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Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 6, 2024

322 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 322 282 316
Feeder cattle 21 — 10
Slaughter cattle 218 215 241

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter heifers stayed steady to firm. Slaughter steers traded 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cows traded 2.00 to 9.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 4.00 to 11.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1216–1659 1433 5 165.00–173.00 $169.64 $2,431 -10.51
1133–1703 1452 28 175.00–184.50 $180.44 $2,620 —
1300–1610 1472 24 185.00–196.00 $188.52 $2,775 -2.95

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
79 79 1 690.00 $690.00 $545 +10.00
80–85 83 2 630.00–700.00 $666.06 $553 -190.80
80–86 84 3 750.00–910.00 $814.98 $685 -41.88
91 91 1 655.00 $655.00 $596 -5.11
105 105 1 740.00 $740.00 $777 -85.00
112–118 115 2 725.00–740.00 $732.70 $843 -92.30
1012–1389 1199 5 165.00–170.00 $167.94 $2,014 —
1207–1475 1346 12 173.50–182.00 $177.28 $2,386 -2.37
1181–1670 1420 11 184.00–197.50 $189.53 $2,691 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
57 57 1 50.00 $50.00 $28 -272.48
65 65 1 115.00 $115.00 $75 -207.48
68 68 1 275.00 $275.00 $187 -47.48
70–76 73 2 450.00–535.00 $494.25 $361 +171.77
72–75 74 3 200.00–305.00 $235.47 $174 -87.01
71–77 75 4 310.00–385.00 $342.99 $257 +20.51
84 84 1 135.00 $135.00 $113 -295.18
80–89 85 5 770.00–925.00 $845.91 $719 +415.73
84–86 85 3 375.00–425.00 $399.80 $340 -30.38
83–89 87 7 500.00–565.00 $526.75 $458 +17.70
91 91 1 280.00 $280.00 $255 -229.05
90–93 92 2 330.00–425.00 $376.72 $347 -132.33
90–99 94 8 475.00–555.00 $529.62 $498 -298.38
100–106 103 2 800.00–855.00 $826.70 $852 +41.70
100–109 104 8 510.00–565.00 $540.87 $563 -244.13
111–115 114 4 750.00–800.00 $767.27 $875 +317.27
112–116 114 2 445.00–520.00 $483.16 $551 +33.16
115 115 1 420.00 $420.00 $483 -30.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1524 1377 80-85% 2 105.00–109.00 $107.21 $1,476 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1538–1564 1551 75-80% 2 111.00–117.00 $113.97 $1,768 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1221–1830 1569 5 132.00–159.00 $144.33 $2,265 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1351 1351 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,229 —
1272–1471 1365 3 170.00–174.00 $172.10 $2,349 +1.69
1489 1489 1 184.50 $184.50 $2,747 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1584 1466 7 172.00–179.00 $175.48 $2,573 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
928–1668 1314 85-90% 23 80.00–99.00 $92.43 $1,215 —
1179–1854 1475 85-90% 14 102.00–110.00 $105.60 $1,558 -2.64
1501–1809 1653 80-85% 14 109.00–120.00 $113.91 $1,883 —
1613–1900 1783 75-80% 11 114.00–127.00 $118.39 $2,111 -9.16

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552–574 563 2 125.00–131.00 $127.94 $720 —
616 616 1 134.00 $134.00 $825 —
751 751 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,089 —
928–931 930 2 135.00–141.00 $138.00 $1,283 —
1016 1016 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,514 —
1076 1076 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,549 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1371 1371 1 159.00 $159.00 $2,180 —
1538 1538 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,768 +26.00
1400–1601 1540 4 164.00–165.00 $164.64 $2,535 +10.64

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1468–1694 1588 7 160.00–167.00 $163.74 $2,600 —
1553–1684 1603 3 148.50–154.50 $151.75 $2,433 —

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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.