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Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 2, 2023

802 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $200.32/cwt +29.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,042/hd at 520 lb · 27 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $200.67/cwt +25.90 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 425 lb · 21 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $221.10/cwt +48.70 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 325 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 802 411 1,193
Feeder cattle 690 354 1,193
Replacement cattle 112 57 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: Final Report Released**

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 1 177.50 $177.50 $563 —
384 384 5 187.50 $187.50 $720 +34.00
400–422 415 3 220.00 $220.00 $913 +74.99
455–484 467 8 215.00–220.00 $216.26 $1,010 +69.68
502–545 510 19 220.00–227.50 $226.16 $1,153 +70.75
551–582 561 18 195.00–212.50 $206.37 $1,158 +45.13
611 thin fleshed 611 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,405 —
630–647 634 12 207.50–217.50 $210.05 $1,332 +56.03
661–692 664 11 187.50–197.50 $196.35 $1,304 +49.09
725 725 6 197.50 $197.50 $1,432 +48.79
773 773 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,353 +35.00
845 845 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,631 +63.00
853 853 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,407 —
917 917 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,632 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 3 260.00 $260.00 $733 +62.88
336–342 338 3 222.50 $222.50 $752 +15.39
408–442 423 13 232.50–242.50 $235.95 $998 +34.58
537–544 542 9 242.50–243.00 $242.83 $1,316 +39.37
588–595 593 12 245.00–263.00 $254.01 $1,506 +55.23
638 638 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,589 +11.50
655–672 660 16 232.50–244.00 $240.87 $1,590 +50.08

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 1 192.50 $192.50 $526 +20.00
306–349 325 20 212.00–227.50 $221.10 $719 +48.70
359–396 385 15 210.00–227.50 $222.64 $857 +57.01
402–445 425 21 195.00–207.50 $200.67 $853 +25.90
451–488 472 12 190.00–205.00 $194.21 $917 +21.06
502–542 520 27 195.00–205.00 $200.32 $1,042 +29.85
558–575 570 15 187.50–205.00 $201.69 $1,150 +21.14
597 value added 597 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,433 —
604–631 613 3 190.00–210.00 $203.14 $1,245 +48.73
729 729 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,385 +17.50
931 931 2 183.00 $183.00 $1,704 +65.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–342 331 8 182.50–200.00 $190.38 $630 +45.07
370–386 378 4 190.00–204.00 $196.01 $741 +41.01
402–448 424 13 165.00–177.50 $170.99 $725 +35.99
442 thin fleshed 442 4 187.50 $187.50 $829 —
456 thin fleshed 456 3 182.50 $182.50 $832 —
453–477 471 10 162.50–175.00 $165.27 $778 +19.77
504–529 517 18 182.50–190.00 $186.63 $965 +41.88
559–596 577 18 155.00–165.00 $161.94 $934 +7.42
616–633 624 6 177.50–185.00 $182.50 $1,139 —
669 669 11 155.00 $155.00 $1,037 +25.00
712–743 728 2 120.00–132.50 $126.38 $920 +0.37
775–777 777 9 147.50–154.00 $153.28 $1,191 +27.49
841 841 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,346 —
867 867 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,149 +16.51
925–948 937 2 127.50–145.00 $136.36 $1,278 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–335 331 4 232.50–245.00 $242.00 $801 —
477 477 1 207.50 $207.50 $990 +25.00
516–528 519 9 195.00–202.50 $200.80 $1,042 +37.02
552–598 589 5 185.00–192.50 $186.41 $1,098 —
639–643 641 7 170.00–187.50 $179.97 $1,154 +20.65
691 691 2 172.00 $172.00 $1,189 —
782 782 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,212 +27.00
842–848 845 2 130.00–132.50 $131.25 $1,109 —
857 857 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,243 —
963–995 984 3 116.00–118.00 $117.35 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–356 354 2 177.50–192.50 $184.95 $655 —
474–490 482 2 180.00–182.00 $181.02 $873 +41.81
529–534 532 2 172.50–180.00 $176.23 $938 +46.23
615–621 618 2 132.50–135.00 $133.76 $827 +3.76
622 thin fleshed 622 1 157.50 $157.50 $980 —
718 718 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,005 —
787 787 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,023 —
880–888 884 2 112.00–115.00 $113.49 $1,003 -1.51

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1028–1437 1267 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,050.00–1,375.00 $1,193.85
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
847–1043 948 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 700.00–1,000.00 $880.17
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1504–1841 1639 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,600.00–1,900.00 $1,727.64

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
891–1586 1262 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 52 1,045.00–1,450.00 $1,258.57
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1206–1664 1537 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 8 1,500.00–1,800.00 $1,605.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
843–1362 1023 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 8 775.00–1,000.00 $863.38

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
867–1170 1033 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 11 1,085.00–1,400.00 $1,298.53
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
908–1303 1109 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 1,500.00–1,800.00 $1,626.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
744–802 773 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 825.00–975.00 $897.19

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1200 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 950.00–1,075.00 $1,012.50 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1337 1337 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 1 110.00 $110.00 $474 —
450 450 1 110.00 $110.00 $495 -5.00
510–538 519 3 110.00–130.00 $116.91 $607 —
669 669 7 115.00 $115.00 $769 —
818 818 2 132.50 $132.50 $1,084 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
632 632 9 160.00 $160.00 $1,011 +35.00

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Reading this report

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.