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Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 16, 2026

478 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $441.15/cwt -59.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,312/hd at 524 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $404.37/cwt -61.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,107/hd at 521 lb · 28 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $517.03/cwt +12.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,197/hd at 425 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 478 669 492
Feeder cattle 447 653 433
Replacement cattle 31 16 59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last feeder sale 500-600lb feeder steers sold 53.00 to 59.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 54.00 to 69.00 lower. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 61.00 to 77.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 36.00 to 58.00 lower. Vaccinated cattle brought a 10.00 to 20.00 higher premium.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 620.00 $620.00 $1,736 -10.00
311–321 316 2 570.00–620.00 $594.60 $1,879 -22.40
381–383 382 5 535.00–570.00 $552.96 $2,112 -97.04
401–444 425 19 495.00–547.50 $517.03 $2,197 +12.28
451–498 473 4 492.50–505.00 $496.73 $2,350 -9.85
502–544 524 31 420.00–475.00 $441.15 $2,312 -59.28
562 562 4 432.50 $432.50 $2,431 -53.64
604–612 608 2 390.00–445.00 $417.68 $2,539 -54.73
664–678 669 3 387.50–402.50 $392.57 $2,626 -69.29
706–746 732 11 337.50–365.00 $355.85 $2,605 -72.88
772 772 8 342.50 $342.50 $2,644 -57.50
801–810 808 5 322.50–387.50 $374.62 $3,027 +18.61
851–898 879 14 300.00–315.00 $302.92 $2,663 -42.08
934 934 2 377.50 $377.50 $3,526 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–325 318 2 477.50–485.00 $481.33 $1,531 -39.90
367–392 380 4 475.00–505.00 $490.10 $1,862 -24.52
566–570 569 4 350.00–370.00 $365.03 $2,077 -61.76
607–632 620 2 320.00–367.50 $343.27 $2,128 -72.48
654–694 684 7 322.50–377.50 $357.68 $2,447 -42.82
798–799 799 4 280.00–295.00 $287.50 $2,297 -89.13
812–830 821 2 270.00–280.00 $275.05 $2,258 —
859–894 879 3 230.00–287.50 $256.20 $2,252 -33.80
913 913 7 307.50 $307.50 $2,807 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,573 -55.00
300–341 325 4 545.00–595.00 $559.15 $1,817 +0.60
367–389 384 4 490.00–542.50 $502.56 $1,930 -34.04
406–429 419 8 485.00–522.50 $512.03 $2,145 +22.68
460–499 470 4 455.00–480.00 $469.69 $2,208 -10.31
511–529 521 28 390.00–409.00 $404.37 $2,107 -61.00
552–578 572 14 386.00–435.00 $393.69 $2,252 -77.63
638 638 7 365.00 $365.00 $2,329 -58.61
651–699 689 9 360.00–372.50 $361.84 $2,493 -36.49
703–733 721 4 325.00–332.50 $328.16 $2,366 -49.96
752 752 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,482 —
801–814 812 11 292.50–332.50 $325.32 $2,642 —
854 854 7 317.50 $317.50 $2,711 -55.00
910 910 7 312.50 $312.50 $2,844 —
1090 1090 5 253.00 $253.00 $2,758 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,318 —
342 342 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,539 -39.02
351–384 365 7 400.00–480.00 $427.95 $1,562 -63.93
413–447 431 8 375.00–420.00 $388.96 $1,676 —
453–494 479 6 355.00–400.00 $386.41 $1,851 -36.49
528–542 535 2 320.00–350.00 $334.80 $1,791 -70.99
555–598 574 11 302.50–365.00 $349.61 $2,007 -56.75
615–619 617 2 337.50–350.00 $343.73 $2,121 -12.95
661–692 677 2 332.50–347.50 $340.17 $2,303 -27.82
743 743 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,192 —
763 763 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,946 -76.00
848 848 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,993 -65.00
984 984 1 277.50 $277.50 $2,731 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,458 -40.00
308 308 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,694 —
373–387 378 3 510.00–525.00 $514.93 $1,946 -30.07
414–427 419 5 505.00–522.50 $515.93 $2,162 +4.36
458 458 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,198 —
508–514 510 3 400.00–447.50 $424.02 $2,163 -0.98
672–684 678 2 297.50 $297.50 $2,017 —
767 767 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,339 —
922–944 933 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,866 —
983 983 1 219.00 $219.00 $2,153 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 420 2 400.00–405.00 $402.59 $1,691 -59.91
484 484 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,888 -70.00
501–513 509 3 350.00–385.00 $361.48 $1,840 —
763–782 769 3 215.00–220.00 $218.31 $1,679 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1147–1901 1605 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 3 186.00–218.00 $203.04 $3,259 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,153 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
804–1647 1330 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 180.00–190.00 $183.84 $2,445

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1231–1392 1346 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,050.00–2,500.00 $2,314.07
1054–1751 1457 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,150.00–2,900.00 $2,517.06
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
961–1880 1279 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,700.00–2,000.00 $1,826.92

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
958 958 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1151 1151 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
608 608 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,885 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,100 —

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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
1121–1474 1284 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 3,300.00–3,850.00 $3,646.37 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
669 669 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,408 —
841 841 3 259.00 $259.00 $2,178 —

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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.