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Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 7, 2024

262 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 262 244 0
Slaughter cattle 184 175 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter heifers traded 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter steers traded 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 20.00 to 55.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1052–1210 1131 2 172.00–175.00 $173.60 $1,963 —
1156–1460 1309 10 178.00–186.00 $182.61 $2,390 +2.46
1222–1672 1466 25 187.00–200.00 $192.58 $2,823 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
74 74 1 940.00 $940.00 $696 -70.00
75–76 76 2 200.00–255.00 $227.32 $173 -782.68
76 76 1 760.00 $760.00 $578 -250.00
81 81 1 180.00 $180.00 $146 -830.00
81–89 85 2 950.00–970.00 $960.47 $816 -49.53
86–87 87 2 310.00–370.00 $339.83 $296 -670.17
90 90 1 270.00 $270.00 $243 -550.00
93–99 96 5 890.00–925.00 $908.91 $873 -61.90
96–97 97 2 810.00–820.00 $814.97 $791 -155.84
112 112 1 380.00 $380.00 $426 —
1168–1295 1238 3 170.50–176.50 $172.91 $2,141 —
1102–1500 1321 6 178.00–184.50 $182.63 $2,413 -13.71
1119–1689 1421 25 185.00–198.00 $191.77 $2,725 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
71–78 75 2 200.00–320.00 $262.82 $197 -947.18
76–79 77 3 390.00–495.00 $440.69 $339 -769.31
82 82 1 300.00 $300.00 $246 -239.72
80–89 84 6 410.00–495.00 $443.55 $373 -96.17
84 84 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00 $932 +570.28
86–89 87 4 510.00–555.00 $523.99 $456 -481.53
90 90 1 930.00 $930.00 $837 -170.00
92 92 1 205.00 $205.00 $189 -309.26
91–99 94 3 365.00–400.00 $384.45 $361 -129.81
91–97 95 11 500.00–630.00 $572.44 $544 -68.34
97 97 1 910.00 $910.00 $883 -75.00
102 102 1 400.00 $400.00 $408 -226.27
101–105 103 2 925.00–955.00 $939.71 $968 +313.44
101–108 104 5 500.00–595.00 $533.57 $555 -92.70
112–116 114 3 800.00–870.00 $831.50 $948 +291.50
120 120 1 530.00 $530.00 $636 -60.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1424–1507 1458 75-80% 3 138.00–146.00 $141.73 $2,066 —
1717 1717 75-80% 1 151.00 $151.00 $2,593 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1137 1137 80-85% 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,615 —
1200–1205 1203 80-85% 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,636 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1372 1357 4 175.00–182.50 $179.12 $2,431 -4.95

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1237 1237 1 174.00 $174.00 $2,152 —
1214–1493 1354 2 161.00 $161.00 $2,180 -31.00

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1729 1729 1 157.00 $157.00 $2,715 +0.81

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1021–1471 1205 85-90% 6 90.00–106.00 $99.38 $1,198 —
962–1527 1343 85-90% 16 110.00–116.00 $113.72 $1,527 —
1089–1692 1393 80-85% 16 127.00–138.00 $131.81 $1,836 —
1252–1525 1424 80-85% 4 120.00–124.00 $122.11 $1,739 —
1364–1482 1438 80-85% 5 139.00–149.00 $142.61 $2,051 —
1309–1673 1469 85-90% 3 122.00–125.00 $124.03 $1,822 -9.54
1522–2080 1763 75-80% 16 136.00–148.00 $142.77 $2,517 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1136–1278 1207 3 160.00–163.00 $161.39 $1,948 —
1518–1704 1582 3 166.00–172.50 $168.41 $2,664 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1522 1522 1 183.00 $183.00 $2,785 —
1773 1773 1 172.50 $172.50 $3,058 —

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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.