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Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 18, 2026

272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 272 389 240
Feeder cattle 10 — 25
Slaughter cattle 177 302 99

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter heifers stayed steady and slaughter steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Boner and lean slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. High dressing young dairy slaughter cows sold up to 22.00 higher and breaker cows sold up to 2.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 65.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1353–1437 1395 2 224.00–225.00 $224.48 $3,131 —
1317–1608 1447 3 214.00–220.00 $217.53 $3,148 —
1438–1537 1491 3 228.00–232.00 $230.03 $3,430 —
1403–1644 1534 13 226.00–232.00 $228.99 $3,513 -5.36
1578 1578 1 234.00 $234.00 $3,693 -3.58
1436–1741 1630 13 233.00–241.00 $236.40 $3,853 -11.57

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
81 81 1 1,490.00 $1,490.00 $1,207 -590.00
83 83 1 890.00 $890.00 $739 -1,194.25
84 84 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00 $1,016 -874.25
81–89 85 8 1,850.00–2,140.00 $1,998.49 $1,699 +973.23
90–99 94 3 1,780.00–1,880.00 $1,835.48 $1,725 +765.48
94 94 1 550.00 $550.00 $517 -520.00
101 101 1 1,790.00 $1,790.00 $1,808 +100.00
125 125 1 1,440.00 $1,440.00 $1,800 -250.00
1088–1419 1305 9 222.00–232.00 $226.46 $2,955 —
1121–1496 1368 4 216.00–221.00 $219.16 $2,998 -16.82
1401–1581 1473 3 227.00–232.00 $229.74 $3,384 +1.23
1370–1687 1573 12 234.00–246.00 $237.63 $3,738 +31.25

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
72 72 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 $1,440 +500.00
74–77 76 2 2,130.00–2,180.00 $2,154.50 $1,637 +654.50
79 79 1 460.00 $460.00 $363 -1,290.00
82 82 1 2,090.00 $2,090.00 $1,714 +496.93
82–89 86 5 1,350.00–1,510.00 $1,457.01 $1,253 +204.27
84–89 86 4 950.00–1,240.00 $1,123.49 $966 -129.25
86 86 1 780.00 $780.00 $671 -472.74
94 94 2 1,880.00–1,900.00 $1,890.00 $1,777 +879.49
93–97 95 4 1,020.00–1,150.00 $1,085.41 $1,031 +74.90
92–99 96 2 1,490.00–1,730.00 $1,614.40 $1,550 +603.89
92–98 96 11 1,280.00–1,450.00 $1,355.28 $1,301 +344.77
98 98 1 700.00 $700.00 $686 -980.00
100 100 1 970.00 $970.00 $970 +660.00
102–103 103 2 1,740.00–1,780.00 $1,760.10 $1,813 +447.54
101–108 104 11 1,100.00–1,360.00 $1,246.92 $1,297 -65.64
101–107 104 2 400.00–760.00 $585.19 $609 -727.37
110 110 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 $1,815 +570.00
115 115 1 1,570.00 $1,570.00 $1,806 +610.00
115–117 116 2 1,160.00–1,170.00 $1,164.96 $1,351 +204.96
123 123 1 1,490.00 $1,490.00 $1,833 +530.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1663–1735 1699 2 191.00–204.00 $197.36 $3,353 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1423–1687 1573 5 222.00–228.00 $223.95 $3,523 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
852–1405 1201 85-90% 6 120.00–126.00 $123.43 $1,482 +12.05
951–1463 1260 85-90% 9 138.00–149.00 $142.19 $1,792 +7.90
1244–1327 1286 80-85% 2 158.00–160.00 $159.03 $2,045 -7.78
1305–1629 1443 80-85% 7 145.00–157.00 $148.64 $2,145 -6.64
1125–1720 1456 85-90% 8 128.00–136.00 $132.31 $1,926 —
1412–1898 1654 75-80% 12 135.00–151.00 $143.91 $2,380 —
1393–2069 1692 75-80% 22 155.00–170.00 $160.77 $2,720 —
1571–1767 1695 80-85% 4 137.00–142.00 $139.43 $2,363 —
1753 1753 75-80% 1 192.00 $192.00 $3,366 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,012 —
613 613 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,201 —
698 698 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,410 —
878 878 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,642 —
1087–1088 1087 3 210.00–220.00 $215.67 $2,344 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1131–1248 1189 4 210.00–217.00 $211.73 $2,517 —
1309 1309 1 224.00 $224.00 $2,932 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1389 1389 1 206.00 $206.00 $2,861 —
1375–1738 1557 2 210.00–215.00 $212.79 $3,313 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 1 219.00 $219.00 $2,179 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.