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Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 20, 2023

290 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 290 375 331
Feeder cattle 19 15 0
Slaughter cattle 203 274 264

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1164–1720 1440 9 156.00–160.00 $158.37 $2,281 +5.71
1241–1658 1453 16 160.50–163.50 $162.39 $2,360 +0.74
1372–1513 1453 6 164.50–169.00 $166.00 $2,412 +4.35

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
67 67 1 25.00 $25.00 $17 -265.00
68 68 1 450.00 $450.00 $306 +160.00
73 73 1 495.00 $495.00 $361 +445.00
78 78 1 45.00 $45.00 $35 -377.57
1185–1423 1312 4 153.50–159.50 $156.35 $2,051 —
1316–1500 1408 5 165.00–168.00 $166.35 $2,342 —
1312–1512 1424 5 160.00–162.50 $161.20 $2,295 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 30.00 $30.00 $20 -20.00
72–75 74 2 410.00–460.00 $435.51 $322 +235.51
74–79 77 2 100.00–125.00 $112.09 $86 -41.74
75–78 77 2 225.00 $225.00 $173 +71.17
79 79 1 50.00 $50.00 $40 -103.83
80–81 81 2 100.00–155.00 $127.33 $103 -47.67
81–85 84 5 20.00–50.00 $30.12 $25 -261.40
84–85 85 2 245.00–250.00 $247.51 $210 -4.96
81–89 86 9 300.00–350.00 $314.63 $271 -195.78
84–88 86 2 530.00–540.00 $534.88 $460 +24.47
87 87 1 460.00 $460.00 $400 +35.00
90 90 1 125.00 $125.00 $112 -406.42
91 91 1 50.00 $50.00 $46 -481.42
93 93 1 500.00 $500.00 $465 +250.00
93 93 1 440.00 $440.00 $409 +190.00
90–99 95 6 225.00–275.00 $256.86 $244 -39.90
94–95 95 4 300.00–320.00 $307.47 $292 +10.71
100 100 1 490.00 $490.00 $490 +370.00
100–106 103 4 230.00–285.00 $263.33 $271 -156.67
100–107 103 8 315.00–365.00 $332.50 $342 -87.50
110–116 112 4 310.00–330.00 $318.68 $357 +193.68
112 112 1 505.00 $505.00 $566 +380.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1124–1967 1548 80-85% 50 76.00–84.00 $79.93 $1,237 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1208–1967 1634 75-80% 32 85.00–94.00 $88.02 $1,438 -0.23
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1023–1798 1387 85-90% 26 68.00–75.00 $72.08 $1,000 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1584–2176 1793 4 101.00–112.00 $107.88 $1,934 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1308–1536 1422 6 134.00–142.00 $138.09 $1,964 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 1 75.00 $75.00 $400 —
582 582 1 75.00 $75.00 $436 —
609–643 626 2 75.00–81.00 $78.08 $489 -1.71
794 794 1 92.00 $92.00 $730 -16.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1549 1461 4 131.00–143.00 $137.69 $2,012 —

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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.