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Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 4, 2021

715 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $141.49/cwt +3.11 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 479 lb · 24 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.85/cwt +5.97 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 626 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.93/cwt +5.93 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 512 lb · 19 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 715 312 854
Feeder cattle 715 312 854

Compared to the last Feeder Sale Number 1 Feeder Steers sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Number 1 Feeder Heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Number 1 Feeder Bulls sold 2.0-3.0 lower on a light test. Supply heavy. Demand moderate.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
204 204 4 139.00 $139.00 $284 —
304 304 1 140.00 $140.00 $426 —
358 358 2 141.00 $141.00 $505 —
351–394 value added 364 4 141.00–144.00 $142.94 $520 —
412–439 426 7 137.00–138.00 $137.44 $585 -2.89
448 value added 448 2 141.00 $141.00 $632 —
457–492 value added 478 17 140.00–150.00 $143.94 $688 —
456–492 483 7 134.00–137.00 $135.55 $655 -2.83
515–524 value added 518 6 141.00–145.00 $142.35 $737 —
504–542 522 8 132.00–138.00 $135.99 $710 +2.37
558–598 574 5 131.00–134.00 $132.25 $759 -0.51
593 value added 593 5 143.00 $143.00 $848 —
610–632 value added 623 20 135.00–144.00 $139.71 $870 —
613–647 639 4 130.00–136.00 $134.56 $860 +1.68
651–656 654 10 132.00–140.00 $136.61 $893 -1.08
668 value added 668 6 143.00 $143.00 $955 —
714–737 729 6 125.00–128.00 $125.49 $915 +1.73
840 840 1 118.00 $118.00 $991 —
895 895 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,029 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 301 1 107.00 $107.00 $322 —
361 361 1 117.00 $117.00 $422 —
497 497 2 130.00 $130.00 $646 —
535 535 1 124.00 $124.00 $663 —
564–585 581 6 121.00–125.00 $122.34 $711 —
611–612 612 3 111.00–118.00 $113.33 $694 -6.81
650 650 2 108.00 $108.00 $702 —
808–833 821 8 82.00–83.00 $82.49 $677 -37.51
876 876 1 90.00 $90.00 $788 -28.49

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–244 222 2 129.00–134.00 $131.75 $292 —
308–315 309 7 134.00–135.00 $134.85 $417 —
333–339 value added 336 2 138.00–139.00 $138.50 $465 —
361–373 367 2 128.00–130.00 $128.98 $473 -7.23
378–394 value added 382 4 134.00–138.00 $135.03 $516 —
400–443 428 15 128.00–139.00 $132.00 $565 +6.52
466–470 468 2 129.00–131.00 $130.00 $608 -1.00
469–481 value added 471 12 128.00–140.00 $131.60 $620 —
508–512 value added 511 17 134.00–136.00 $134.70 $688 —
501–531 516 2 125.00–130.00 $127.43 $658 -0.57
558 value added 558 5 136.00 $136.00 $759 —
578–580 580 9 122.00–131.00 $129.01 $748 +5.27
606–638 value added 623 15 125.00–138.00 $132.09 $823 —
644 644 1 126.00 $126.00 $811 -2.36
658 658 12 134.00 $134.00 $882 +13.00
777 777 3 125.00 $125.00 $971 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 120.00 $120.00 $240 —
258–281 267 3 111.00–120.00 $115.35 $308 —
333–342 337 3 100.00–106.00 $103.34 $348 -17.66
355–367 358 4 110.00–121.00 $116.20 $416 -4.34
400–448 412 6 107.00–116.00 $112.99 $466 -3.59
431 value added 431 12 122.00 $122.00 $526 —
461 461 4 120.00 $120.00 $553 +0.81
505–548 532 14 100.00–116.00 $108.10 $575 —
570 570 6 106.00 $106.00 $604 —
602–643 612 8 100.00–111.00 $107.72 $659 -4.24
686–687 686 7 100.00–101.00 $100.86 $692 -14.93
706 706 2 102.00 $102.00 $720 —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 117.00 $117.00 $322 —
302–343 323 2 120.00–123.00 $121.60 $393 —
358–367 363 2 104.00–107.00 $105.48 $383 —
430 430 1 121.00 $121.00 $520 —
463–487 477 7 117.00–127.00 $125.59 $599 —
500–538 513 6 112.00–120.00 $115.66 $593 —
553–584 570 14 110.00–120.00 $112.38 $641 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–289 274 2 126.00 $126.00 $345 —
320–326 322 8 126.00–135.00 $129.61 $417 -6.39
432–437 434 3 130.00–131.00 $130.66 $567 -11.28
467–480 472 5 130.00–141.00 $136.53 $644 —
528–548 541 3 127.00–130.00 $127.98 $692 -2.76
572 572 2 137.00 $137.00 $784 +5.78
603–626 620 4 122.00–131.00 $124.19 $770 —

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Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 3 63.00 $63.00 $265 —
469–477 472 5 67.00–73.00 $70.58 $333 —

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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.