Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 2, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	334	314	566
Slaughter cattle	267	221	378

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady. Supply light, demand good.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1178–1479	1355	4	95.00–100.00	$97.08	$1,315	—
1263–1666	1438	12	102.00–107.00	$105.59	$1,518	—
1282–1701	1538	21	107.00–112.00	$109.24	$1,680	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
82–85	84	2	15.00	$15.00	$13	-5.15
89	89	1	150.00	$150.00	$134	+129.85
94	94	1	17.50	$17.50	$16	-2.50
105–107	106	2	17.50–20.00	$18.76	$20	+3.76
1219–1420	1322	4	102.00–106.50	$104.59	$1,383	+1.25
1287–1582	1407	9	107.00–112.00	$109.18	$1,536	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
73–78	76	2	10.00–12.50	$11.21	$9	-1.27
76	76	1	25.00	$25.00	$19	+12.52
80–82	81	2	40.00–45.00	$42.53	$34	+26.15
80–85	82	5	25.00–40.00	$31.04	$25	+14.66
83–87	85	3	15.00–17.50	$15.82	$13	-0.56
90–99	94	6	5.00–17.50	$12.80	$12	-1.80
93–94	94	2	50.00–60.00	$54.97	$52	+40.37
92–98	96	4	70.00–80.00	$72.49	$70	-1.03
98	98	2	92.50–110.00	$101.25	$99	+1.25
99	99	1	205.00	$205.00	$203	+105.00
101	101	1	15.00	$15.00	$15	-77.41
100–107	104	2	170.00–190.00	$180.34	$188	+87.93
103–105	104	3	70.00–80.00	$76.67	$80	-15.74
105–108	106	3	90.00–110.00	$103.23	$109	+61.72
107	107	1	65.00	$65.00	$70	-0.11
110	110	1	70.00	$70.00	$77	-10.00
110–113	112	2	100.00–105.00	$102.53	$115	+91.36
124	124	1	85.00	$85.00	$105	+55.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1036–1754	1409	75-80%	44	40.00–50.50	$46.78	$659	—
1212–2083	1587	75-80%	29	51.00–55.00	$53.08	$842	—
1577–1779	1663	75-80%	5	58.00–65.00	$61.04	$1,015	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1510	1291	80-85%	30	40.00–51.00	$46.45	$600	+2.37
1179–1566	1394	80-85%	8	51.00–55.00	$53.40	$744	—
1223–1566	1395	80-85%	2	58.00–59.00	$58.44	$815	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1017–1457	1173	85-90%	6	30.00–44.50	$38.07	$447	+1.63

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1382–1420	1401	2	92.00–96.00	$93.97	$1,317	+3.28

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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.