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Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 2, 2026

669 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $504.75/cwt -1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,115/hd at 419 lb · 39 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $486.14/cwt ≈ $2,790/hd at 574 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $405.79/cwt +77.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,106/hd at 519 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 669 680 1,024
Feeder cattle 653 640 928
Replacement cattle 16 40 96

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last feeder sale 400-500lb feeder steers sold 10.00 to 30.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 80.00 to 88.00 higher. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 18.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 72.00 to 94.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 1 630.00 $630.00 $1,720 +10.61
331–346 339 6 595.00–640.00 $617.00 $2,092 +17.00
369 369 1 650.00 $650.00 $2,398 +67.82
400–445 419 39 472.50–540.00 $504.75 $2,115 -1.03
451–488 467 17 480.00–535.00 $506.58 $2,366 +30.75
508–537 521 20 470.00–522.00 $500.43 $2,607 +33.34
562–597 574 25 467.50–525.00 $486.14 $2,790 —
616–648 640 12 470.00–480.00 $472.41 $3,023 +88.18
650–664 657 12 447.50–495.00 $461.86 $3,034 +88.86
703–705 704 4 402.50–437.50 $428.73 $3,018 +51.35
750 750 1 400.00 $400.00 $3,000 +15.00
800–823 816 5 340.00–390.00 $356.01 $2,905 —
893 893 2 345.00 $345.00 $3,081 +34.00
994 994 3 305.00 $305.00 $3,032 -5.00
1000–1029 1015 2 212.50–237.50 $224.82 $2,282 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 2 485.00 $485.00 $1,426 -26.59
335–346 340 5 495.00–540.00 $521.23 $1,772 -13.93
353–396 375 7 480.00–540.00 $514.62 $1,930 +10.12
447 447 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,012 -2.22
455–499 485 7 430.00–447.50 $443.32 $2,150 -6.97
512–539 521 9 400.00–440.00 $417.23 $2,174 +14.60
550–590 572 16 402.50–442.50 $426.79 $2,441 +42.04
601–649 637 23 390.00–425.00 $415.75 $2,648 +59.75
659–696 670 16 365.00–425.00 $400.50 $2,683 +44.94
714 714 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,642 +12.50
772–796 788 3 375.00–380.00 $376.63 $2,968 +29.13
865 865 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,508 +20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 4 605.00 $605.00 $1,803 -1.18
305–336 326 5 530.00–585.00 $558.55 $1,821 -37.73
358–397 378 2 520.00–555.00 $536.60 $2,028 —
402–447 426 21 477.50–530.00 $489.35 $2,085 +17.90
494 494 2 480.00 $480.00 $2,371 +5.98
507–546 533 11 452.50–480.00 $465.37 $2,480 +72.56
554–595 580 8 455.00–480.00 $471.32 $2,734 +94.07
618–637 626 18 395.00–427.50 $423.61 $2,652 +70.85
663–690 685 11 375.00–405.00 $398.33 $2,729 +48.06
734–739 735 4 372.50–380.00 $378.12 $2,779 +22.85
795 795 1 395.00 $395.00 $3,140 +53.73
862 862 3 372.50 $372.50 $3,211 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–341 327 4 450.00–517.50 $489.02 $1,599 -25.25
363–399 377 9 445.00–517.50 $491.88 $1,854 +22.23
466–497 482 23 400.00–465.00 $422.90 $2,038 +78.58
503–538 519 24 380.00–437.50 $405.79 $2,106 +77.41
558–598 579 23 385.00–422.50 $406.36 $2,353 +58.70
604–619 614 3 355.00–357.50 $356.68 $2,190 +39.44
669–699 684 2 345.00–390.00 $367.99 $2,517 +52.05
782 782 1 331.00 $331.00 $2,588 —
816 816 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,448 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,602 -38.89
373 373 1 545.00 $545.00 $2,033 -10.00
406–437 424 5 500.00–517.50 $511.57 $2,169 +28.54
507 507 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,155 +33.98
641 641 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,500 +32.07
836 836 3 385.00 $385.00 $3,219 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,398 —
366 366 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,738 +8.87
438 438 1 462.50 $462.50 $2,026 +16.80
452 452 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,079 +39.76
586–597 592 2 395.00–410.00 $402.43 $2,382 +49.14
611–644 622 3 355.00–365.00 $361.55 $2,249 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1282–1911 1492 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 5 190.00–219.00 $203.14 $3,031 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1120–1689 1366 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 155.00–177.00 $168.37 $2,300

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
1000–1260 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,750.00–2,800.00 $2,775.00
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
529 529 3 397.50 $397.50 $2,103 —
585 585 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,106 —
731 731 1 307.50 $307.50 $2,248 —
837 837 3 287.00 $287.00 $2,402 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,013 —
578–597 588 2 380.00–420.00 $399.68 $2,350 —
671 671 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,047 —
782 782 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,603 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,259 —
926 926 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,500 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,422 —
763 763 4 247.50 $247.50 $1,888 +77.50

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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.