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Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 15, 2021

598 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $111.28/cwt -5.06 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 568 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $121.78/cwt -24.88 vs last sale · ≈ $567/hd at 466 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $108.63/cwt -23.40 vs last sale · ≈ $534/hd at 492 lb · 13 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 598 732 653
Feeder cattle 598 732 653

Compared to the last Feeder Sale Number 1 Feeder Steers sold 15.00-16.00 lower. Number 1 Feeder Heifers sold 12.00-13.00 lower. Supply moderate. Demand light.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 146.00 $146.00 $474 -17.96
370–376 372 6 140.00–142.50 $141.66 $527 -13.11
409–440 429 7 132.50–141.00 $139.62 $599 -10.38
455–498 477 8 130.00–142.50 $135.71 $647 -15.52
542–547 546 9 131.00–133.00 $132.56 $724 -16.07
556–557 557 3 129.00–133.00 $131.67 $733 -8.02
617–647 630 6 125.00–138.00 $133.38 $840 -1.25
652 652 3 128.00 $128.00 $835 -16.06
703–746 724 10 130.00–136.00 $133.98 $970 -5.87
791 791 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,044 -13.06
807–828 825 8 119.00–130.00 $121.88 $1,006 -13.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–347 332 3 110.00–111.00 $110.35 $366
359–397 378 2 120.00–127.50 $123.56 $467
405–432 426 6 109.00–125.00 $116.22 $495 -23.78
462–492 473 12 108.00–137.00 $126.62 $599 -11.10
501–548 518 7 113.00–126.00 $120.67 $625 -10.48
554–599 567 4 111.00–122.00 $115.37 $654 -14.21
600–641 622 10 100.00–120.00 $113.22 $704 -15.84
659–681 668 5 107.50–112.50 $109.51 $732 -16.78
702 702 2 122.00 $122.00 $856 -5.61
759–785 771 4 110.00–121.00 $117.95 $909 -13.05

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–347 339 6 132.50–136.00 $135.47 $459 -9.66
356 356 6 139.00 $139.00 $495 ±0.00
406–435 417 4 127.50–135.00 $131.53 $548 -12.47
452–495 474 13 125.00–139.00 $129.45 $614 -12.52
514–520 516 5 126.00–130.00 $127.61 $658 -1.20
574–598 584 8 125.00–130.00 $127.24 $743 -0.61
618–634 627 7 116.00–120.00 $117.69 $738 -16.34
658–672 664 13 125.00–128.00 $126.40 $839 -2.65
768–790 786 5 123.00–126.00 $125.41 $986 -12.59
849 849 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,061 +8.60
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–436 426 7 112.50–120.00 $117.91 $502 -10.60
459–492 481 10 110.00–121.00 $118.86 $572 -10.45
526–543 537 8 101.00–109.00 $103.21 $554 -17.80
550–578 568 18 100.00–117.00 $111.28 $632 -5.06
612–625 619 2 98.00–115.00 $106.41 $659 -11.33
654–680 664 10 104.00–110.00 $106.81 $709 -8.89

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–319 318 2 105.00–110.00 $107.49 $342 -37.51
356–374 370 4 109.00–120.00 $111.65 $413 -36.35
419–449 444 7 101.00–109.00 $102.94 $457 -29.56
475–498 492 13 91.00–116.00 $108.63 $534 -23.40
500–546 524 6 98.00–114.00 $104.93 $550 -16.09
563–575 567 3 94.00–102.00 $96.70 $548 -23.96
656–696 673 5 91.00–102.00 $96.51 $650
701–747 730 3 85.00–95.00 $90.31 $659
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 323 3 120.00 $120.00 $388
410 410 2 127.00 $127.00 $521 -20.63
464–476 466 16 120.00–129.00 $121.78 $567 -24.88

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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.