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Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 16, 2024

478 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.45/cwt +10.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,346/hd at 579 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $251.76/cwt +17.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,468/hd at 583 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $200.85/cwt -1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,163/hd at 579 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 478 637 633
Feeder cattle 443 594 633
Replacement cattle 35 43 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last feeder sale 500-600lb feeder steers traded 14.00 to 35.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder steers traded 2.00 to 7.50 higher. 500-600lb feeder heifers traded 2.50 to 5.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder heifers traded 12.50 to 27.50 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 3 255.00 $255.00 $678 -35.00
368–395 380 5 260.00–280.00 $269.75 $1,025 —
416–445 432 4 232.50–247.50 $243.84 $1,053 -39.74
463–471 466 3 250.00–267.50 $259.95 $1,211 +4.04
538–542 540 6 257.50–260.00 $258.75 $1,397 -10.59
560–593 583 18 240.00–262.50 $251.76 $1,468 +17.23
614–645 629 17 235.00–259.00 $248.67 $1,564 +23.56
650 650 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,528 +14.95
701–729 710 13 222.50–230.00 $227.29 $1,614 +3.67
751–797 780 16 215.00–226.00 $220.28 $1,718 +2.21
806–846 820 14 200.00–226.00 $223.08 $1,829 +15.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–342 334 3 212.50–225.00 $216.47 $723 -28.53
424 424 1 220.00 $220.00 $933 +6.92
487–498 493 2 192.50–212.50 $202.61 $999 -33.11
504–527 517 3 200.00–237.50 $220.88 $1,142 +15.99
552–581 559 5 215.00–235.00 $221.14 $1,236 +36.14
602–629 614 5 207.50–222.50 $213.59 $1,311 +23.59
680–688 684 8 212.50–227.50 $216.58 $1,481 +36.50
736–737 737 8 206.00–207.00 $206.37 $1,521 +1.37
751–786 765 3 195.00–210.00 $204.04 $1,561 +6.54
836 836 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,526 -1.29

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 5 297.50–305.00 $300.50 $877 +25.50
310–338 331 6 280.00–300.00 $284.40 $941 +17.26
360–394 375 5 262.50–312.50 $277.71 $1,041 -3.60
426–448 436 7 235.00–275.00 $250.15 $1,091 -10.87
456–498 471 7 235.00–260.00 $242.67 $1,143 +1.47
529–549 541 10 222.50–245.00 $238.50 $1,290 +7.22
552–599 579 25 222.50–255.00 $232.45 $1,346 +10.17
600–645 625 16 220.00–245.00 $232.04 $1,450 +9.97
667–671 668 9 227.50–237.50 $234.15 $1,564 +13.42
757–792 764 5 190.00–207.50 $203.87 $1,558 -31.13
808–818 813 2 180.00–185.00 $182.52 $1,484 -3.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 2 247.50 $247.50 $814 ±0.00
354–390 377 4 220.00–255.00 $233.39 $880 -0.51
419–445 438 4 212.50–230.00 $224.28 $982 -5.72
453–480 466 12 197.50–230.00 $212.62 $991 -5.70
544–549 547 5 215.00–217.50 $217.00 $1,187 +16.73
550–594 579 17 190.00–220.00 $200.85 $1,163 -1.59
626–629 627 3 200.00–212.50 $208.32 $1,306 +10.78
664–691 678 11 190.00–217.50 $209.22 $1,419 +12.71
745–746 745 3 180.00–182.50 $181.67 $1,353 -6.98
774–788 779 3 182.50 $182.50 $1,422 -2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 1 300.00 $300.00 $819 ±0.00
315 315 1 270.00 $270.00 $850 -30.00
396 396 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,059 -38.76
407–428 421 4 240.00–272.50 $261.52 $1,101 +8.79
453–490 465 5 240.00–245.00 $240.97 $1,121 -5.84
503–545 528 6 225.00–232.50 $228.67 $1,207 +13.01
572–598 593 7 225.00–237.50 $229.60 $1,362 +12.10
603–615 609 8 227.50–252.50 $236.00 $1,437 +30.07
657 657 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,511 +16.57
718–749 738 6 212.50–220.00 $216.79 $1,600 +10.87
762 762 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,619 +7.50
820–834 827 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,654 +25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–445 434 2 220.00–222.50 $221.28 $960 —
460–488 466 5 217.50–235.00 $231.33 $1,078 +31.33
558 558 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,200 +49.14
614–636 623 7 217.50–222.50 $221.43 $1,380 —
653–697 675 3 213.00–220.00 $216.08 $1,459 —
701 701 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,437 —
789 789 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,633 +14.74

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1184 1043 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,000.00–1,450.00 $1,147.83

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1101–1916 1497 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 24 1,100.00–2,250.00 $1,664.93

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1007–1280 1144 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,475.00–1,700.00 $1,600.93

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512–522 517 2 172.50–217.50 $195.22 $1,009 —
550 550 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,045 —
699 699 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,328 —
856 856 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,584 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 1 225.00 $225.00 $790 —
433 433 1 195.00 $195.00 $844 —
512–541 527 2 185.00–217.50 $201.70 $1,063 —
731 731 2 212.50 $212.50 $1,553 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 1 147.50 $147.50 $699 —
669 669 2 133.00 $133.00 $890 -20.04
819 819 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,253 —
889 889 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,227 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–431 418 2 162.50–165.00 $163.79 $685 +8.79
550 550 1 160.00 $160.00 $880 +12.50
776 776 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,242 +11.00

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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.