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Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 24, 2024

211 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 211 326 331
Slaughter cattle 166 240 264

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 10.00 to 14.00 lower. Slaughter steers and heifers stayed steady to firm with light supply. Holstein bull calves traded 20.00 to 40.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves stayed steady to firm with light supply.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1184–1558 1421 6 171.00–174.50 $173.02 $2,459 —
1251–1635 1443 10 177.00–182.00 $180.19 $2,600 —
1316–1731 1561 3 185.50–190.50 $187.09 $2,920 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
74 74 1 135.00 $135.00 $100 +10.00
84 84 1 740.00 $740.00 $622 -100.00
87 87 1 770.00 $770.00 $670 -70.00
88 88 1 200.00 $200.00 $176 -640.00
93 93 1 100.00 $100.00 $93 -740.00
97 97 1 830.00 $830.00 $805 -10.00
101 101 1 800.00 $800.00 $808 +60.00
1320 1320 1 176.50 $176.50 $2,330 +0.22
1196–1595 1367 10 178.00–183.50 $179.92 $2,460 -2.70
1450 1450 1 187.00 $187.00 $2,712 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 1 120.00 $120.00 $66 -720.00
80 80 1 840.00 $840.00 $672 +315.00
82–89 87 6 395.00–485.00 $450.86 $392 -94.86
88 88 1 170.00 $170.00 $150 -570.00
93 93 1 860.00 $860.00 $800 +393.55
92–95 94 2 400.00–415.00 $407.38 $383 -59.07
91–99 95 3 275.00–365.00 $326.84 $310 -505.50
94–95 95 2 120.00–150.00 $134.92 $128 -697.42
94–98 96 4 520.00–590.00 $561.59 $539 -9.39
101–103 102 2 810.00–830.00 $819.90 $836 +209.85
100–109 103 4 390.00–470.00 $430.29 $443 -300.15
100–107 104 5 495.00–560.00 $526.55 $548 -48.92
111 111 1 465.00 $465.00 $516 -315.00
113 113 1 520.00 $520.00 $588 -110.00
125 125 1 710.00 $710.00 $888 +440.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1183–1649 1490 75-80% 4 116.50–121.00 $118.54 $1,766 -13.49
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1148–1271 1221 85-90% 3 100.00–104.00 $102.61 $1,253 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1382–1466 1424 80-85% 2 107.50–110.00 $108.79 $1,549 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1952 1388 5 142.00–156.00 $147.33 $2,045 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1223–1634 1461 3 157.00–164.00 $159.89 $2,336 —
1100–1690 1470 7 170.00–177.00 $173.35 $2,548 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1162–1308 1235 2 120.00–126.00 $122.82 $1,517 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1082–1851 1353 75-80% 6 115.50–120.00 $117.65 $1,592 +7.83
1021–1923 1397 85-90% 29 100.00–108.50 $104.25 $1,456 -5.57
1093–1817 1522 80-85% 22 109.00–114.00 $110.47 $1,681 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1456 1268 8 134.00–144.00 $139.01 $1,763 —
1049–1600 1359 8 145.00–155.50 $149.95 $2,038 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1333–1443 1389 4 138.00–143.00 $140.17 $1,947 —
1419 1419 1 151.00 $151.00 $2,143 —

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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.