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Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Canandaigua, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 4, 2026

269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 269 294 255
Slaughter cattle 184 213 202

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 75.00 to 110.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1256–1660 1460 7 227.00–232.00 $229.02 $3,344 +8.86
1245–1800 1497 5 227.00–230.00 $227.74 $3,409 +7.58
1428–1724 1554 12 234.00–244.00 $238.40 $3,705 +8.88
1693 1693 1 255.00 $255.00 $4,317 —
1669–1800 1735 2 217.00–223.00 $219.89 $3,815 —
1809 1809 1 237.00 $237.00 $4,287 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
69 69 1 100.00 $100.00 $69 -1,700.00
74 74 1 200.00 $200.00 $148 -1,520.00
74 74 1 400.00 $400.00 $296 -1,320.00
78 78 1 2,140.00 $2,140.00 $1,669 +420.00
81 81 1 450.00 $450.00 $364 -1,650.00
88 88 1 1,930.00 $1,930.00 $1,698 -60.00
90–93 92 2 750.00 $750.00 $690 -100.00
91–92 92 2 1,880.00–1,940.00 $1,909.84 $1,757 +1,059.84
95–96 96 2 1,780.00–1,790.00 $1,784.97 $1,714 +34.97
101 101 1 740.00 $740.00 $747 -97.18
107 107 1 1,580.00 $1,580.00 $1,691 +50.00
1317 1317 1 223.00 $223.00 $2,937 —
1314–1440 1377 2 245.00–248.00 $246.57 $3,395 +31.42
1307–1597 1441 14 234.00–244.00 $238.97 $3,444 +23.08
1325–1691 1497 6 225.00–232.00 $228.71 $3,424 +8.63
1492–1501 1497 2 235.00–236.00 $235.50 $3,525 +15.42
1517 1517 1 218.00 $218.00 $3,307 -8.67
1535–1550 1543 2 221.00–226.00 $223.49 $3,448 -3.18

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
64 64 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 $1,472 +1,820.00
67 67 1 160.00 $160.00 $107 -320.00
71–78 74 4 1,050.00–1,310.00 $1,150.64 $851 -919.36
71–79 75 2 800.00–810.00 $804.73 $604 -1,265.27
81 81 1 720.00 $720.00 $583 +470.00
85 85 1 200.00 $200.00 $170 -1,823.00
80–89 86 8 1,350.00–1,550.00 $1,453.01 $1,250 +75.51
87 87 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 $1,522 +372.50
87–89 88 3 1,950.00–2,040.00 $1,999.66 $1,760 +359.66
89 89 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00 $1,157 -340.00
90 90 1 710.00 $710.00 $639 -930.00
90–98 94 8 1,300.00–1,500.00 $1,408.68 $1,324 -444.54
91–98 94 6 850.00–1,260.00 $1,113.10 $1,046 -740.12
99 99 1 1,610.00 $1,610.00 $1,594 +650.00
100 100 1 1,560.00 $1,560.00 $1,560 -99.35
101–109 105 8 1,000.00–1,350.00 $1,261.48 $1,325 -8.92
106 106 1 1,690.00 $1,690.00 $1,791 +290.00
112 112 1 1,560.00 $1,560.00 $1,747 +340.09
110–118 115 6 1,050.00–1,250.00 $1,158.14 $1,332 +58.14
125 125 1 1,360.00 $1,360.00 $1,700 -50.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1329–1681 1492 75-80% 3 144.00–155.00 $151.08 $2,254 +19.54
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1518 1421 80-85% 3 136.00–137.00 $136.31 $1,937 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1865–1921 1893 2 198.00 $198.00 $3,748 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1427–1552 1490 2 222.00–228.00 $225.13 $3,354 —
1521 1521 1 213.00 $213.00 $3,240 —
1604–1756 1680 4 233.00–235.00 $234.27 $3,936 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1473 1473 1 194.00 $194.00 $2,858 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1084–1278 1181 80-85% 2 160.00–166.00 $162.75 $1,922 —
1054–1389 1240 85-90% 6 95.00–103.00 $99.27 $1,231 -10.70
1160–1516 1273 85-90% 6 109.00–117.00 $112.59 $1,433 —
967–1676 1336 85-90% 19 119.00–129.00 $124.97 $1,670 +4.42
1081–1742 1361 85-90% 10 130.00–143.00 $134.54 $1,831 +3.55
1301–1828 1519 80-85% 14 135.00–145.00 $138.57 $2,105 -0.27
1450–1638 1544 80-85% 2 133.00–134.00 $133.53 $2,062 -5.31
1272–1765 1592 75-80% 4 156.00–164.00 $159.20 $2,534 —
1504–1846 1678 75-80% 5 134.00–138.00 $136.20 $2,285 +1.40
1525–2056 1802 75-80% 10 141.00–152.00 $147.40 $2,656 —

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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.