Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 18, 2026

680 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $475.83/cwt -14.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,232/hd at 469 lb · 43 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $471.45/cwt -1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,994/hd at 423 lb · 41 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.76/cwt -2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,201/hd at 624 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	680	466
Feeder cattle	640	425
Replacement cattle	40	41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last feeder sale 400-450lb feeder steers sold 9.00 higher. 450-500lb feeder steers sold 14.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 21.00 to 27.00 lower. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 23.00 lower. Vaccinated cattle sold with a 10.00 to 20.00 higher premium.

▼ Feeder heifers: 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower
▼ Feeder steers: 600-700lb feeder steers sold 21.00 to 27.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
256–289	273	2	610.00–630.00	$619.39	$1,691	—
315	315	2	600.00	$600.00	$1,890	+40.00
352–387	375	3	565.00–590.00	$582.18	$2,183	+47.18
417–447	427	9	475.00–525.00	$505.78	$2,160	+9.86
457–497	469	43	470.00–525.00	$475.83	$2,232	-14.29
500–537	521	12	435.00–565.00	$467.09	$2,434	+40.39
605–639	623	7	360.00–427.50	$384.23	$2,394	-21.48
661–678	670	22	360.00–400.00	$373.00	$2,499	-27.00
705–737	718	15	365.00–400.00	$377.38	$2,710	+35.69
775	775	7	385.00	$385.00	$2,984	+55.47
893	893	3	311.00	$311.00	$2,777	—
941	941	1	357.50	$357.50	$3,364	+72.50
993	993	3	310.00	$310.00	$3,078	+30.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
281–297	289	3	500.00–525.00	$511.59	$1,478	—
335–346	341	2	525.00–545.00	$535.16	$1,825	+47.44
357–396	374	14	475.00–555.00	$504.50	$1,887	+19.50
407–431	423	19	420.00–485.00	$452.22	$1,913	+38.85
459–483	469	20	422.50–475.00	$450.29	$2,112	+79.11
502–547	526	15	350.00–429.00	$402.63	$2,118	+44.61
557–589	568	25	362.50–415.00	$384.75	$2,185	+29.27
612	612	3	356.00	$356.00	$2,179	+3.05
657–689	665	4	350.00–357.50	$355.56	$2,364	+22.04
724	724	1	357.50	$357.50	$2,588	+87.50
767	767	1	347.50	$347.50	$2,665	+72.50
874	874	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,360	—
912	912	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,371	+17.50
955	955	1	262.50	$262.50	$2,507	+27.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
238	238	1	650.00	$650.00	$1,547	—
265–299	287	3	590.00–620.00	$606.18	$1,740	+66.77
301–327	315	4	590.00–605.00	$596.28	$1,878	—
401–441	423	41	437.50–505.00	$471.45	$1,994	-1.70
460–493	465	10	430.00–485.00	$474.02	$2,204	—
503–543	517	26	367.50–420.00	$392.81	$2,031	-6.13
550–581	564	26	367.50–395.00	$377.25	$2,128	-4.31
601–648	624	27	345.00–367.50	$352.76	$2,201	-2.24
666–682	680	9	350.00–352.50	$350.27	$2,382	-23.39
707–745	740	9	350.00–380.00	$355.27	$2,629	+0.19
761–774	763	8	340.00–350.00	$341.27	$2,604	-3.73
841	841	1	397.50	$397.50	$3,343	+61.84
962	962	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,646	+17.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–342	335	3	480.00–560.00	$514.27	$1,723	+42.47
350–399	380	12	450.00–505.00	$469.65	$1,785	+2.01
430–443	433	13	350.00–425.00	$382.62	$1,657	—
477–496	491	4	342.50–350.00	$344.32	$1,691	-45.16
501–533	523	4	320.00–355.00	$328.38	$1,717	-6.31
553–588	571	13	330.00–355.00	$347.66	$1,985	+15.46
601–620	605	10	305.00–332.50	$317.24	$1,919	-8.99
666–683	677	3	302.50–322.50	$315.94	$2,139	+19.31
700–730	715	2	275.00–280.00	$277.55	$1,984	-57.45
839	839	3	310.00	$310.00	$2,601	+7.50
883	883	9	277.00	$277.00	$2,446	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	270	5	550.00–625.00	$608.89	$1,644	+8.89
366	366	5	555.00	$555.00	$2,031	—
404–426	411	5	472.50–502.50	$483.03	$1,985	-1.97
457–480	465	3	462.00–480.00	$468.20	$2,177	—
505–535	522	5	375.00–440.00	$391.02	$2,041	-1.20
562–598	581	16	370.00–405.00	$383.84	$2,230	—
608–633	616	5	350.00–362.50	$357.93	$2,205	-37.07
707–725	719	5	322.50–337.50	$325.95	$2,344	—
921	921	2	267.50	$267.50	$2,464	—
964	964	7	287.50	$287.50	$2,772	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382–398	395	5	450.00–470.00	$466.13	$1,841	—
410–442	428	3	432.50–455.00	$445.70	$1,908	-5.49
460–497	478	5	395.00–430.00	$420.24	$2,009	-24.76
532	532	1	405.00	$405.00	$2,155	+57.50
567–589	574	3	350.00–355.00	$353.29	$2,028	+8.29
685	685	1	342.50	$342.50	$2,346	—
702–726	714	2	257.50–275.00	$266.10	$1,900	—
774	774	6	287.50	$287.50	$2,225	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1126–1900	1375	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	9	180.00–208.00	$196.52	$2,702	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1257–1700	1480	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	159.00–175.00	$169.82	$2,513

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
998–1175	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	139.00–147.00	$142.88	$1,555

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900–1487	1194	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	185.00–190.00	$186.89	$2,231

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1016–1257	1137	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,750.00–2,250.00	$2,026.51
1167	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00
1157–1350	1253	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,200.00–3,250.00	$2,688.16

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
982–1361	1196	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,700.00–3,600.00	$3,392.85	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
966	966	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
719	719	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,258	—
784–795	790	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,343	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
497	497	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,031	—
795	795	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,352	—
820	820	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,476	—

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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.