Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 30.00 to 40.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 35.00 to 38.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 30.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 70.00 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 and Prime	Average	1,462	199.00	2,909	1thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,857	191.00	3,547	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,570	197.70	3,104	12
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,708	191.06	3,263	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,589	182.77	2,904	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	151.94	1,903	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,727	137.55	2,376	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,122	112.10	1,258	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,725	191.41	3,302	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,735	136.35	2,365	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,395	131.90	1,841	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,316	110.84	1,459	30
Heifers	Choice and Prime	High	1,423	197.04	2,803	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,402	192.87	2,704	14
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,467	198.30	2,910	30
Steers	Choice	High	1,466	194.03	2,845	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,502	186.50	2,801	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	961.44/cwt	42
Bulls	Number 2	89	845.77/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	88	325.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	90	1,311.31/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	80	1,260.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

51 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 3	80–90	85	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	383	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	82	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	574	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	73	689.32/cwt	600.00–840.00	503	4
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	100	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	883.68/cwt	820.00–950.00	742	4
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	105	878.86/cwt	820.00–950.00	923	10
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,289.20/cwt	1,240.00–1,340.00	1,212	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	76	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	608	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	888.66/cwt	830.00–950.00	826	18
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	108	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	80	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,362.41/cwt	1,310.00–1,440.00	1,158	5
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	91	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	182	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,330.26/cwt	1,300.00–1,370.00	1,237	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	110	1,230.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,270.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	91	1,070.17/cwt	1,040.00–1,100.00	974	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	119	1,055.02/cwt	1,050.00–1,060.00	1,255	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,354	200.33/cwt	200.00–201.00	2,712	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,484	193.04/cwt	190.00–197.00	2,865	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,789	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,308	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,712	139.69/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,391	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	153.87/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,751	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,276	204.83/cwt	203.00–207.00	2,614	2
Bulls	—	—	1,589	182.77/cwt	175.00–189.00	2,904	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,876	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,596	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,155	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	112.10/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,422	191.65/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,725	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,451	196.92/cwt	193.00–201.00	2,857	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,378	114.17/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,573	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,331	125.85/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,675	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,459	115.27/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,682	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	130.67/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,899	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,857	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,547	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,462	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,909	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,725	191.41/cwt	190.00–193.00	3,302	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	92.46/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,093	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,395	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,623	1
Steers	Select	—	1,502	186.50/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,801	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,358	105.89/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,438	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,708	191.06/cwt	190.00–192.00	3,263	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,570	197.70/cwt	195.00–203.00	3,104	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,466	205.71/cwt	205.00–208.00	3,016	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,471	196.81/cwt	191.00–201.00	2,895	23
Heifers	Choice	—	1,329	197.36/cwt	197.00–198.00	2,623	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	152.22/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,764	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,704	139.41/cwt	133.00–146.00	2,376	12
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,808	129.02/cwt	125.00–131.00	2,333	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,386	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,633	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 Aug 26, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 182Year ago 179

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 80Last week 96Year ago 71

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	450.00	450.00
1	90–100	91	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	73	600.00–840.00	689.32
1	80–90	82	700.00	700.00
1	100–110	100	750.00	750.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	800.00	800.00
4	80–90	84	820.00–950.00	883.68
18	90–100	93	830.00–950.00	888.66
10	100–110	105	820.00–950.00	878.86
1	110–120	114	900.00	900.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	90–100	93	1,300.00–1,370.00	1,330.26
1	100–110	105	1,250.00	1,250.00
2	110–120	110	1,190.00–1,270.00	1,230.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	91	1,040.00–1,100.00	1,070.17
2	110–120	119	1,050.00–1,060.00	1,055.02
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	85	1,310.00–1,440.00	1,362.41
2	90–100	94	1,240.00–1,340.00	1,289.20
1	100–110	108	1,100.00	1,100.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	1,260.00	1,260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,354	200.00–201.00	200.33
19	—	1,484	190.00–197.00	193.04
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	188.00	188.00
6	—	1,466	205.00–208.00	205.71
23	—	1,471	191.00–201.00	196.81
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	183.00–188.00	186.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,789	129.00	129.00
4	—	1,712	135.00–144.00	139.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	151.00–157.00	153.87
1	—	1,137	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,596	135.00	135.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,122	110.00–114.00	112.10
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,276	203.00–207.00	204.83
13	—	1,451	193.00–201.00	196.92
2	—	1,386	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,422	185.00–195.00	191.65
3	—	1,329	197.00–198.00	197.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,589	175.00–189.00	182.77
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,378	111.00–119.00	114.17
8	—	1,331	122.00–130.00	125.85
7	—	1,182	84.00–99.00	92.46
5	—	1,358	100.00–108.00	105.89
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,459	112.00–118.00	115.27
9	—	1,453	124.00–135.00	130.67
3	—	1,159	145.00–165.00	152.22
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,704	133.00–146.00	139.41
5	—	1,808	125.00–131.00	129.02
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,857	191.00	191.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,462	199.00	199.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	190.00–193.00	191.41
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,708	190.00–192.00	191.06
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,570	195.00–203.00	197.70

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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