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Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 19, 2026

523 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $412.70/cwt +15.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,779/hd at 431 lb · 21 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $340.63/cwt +45.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,149/hd at 631 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $372.70/cwt +6.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,588/hd at 426 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 523 402 0
Feeder cattle 498 358 0
Replacement cattle 25 44 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last feeder sale 400-500lb feeder steers sold 15.00 to 40.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder steers sold 40.00 to 77.50 higher. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 6.50 to 11.50 higher. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 12.50 to 87.50 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 275 4 437.50–442.50 $438.82 $1,207 +8.82
325–336 330 7 410.00–460.00 $438.16 $1,446 +3.16
361–385 366 6 400.00–445.00 $436.69 $1,598 +47.44
403–448 431 21 400.00–432.50 $412.70 $1,779 +15.20
465 465 10 418.00 $418.00 $1,944 +50.41
507–514 510 6 350.00–362.50 $357.06 $1,821 +1.83
558–593 581 15 350.00–397.50 $378.53 $2,199 +39.46
602–637 631 17 332.50–367.50 $340.63 $2,149 +45.74
650–696 670 4 335.00–340.00 $336.93 $2,257 +20.98
739 739 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,365 +40.64
761–780 770 8 300.00–357.50 $341.61 $2,630 —
821–833 827 2 277.50–292.50 $284.95 $2,357 +9.18
855–897 892 8 290.00–297.50 $296.60 $2,646 +50.40
936 936 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,527 +27.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341–348 347 6 400.00–407.50 $402.51 $1,397 —
353–392 374 5 375.00–402.50 $380.20 $1,422 +51.67
409–437 430 5 327.50–377.50 $367.47 $1,580 —
460–497 488 12 320.00–385.00 $367.42 $1,793 +103.96
508–526 516 3 335.00–347.50 $340.91 $1,759 +113.41
555–593 580 8 335.00–347.50 $342.20 $1,985 +77.86
600–636 606 6 292.50–302.50 $300.75 $1,823 +66.61
686–692 691 5 250.00–277.50 $272.04 $1,880 —
748 748 3 287.50 $287.50 $2,150 +54.37
814–829 822 4 200.00–247.50 $230.74 $1,897 +5.74

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252–294 280 7 400.00–447.50 $418.55 $1,172 -11.81
315–347 322 13 420.00–435.00 $428.22 $1,379 -12.67
353–394 375 10 405.00–430.00 $415.23 $1,557 +0.37
407–449 426 16 360.00–412.50 $372.70 $1,588 +6.71
464–478 472 5 360.00–370.00 $363.93 $1,718 +11.53
501–523 504 14 335.00–342.50 $336.63 $1,697 -11.57
592 592 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,998 +14.96
600–648 627 7 287.50–312.50 $297.75 $1,867 +12.53
658 658 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,254 +87.50
761 761 7 320.00 $320.00 $2,435 —
807 807 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,260 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257 257 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,002 +47.81
327–344 339 8 350.00–395.00 $365.56 $1,239 +8.41
355 355 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,314 +16.45
415–449 428 7 305.00–355.00 $346.82 $1,484 +31.82
454–497 477 4 300.00–315.00 $303.57 $1,448 +23.64
602–636 616 7 245.00–272.50 $256.07 $1,577 —
651–693 684 6 250.00–272.50 $267.69 $1,831 +25.86
755–778 774 11 252.00–270.00 $255.19 $1,975 +15.19
862–873 868 2 222.00–235.00 $228.46 $1,983 —
967 967 5 241.00 $241.00 $2,330 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–394 372 6 400.00–425.00 $415.55 $1,546 -19.45
406–436 418 6 365.00–405.00 $379.78 $1,587 -17.44
481 481 3 377.50 $377.50 $1,816 —
534 534 3 342.50 $342.50 $1,829 +27.50
551–565 557 11 310.00–330.00 $318.58 $1,774 +16.99
625–648 640 6 270.00–290.00 $275.88 $1,766 -17.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,323 +145.00
417–419 418 3 295.00–330.00 $318.30 $1,330 —
507–535 531 7 290.00 $290.00 $1,540 —
554–577 561 5 277.50–292.50 $287.94 $1,615 —
618–624 621 2 257.50–262.50 $259.99 $1,615 —
734–739 738 6 252.50–255.00 $254.17 $1,876 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1272–1921 1527 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 4 179.00–194.00 $188.46 $2,878 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1190–1523 1321 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 133.00–144.00 $138.54 $1,830
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1310–1340 1325 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 118.00–119.00 $118.51 $1,570
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1797 1797 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 174.00 $174.00 $3,127

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
978–1059 1019 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,675.00–1,750.00 $1,713.99
912–1632 1239 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,350.00–1,950.00 $1,612.29

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
891–1026 959 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,925.00–2,125.00 $2,032.04
1076 1076 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,497 —
722–749 739 35 250.00–265.00 $255.73 $1,890 —
751 751 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,915 —

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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
1420 1420 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 8 230.00 $230.00 $874 —
645 645 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,500 —
1003 1003 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,856 —
1081 1081 1 202.50 $202.50 $2,189 —

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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.