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Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 18, 2023

245 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 245 293 331
Feeder cattle 22 19 0
Slaughter cattle 159 215 264

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1259–1331 1287 5 155.00–169.00 $162.04 $2,085 —
1174–1574 1365 6 171.00–180.00 $176.05 $2,403 -0.37
1249–1559 1396 9 182.50–187.00 $184.27 $2,572 +7.85

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 1 100.00 $100.00 $68 -340.00
69 69 1 220.00 $220.00 $152 -220.00
78 78 1 800.00 $800.00 $624 +360.00
83 83 1 370.00 $370.00 $307 -70.00
91–93 92 2 685.00–735.00 $709.73 $653 +84.73
111 111 1 110.00 $110.00 $122 -490.00
1108–1292 1175 5 147.00–168.50 $160.64 $1,888 -4.04
1059–1527 1268 11 171.00–179.50 $175.21 $2,222 -0.45
1350–1394 1372 2 184.00–187.00 $185.52 $2,545 +1.47
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 1 175.00 $175.00 $600 —
457–469 463 2 175.00–192.50 $183.64 $850 —
578 578 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,113 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 267 1 155.00 $155.00 $414 —
320–349 335 2 120.00–122.50 $121.20 $406 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
71 71 1 675.00 $675.00 $479 +477.19
72 72 1 200.00 $200.00 $144 +2.19
71–76 74 2 440.00–520.00 $481.36 $356 +283.55
75–78 77 2 290.00–300.00 $294.90 $227 +97.09
81 81 1 615.00 $615.00 $498 +343.48
80–86 83 2 680.00–730.00 $704.10 $584 +529.10
80–88 84 6 310.00–330.00 $320.01 $269 -349.99
86–89 88 2 250.00 $250.00 $220 -84.02
86–89 88 2 100.00–155.00 $127.03 $112 -206.99
92 92 1 300.00 $300.00 $276 +230.00
90–96 93 5 310.00–350.00 $323.99 $301 +35.87
91–96 94 2 280.00–285.00 $282.57 $266 -5.55
96 96 1 745.00 $745.00 $715 +415.43
101–104 103 3 660.00–680.00 $669.90 $690 +369.90
100–109 104 7 315.00–360.00 $335.62 $349 +35.62
105 105 1 80.00 $80.00 $84 -220.00
108 108 2 180.00–200.00 $190.00 $205 -110.00
112 112 1 625.00 $625.00 $700 +570.33
114 114 1 310.00 $310.00 $353 +255.33
121 121 1 295.00 $295.00 $357 -5.00
123 123 1 300.00 $300.00 $369 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 1 120.00 $120.00 $620 —
795 795 1 109.00 $109.00 $867 —
844 844 1 111.00 $111.00 $937 —
892 892 1 99.00 $99.00 $883 —
912 912 1 108.00 $108.00 $985 -11.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 1 190.00 $190.00 $676 —
490 490 1 195.00 $195.00 $956 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1132–1831 1447 80-85% 36 80.00–91.00 $85.19 $1,233 -4.42
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
997–1518 1239 85-90% 18 67.00–79.00 $74.77 $926 -3.91
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1232–1830 1594 75-80% 16 92.00–106.00 $97.54 $1,555 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1184 1184 65-75% 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,444 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1451–1999 1831 4 120.00–133.00 $124.45 $2,279 -1.86

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1096–1424 1308 5 125.00–148.00 $139.56 $1,825 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1567 1567 1 152.50 $152.50 $2,390 —

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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.