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Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 21, 2026

450 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $374.76/cwt +8.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,342/hd at 625 lb · 65 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $335.59/cwt -31.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,406/hd at 717 lb · 22 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $376.27/cwt +2.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,456/hd at 387 lb · 21 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 450 814 0
Feeder cattle 438 779 0
Replacement cattle 12 35 0

Compared to last feeder sale 500-700lb feeder steers sold steady. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 26.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 26.00 lower.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,344 -85.00
320–323 322 3 420.00–460.00 $433.25 $1,395 -92.46
370–396 375 9 420.00–470.00 $462.17 $1,733 -29.50
413–424 420 3 450.00–480.00 $470.17 $1,975 -1.10
483–484 484 6 415.00–417.50 $416.25 $2,015 -32.93
508–547 526 17 380.00–420.00 $401.23 $2,110 +11.30
554–597 565 11 372.50–380.00 $375.32 $2,121 -7.37
608–642 625 65 330.00–407.50 $374.76 $2,342 +8.08
662–682 673 20 335.00–367.50 $347.58 $2,339 -14.13
703–736 717 22 320.00–342.50 $335.59 $2,406 -31.27
751–773 760 17 317.50–342.50 $330.12 $2,509
804–835 820 2 290.00–322.50 $305.94 $2,509 -34.19
954 954 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,576 -3.92
1017 1017 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,492 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 416.00 $416.00 $1,115 -44.00
327–347 340 3 390.00–405.00 $394.80 $1,342 -10.20
370–379 376 3 372.50–410.00 $384.80 $1,447 -40.83
400–443 429 5 310.00–392.50 $367.80 $1,578 -37.24
451–479 464 5 290.00–355.00 $326.68 $1,516 -57.78
506 506 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,518 -32.83
552–585 570 10 330.00–355.00 $343.82 $1,960 +10.07
611 611 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,650 -53.66
676–692 684 3 300.00–325.00 $308.34 $2,109 -20.84
705–747 734 8 270.00–290.00 $274.07 $2,012 +4.07
754 754 1 277.50 $277.50 $2,092 -24.43
851–893 872 2 267.50–272.50 $270.06 $2,355 +6.62

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–340 314 4 330.00–405.00 $376.63 $1,183 -37.49
352–399 387 21 322.50–400.00 $376.27 $1,456 +2.46
436 436 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,526 +8.60
457–495 483 7 305.00–345.00 $319.90 $1,545 -16.85
533–540 535 5 305.00–340.00 $313.56 $1,678 -9.99
552–593 562 19 307.50–335.00 $321.20 $1,805 +5.90
613–642 629 3 295.00–310.00 $305.12 $1,919 -8.41
656–697 669 8 295.00–315.00 $301.69 $2,018 -6.04
708–722 717 3 250.00–262.50 $258.39 $1,853 +12.57
771 771 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,082 +22.08
809 809 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,618 -25.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
254 254 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,206 -101.48
346 346 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,453
373 373 4 485.00 $485.00 $1,809 +0.37
413–438 426 4 365.00–395.00 $380.22 $1,620 -37.18
466–490 478 2 370.00–380.00 $375.13 $1,793 -37.99
503–532 522 14 347.00–360.00 $350.29 $1,829 -26.15
575–580 578 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,994 -6.62
609–649 632 12 330.00–345.00 $336.16 $2,125 -10.14
660 660 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,079 -26.57
731 731 2 307.50 $307.50 $2,248 +29.38
828–837 831 3 252.50–270.00 $264.12 $2,195 -60.52
873 873 1 252.50 $252.50 $2,204

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,416
308 308 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,309 -75.00
406–433 421 3 425.00–432.50 $429.13 $1,807 -25.87
485 485 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,916 +13.75
515–537 525 5 392.50–410.00 $404.43 $2,123 +35.29
564–574 566 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,236 +52.50
613 613 4 365.00 $365.00 $2,237 +42.50
698 698 8 325.00 $325.00 $2,268
703–722 713 2 282.50 $282.50 $2,014 -47.50
758 758 4 307.50 $307.50 $2,331
811–812 812 2 260.00–285.00 $272.49 $2,213 +29.97
879–898 885 3 265.00–270.00 $266.69 $2,360
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,084
345 345 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,138
392 392 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,470 -5.00
407–441 424 2 300.00–320.00 $309.60 $1,313 -45.40
472–492 485 7 320.00–360.00 $346.00 $1,678 -10.80
501–528 515 5 305.00–355.00 $324.84 $1,673 +17.25
657–697 679 3 262.50–295.00 $280.69 $1,906 +40.69
754 754 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,904 -31.27

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
784–1108 946 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 152.50–195.00 $177.39 $1,678

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
999–1272 1094 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,050.00–2,800.00 $2,433.20
1010–1651 1331 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,850.00–2,500.00 $2,253.29

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
976 976 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
903 903 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00

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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.