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Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 3, 2021

398 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.82/cwt +0.82 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 680 lb · 22 head
light 9-weight M&L 2 steers $101.99/cwt ≈ $947/hd at 929 lb · 11 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $113.64/cwt -15.36 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 628 lb · 10 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 398 314 0
Feeder cattle 398 314 0

Compared to the last Feeder Sale Number 1 Feeder Steers sold 5.00-6.00 lower. Number 1 Feeder Heifers sold 5.00-6.00 lower. Number 1 Feeder Bulls - Not Tested. Supply light. Demand good.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–435 423 5 148.00–153.00 $150.59 $637
451–488 471 6 148.00–154.00 $149.92 $706 -0.07
505–540 531 8 147.00–153.00 $148.43 $788 +4.43
570 570 5 144.00 $144.00 $821 -6.41
611–629 617 7 135.00–142.00 $136.29 $841 -3.42
734 734 7 120.00 $120.00 $881 -10.00
779–790 788 7 121.00–123.00 $122.72 $967 -8.78
800 800 3 120.00–125.00 $121.67 $973
955–994 972 9 108.00–117.00 $114.96 $1,117
1081 1081 4 107.00 $107.00 $1,157
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 135.00 $135.00 $560 +16.98
462–485 475 10 126.00–138.00 $129.26 $614 +6.26
542–549 546 2 127.50–138.00 $132.72 $725 +6.48
561 561 3 121.00 $121.00 $679 -8.17
644 644 3 130.00 $130.00 $837 +5.00
658–672 668 10 124.00–130.00 $125.18 $836 +9.89
913–936 929 11 101.00–104.00 $101.99 $947
951 951 7 103.00 $103.00 $980

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 155.00 $155.00 $512
377–380 379 3 145.00–152.00 $149.68 $567 +18.86
421–447 439 9 135.00–143.00 $139.92 $614 -5.77
498 498 7 138.00 $138.00 $687
500 500 1 131.00 $131.00 $655 -7.77
565–588 580 3 126.00–128.00 $127.35 $739 -9.52
626–635 634 7 125.00–131.00 $130.15 $825 +5.15
658–690 680 22 125.00–132.00 $127.82 $869 +0.82
704 704 7 120.00 $120.00 $845
1050 1050 8 111.00 $111.00 $1,166
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–375 370 4 127.50–139.00 $133.95 $496 +18.90
501 501 2 118.00 $118.00 $591 +2.00
563 563 3 114.00 $114.00 $642 -9.22
615–647 636 3 122.00–123.00 $122.68 $780
685–697 688 5 118.00–119.00 $118.40 $815 +6.00
712–715 714 3 116.00–117.00 $116.67 $833
755 755 1 114.00 $114.00 $861
848 848 8 105.00 $105.00 $890

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–320 311 2 155.00–162.00 $158.60 $493
360 360 3 157.50 $157.50 $567
415–421 416 7 145.00–156.00 $154.41 $642 +19.55
604–636 628 10 112.00–119.00 $113.64 $714 -15.36
836–845 841 2 100.00–104.00 $101.99 $858 +8.01
881–885 883 2 106.00–108.00 $107.00 $945
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 137.50 $137.50 $454
368 368 1 140.00 $140.00 $515
441 441 1 140.00 $140.00 $617
469 469 4 139.00 $139.00 $652 +26.30

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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.