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Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 22, 2022

450 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.12/cwt -14.31 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 428 lb · 12 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.13/cwt +4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 689 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.48/cwt -8.12 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 536 lb · 10 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 450 385 484
Feeder cattle 450 385 484

Compared to last feeder sale number 1 feeder steers sold 6.00-7.00 lower. Number 1 feeder heifers sold 14.00-15.00 lower. Number 1 Feeder bulls too light to test. Supply moderate, demand good.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 1 191.00 $191.00 $665 +5.18
360–364 361 3 188.00–197.50 $191.19 $690 +2.75
404–445 429 8 182.50–192.50 $187.67 $805 -6.96
453–486 475 8 182.50–190.00 $187.07 $889 -7.94
731–740 734 6 148.00–150.00 $149.33 $1,096
762 762 8 141.00 $141.00 $1,074
811 811 5 142.00–145.00 $144.40 $1,171 -25.60
855 855 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,188 -32.00
951 951 7 141.00 $141.00 $1,341
1015–1034 1025 2 126.00–130.00 $128.02 $1,312
1061 1061 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,316
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–323 320 2 162.50–175.00 $168.68 $540
350–386 371 3 170.00–172.50 $170.85 $634 +13.65
403–430 411 5 147.50–150.00 $148.53 $610
450–480 464 4 145.00–150.00 $147.50 $684 -25.53
524–548 541 7 150.00–165.00 $162.22 $878 -7.92
725–745 728 7 130.00–133.00 $132.56 $965
764–783 776 8 125.00–133.00 $129.77 $1,007
813–847 820 5 120.00–128.00 $126.35 $1,036 +2.77
869–882 876 2 119.00–128.00 $123.53 $1,082 -15.47
1003–1019 1006 6 119.00–120.00 $119.17 $1,199

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339–345 341 3 132.50–142.50 $135.87 $463 -13.33
382–397 390 2 140.00–142.50 $141.23 $551 -13.57
405–448 421 5 130.00–140.00 $133.57 $562 -13.72
467–468 468 2 131.00–142.50 $136.76 $640 -25.74
507–549 536 10 130.00–142.50 $131.48 $705 -8.12
560–581 572 9 130.00–138.00 $133.48 $764 -15.06
640 640 2 130.00 $130.00 $832 -2.50
666–697 689 12 121.00–135.00 $131.13 $903 +4.74
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–325 318 3 152.50–160.00 $154.88 $493 -12.64
354–384 367 4 157.50–160.00 $159.36 $585 -15.45
413–449 428 12 150.00–160.00 $157.12 $672 -14.31
460 460 7 160.00 $160.00 $736 -9.57
533–547 537 4 158.00–164.00 $159.53 $857 -6.21
572 572 2 155.00 $155.00 $887 +3.75
625–640 630 6 157.50–162.00 $161.07 $1,015 +9.76
813 813 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,106 -11.69
945 945 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,096

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
256–270 263 2 152.50–160.00 $156.35 $411 -24.69
347 347 1 180.00 $180.00 $625
360 360 1 170.00 $170.00 $612 -16.42
403–447 431 6 152.50–162.50 $154.61 $666 -5.39
468–474 472 3 145.00–165.00 $158.39 $748 -10.35
527–537 535 5 142.50 $142.50 $762 -30.35
643 643 2 127.00 $127.00 $817
669 669 1 120.00 $120.00 $803
817–847 837 3 105.00–109.00 $107.70 $901
850 850 1 100.00 $100.00 $850

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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.