Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 13.00 t0 21.00 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	Low	1,683	240.33	4,045	7thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,449	227.67	3,299	7thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,530	215.00	3,290	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	180.96	2,861	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	171.91	2,118	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	158.63	1,677	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	2,202	210.00	4,624	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,684	174.69	2,942	20
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,451	162.35	2,355	20
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,227	143.12	1,756	18
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,288	215.31	2,773	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,290	206.32	2,662	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,473	217.88	3,209	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,366	206.00	2,814	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,455	248.00	3,607	23
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,242	233.63	2,902	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,559	249.04	3,882	27
Steers	Choice	Average	1,554	237.10	3,685	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	1,388.92/cwt	36
Bulls	Number 2	91	1,208.92/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	73	750.00/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	93	245.27/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	93	1,574.99/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 2	91	400.00/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	1,465	246.64/cwt	242.00–251.00	3,613	16
Steers	Choice	—	1,529	238.11/cwt	231.00–241.00	3,641	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,044	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,328	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	124	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	72	1,960.00/cwt	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	98	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,666	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,743.51/cwt	1,690.00–1,790.00	1,778	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	72	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	576	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	95	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	570	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,891.83/cwt	1,820.00–2,000.00	1,627	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	1,660.00/cwt	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	101	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	707	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	78	400.00/cwt	300.00–500.00	312	2
Heifers	Number 2	110–120	117	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	468	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	1,268.66/cwt	1,150.00–1,370.00	1,205	5
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	97	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,846.47/cwt	1,800.00–1,890.00	1,717	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	115	1,490.00/cwt	1,490.00–1,490.00	1,714	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,920.00/cwt	1,920.00–1,920.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,769.60/cwt	1,740.00–1,820.00	1,646	3
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	87	1,059.89/cwt	750.00–1,200.00	922	5
Bulls	Number 3	50–60	59	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	413	1
Bulls	Utility	100–110	107	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	107	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	86	317.91/cwt	260.00–380.00	273	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	105	1,255.60/cwt	1,190.00–1,350.00	1,318	6
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	1,224.83/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,384	4
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	88	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	660	1
Bulls	Number 2	50–60	59	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	413	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	101	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	76	962.19/cwt	800.00–1,110.00	731	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	1,366.52/cwt	1,270.00–1,450.00	1,148	10
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	78	1,275.06/cwt	1,220.00–1,340.00	995	4
Bulls	—	—	1,530	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,290	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	142.22/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,471	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	175.04/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,282	235.75/cwt	230.00–240.00	3,022	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,350	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	3,227	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	161.28/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,058	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	197.22/cwt	195.00–199.00	2,343	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,652	172.52/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,850	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	145.26/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,752	9
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,473	217.88/cwt	216.00–220.00	3,209	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,366	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,814	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,554	147.63/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,294	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,701	229.73/cwt	228.00–232.00	3,908	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,676	244.57/cwt	241.00–248.00	4,099	5
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,202	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,624	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,750	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	4,130	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,568	246.53/cwt	243.00–250.00	3,866	17
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,520	255.23/cwt	252.00–260.00	3,879	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,261	176.02/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,220	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,242	123.47/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,533	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,449	227.67/cwt	224.00–229.00	3,299	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,756	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	4,021	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,288	215.31/cwt	214.00–216.00	2,773	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,290	206.32/cwt	205.00–208.00	2,662	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,459	161.57/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,357	14
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,734	181.95/cwt	179.00–186.00	3,155	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	164.99/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,764	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	182.53/cwt	181.00–184.00	2,168	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	180.96/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,861	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,444	253.14/cwt	252.00–255.00	3,655	6

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 18, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 124Year ago 176

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 87Last week 81Year ago 59

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 13.00 t0 21.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,465	242.00–251.00	246.64
1	—	1,350	239.00	239.00
6	—	1,444	252.00–255.00	253.14
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,044	223.00	223.00
5	—	1,282	230.00–240.00	235.75
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,529	231.00–241.00	238.11
1	—	1,756	229.00	229.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	236.00	236.00
17	—	1,568	243.00–250.00	246.53
9	—	1,520	252.00–260.00	255.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	215.00	215.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,034	138.00–147.00	142.22
2	—	1,080	172.00–179.00	175.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,276	159.00–164.00	161.28
2	—	1,188	181.00–184.00	182.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,581	176.00–184.00	180.96
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	195.00–199.00	197.22
4	—	1,554	144.00–154.00	147.63
14	—	1,459	155.00–169.00	161.57
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,652	168.00–176.00	172.52
7	—	1,734	179.00–186.00	181.95
3	—	1,675	160.00–170.00	164.99
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,206	142.00–148.00	145.26
3	—	1,261	173.00–179.00	176.02
6	—	1,242	120.00–128.00	123.47
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	216.00–220.00	217.88
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,366	206.00	206.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,701	228.00–232.00	229.73
5	—	1,676	241.00–248.00	244.57
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,449	224.00–229.00	227.67
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,202	210.00	210.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,288	214.00–216.00	215.31
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	205.00–208.00	206.32

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	72	1,960.00	1,960.00
1	90–100	98	1,700.00	1,700.00
1	100–110	105	1,600.00	1,600.00
1	110–120	115	1,490.00	1,490.00
1	120–130	124	1,410.00	1,410.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	1,920.00	1,920.00
3	90–100	93	1,740.00–1,820.00	1,769.60
3	100–110	102	1,690.00–1,790.00	1,743.51
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	59	700.00	700.00
1	70–80	72	800.00	800.00
1	80–90	88	750.00	750.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	78	1,220.00–1,340.00	1,275.06
10	80–90	84	1,270.00–1,450.00	1,366.52
5	90–100	95	1,150.00–1,370.00	1,268.66
6	100–110	105	1,190.00–1,350.00	1,255.60
4	110–120	113	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,224.83
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	59	700.00	700.00
2	70–80	76	800.00–1,110.00	962.19
5	80–90	87	750.00–1,200.00	1,059.89
1	90–100	97	1,050.00	1,050.00
1	100–110	101	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	86	260.00–380.00	317.91
1	100–110	107	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	95	600.00	600.00
1	100–110	101	700.00	700.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	86	1,820.00–2,000.00	1,891.83
3	90–100	93	1,800.00–1,890.00	1,846.47
1	100–110	101	1,660.00	1,660.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	78	300.00–500.00	400.00
1	110–120	117	400.00	400.00

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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