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Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 20, 2024

215 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 215 329 331
Slaughter cattle 147 251 264

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 75.00 to 110.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 30.00 to 85.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1583 1415 14 180.00–189.00 $185.08 $2,619 —
1275–1691 1523 6 170.00–177.50 $174.80 $2,662 —
1384–1632 1536 11 190.00–198.50 $193.72 $2,976 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
69 69 1 100.00 $100.00 $69 -540.00
89 89 1 730.00 $730.00 $650 +531.67
92–94 93 2 720.00–770.00 $745.27 $693 +515.27
111 111 1 740.00 $740.00 $821 -20.00
1248 1248 1 177.00 $177.00 $2,209 —
1159–1451 1316 9 179.00–186.50 $184.05 $2,422 —
1306–1500 1424 7 187.00–195.00 $191.37 $2,725 +12.06

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70–77 74 3 325.00–370.00 $346.51 $256 -318.83
74 74 1 250.00 $250.00 $185 -415.34
78 78 1 755.00 $755.00 $589 -115.00
78 78 1 500.00 $500.00 $390 -370.00
83–87 85 4 460.00–530.00 $492.91 $419 -294.98
85–89 87 2 745.00–750.00 $747.44 $650 +216.11
88 88 1 575.00 $575.00 $506 +43.67
88 88 1 650.00 $650.00 $572 +118.67
89 89 1 255.00 $255.00 $227 -374.83
92 92 1 300.00 $300.00 $276 -225.10
90–97 93 6 450.00–525.00 $494.38 $460 -30.72
91–96 94 3 740.00–785.00 $766.53 $721 +241.43
92–98 95 8 545.00–605.00 $570.18 $542 -29.82
100 100 1 720.00 $720.00 $720 +200.00
101–103 102 3 550.00–575.00 $561.74 $573 -228.26
102–104 103 2 500.00–535.00 $517.33 $533 -9.49
105 105 1 150.00 $150.00 $158 -376.82
104–109 107 2 645.00–660.00 $652.32 $698 +25.37
111–119 116 3 500.00–515.00 $505.14 $586 +205.14
124 124 1 500.00 $500.00 $620 +200.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1478–1648 1563 75-80% 2 118.00–123.00 $120.64 $1,886 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1049 1049 85-90% 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,070 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1304 1304 80-85% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,434 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2453 2453 1 124.00 $124.00 $3,042 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1438–1597 1510 3 160.00–169.00 $163.65 $2,471 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1131–1616 1370 85-90% 17 92.00–102.00 $98.35 $1,347 —
1174–1866 1489 80-85% 23 103.00–113.00 $107.18 $1,596 —
1032–1986 1642 75-80% 19 114.00–125.00 $118.76 $1,950 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1134–1190 1162 2 146.00–150.00 $147.95 $1,719 —
1542 1542 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,513 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1164–1632 1444 3 142.00–149.00 $145.98 $2,108 —
1546 1546 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,551 —

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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.