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Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 9, 2024

279 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 279 281 274
Slaughter cattle 219 198 215

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 180lb slaughter steer deleted** Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers traded 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter heifers traded 4.50 to 6.50 lower. Slaughter cows traded 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Holstein bull calves stayed steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1001–1634 1226 10 174.00–182.00 $176.42 $2,163 —
1126–1335 1234 6 163.00–172.00 $169.57 $2,092 —
1308–1725 1425 17 184.00–193.50 $187.75 $2,675 —
1788–1841 1817 3 172.00–177.50 $174.85 $3,177 —
1866–1937 1904 4 159.00–167.50 $163.88 $3,120 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
72 72 1 760.00 $760.00 $547 +240.00
78 78 1 255.00 $255.00 $199 -495.00
83 83 1 300.00 $300.00 $249 -468.39
86 86 1 725.00 $725.00 $624 -43.39
87–89 88 3 750.00–805.00 $776.78 $684 +8.39
91–93 92 2 750.00–825.00 $787.09 $724 +2.95
1048–1208 1132 8 163.00–168.00 $166.05 $1,880 —
1090–1442 1242 11 170.00–179.50 $175.34 $2,178 —
1172–1465 1355 8 180.50–194.00 $186.08 $2,521 —
1733 1733 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,790 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
58 58 1 20.00 $20.00 $12 -46.22
62 62 1 30.00 $30.00 $19 -36.22
72–79 76 3 200.00–280.00 $232.21 $176 -93.62
78 78 1 425.00 $425.00 $332 +99.17
79 79 1 815.00 $815.00 $644 +489.17
80–83 82 2 200.00–220.00 $210.18 $172 -593.71
81–84 83 3 400.00–420.00 $410.00 $340 -393.89
81–85 83 2 815.00–840.00 $827.80 $687 +23.91
88–89 89 2 375.00–400.00 $387.43 $345 -43.00
94 94 1 700.00 $700.00 $658 +350.00
90–99 95 3 200.00–250.00 $219.26 $208 -260.86
90–99 96 3 745.00–800.00 $773.28 $742 -7.28
93–98 96 8 445.00–505.00 $470.50 $452 -310.06
96 96 1 300.00 $300.00 $288 -480.56
101–107 104 4 400.00–490.00 $459.42 $478 -12.43
106 106 1 400.00 $400.00 $424 -293.25
108 108 1 690.00 $690.00 $745 -3.25
114 114 1 470.00 $470.00 $536 +1.65

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1174–1186 1180 80-85% 2 119.00–125.00 $121.98 $1,439 —
1176–1624 1485 80-85% 6 111.00–115.00 $112.74 $1,674 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1698–1928 1781 75-80% 4 121.00–128.50 $123.89 $2,206 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1468 1468 85-90% 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,527 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1473–2059 1762 4 150.00–165.00 $160.19 $2,823 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1361 1361 1 184.00 $184.00 $2,504 —
1393 1393 1 178.50 $178.50 $2,487 —
1439–1761 1600 2 169.00–170.00 $169.45 $2,711 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1267–1665 1476 10 168.00–177.00 $171.68 $2,534 —
1440–1532 1481 3 187.00–189.50 $188.19 $2,787 —
1571–1993 1782 2 157.50–165.00 $160.81 $2,866 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1289 1289 1 158.00 $158.00 $2,037 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1044–1448 1210 85-90% 10 80.00–92.00 $87.01 $1,053 —
1180–1483 1332 80-85% 2 129.00–130.00 $129.44 $1,724 —
1169–1767 1452 85-90% 22 95.00–106.00 $100.68 $1,462 —
1255–1863 1559 80-85% 14 109.00–113.00 $110.75 $1,727 -3.27
1580–1970 1744 75-80% 10 115.00–119.00 $116.86 $2,038 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1196 1196 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,854 —
1249–1341 1295 2 158.00–166.00 $162.14 $2,100 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1254–1694 1474 2 165.00–166.00 $165.43 $2,438 +1.43
1388–1665 1491 3 168.00–175.00 $170.92 $2,548 +6.92

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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.