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Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 12, 2022

540 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.21/cwt +20.91 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 521 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $176.21/cwt +6.21 vs last sale · ≈ $937/hd at 532 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.49/cwt +16.79 vs last sale · ≈ $969/hd at 589 lb · 18 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 540 680 312
Feeder cattle 540 680 312

Compared to last feeder sale number 1 feeder steers sold mostly steady. Number 1 feeder heifers sold 11.00-12.00 higher. Number 1 Feeder bulls too light to test. Supply moderate, demand very good.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329–343 338 6 172.50–180.00 $175.41 $593 +2.66
360–383 370 6 180.00–195.00 $186.58 $690
414–447 424 11 172.00–186.00 $179.86 $763 -19.57
468–469 469 5 172.50–195.00 $190.51 $893 -6.37
515–535 532 22 172.00–181.00 $176.21 $937 +6.21
585–597 591 17 171.00–189.00 $182.44 $1,078 +5.33
631 631 5 177.00 $177.00 $1,117 +0.51
834 834 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,209
852 852 6 158.00 $158.00 $1,346
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–342 330 9 160.00 $160.00 $528 -4.43
353–389 368 5 145.00–170.00 $151.86 $559 -15.23
401–434 417 10 142.50–157.50 $151.81 $633 -9.91
471 471 2 152.50–157.50 $155.00 $730 -6.94
504–549 535 6 145.00–163.00 $157.99 $845 -0.66
584 584 1 143.00 $143.00 $835 -15.72
719 719 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,014 -9.00
754–787 771 2 142.00–147.00 $144.55 $1,114 -2.45
881 881 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,233 +18.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–338 323 4 160.00–167.50 $162.37 $524 +8.47
365–384 377 10 160.00–177.50 $167.76 $632 +11.50
407–445 423 10 152.50–164.00 $157.64 $667 +13.42
462–489 469 15 150.00–166.00 $159.87 $750 +11.97
502–548 521 26 163.00–170.00 $166.21 $866 +20.91
582–595 589 18 164.00–165.00 $164.49 $969 +16.79
807–849 827 16 145.00–157.00 $148.85 $1,231 +5.85
932 932 4 132.00 $132.00 $1,230 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–346 325 5 142.50–155.00 $151.85 $494 +12.93
350–395 376 11 137.50–157.50 $146.49 $551 +9.79
405–449 422 11 130.00–142.50 $135.44 $572 +1.32
452–499 486 13 142.50–147.50 $144.82 $704 +12.84
502–535 509 10 149.00–154.00 $152.95 $779 +29.98
567–568 568 2 145.00–157.50 $151.26 $859 +27.26
631–637 633 3 120.00–131.00 $123.69 $783 +6.12
651–688 672 3 120.00–130.00 $124.59 $837 +5.03
705–729 718 8 118.00–122.00 $119.86 $861 -7.14

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422–443 434 6 142.50–147.50 $146.42 $635 +16.42
541–546 545 7 140.00–141.00 $140.86 $768
577 577 1 132.50 $132.50 $765 -10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–329 321 2 170.00 $170.00 $546 +2.63
366–398 381 4 165.00–180.00 $171.04 $652 +3.11
411 411 3 167.50 $167.50 $688 +5.08
465 465 1 165.00 $165.00 $767 +11.29

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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.