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Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 14, 2024

938 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $191.18/cwt +3.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,290/hd at 675 lb · 33 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $232.43/cwt -10.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,562/hd at 672 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.83/cwt -35.50 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 417 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 938 362 936
Feeder cattle 851 318 881
Replacement cattle 87 44 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last month's sale 500-700lb steers sold 7.50 to 10.00 higher. 600-700lb heifers sold 12.00 to 22.00 lower. 600-800lb heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–288 274 15 232.50–275.00 $248.67 $681 —
317–338 329 6 255.00–300.00 $288.29 $948 -51.07
353–388 365 17 255.00–307.50 $286.06 $1,044 -53.53
408–440 427 9 247.50–308.00 $272.11 $1,162 -15.39
454–488 468 12 265.00–287.50 $281.22 $1,316 -1.95
511–542 530 17 240.00–267.50 $258.33 $1,369 +11.83
567–598 581 9 222.50–252.50 $229.62 $1,334 +1.31
602–641 624 20 220.00–277.50 $248.50 $1,551 -0.52
657–694 672 30 212.00–242.50 $232.43 $1,562 -10.43
701–749 734 25 205.00–235.00 $218.08 $1,601 -22.72
755–798 785 12 200.00–238.00 $225.12 $1,767 -19.05
821–840 828 20 190.00–234.00 $207.19 $1,716 —
857–890 882 21 192.50–242.50 $231.89 $2,045 —
916–927 920 14 216.00–238.00 $230.08 $2,117 —
958 958 9 225.00 $225.00 $2,156 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 205.00 $205.00 $676 -52.50
353–391 377 5 202.50–237.50 $214.39 $808 —
409–425 414 4 215.00–240.00 $233.13 $965 —
452–495 474 10 175.00–237.50 $212.07 $1,005 -35.43
532–547 543 4 177.50–195.00 $190.72 $1,036 +43.19
551–596 578 7 202.50–217.50 $213.28 $1,233 +63.28
613–617 615 3 185.00–205.00 $192.51 $1,184 +5.01
652–687 673 5 167.50–207.50 $186.82 $1,257 -17.29
726–729 728 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,238 -17.58
768 768 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,248 -28.87
812–847 838 4 170.00–185.00 $180.10 $1,509 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–291 266 7 225.00–260.00 $244.66 $651 -38.61
329–338 336 6 232.50–267.50 $253.44 $852 -30.12
350–397 371 18 235.00–267.50 $257.53 $955 -7.93
403–426 417 27 220.00–255.00 $234.83 $979 -35.50
450–495 470 13 220.00–252.50 $234.29 $1,101 +9.29
501–524 515 12 222.50–240.00 $229.68 $1,183 -11.18
582–597 590 4 222.50–262.50 $243.98 $1,439 +13.90
604–642 621 6 202.50–230.00 $214.26 $1,331 -10.01
686–692 689 9 215.00 $215.00 $1,481 +0.10
713–745 735 15 190.00–237.50 $203.36 $1,495 -0.28
761–792 769 27 193.00–234.00 $210.68 $1,620 -2.76
828 828 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,490 -21.01
854–880 873 5 195.00–225.00 $206.92 $1,806 —
925–941 936 6 192.00–202.50 $199.04 $1,863 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268–270 269 2 175.00–205.00 $189.94 $511 —
325–341 329 8 195.00–225.00 $204.30 $672 —
352–375 365 5 200.00–227.50 $210.15 $767 —
417–447 435 6 190.00–217.50 $205.61 $894 -1.89
481–499 489 7 172.50–195.00 $182.07 $890 -15.60
500–532 517 12 165.00–212.50 $191.81 $992 +16.81
558–593 586 17 167.50–212.50 $196.95 $1,154 +6.95
612–646 636 26 175.00–200.00 $190.05 $1,209 +16.10
651–696 675 33 160.00–200.00 $191.18 $1,290 +3.68
721–737 735 8 185.00–188.00 $187.63 $1,379 +17.74
770–795 790 9 177.00–187.50 $182.44 $1,441 +14.94
807–846 842 9 175.00 $175.00 $1,474 —
996 996 5 177.50 $177.50 $1,768 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252–292 272 6 225.00–272.50 $258.17 $702 —
330–348 333 8 225.00–267.50 $259.78 $865 -45.28
374–382 377 6 250.00–270.00 $263.24 $992 —
418–440 433 8 212.50–280.00 $243.08 $1,053 -14.42
479–481 480 6 260.00–262.50 $261.25 $1,254 -2.10
504–546 522 20 200.00–258.00 $231.11 $1,206 +3.61
580 580 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,232 -30.87
600 600 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,200 -32.50
667–671 669 2 187.50–232.50 $209.93 $1,404 -17.55
743 743 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,449 ±0.00
751–797 778 6 170.00–195.00 $178.18 $1,386 +3.18
834–848 843 3 165.00–175.00 $171.70 $1,447 —
880 880 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,461 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 1 200.00 $200.00 $584 —
380 380 1 207.50 $207.50 $788 —
420 420 4 212.50 $212.50 $892 —
481–487 484 2 170.00–172.50 $171.26 $829 -33.32
512–548 530 4 165.00–192.50 $180.66 $957 -21.84
553 553 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,037 —
666 666 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,132 -25.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1027–2121 1427 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 7 130.00–164.00 $150.24 $2,144 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
847–1798 1311 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 44 105.00–135.00 $120.73 $1,583

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1042–1616 1299 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 1,050.00–1,775.00 $1,457.24
1161–1613 1339 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,975.00–2,150.00 $2,048.79

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1162 1079 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,700.00–1,850.00 $1,734.77

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 1 182.50 $182.50 $872 —
521 521 3 190.00 $190.00 $990 —
565 565 1 150.00 $150.00 $848 —
640 640 2 192.50 $192.50 $1,232 —
658 658 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,053 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 195.00 $195.00 $868 —
451 451 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,037 —
589 589 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,060 —
676–686 684 4 170.00–212.50 $201.99 $1,382 —

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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
1100–1250 1188 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,575.00–2,200.00 $1,856.25 —
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 1 175.00 $175.00 $947 —
604 604 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,057 —
724 724 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,014 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 1 175.00 $175.00 $670 —
423–427 426 5 150.00–230.00 $165.88 $707 +15.88
515 515 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,184 —
599 599 1 159.00 $159.00 $952 —
615–634 619 5 165.00–197.50 $190.84 $1,181 —
767 767 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,266 —
873 873 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,615 —

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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.