00	1,536.05
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	96	740.00–920.00	832.81

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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