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Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 18, 2024

337 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 337 301 271
Feeder cattle — 17 —
Slaughter cattle 263 194 203

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves sold 125.00 to 190.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1159–1473 1336 19 170.00–180.50 $176.76 $2,362 +11.12
1363–1672 1508 36 189.00–203.50 $194.54 $2,934 +6.02
1308–1742 1522 31 182.00–188.50 $185.78 $2,828 -2.74

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 1 780.00 $780.00 $585 -130.00
80 80 1 735.00 $735.00 $588 -90.00
80 80 1 500.00 $500.00 $400 -325.00
81–83 82 2 810.00–960.00 $885.91 $726 +60.91
88 88 1 390.00 $390.00 $343 -310.00
90–95 92 5 810.00–900.00 $866.74 $797 +51.23
101–102 102 2 500.00 $500.00 $510 -250.00
1144–1375 1252 4 165.00–175.00 $171.50 $2,147 —
1305–1513 1392 11 178.00–186.00 $182.53 $2,541 +17.53
1310–1682 1476 19 187.00–195.50 $191.28 $2,823 +1.51

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 135.00 $135.00 $88 +5.33
66 66 2 635.00–680.00 $657.50 $434 +527.83
70 70 1 365.00 $365.00 $256 +235.33
72–76 74 2 660.00–680.00 $670.27 $496 +340.27
79 79 1 525.00 $525.00 $415 +100.00
81 81 1 545.00 $545.00 $441 +249.27
81 81 1 650.00 $650.00 $526 +354.27
80–88 84 5 685.00–725.00 $702.57 $590 +147.42
83–89 85 5 730.00–825.00 $775.46 $659 +220.31
84–88 86 3 900.00–995.00 $937.61 $806 +382.46
91–99 95 11 600.00–730.00 $688.70 $654 +166.92
94–98 96 2 700.00–820.00 $761.25 $731 +239.47
97 97 1 860.00 $860.00 $834 +747.69
100–108 103 6 645.00–700.00 $684.38 $705 +235.74
103 103 1 400.00 $400.00 $412 -48.64
105 105 1 600.00 $600.00 $630 +63.44
113 113 1 760.00 $760.00 $859 +322.67
111–117 115 3 630.00–670.00 $649.94 $747 +143.13

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1277–1570 1468 75-80% 5 111.00–121.00 $114.74 $1,684 —
1773–1879 1826 75-80% 2 108.00–109.00 $108.51 $1,981 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1616 1407 80-85% 3 112.00–114.00 $113.37 $1,595 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1158–1448 1303 85-90% 2 92.00–96.00 $93.78 $1,222 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1062–2219 1641 2 127.00–129.00 $128.35 $2,106 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1337–1499 1418 2 176.00–177.00 $176.53 $2,503 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1944 1944 1 125.00 $125.00 $2,430 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
936–1577 1300 85-90% 21 82.00–94.00 $89.63 $1,165 -3.28
1083–1599 1349 85-90% 23 95.00–106.00 $101.37 $1,367 +8.46
1148–1593 1439 80-85% 11 106.00–115.00 $110.10 $1,584 +8.11
956–1904 1650 75-80% 14 111.00–122.00 $114.69 $1,892 —
1616–1875 1773 75-80% 4 107.00–109.00 $107.98 $1,914 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1187 1166 2 142.00–143.00 $142.49 $1,661 —
1487 1487 1 166.00 $166.00 $2,468 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1098–1107 1103 2 149.00 $149.00 $1,643 —
1510 1510 1 157.00 $157.00 $2,371 —

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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.