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Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 4, 2024

604 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale report →

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.03/cwt +21.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 425 lb · 23 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $239.70/cwt -9.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,460/hd at 609 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.70/cwt +8.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,374/hd at 566 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 604 971 936
Feeder cattle 574 887 881
Replacement cattle 30 84 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last month's sale 400-500lb feeder steers stayed steady to firm. 500-600lb feeder steers traded 9.00 to 25.00 lower. 400-500lb feeder heifers traded 20.00 to 22.50 higher. 500-600lb feeder heifers stayed steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
264–293 274 7 275.00–297.50 $288.83 $791 -21.67
387–392 391 7 300.00–305.00 $301.42 $1,179 +31.41
403–443 433 11 255.00–285.00 $280.89 $1,216 +25.89
462–499 486 6 250.00–280.00 $260.57 $1,266 -22.93
518–546 535 15 236.00–257.50 $241.81 $1,294 -10.45
564–572 570 4 240.00–260.00 $244.95 $1,396 -24.57
601–632 609 17 232.50–270.00 $239.70 $1,460 -9.84
667–698 684 9 237.00–250.00 $242.63 $1,660 -2.99
707–711 709 10 223.00–230.00 $225.79 $1,601 -2.88
771–781 774 10 216.00–223.00 $220.88 $1,710 -8.95
815–841 829 9 215.00–230.00 $221.55 $1,837 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 1 230.00 $230.00 $685 +5.37
326–349 337 12 210.00–260.00 $226.50 $763 -5.04
366 366 2 230.00 $230.00 $842 +3.26
407–447 421 3 202.50–245.00 $224.16 $944 +21.59
470–496 483 8 200.00–247.50 $226.46 $1,094 +15.31
522–538 530 3 205.00–225.00 $213.40 $1,131 +0.02
557 557 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,211 -5.67
604–627 615 5 205.00–227.50 $216.57 $1,332 +8.26
658–665 663 4 212.50–230.00 $225.66 $1,496 +18.22
709–730 720 4 176.00–195.00 $185.64 $1,337 -24.36
763 763 5 192.00 $192.00 $1,465 -18.02
866–898 883 13 184.00–192.00 $188.38 $1,663 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 1 295.00 $295.00 $968 +52.02
351–388 376 5 260.00–285.00 $264.67 $995 +20.74
401–445 425 23 240.00–285.00 $258.03 $1,097 +21.82
481 481 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,154 +11.68
506–543 527 10 242.50–252.50 $246.46 $1,299 +1.07
551–597 566 16 236.00–247.50 $242.70 $1,374 +8.42
623 623 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,713 +38.55
706–732 719 6 195.00–235.00 $214.64 $1,543 +11.74
772 772 5 197.50 $197.50 $1,525 -17.16
800–832 810 10 200.00–205.00 $202.53 $1,640 +5.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278–290 284 2 205.00–235.00 $219.68 $624 +29.68
322–341 332 2 232.50–240.00 $236.36 $785 +29.78
363–383 373 2 207.50–245.00 $225.75 $842 +12.58
414–446 426 9 202.50–225.00 $212.70 $906 +14.33
477–497 488 13 200.00–237.50 $230.70 $1,126 +28.02
510–543 520 14 191.00–227.50 $211.29 $1,099 +2.09
552–577 567 5 220.00–230.00 $226.11 $1,282 +15.95
603–619 611 2 185.00–230.00 $207.79 $1,270 +5.03
778–780 779 3 155.00–170.00 $160.01 $1,246 -21.06
834–846 842 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,431 -7.51
857 857 5 182.50 $182.50 $1,564 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–341 335 4 287.50–300.00 $290.46 $973 +22.96
397 397 3 277.50 $277.50 $1,102 +13.34
407 407 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,018 -10.00
450–462 457 7 240.00–265.00 $249.91 $1,142 +26.18
538 538 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,210 -19.87
556 556 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,084 -32.48
619 619 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,300 +0.89
714–725 722 9 172.50–187.50 $183.37 $1,324 —
792 792 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,366 +0.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 6 227.50 $227.50 $682 +2.50
377 377 3 230.00 $230.00 $867 +8.78
428 428 5 210.00 $210.00 $899 +51.81
474–489 483 5 167.50–208.00 $187.27 $905 -7.62
553–563 558 2 172.50–187.50 $179.93 $1,004 -18.46
626 626 1 150.00 $150.00 $939 —
668 668 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,136 -10.84
736 736 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,196 +12.50
766–767 767 2 160.00–165.00 $162.50 $1,246 +12.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1212–2217 1615 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 7 135.00–149.00 $140.80 $2,274 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1026–1546 1277 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,025.00–2,000.00 $1,330.20

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1231–1479 1349 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,400.00–2,025.00 $1,652.69

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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
1302–1634 1447 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 1,200.00–1,975.00 $1,722.82 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 1 210.00 $210.00 $666 —
418 418 1 142.00 $142.00 $594 -33.00
486 486 6 140.00–145.00 $144.17 $701 —
513–540 518 5 147.50–152.50 $148.54 $769 —
730 730 3 168.00 $168.00 $1,226 +11.38

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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.