Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 3, 2026

383 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $271.83/cwt -24.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,414/hd at 888 lb · 18 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $319.27/cwt -0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,318/hd at 726 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $379.63/cwt +1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,164/hd at 570 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	383	523	785
Feeder cattle	356	498	698
Replacement cattle	27	25	87

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last month's sale 500-600lb feeder steers sold 10.00 to 16.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 19.00 to 20.50 lower. 300-400lb feeder heifers sold 20.50 to 28.50 lower. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 15.50 to 37.00 higher.

↕ Feeder heifers: 300-400lb feeder heifers sold 20.50 to 28.50 lower; 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 15.50 to 37.00 higher
↕ Feeder steers: Compared to last month's sale 500-600lb feeder steers sold 10.00 to 16.00 higher; 600-700lb feeder steers sold 19.00 to 20.50 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
249	249	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,270	—
302–319	311	2	400.00–430.00	$414.59	$1,289	-23.57
352–398	384	6	417.40–490.00	$456.22	$1,752	+19.53
400–440	422	8	400.00–440.00	$426.36	$1,799	+13.66
471	471	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,884	-18.00
519–545	529	5	360.00–382.50	$373.23	$1,974	+16.17
551–584	570	15	360.00–385.00	$379.63	$2,164	+1.10
616–620	618	2	300.00–340.00	$320.06	$1,978	-20.57
687	687	3	317.50	$317.50	$2,181	-19.43
703–746	726	16	272.50–340.00	$319.27	$2,318	-0.73
790–795	793	3	270.00–275.00	$273.34	$2,168	-68.27
818–819	819	10	270.00–300.00	$281.99	$2,309	-2.96
875–893	888	18	267.50–277.50	$271.83	$2,414	-24.77
907–919	915	13	257.50–272.50	$267.92	$2,451	-2.08
1040	1040	1	232.50	$232.50	$2,418	—
1081	1081	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,432	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314–345	318	7	335.00–395.00	$344.29	$1,095	-58.22
382–399	391	2	345.00–347.50	$346.22	$1,354	-33.98
456–461	459	6	332.50–377.50	$351.99	$1,616	-15.43
517–543	524	4	330.00–332.50	$330.65	$1,733	-10.26
708–732	716	3	220.00–232.50	$228.24	$1,634	-59.26
897	897	1	252.50	$252.50	$2,265	—
909–935	922	2	245.00–247.50	$246.23	$2,270	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326–340	331	7	390.00–417.50	$407.63	$1,349	-20.59
369–380	371	10	380.00–390.00	$386.72	$1,435	-28.51
405–442	412	5	390.00–415.20	$409.80	$1,688	+37.10
512–544	518	13	347.50–360.00	$350.28	$1,814	+13.65
608–640	626	3	282.50–332.50	$303.34	$1,899	+5.59
658	658	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,859	-60.00
704	704	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,866	—
800	800	9	265.00	$265.00	$2,120	-15.00
888	888	6	272.50	$272.50	$2,420	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321	321	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,140	-10.56
373–395	382	7	335.00–355.00	$340.90	$1,302	-29.10
428–437	433	2	360.00–365.00	$362.47	$1,569	+15.65
451–493	475	11	330.00–370.00	$346.01	$1,644	+42.44
529	529	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,561	—
577	577	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,818	—
607	607	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,548	-1.07
680	680	2	257.50	$257.50	$1,751	-10.19
801	801	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,922	—
886–894	890	2	225.00–227.50	$226.24	$2,014	-2.22
916	916	2	250.00	$250.00	$2,290	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306	306	2	420.00	$420.00	$1,285	—
440–449	445	2	380.00–400.00	$389.90	$1,735	+10.12
465–481	474	12	400.00	$400.00	$1,896	+22.50
519	519	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,868	+17.50
618	618	2	337.50	$337.50	$2,086	+61.62
733	733	7	260.00	$260.00	$1,906	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–368	367	2	320.00–340.00	$330.04	$1,211	—
548	548	3	332.50	$332.50	$1,822	+42.50
565	565	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,836	+37.06
611–644	628	2	282.50–290.00	$286.15	$1,797	+26.16
652	652	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,597	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1740	1397	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	4	165.00–202.00	$187.24	$2,616	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870–2181	1357	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	125.00–145.00	$132.93	$1,804

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1143–1154	1149	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,300.00–2,000.00	$1,648.32
1100–1218	1178	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,200.00–2,300.00	$1,802.52
1232–1247	1237	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,700.00–1,950.00	$1,833.80

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
906	906	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,125.00	$2,125.00
1093	1093	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468–483	473	3	275.00–285.00	$278.40	$1,317	-21.60
593	593	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,646	—
642	642	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,958	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	4	400.00	$400.00	$1,528	—
667	667	1	302.50	$302.50	$2,018	—
839	839	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,181	—
971	971	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,282	—

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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
790	790	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
259	259	2	277.50	$277.50	$719	—
329	329	3	210.00	$210.00	$691	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
292	292	1	307.50	$307.50	$898	—

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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.