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Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 17, 2024

326 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 326 227 331
Slaughter cattle 240 163 264

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: Dairy Bulls Yield grade corrected to 1-2** Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 1.00 lower. Slaughter steers traded 2.00 to 3.50 lower. Slaughter heifers traded 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Holstein bull calves stayed steady to firm. Beef cross bull calves traded 10.00 to 80.00 higher with light supply.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1342–1593 1467 10 180.00–185.00 $183.13 $2,687 +6.97
1328–1777 1473 13 171.00–178.50 $175.39 $2,583 -0.77
1336–1676 1526 7 187.00–191.00 $188.86 $2,882 -3.18

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 1 125.00 $125.00 $94 +25.00
89 89 1 840.00 $840.00 $748 +740.00
110 110 1 740.00 $740.00 $814 —
1090–1639 1327 16 173.00–179.00 $176.28 $2,339 -14.22
1220–1543 1371 13 179.50–185.00 $182.62 $2,504 —
1168–1661 1431 13 185.50–190.00 $187.51 $2,683 +15.26

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
77 77 1 840.00 $840.00 $647 +396.09
78 78 1 515.00 $515.00 $402 +71.09
79 79 1 525.00 $525.00 $415 +295.16
82–86 83 3 240.00–270.00 $253.28 $210 -211.51
80–88 85 7 530.00–570.00 $545.72 $464 -5.81
89 89 1 740.00 $740.00 $659 +188.47
89 89 1 475.00 $475.00 $423 -76.53
92 92 1 270.00 $270.00 $248 -291.02
90–97 94 7 430.00–510.00 $466.45 $438 -94.57
92–97 95 3 790.00–890.00 $832.34 $791 +271.32
92–99 96 6 540.00–610.00 $570.98 $548 +190.98
101–102 102 2 600.00–620.00 $610.05 $622 -178.57
101–104 103 2 700.00–760.00 $730.44 $752 -58.18
100–108 104 4 555.00–600.00 $575.47 $598 +1.21
103–105 104 2 485.00–490.00 $487.48 $507 -86.78
106 106 1 780.00 $780.00 $827 +205.74
117 117 1 630.00 $630.00 $737 +83.96
125 125 1 270.00 $270.00 $338 -276.04

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1199–1595 1457 85-90% 5 108.00–112.00 $110.38 $1,608 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1368 1252 80-85% 4 117.00–125.00 $122.61 $1,535 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1309–1542 1455 75-80% 3 130.00–135.00 $132.03 $1,921 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1396–2072 1839 3 143.00–154.00 $149.71 $2,753 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1292 1292 1 173.50 $173.50 $2,242 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1480 1384 5 168.00–170.00 $169.00 $2,339 +14.00
1350–1468 1409 4 146.50–160.00 $152.35 $2,147 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1539 1539 1 137.00 $137.00 $2,108 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1027–1889 1372 85-90% 37 105.00–114.00 $109.82 $1,507 —
1290–1969 1627 80-85% 37 115.00–124.00 $119.75 $1,948 —
1558–1923 1727 75-80% 6 125.00–134.00 $128.32 $2,216 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1078–1327 1196 5 140.00–152.00 $147.01 $1,758 —
1097–1729 1432 10 154.00–163.00 $158.16 $2,265 —

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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.