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Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 21, 2024

249 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 249 292 331
Feeder cattle — 20 —
Slaughter cattle 185 186 264

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Beef bull calves traded 50.00 to 75.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 5.00 to 20.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1211–1870 1479 3 164.00–168.00 $165.40 $2,446 +4.51
1313–1771 1504 14 171.00–177.50 $173.70 $2,612 —
1312–1669 1527 22 178.50–185.00 $181.84 $2,777 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
73–77 75 2 120.00–130.00 $124.87 $94 -25.13
75 75 1 565.00 $565.00 $424 +415.00
85 85 1 650.00 $650.00 $552 +525.00
86 86 1 550.00 $550.00 $473 +425.00
86–87 87 2 100.00–122.50 $111.18 $97 -13.82
88 88 2 60.00–77.50 $68.75 $60 -56.25
102 102 1 645.00 $645.00 $658 +145.00
1257–1795 1420 14 170.00–177.00 $174.03 $2,471 —
1200–1732 1428 11 178.00–183.50 $180.37 $2,576 —
1293–1612 1436 9 160.50–166.00 $163.38 $2,346 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
66 66 1 105.00 $105.00 $69 -245.00
74 74 1 300.00 $300.00 $222 -246.99
74–75 75 2 110.00–155.00 $132.65 $99 -172.35
77 77 1 270.00 $270.00 $208 -35.00
80 80 1 95.00 $95.00 $76 -163.54
80–81 81 2 345.00–365.00 $354.94 $288 +96.40
81 81 2 600.00 $600.00 $486 +341.46
84 84 1 150.00 $150.00 $126 -207.63
83–88 86 2 280.00–295.00 $287.72 $247 +98.07
90–93 92 4 200.00–240.00 $226.48 $208 -135.98
93 93 2 585.00–645.00 $615.00 $572 +252.54
92–98 94 4 410.00–420.00 $416.29 $391 +53.83
96 96 1 530.00 $530.00 $509 +430.00
97 97 1 395.00 $395.00 $383 +295.00
101 101 1 425.00 $425.00 $429 +120.00
100–104 102 3 645.00–650.00 $648.30 $661 +343.30
101–109 104 5 400.00–415.00 $410.94 $427 +42.04
105 105 1 100.00 $100.00 $105 -268.90
109 109 1 270.00 $270.00 $294 -98.90
112 112 1 190.00 $190.00 $213 -166.68
112 112 1 600.00 $600.00 $672 +243.32
112–119 114 4 360.00–395.00 $379.76 $433 +129.76

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1939 1473 80-85% 32 97.00–106.00 $101.40 $1,494 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1186–1958 1642 75-80% 21 107.00–118.00 $111.17 $1,825 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1088–1579 1316 85-90% 10 88.00–96.00 $92.55 $1,218 +8.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2071–2215 2130 3 124.00–132.00 $128.02 $2,727 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1316–1471 1385 4 152.00–158.00 $154.52 $2,140 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1447–1660 1539 3 143.00–156.00 $149.87 $2,306 —

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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.