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Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 13, 2024

275 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 275 322 247
Feeder cattle — 21 —
Slaughter cattle 206 218 202

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers traded 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter heifers traded 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 5.00 to 15.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1257–1505 1412 11 173.00–177.50 $175.14 $2,473 +5.50
1327–1690 1507 24 179.00–190.00 $185.19 $2,791 —
1561 1561 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,498 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
71 71 1 520.00 $520.00 $369 -170.00
76 76 1 220.00 $220.00 $167 -470.00
77 77 1 750.00 $750.00 $578 +60.00
80 80 1 710.00 $710.00 $568 +20.00
81–89 85 2 800.00–820.00 $810.47 $689 -4.51
82–89 87 3 300.00–325.00 $311.98 $271 -503.00
92 92 1 460.00 $460.00 $423 -195.00
91–96 94 3 775.00–825.00 $800.44 $752 +145.44
99 99 1 280.00 $280.00 $277 -375.00
109 109 1 500.00 $500.00 $545 -240.00
111 111 1 150.00 $150.00 $166 -582.70
122 122 1 150.00 $150.00 $183 -582.70
1119 1119 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,824 —
1037–1454 1277 6 174.00–177.50 $175.12 $2,236 —
1210–1586 1388 8 179.50–186.00 $183.46 $2,546 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
67 67 1 135.00 $135.00 $90 -140.00
77 77 1 270.00 $270.00 $208 -72.99
76–79 78 2 110.00–115.00 $112.55 $88 -230.44
82–84 83 2 420.00–425.00 $422.47 $351 +287.47
84–88 86 4 475.00–525.00 $510.23 $439 -335.68
84–87 86 3 675.00–715.00 $691.81 $595 -154.10
90–99 94 7 510.00–545.00 $522.10 $491 -7.52
96 96 1 825.00 $825.00 $792 +295.38
94–99 97 2 100.00 $100.00 $97 -429.62
100 100 1 665.00 $665.00 $665 -161.70
100–105 103 4 725.00–815.00 $791.82 $816 -34.88
102–106 104 4 500.00–535.00 $513.70 $534 -27.17
111 111 1 500.00 $500.00 $555 -267.27
115 115 1 700.00 $700.00 $805 +280.00
120 120 2 690.00–710.00 $700.00 $840 +280.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1559–2065 1753 75-80% 7 106.00–117.00 $110.52 $1,937 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1338–1683 1514 80-85% 5 104.00–115.00 $108.84 $1,648 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1092–1464 1234 85-90% 4 90.00–100.00 $96.87 $1,195 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1262–2194 1846 6 129.00–142.00 $134.13 $2,476 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1237–1446 1342 2 165.00–169.00 $166.84 $2,239 —
1585 1585 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,821 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1262–1522 1428 3 173.00–175.50 $174.32 $2,489 —
1451 1451 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,322 -15.48

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1960 1960 1 135.00 $135.00 $2,646 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
942–1536 1236 85-90% 18 75.00–88.00 $84.55 $1,045 —
1019–1640 1395 85-90% 30 90.00–104.00 $97.05 $1,354 —
1105–1594 1405 80-85% 9 103.00–117.00 $110.64 $1,554 —
1614–2175 1807 75-80% 22 105.00–119.00 $111.26 $2,010 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1179–1286 1241 3 140.00–146.00 $143.61 $1,782 —
1283–1511 1388 6 148.00–156.00 $152.52 $2,117 -6.48

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1314–1391 1353 2 147.00–150.00 $148.46 $2,009 —
1700 1700 1 164.50 $164.50 $2,796 —

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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.