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Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 1, 2025

227 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 227 337 313
Slaughter cattle 154 263 225

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last reported sale slaughter steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 7.00 to 16.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cows sold 5.00 to 13.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 50.00 to 65.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1293–1616 1496 15 194.00–204.50 $197.60 $2,956 —
1476–1728 1584 7 188.00–190.50 $189.35 $2,999 —
1492–1803 1648 2 182.50–183.50 $182.95 $3,015 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
78 78 1 850.00 $850.00 $663 +115.00
79 79 1 755.00 $755.00 $596 +20.00
101 101 1 910.00 $910.00 $919 +410.00
101 101 1 810.00 $810.00 $818 +310.00
115 115 1 715.00 $715.00 $822 +215.00
1152–1425 1289 5 174.00–180.00 $176.04 $2,269 —
1209–1469 1308 6 185.00–192.00 $188.68 $2,468 —
1262–1658 1412 10 193.50–206.50 $198.48 $2,803 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
79 79 1 400.00 $400.00 $316 -125.00
79 79 1 590.00 $590.00 $466 +65.00
79 79 1 755.00 $755.00 $596 +230.00
82–86 84 2 465.00–500.00 $482.08 $405 -220.49
82–86 84 4 850.00–910.00 $891.34 $749 +188.77
83–87 85 4 590.00–665.00 $624.40 $531 -151.06
83–87 85 2 750.00–830.00 $790.94 $672 +15.48
90–99 94 5 850.00–900.00 $868.51 $816 +179.81
92–98 94 3 400.00–525.00 $463.83 $436 -224.87
93–99 96 5 550.00–605.00 $573.00 $550 -188.25
96 96 1 805.00 $805.00 $773 +43.75
101–108 104 5 575.00–615.00 $586.39 $610 -97.99
104–105 105 2 465.00–530.00 $497.66 $523 -102.34
109 109 1 805.00 $805.00 $877 +205.00
111–116 113 3 770.00–790.00 $783.35 $885 +23.35
113–115 114 2 590.00–600.00 $594.96 $678 -54.98
114 114 1 485.00 $485.00 $553 -164.94
118 118 2 740.00 $740.00 $873 +90.06

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1143–1522 1344 80-85% 6 105.00–123.00 $110.12 $1,480 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1980 1730 75-80% 5 128.00–134.00 $130.89 $2,264 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1323–1743 1541 5 150.00–172.00 $161.43 $2,488 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1318–1701 1531 4 135.00–147.00 $138.93 $2,127 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1541–1832 1687 2 152.00–154.00 $152.91 $2,580 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1001–1537 1249 85-90% 9 96.00–108.00 $103.62 $1,294 —
1034–1574 1259 85-90% 5 83.00–92.00 $86.62 $1,091 —
1080–1607 1344 80-85% 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,411 +3.63
1121–1631 1372 85-90% 8 111.00–119.00 $114.46 $1,570 —
1193–1861 1476 80-85% 20 111.00–125.00 $115.64 $1,707 —
1428–1881 1661 75-80% 17 119.00–135.00 $127.91 $2,125 +13.22

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1522 1419 2 155.00–157.50 $156.34 $2,218 —
1437–1458 1448 2 174.50–176.00 $175.24 $2,537 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1598 1557 4 170.50–178.00 $174.29 $2,714 —

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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.