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Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 24, 2024

257 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 257 262 331
Slaughter cattle 189 199 264

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Holstein dairy bull calves traded 10.00 to 40.00 higher. Beef bull calves stayed steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1318–1477 1419 4 164.00–169.50 $165.88 $2,354 —
1339–1659 1515 9 171.00–177.00 $174.25 $2,640 -5.51
1440–1762 1594 10 177.50–184.00 $179.79 $2,866 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
83 83 1 500.00 $500.00 $415 +365.00
87–89 88 2 400.00–470.00 $434.60 $382 +299.60
90 90 1 570.00 $570.00 $513 +435.00
101 101 2 400.00–470.00 $435.00 $439 -93.99
108 108 1 520.00 $520.00 $562 -8.99
1233–1522 1358 7 160.00–163.50 $161.81 $2,197 —
1262–1575 1423 7 167.00–171.00 $168.74 $2,401 -6.77
1407–1637 1498 7 175.00–179.00 $176.83 $2,649 -2.81

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
66 66 1 50.00 $50.00 $33 -50.00
74 74 1 525.00 $525.00 $388 +425.00
72–77 76 5 225.00–290.00 $256.44 $195 +36.44
77 77 1 50.00 $50.00 $38 -170.00
79 79 1 535.00 $535.00 $423 +250.00
81 81 1 515.00 $515.00 $417 -70.00
82–84 83 3 120.00–170.00 $138.31 $115 -101.82
84–87 85 3 580.00–600.00 $590.12 $502 +277.69
86 86 1 320.00 $320.00 $275 +7.57
85–88 87 3 295.00–315.00 $303.21 $264 -9.22
87 87 1 65.00 $65.00 $57 -247.43
90 90 1 80.00 $80.00 $72 -232.43
90–96 92 3 250.00–285.00 $271.25 $250 -57.15
90–97 94 2 100.00–125.00 $112.97 $106 -215.43
91–99 94 4 345.00–380.00 $359.81 $338 +31.41
91–99 95 2 485.00–530.00 $506.55 $481 +376.23
95–97 96 2 575.00–625.00 $600.26 $576 +340.96
100–102 101 2 220.00–310.00 $264.55 $267 -245.45
103 103 1 485.00 $485.00 $500 +95.00
101–107 105 5 345.00–400.00 $380.38 $399 +140.21
106 106 1 530.00 $530.00 $562 +289.83
107 107 1 160.00 $160.00 $171 +10.00
110–112 111 2 515.00–520.00 $517.48 $574 +97.48
111 111 1 370.00 $370.00 $411 -50.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1012–1860 1477 80-85% 42 92.00–101.00 $96.42 $1,424 -2.40
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1181–2047 1676 75-80% 31 102.00–111.00 $105.86 $1,774 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1078–1726 1344 85-90% 13 82.00–91.00 $86.06 $1,157 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1433–1892 1628 4 118.00–121.00 $119.79 $1,950 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1379–1497 1445 5 139.00–151.50 $144.94 $2,094 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1137–1519 1328 6 117.00–128.00 $122.84 $1,631 —

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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.