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Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 19, 2020

409 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.68/cwt -10.56 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 517 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $137.25/cwt -4.46 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 574 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $98.69/cwt -11.08 vs last sale · ≈ $553/hd at 560 lb · 13 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 409 854 372
Feeder cattle 409 854 372

Compared to the last Feeder Sale Number 1 Feeder Steers sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Number 1 Feeder Heifers sold 7.00-10.00 lower. Number 1 Feeder Bulls sold steady. Supply light. Demand good.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–341 327 2 157.00–168.00 $162.74 $532 -2.98
363–386 374 3 151.00–158.00 $155.05 $580 -8.50
425–443 438 7 148.00–156.00 $151.84 $665 +8.91
454–498 477 10 130.00–149.00 $137.38 $655 -8.42
504–536 526 4 129.00–145.00 $139.32 $733 -0.63
559–583 574 15 130.00–139.00 $137.25 $788 -4.46
609–644 617 10 123.00–138.00 $128.47 $793 -10.48
657–693 687 9 126.00–139.00 $135.61 $932 -5.43
708 708 1 130.00 $130.00 $920 -1.23
769–778 775 8 123.00–135.00 $130.53 $1,012 +2.53
818 818 6 130.00 $130.00 $1,063 +16.25
893 893 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,009 +3.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 1 132.50 $132.50 $436
405–429 413 6 122.00–136.00 $131.15 $542 -5.36
517–524 519 3 118.00–124.00 $120.02 $623 -9.50
574–579 579 13 107.00–120.00 $113.92 $660 -3.94
613 613 1 115.00 $115.00 $705 +1.11
658–687 673 2 118.00–121.00 $119.47 $804 +1.31
820 820 2 99.00 $99.00 $812
884 884 1 96.00 $96.00 $849

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 1 130.00 $130.00 $328 +6.45
302–338 323 5 119.00–130.00 $123.51 $399 -6.96
378–383 378 11 130.00 $130.00 $491 -1.01
406–442 423 7 121.00–133.00 $128.08 $542 -2.29
494 494 2 124.00 $124.00 $613 -7.75
501–549 517 28 115.00–127.00 $122.68 $634 -10.56
556–583 574 4 114.00–120.00 $116.71 $670 -16.32
604–637 611 5 121.00–122.00 $121.79 $744 +4.49
685–699 692 2 108.00–110.00 $108.99 $754
714–734 731 8 114.00–120.00 $117.77 $861
826 826 1 112.00 $112.00 $925
924–933 929 8 90.00–97.00 $93.52 $869
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–347 338 6 100.00–116.00 $111.82 $378 -3.66
355–362 357 3 113.00–114.00 $113.34 $405 -2.32
420–447 435 3 101.00–118.00 $109.55 $477 +1.50
452–497 475 2 104.00–115.00 $109.76 $521 -5.83
501–545 529 5 105.00–107.00 $105.41 $558 -1.80
553–599 560 13 95.00–103.00 $98.69 $553 -11.08
630–643 639 4 90.00–100.00 $93.75 $599 -15.69
650–678 669 4 95.00–104.00 $101.31 $678 +1.28
729–731 730 2 94.00–99.00 $96.50 $704 -0.65
750–779 771 7 94.00–95.00 $94.14 $726 -2.51
804–815 811 3 84.00–94.00 $90.70 $736 -3.72

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 160.00 $160.00 $392
303–329 316 2 140.00 $140.00 $442 -23.41
384–396 392 3 162.00–163.00 $162.33 $636 +9.76
413–440 431 5 142.00–148.00 $145.64 $628 +0.12
520 520 1 136.00 $136.00 $707 -3.49
566–595 572 8 129.00–133.00 $131.24 $751
685 685 1 118.00 $118.00 $808
851–856 855 4 84.00–89.00 $85.24 $729 -5.76
902 902 2 80.00 $80.00 $722

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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.