Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 4, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	325	253	360
Feeder cattle	9	—	10
Slaughter cattle	233	153	273

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1269–1572	1451	12	180.00–185.50	$183.28	$2,659	—
1281–1697	1511	13	186.50–196.50	$190.47	$2,878	—
1151–1916	1618	3	154.00–165.50	$161.19	$2,608	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
84–86	85	2	790.00–830.00	$809.76	$688	+275.84
100	100	1	425.00	$425.00	$425	-365.00
100–106	103	2	820.00–840.00	$829.71	$855	+39.71
1249	1249	1	176.00	$176.00	$2,198	—
1239–1481	1385	7	182.00–185.50	$183.89	$2,547	+1.44
1334–1702	1456	15	186.00–198.00	$192.56	$2,804	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
72–79	76	2	205.00–300.00	$250.30	$190	-189.70
76	76	1	700.00	$700.00	$532	+260.00
76	76	1	775.00	$775.00	$589	+335.00
77	77	1	20.00	$20.00	$15	-420.00
78–79	79	2	415.00–470.00	$442.68	$350	-52.32
79	79	2	490.00–500.00	$495.00	$391	±0.00
80–85	82	3	20.00–50.00	$40.24	$33	-498.07
83	83	1	225.00	$225.00	$187	-313.31
80–89	85	4	365.00–475.00	$411.68	$350	-126.63
82–89	86	5	525.00–555.00	$538.23	$463	-340.92
83–89	86	2	880.00–885.00	$882.59	$759	+3.44
90	90	1	860.00	$860.00	$774	+15.00
90–92	91	2	25.00–80.00	$52.80	$48	-227.20
90–96	93	2	460.00–475.00	$467.26	$435	-78.75
91–99	96	7	485.00–570.00	$527.56	$506	-264.54
102	102	1	155.00	$155.00	$158	-394.74
100–109	105	7	475.00–565.00	$521.81	$548	-331.63
105	105	1	350.00	$350.00	$368	-503.44
105–109	107	4	750.00–820.00	$783.68	$839	-69.76
109	109	1	300.00	$300.00	$327	-234.97
110	110	1	815.00	$815.00	$896	+280.03
110–115	113	3	420.00–470.00	$436.96	$494	-98.01
110–116	113	4	680.00–715.00	$698.78	$790	+163.81
110–117	113	5	500.00–525.00	$514.84	$582	-20.13
124	124	1	480.00	$480.00	$595	+330.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1535	1327	80-85%	9	100.00–113.00	$105.29	$1,397	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1069	1069	85-90%	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,229	—
1026–1243	1138	85-90%	4	90.00–96.00	$94.12	$1,071	—
1171–1193	1182	85-90%	2	83.00–88.00	$85.52	$1,011	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1660	1660	75-80%	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,693	-4.00
1700–2043	1892	75-80%	3	110.00–117.00	$112.98	$2,138	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1590–1961	1776	2	125.00–149.00	$135.75	$2,411	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1256–1621	1383	3	155.00–162.00	$158.32	$2,190	—
1478–1532	1505	2	176.50–178.00	$177.24	$2,667	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1487–1586	1540	3	178.00–180.00	$179.36	$2,762	—
1376–1813	1614	6	160.00–172.00	$166.63	$2,689	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1364–1577	1482	4	140.00–151.00	$142.65	$2,114	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1126–1288	1207	80-85%	2	128.00–133.00	$130.67	$1,577	—
855–1626	1286	85-90%	17	80.00–95.00	$90.19	$1,160	-35.64
1038–1792	1365	85-90%	35	96.00–110.00	$102.27	$1,396	+12.82
1113–1868	1523	80-85%	26	100.00–119.00	$109.31	$1,665	—
1638–1804	1718	75-80%	3	102.00–108.00	$105.24	$1,808	—
1349–2001	1745	75-80%	12	111.00–124.00	$115.63	$2,018	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1219–1514	1374	7	132.00–148.00	$141.60	$1,946	—
1242–1592	1406	4	152.00–160.00	$155.93	$2,192	+0.18

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
916	916	2	124.00–130.00	$127.00	$1,163	—
1014	1014	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,460	—
1103–1133	1118	2	130.00–132.00	$131.01	$1,465	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1372–1640	1506	2	160.00–170.50	$164.78	$2,482	—
1526	1526	1	150.50	$150.50	$2,297	—

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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.