Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 17, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	262	234	331
Feeder cattle	—	10	—
Slaughter cattle	199	166	264

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded eight to twelve cents higher. Holstein bull calves traded fifteen to twenty-five cents lower. Beef cross calves have no market trend due to light run.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1342–1656	1497	8	164.00–170.00	$166.27	$2,489	—
1393–1691	1525	11	177.00–182.50	$179.76	$2,741	—
1339–1765	1549	14	170.50–176.00	$173.26	$2,684	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
82	82	1	135.00	$135.00	$111	+5.00
101–107	104	3	490.00–560.00	$528.99	$550	-1.01
1295–1562	1437	14	173.00–177.50	$175.51	$2,522	+2.69
1292–1597	1474	4	169.00–172.50	$170.46	$2,513	-7.35
1342–1646	1480	11	178.00–182.00	$179.64	$2,659	+1.83

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
71	71	1	100.00	$100.00	$71	-90.66
77	77	1	220.00	$220.00	$169	-14.59
79	79	1	285.00	$285.00	$225	-155.00
79	79	1	175.00	$175.00	$138	-265.00
81	81	1	585.00	$585.00	$474	+145.00
80–83	82	4	120.00–185.00	$151.28	$124	-168.72
82	82	2	95.00–105.00	$100.00	$82	-220.00
80–87	83	8	210.00–275.00	$240.13	$199	-79.87
85–86	86	2	300.00–325.00	$312.43	$269	-17.40
91–98	94	4	305.00–340.00	$328.40	$309	+228.40
92–98	95	2	120.00–140.00	$130.32	$124	+30.32
92–99	96	4	225.00–285.00	$259.30	$249	-81.37
100	100	1	510.00	$510.00	$510	+310.00
102	102	1	390.00	$390.00	$398	+58.71
103–104	104	2	205.00–275.00	$240.17	$250	-319.57
108	108	1	150.00	$150.00	$162	-295.00
111	111	1	420.00	$420.00	$466	+81.35
110–114	112	3	305.00–325.00	$314.88	$353	-23.77
120	120	1	315.00	$315.00	$378	+85.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1031–2074	1473	80-85%	29	95.00–103.00	$98.82	$1,456	+7.17

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1131–2096	1583	75-80%	20	104.00–116.00	$106.74	$1,690	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1062–1923	1424	85-90%	16	88.00–94.00	$92.11	$1,312	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1784–2196	1945	3	120.00–130.00	$124.37	$2,419	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1472	1405	4	135.00–149.00	$139.99	$1,967	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1574–1639	1597	4	148.00–155.50	$152.88	$2,441	—

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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.