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Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 30, 2024

282 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 282 315 480
Feeder cattle — 10 —
Slaughter cattle 215 229 410

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter heifers traded 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter steers stayed steady. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 75.00 to 90.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1251–1404 1310 8 154.00–173.00 $166.37 $2,179 -5.35
1284–1554 1427 11 174.00–185.50 $180.15 $2,571 -0.12
1294–1735 1499 16 187.00–195.00 $191.47 $2,870 +2.72

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 1 800.00 $800.00 $600 -136.63
81 81 1 680.00 $680.00 $551 -256.63
80–89 85 2 820.00–890.00 $856.86 $728 -79.77
90–93 92 3 630.00–700.00 $660.11 $607 -274.86
94 94 1 780.00 $780.00 $733 -154.97
104 104 1 825.00 $825.00 $858 +11.54
1132–1189 1161 2 165.00–171.00 $168.07 $1,951 —
1199–1504 1326 4 173.00–183.50 $179.65 $2,382 -11.52
1168–1570 1384 12 184.50–192.50 $189.00 $2,616 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75–76 76 2 320.00–325.00 $322.48 $245 -167.36
75–78 77 2 75.00–180.00 $126.47 $97 -363.37
77 77 1 380.00 $380.00 $293 -109.84
80–86 83 2 760.00–800.00 $780.72 $648 +197.69
83 83 1 170.00 $170.00 $141 -413.03
83 83 1 895.00 $895.00 $743 +311.97
82–85 84 2 420.00–440.00 $430.18 $361 -152.85
86–89 88 5 450.00–545.00 $509.05 $448 -73.98
87–88 88 2 330.00–350.00 $339.94 $299 -243.09
90–99 96 3 820.00–840.00 $828.00 $795 +236.36
93–99 96 7 455.00–560.00 $522.06 $501 -69.58
102 102 1 810.00 $810.00 $826 +231.67
103 103 2 780.00–790.00 $785.00 $809 +206.67
101–109 106 8 480.00–550.00 $518.79 $550 +148.79
106 106 1 385.00 $385.00 $408 +15.00
113 113 1 445.00 $445.00 $503 -114.35
112–117 115 2 450.00 $450.00 $518 -70.00
120–121 121 2 500.00 $500.00 $605 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1051–1346 1192 85-90% 5 98.00–110.00 $104.76 $1,249 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1786–1938 1879 75-80% 3 117.00–123.00 $119.24 $2,241 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1752 1752 80-85% 1 115.00 $115.00 $2,015 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1213–2004 1547 6 127.00–160.00 $149.96 $2,320 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1458 1394 5 164.50–175.50 $170.41 $2,376 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1426–1761 1573 6 164.00–177.00 $171.50 $2,698 -5.53

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655 1655 1 132.00 $132.00 $2,185 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
933–1584 1240 85-90% 19 80.00–102.00 $92.75 $1,150 —
1114–1804 1490 85-90% 15 103.00–114.00 $108.24 $1,613 -14.28
1416–1875 1606 80-85% 18 108.00–122.00 $114.30 $1,836 —
1423–1982 1762 75-80% 12 124.00–137.00 $127.55 $2,247 -1.80
1576–2161 1869 75-80% 2 106.00–108.00 $106.84 $1,997 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1542 1490 5 140.00–144.00 $142.34 $2,121 -15.60
1422–1589 1506 2 154.00 $154.00 $2,319 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1639 1510 2 148.00–152.00 $150.17 $2,268 —
1482–1602 1541 3 157.00–161.00 $159.28 $2,455 —

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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.