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Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 16, 2023

512 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $195.47/cwt -12.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,124/hd at 575 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $196.82/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,021/hd at 519 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $221.64/cwt -32.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,277/hd at 576 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 512 802 440
Feeder cattle 439 690 440
Replacement cattle 73 112 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 4 250.00 $250.00 $875 —
406–432 411 5 215.00–220.00 $218.95 $900 -17.00
477 477 7 242.50 $242.50 $1,157 —
512–545 530 5 200.00–225.00 $218.11 $1,156 -24.72
553–595 576 21 202.50–232.50 $221.64 $1,277 -32.37
601–637 621 7 190.00–245.00 $227.83 $1,415 -21.17
655–657 656 9 200.00–240.00 $222.19 $1,458 -18.68
783–791 784 6 182.50–220.00 $188.80 $1,480 —
821 821 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,445 —
861–870 864 5 192.50–212.50 $197.52 $1,707 —
938 938 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,501 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 1 165.00 $165.00 $447 —
382 382 1 142.50 $142.50 $544 -45.00
421 421 1 175.00 $175.00 $737 -45.00
475 475 1 185.00 $185.00 $879 -31.26
502–530 523 4 170.00–197.50 $190.90 $998 -35.26
599 599 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,108 —
627–644 636 2 142.50–152.50 $147.57 $939 -62.48
716–721 718 3 150.00–170.00 $156.70 $1,125 -40.80
821 821 2 114.00 $114.00 $936 -79.00
896 896 1 109.00 $109.00 $977 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–276 265 3 200.00–240.00 $226.13 $599 +33.63
333–348 341 7 200.00–230.00 $207.10 $706 -14.00
394 394 2 200.00 $200.00 $788 -22.64
400–449 431 13 170.00–200.00 $185.85 $801 -14.82
454–482 474 12 170.00–210.00 $202.70 $961 +8.49
504–549 519 21 180.00–207.50 $196.82 $1,021 -3.50
556–597 575 29 182.50–202.50 $195.47 $1,124 -6.22
607–639 616 11 200.00–218.00 $212.91 $1,312 +9.77
661–676 664 5 185.00–202.50 $188.56 $1,252 —
705 705 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,234 -15.00
856 856 6 122.50 $122.50 $1,049 —
906 906 4 164.00 $164.00 $1,486 -19.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339–349 344 2 175.00–185.00 $179.93 $619 -10.45
355–398 373 7 152.50–195.00 $171.97 $641 -24.04
401–415 408 2 130.00–142.50 $136.14 $555 -34.85
502–534 520 13 140.00–180.00 $161.12 $838 -25.51
570–578 573 6 140.00–165.00 $148.41 $850 -13.53
612 612 2 162.50 $162.50 $994 -20.00
660–681 665 4 120.00–145.00 $138.60 $922 -16.40
723–748 744 7 146.00–157.50 $147.60 $1,098 +21.22
767–772 770 2 145.00–150.00 $147.51 $1,136 -5.77

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 1 225.00 $225.00 $688 -17.00
350 350 1 240.00 $240.00 $840 —
404 404 1 230.00 $230.00 $929 —
482–499 488 3 200.00–220.00 $206.82 $1,009 -0.68
532 532 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,051 -3.30
551–576 565 7 167.50–210.00 $188.20 $1,063 +1.79
610–639 624 14 150.00–170.00 $163.12 $1,018 -16.85
742 742 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,391 —
760 760 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,083 -12.50
802–846 823 15 131.00–165.00 $148.68 $1,224 +17.43
926–946 936 2 112.00–112.50 $112.25 $1,051 —
951–966 961 3 112.50–115.00 $114.18 $1,097 -3.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 262 1 180.00 $180.00 $472 —
365 365 2 190.00 $190.00 $694 +5.05
411–435 428 7 140.00–175.00 $159.19 $681 —
463 463 4 180.00 $180.00 $833 -1.02
552–577 560 3 137.50–142.00 $140.46 $787 —
615–618 617 2 130.00–137.50 $133.74 $825 -0.02
694 694 1 120.00 $120.00 $833 —
708–744 721 3 100.00–112.50 $106.56 $768 -33.44
796 796 1 100.00 $100.00 $796 -30.00
830–848 834 7 100.00–115.00 $105.02 $876 —
857 857 1 102.00 $102.00 $874 -11.49

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1300 1133 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 750.00–1,075.00 $855.56

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1600 1136 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 22 600.00–1,675.00 $963.64
1100–1300 1190 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 700.00–1,125.00 $930.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–1250 975 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 10 700.00–1,200.00 $897.50

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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
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 1 127.50 $127.50 $425 —
358 358 2 110.00 $110.00 $394 —

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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.