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Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 5, 2025

285 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 285

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1604 1463 19 175.00–191.00 $183.87 $2,690 +0.15
1259–1775 1467 24 196.00–209.00 $202.95 $2,977 +19.23
1417–1784 1576 24 212.00–224.50 $217.15 $3,422

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 790.00 $790.00 $514 -132.41
78–79 79 2 820.00–850.00 $834.90 $660 -87.51
82–89 85 3 780.00–845.00 $817.01 $694 -105.40
85–88 87 2 920.00–945.00 $932.28 $811 +9.87
90 90 1 910.00 $910.00 $819 -12.41
104 104 1 780.00 $780.00 $811
113 113 1 800.00 $800.00 $904
1181–1728 1395 9 196.00–206.00 $202.84 $2,830
1213–1641 1434 9 180.00–194.00 $187.35 $2,687 -29.53
1309–1711 1526 20 209.00–222.50 $214.64 $3,275

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
76 76 1 350.00 $350.00 $266 +71.23
77 77 1 825.00 $825.00 $635 +546.23
79 79 1 500.00 $500.00 $395 +221.23
82 82 1 295.00 $295.00 $242 -630.27
84 84 1 850.00 $850.00 $714 -75.27
82–86 85 4 550.00–605.00 $576.05 $490 -349.22
83–86 85 2 425.00–470.00 $447.90 $381 -477.37
87 87 2 890.00–915.00 $902.50 $785 -22.77
91–99 93 8 575.00–675.00 $629.90 $586 +149.19
90–98 95 3 870.00–905.00 $889.81 $845 +277.32
92–98 95 2 240.00–320.00 $281.26 $267 -331.23
95–97 96 3 800.00–850.00 $824.83 $792 -54.91
99 99 1 450.00 $450.00 $446 -429.74
101–104 102 5 600.00–675.00 $639.22 $652 +113.93
102 102 1 320.00 $320.00 $326 -205.29
101–105 103 2 825.00–845.00 $834.81 $860 +309.52
105 105 1 875.00 $875.00 $919 +264.05
106 106 1 450.00 $450.00 $477 -160.95
113 113 1 795.00 $795.00 $898 +195.00
116–118 117 2 475.00–525.00 $500.21 $585 +0.21
117–119 118 2 570.00–600.00 $584.87 $690 +84.87

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Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1394–1900 1693 75-80% 11 131.00–138.00 $134.17 $2,271
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1217–1908 1431 80-85% 5 119.00–127.00 $122.31 $1,750 -7.66
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1056–1117 1087 85-90% 3 105.00–111.00 $108.66 $1,181

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1367–1656 1512 2 155.00–175.00 $164.04 $2,480

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1790 1237 85-90% 10 95.00–106.00 $100.44 $1,242
1134–1499 1266 80-85% 3 137.00–140.00 $138.49 $1,753 -1.43
1244–1545 1416 85-90% 6 110.00–121.00 $116.97 $1,656
1193–1785 1470 80-85% 19 120.00–134.00 $127.78 $1,878 -2.35
1437–2216 1829 75-80% 28 131.00–146.00 $136.71 $2,500
2080 2080 75-80% 1 121.00 $121.00 $2,517

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274–296 289 6 137.00–189.00 $161.00 $465
301–349 327 11 130.00–210.00 $163.10 $533
364–385 374 3 152.00–175.00 $165.74 $620
404–440 417 4 136.00–160.00 $142.81 $596
454–494 473 3 130.00–132.50 $130.80 $619
558–582 570 2 125.00–131.00 $127.94 $729
602 602 1 132.00 $132.00 $795
681 681 1 136.00 $136.00 $926
729 729 1 134.00 $134.00 $977
979 979 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,517

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1840 1633 3 176.00–184.00 $180.65 $2,950

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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.