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Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 24, 2020

542 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.15/cwt +4.24 vs last sale · ≈ $583/hd at 474 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $136.09/cwt +8.11 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 522 lb · 24 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $130.30/cwt -13.31 vs last sale · ≈ $476/hd at 365 lb · 21 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 542 654 0
Feeder cattle 542 654 0

Compared to the last Feeder Sale Number 1 Feeder Steers sold 5.00-9.00 lower. Number 1 Feeder Heifers sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Number 1 Feeder Bulls sold 5.00-7.00 lower. Supply moderate. Demand moderate. Supply included: 100% Feeder Cattle (37% Steers, 45% Heifers, 18% Bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 28%.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266–277 272 3 127.00–135.00 $132.32 $360 -5.23
335 335 1 120.00 $120.00 $402 -9.70
355–382 365 21 127.00–138.00 $130.30 $476 -13.31
417 417 2 131.00 $131.00 $546 -7.04
452–490 475 11 122.00–131.00 $124.23 $590 -5.05
515 515 6 123.00 $123.00 $633 -4.99
521–540 value added 525 18 140.00–142.00 $140.46 $737
612–643 626 6 112.00–125.00 $121.85 $763 -6.01
718–735 732 9 123.00–132.00 $130.14 $953 +4.51
762–798 789 5 114.00–126.00 $122.06 $963 +3.06
804–835 821 11 116.00–125.00 $119.80 $984 +15.71
981 981 5 111.00 $111.00 $1,089 -3.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
212 212 1 120.00 $120.00 $254 ±0.00
327–341 331 5 100.00–121.00 $111.26 $368 -6.13
360–397 391 6 115.00–116.00 $115.15 $450 -2.72
429 429 1 105.00 $105.00 $450 -13.00
462–488 479 12 100.00–119.00 $115.41 $553 +2.27
508–538 518 3 99.00–116.00 $108.15 $560 -3.85
590–594 592 4 114.00–118.00 $115.99 $687 +7.22
617–649 639 4 95.00–105.00 $98.42 $629 -3.46
712 712 5 95.00 $95.00 $676 -9.44
761 761 1 96.00 $96.00 $731
834–844 839 2 100.00–109.00 $104.47 $877 +5.49
875–898 883 3 91.00–99.00 $93.71 $827 -3.79
918–922 920 2 95.00–101.00 $97.99 $902 +22.99
965 965 1 99.00 $99.00 $955 +19.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–282 271 3 119.00–127.00 $122.39 $332 +6.39
303–347 331 17 112.00–126.00 $118.06 $391 -11.40
351–392 380 15 116.00–128.00 $122.26 $465 -5.39
400–439 418 18 110.00–126.00 $122.40 $512 -1.84
454–494 470 22 112.00–127.00 $119.10 $560 +0.19
480 value added 480 13 130.00 $130.00 $624
520–548 544 7 117.00–121.00 $120.45 $655 -2.65
559 value added 559 3 141.00 $141.00 $788
564–585 571 7 115.00–120.00 $118.70 $678 +3.20
610 610 2 120.00 $120.00 $732 +4.50
740 740 2 111.00 $111.00 $821
770 770 11 114.00 $114.00 $878
811–825 822 7 105.00–108.00 $105.86 $870 -15.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–297 287 7 84.00–103.00 $98.68 $283 -11.69
306–335 322 3 90.00–100.00 $95.09 $306 -12.93
350–388 371 10 103.00–109.00 $106.82 $396 -8.18
402–445 427 9 84.00–104.00 $95.95 $410 -9.19
451–481 464 7 96.00–116.00 $106.97 $496 +9.31
530–548 542 3 95.00–98.00 $97.02 $526 +0.58
552–587 571 5 87.00–103.00 $96.48 $551 -1.79
618–641 633 5 98.00–100.00 $99.59 $630 +6.10
651–693 666 6 88.00–99.00 $91.77 $611 -4.80
729–748 742 3 89.00–92.00 $91.02 $675 +2.24
778 778 1 90.00 $90.00 $700 -2.00
801–812 808 8 96.00–100.00 $98.51 $796 +9.67

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–271 268 3 129.00–140.00 $133.35 $357 -15.45
310–341 323 11 121.00–135.00 $131.99 $426 -0.90
364–390 374 7 123.00–129.00 $127.29 $476 +0.29
405–430 414 5 120.00–135.00 $129.50 $536 -6.49
464–476 469 9 111.00–128.00 $118.95 $558 -1.83
506–510 508 7 114.00–126.00 $119.12 $605 -5.68
553–584 572 6 119.00–121.00 $120.34 $688 +2.33
606 606 1 119.00 $119.00 $721
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 97.00 $97.00 $238 -12.26
278 278 1 111.00 $111.00 $309
347 347 1 106.00 $106.00 $368 -6.00
366–393 373 4 97.00–115.00 $101.74 $379 -0.17
433–441 437 2 98.00–105.00 $101.53 $444 +2.53
546 546 1 102.00 $102.00 $557 +0.13
554–592 575 6 90.00–108.00 $99.33 $571 +3.63
606–639 623 2 90.00–100.00 $94.87 $591
668 668 1 89.00 $89.00 $595 -9.80
703–719 711 4 90.00–93.00 $91.48 $650 +3.00
759–773 768 3 80.00–95.00 $86.95 $668
843–844 843 3 85.00–86.00 $85.67 $722
868–887 878 2 80.00–84.00 $81.98 $720

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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.