Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 900–1000 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

900–1000 lb steers averaged $229.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$229.00

1 head · 994 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,276

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−20.50

vs NY average

−98.59 vs national

What quality paid 900–1000 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	994	229.00	2,276	1thin

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

How it compared 900–1000 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

229.00

—

NY average2 barns · 2 hd

249.50

−20.50

National average86 barns · 10,637 hd

327.59

−98.59

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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,628	226.19	3,682	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,661	238.00	3,953	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Low	1,623	220.24	3,575	8thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,730	196.57	3,401	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,273	165.70	2,109	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,940	164.04	3,182	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,206	132.96	1,603	5thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,173	195.00	2,287	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,801	167.81	3,023	25
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,417	153.36	2,174	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,234	136.50	1,685	36
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,477	235.24	3,473	27
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,449	228.11	3,305	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,259	220.00	2,770	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,544	238.29	3,679	20
Steers	Choice	High	1,428	230.64	3,295	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,424	217.74	3,101	11

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 2	88	1,479.81/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 1	96	1,447.45/cwt	42
Bulls	Number 3	91	711.32/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	65	210.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	94	1,665.76/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	87	1,387.50/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	93	240.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

76 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	Utility	60–70	65	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	137	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,574	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,550	223.24/cwt	217.00–227.00	3,460	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,575	240.25/cwt	235.00–245.00	3,784	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,642	219.18/cwt	216.00–222.00	3,599	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,396	228.82/cwt	224.00–234.00	3,194	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,444	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	3,393	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,424	229.40/cwt	226.00–233.00	3,267	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,513	229.49/cwt	225.00–234.00	3,472	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	116.23/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,268	12
Steers	Select	—	1,424	217.74/cwt	213.00–223.00	3,101	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	169.03/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,366	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,469	153.93/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,261	9
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,834	180.42/cwt	171.00–189.00	3,309	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	142.94/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,908	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,628	226.19/cwt	225.00–228.00	3,682	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,661	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	3,953	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,680	215.93/cwt	215.00–217.00	3,628	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,589	222.83/cwt	220.00–229.00	3,541	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,336	141.69/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,893	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	158.65/cwt	150.00–171.00	1,956	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,898	149.93/cwt	148.00–154.00	2,846	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	161.77/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,831	12
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,173	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,287	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,526	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	3,846	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	135.45/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,608	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,317	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	155.94/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,029	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,940	164.04/cwt	163.00–165.00	3,182	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	196.57/cwt	195.00–198.00	3,401	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	979	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,831	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	619	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,053	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	994	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,024	225.32/cwt	210.00–240.00	2,307	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	324	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	680	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,078	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,081	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,003	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	116	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	978	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	77	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	886	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	79	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	988	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	1,740.59/cwt	1,680.00–1,800.00	1,758	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	2,013.57/cwt	2,000.00–2,040.00	1,510	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,790.00/cwt	1,790.00–1,790.00	1,557	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	102	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	673	1
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	66	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	396	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	1,323.77/cwt	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,231	12
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	67	1,810.00/cwt	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,620.00/cwt	1,620.00–1,620.00	1,555	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	78	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	819	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	106	1,298.82/cwt	1,100.00–1,370.00	1,377	10
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	113	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	622	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	95	709.63/cwt	700.00–720.00	674	2
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	76	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	380	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	97	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	922	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	1,362.67/cwt	1,310.00–1,390.00	1,145	5
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	1,258.14/cwt	1,140.00–1,340.00	1,447	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	90–100	96	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	259	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,740.00/cwt	1,740.00–1,740.00	1,531	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	89	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	187	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,800.08/cwt	1,780.00–1,840.00	1,656	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,770.00/cwt	1,770.00–1,770.00	1,805	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	110	1,620.00/cwt	1,620.00–1,620.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	89	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	623	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	111	1,660.00/cwt	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,777.49/cwt	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,671	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,510.00/cwt	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,389	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	101	1,490.00/cwt	1,490.00–1,490.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	76	1,886.11/cwt	1,850.00–1,910.00	1,433	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,493	248.71/cwt	247.00–250.00	3,713	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,259	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,770	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,452	238.00/cwt	231.00–243.00	3,456	20
Heifers	Choice	—	1,432	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	3,451	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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 17

Slaughter CattleReceipts 236Last week 172Year ago 155

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 90Last week 87Year ago 65

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold steady.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	1,150.00	1,150.00
1	80–90	85	1,150.00	1,150.00
1	90–100	92	1,150.00	1,150.00
1	110–120	116	1,210.00	1,210.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,250.00	1,250.00
5	80–90	84	1,310.00–1,390.00	1,362.67
12	90–100	93	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,323.77
10	100–110	106	1,100.00–1,370.00	1,298.82
3	110–120	115	1,140.00–1,340.00	1,258.14
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	75	2,000.00–2,040.00	2,013.57
1	80–90	87	1,790.00	1,790.00
4	90–100	94	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,777.49
2	100–110	101	1,680.00–1,800.00	1,740.59
1	110–120	111	1,660.00	1,660.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	600.00	600.00
1	70–80	78	1,050.00	1,050.00
1	80–90	89	700.00	700.00
2	90–100	95	700.00–720.00	709.63
1	100–110	102	660.00	660.00
1	110–120	113	550.00	550.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	76	1,850.00–1,910.00	1,886.11
1	90–100	92	1,510.00	1,510.00
1	100–110	101	1,490.00	1,490.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	1,810.00	1,810.00
1	90–100	96	1,620.00	1,620.00
1	110–120	110	1,620.00	1,620.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	97	950.00	950.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	89	210.00	210.00
1	90–100	96	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	88	1,740.00	1,740.00
4	90–100	92	1,780.00–1,840.00	1,800.08
1	100–110	102	1,770.00	1,770.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	123.00	123.00
4	—	1,187	130.00–139.00	135.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,188	195.00	195.00
3	—	1,301	150.00–162.00	155.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,940	163.00–165.00	164.04
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,550	217.00–227.00	223.24
1	—	1,526	252.00	252.00
20	—	1,452	231.00–243.00	238.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,642	216.00–222.00	219.18
7	—	1,396	224.00–234.00	228.82
1	—	1,432	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,259	220.00	220.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,575	235.00–245.00	240.25
6	—	1,513	225.00–234.00	229.49
3	—	1,493	247.00–250.00	248.71
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,444	235.00	235.00
7	—	1,424	226.00–233.00	229.40
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,424	213.00–223.00	217.74
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,091	110.00–125.00	116.23
17	—	1,336	135.00–148.00	141.69
7	—	1,233	150.00–171.00	158.65
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	164.00–174.00	169.03
9	—	1,469	148.00–159.00	153.93
5	—	1,335	140.00–147.00	142.94
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,834	171.00–189.00	180.42
3	—	1,898	148.00–154.00	149.93
12	—	1,750	157.00–168.00	161.77
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,628	225.00–228.00	226.19
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,661	238.00	238.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,680	215.00–217.00	215.93
5	—	1,589	220.00–229.00	222.83
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,173	195.00	195.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	195.00–198.00	196.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	324	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	619	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	979	187.00	187.00
1	1000–1050	1,003	170.00	170.00
1	1050–1100	1,078	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	994	229.00	229.00
2	1000–1050	1,024	210.00–240.00	225.32
1	1050–1100	1,053	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	410.00	410.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 900–1000 lb

What quality paid 900–1000 lb

How it compared 900–1000 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Dairy Calves

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