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Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 15, 2025

336 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 336 301 262
Feeder cattle 10 17 0
Slaughter cattle 281 229 199

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1266–1576 1475 13 180.00–195.50 $189.41 $2,794 -18.03
1340–1681 1490 21 208.00–222.00 $213.41 $3,180 +5.97
1184–1766 1523 20 197.00–206.00 $202.90 $3,090 —
1461–1695 1554 6 191.00–195.00 $194.37 $3,021 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
82 82 1 800.00 $800.00 $656 +110.00
82–88 85 2 860.00–920.00 $888.94 $756 -21.06
94 94 1 880.00 $880.00 $827 +4.92
1190–1572 1400 7 180.00–194.00 $189.46 $2,652 -9.26
1264–1485 1410 4 195.00–196.00 $195.25 $2,753 -3.47
1173–1625 1457 18 197.50–207.00 $203.31 $2,962 —
1351–1714 1475 22 208.00–221.00 $213.09 $3,143 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416–428 422 2 225.00–250.00 $237.32 $1,001 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
73–77 75 3 300.00–355.00 $334.96 $251 -95.04
80–85 83 2 500.00–515.00 $507.73 $421 -467.27
80–88 83 4 545.00–575.00 $564.06 $468 -410.94
83 83 1 840.00 $840.00 $697 -135.00
86–88 87 2 710.00–790.00 $750.46 $653 +7.75
87 87 1 310.00 $310.00 $270 -432.71
91–94 93 2 495.00–500.00 $497.54 $463 -93.02
91–95 93 3 890.00–905.00 $898.23 $835 +307.67
93 93 1 815.00 $815.00 $758 +224.44
90–98 94 7 570.00–640.00 $606.12 $570 +15.56
100–109 105 5 570.00–630.00 $601.09 $631 +25.73
106 106 1 400.00 $400.00 $424 -175.36
112 112 1 475.00 $475.00 $532 -105.00
114 114 1 570.00 $570.00 $650 -10.00
115 115 1 760.00 $760.00 $874 +180.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 250.00 $250.00 $762 —
362 362 1 275.00 $275.00 $996 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 80-85% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,575 —
1249–1630 1420 80-85% 13 111.00–125.00 $116.22 $1,650 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1346–1895 1614 75-80% 6 123.00–130.00 $126.33 $2,039 -4.79
1765 1765 75-80% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,924 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1394–2386 1744 9 160.00–173.00 $163.74 $2,856 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1384 1384 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,906 —
1429 1429 1 188.00 $188.00 $2,687 —
1529–1558 1544 2 194.00–204.00 $198.95 $3,072 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1258–1631 1421 6 173.50–181.50 $176.90 $2,514 —
1248–1678 1501 3 188.00–199.00 $193.85 $2,910 +3.19
1686 1686 1 205.00 $205.00 $3,456 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
894–1620 1258 85-90% 8 120.00–130.00 $124.01 $1,560 -21.44
1104–1583 1337 85-90% 16 107.00–118.00 $113.51 $1,518 -7.82
1201–1467 1344 80-85% 4 141.00–153.00 $144.38 $1,940 +32.20
1222–1587 1345 85-90% 6 93.00–105.00 $100.24 $1,348 -11.94
1293–1706 1510 80-85% 13 115.00–125.00 $120.84 $1,825 -2.58
1505–2213 1729 75-80% 22 124.00–138.00 $129.40 $2,237 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1163–1604 1384 2 165.00–166.00 $165.42 $2,289 —
1422 1422 1 183.00 $183.00 $2,602 —
1271–1554 1442 4 170.00–178.00 $173.94 $2,508 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1383–1468 1423 4 161.50–169.00 $164.09 $2,335 +1.67
1438–1819 1527 11 170.00–177.50 $173.90 $2,655 —
1420–1637 1529 2 183.00–186.50 $184.87 $2,827 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
652 652 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,076 —
820 820 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,197 —
893 893 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,286 —

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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.