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Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 20, 2024

353 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 353 275 243
Feeder cattle 22 — 0
Slaughter cattle 261 206 159

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers and heifers sold steady with high supply. Slaughter dairy cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher with light supply.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1161–1583 1343 12 168.00–173.00 $171.59 $2,304 —
1170–1642 1502 20 174.50–180.00 $177.78 $2,670 -7.41
1329–1716 1524 24 181.00–193.50 $185.03 $2,820 -0.16

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
76 76 1 730.00 $730.00 $555 +510.00
77 77 1 775.00 $775.00 $597 +25.00
85 85 1 790.00 $790.00 $672 -20.47
91 91 1 830.00 $830.00 $755 +370.00
99 99 1 725.00 $725.00 $718 +445.00
103 103 1 350.00 $350.00 $360 -150.00
1261–1495 1373 10 175.00–180.00 $176.64 $2,425 -6.82
1208–1751 1382 6 162.00–172.00 $166.95 $2,307 -16.51
1316–1669 1432 12 182.00–190.00 $183.82 $2,632 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
76–78 77 3 400.00–450.00 $433.33 $334 +163.33
77–79 78 2 250.00–265.00 $257.40 $201 +144.85
81 81 1 410.00 $410.00 $332 -12.47
81–87 85 6 475.00–535.00 $509.59 $433 -0.64
83–86 85 2 800.00–855.00 $827.99 $704 +317.76
85 85 1 220.00 $220.00 $187 -290.23
91 91 1 260.00 $260.00 $237 -262.10
90–93 92 2 795.00–860.00 $828.03 $762 +305.93
90–99 95 9 475.00–555.00 $513.69 $488 -8.41
90–99 95 2 450.00–465.00 $457.86 $435 -64.24
100–106 103 2 420.00–450.00 $435.44 $449 -356.38
102–105 103 4 495.00–560.00 $537.71 $554 -254.11
103 103 1 300.00 $300.00 $309 -491.82
103–109 106 2 770.00–780.00 $774.86 $821 +261.16
115–116 116 2 745.00–750.00 $747.49 $867 +47.49
115–118 117 3 500.00–510.00 $506.71 $593 -193.29
119 119 1 435.00 $435.00 $518 -265.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
934–1442 1185 85-90% 10 87.00–102.00 $94.08 $1,115 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1715–1887 1795 75-80% 3 94.00–102.00 $98.75 $1,773 —
1714–1952 1831 75-80% 7 105.00–114.00 $109.05 $1,997 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1337–1768 1556 80-85% 5 104.00–110.00 $106.81 $1,662 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1903–2226 2092 3 138.00–150.00 $142.71 $2,985 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1477 1407 3 173.50–179.00 $175.74 $2,473 —
1799–1821 1810 2 159.00–166.00 $162.52 $2,942 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1491–1566 1526 4 172.00–174.00 $172.76 $2,636 —
1433–1804 1629 3 163.00–168.00 $165.24 $2,692 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
802–1573 1218 85-90% 19 79.00–95.00 $89.47 $1,090 +4.92
1102–1353 1247 80-85% 3 117.00–125.00 $120.58 $1,504 +36.03
1070–1735 1390 85-90% 16 98.00–107.00 $102.16 $1,420 +5.11
1076–1679 1453 80-85% 22 106.00–115.00 $109.90 $1,597 —
1446–2029 1757 75-80% 17 107.00–121.00 $112.94 $1,984 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267–285 276 2 135.00–160.00 $147.09 $406 —
451 451 1 142.00 $142.00 $640 —
576–582 579 2 101.00–122.00 $111.45 $645 —
624 624 1 117.00 $117.00 $730 —
671 671 1 118.00 $118.00 $792 —
770 770 1 112.00 $112.00 $862 —
1149 1149 1 153.50 $153.50 $1,764 —
1163 1163 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,733 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1688 1421 8 144.00–154.50 $149.57 $2,125 —
1460–1547 1504 2 159.50–161.50 $160.47 $2,413 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1306–1530 1418 2 164.50–170.00 $167.47 $2,375 —
1456 1456 1 148.50 $148.50 $2,162 —

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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.