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Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 28, 2024

288 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 288 249 331
Slaughter cattle 207 185 264

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 95.00 to 100.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 100.00 to 110.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1366–1762 1552 14 171.00–178.00 $174.41 $2,707 —
1377–1748 1553 19 179.00–185.50 $181.90 $2,825 —
1512–1674 1582 4 167.00–170.00 $168.92 $2,672 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 280.00 $280.00 $196 +155.13
76–77 77 2 140.00 $140.00 $108 +15.13
78 78 1 715.00 $715.00 $558 +590.13
80 80 2 120.00–170.00 $145.00 $116 +20.13
81–82 82 2 655.00–740.00 $697.24 $572 +47.24
91 91 1 160.00 $160.00 $146 +91.25
94 94 1 650.00 $650.00 $611 +581.25
101 101 2 650.00–700.00 $675.00 $682 +30.00
114 114 1 625.00 $625.00 $712 -20.00
1322 1322 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,155 —
1320–1622 1442 12 178.50–185.00 $182.29 $2,629 +18.91
1416–1887 1598 9 170.50–175.00 $172.88 $2,763 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
78 78 1 90.00 $90.00 $70 -180.00
79 79 1 300.00 $300.00 $237 +205.00
81 81 1 100.00 $100.00 $81 -254.94
81–89 84 6 300.00–395.00 $358.87 $301 +208.87
85 85 1 225.00 $225.00 $191 -62.72
82–88 86 3 425.00–455.00 $441.54 $380 +153.82
83–88 86 2 535.00–550.00 $542.28 $466 +254.56
88 88 1 730.00 $730.00 $642 +442.28
89 89 1 435.00 $435.00 $387 +147.28
93 93 1 200.00 $200.00 $186 -415.00
90–99 94 3 300.00–385.00 $331.58 $312 -84.71
90–96 94 7 445.00–515.00 $463.78 $436 +47.49
90–99 94 6 650.00–760.00 $710.09 $667 +293.80
92–96 94 3 400.00–495.00 $449.00 $422 +32.71
93–95 94 2 510.00–600.00 $555.48 $522 +139.19
101–104 103 3 425.00–480.00 $454.76 $468 -193.54
104 104 2 305.00–370.00 $337.50 $351 -73.44
105 105 1 255.00 $255.00 $268 +155.00
108 108 1 150.00 $150.00 $162 -120.00
110 110 1 275.00 $275.00 $302 +5.00
110–113 112 2 420.00–485.00 $452.06 $506 +262.06
115 115 1 330.00 $330.00 $380 -49.76

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1109–2090 1533 80-85% 51 93.00–102.00 $98.41 $1,509 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1049–1835 1368 85-90% 20 83.00–92.00 $88.84 $1,215 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1933 1569 75-80% 19 104.00–116.00 $106.59 $1,672 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1172–1828 1500 2 135.50–137.00 $136.09 $2,041 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1042–1421 1178 6 130.00–141.00 $135.58 $1,597 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1232–1317 1283 3 118.00–129.00 $122.40 $1,570 —
1519–1534 1527 2 144.50–154.00 $149.27 $2,279 -0.60

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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.