Empire Livestock Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special)

Sale of Saturday, October 17, 2020

490 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $106.81/cwt ≈ $456/hd at 427 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $130.15/cwt ≈ $561/hd at 431 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $104.62/cwt ≈ $495/hd at 473 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	490	242
Feeder cattle	418	—
Replacement cattle	72	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last report, Number 1 Feeder Steers sold 7.00-12.00 lower; other Feeder Steers sold 5.00-7.00 lower. Dairy Feeder Steers sold weak on a light test. Feeder Heifers over 600 lbs not tested; Number 1 Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs sold 9.00-14.00 lower; Number 1-2 Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-6.00 lower; Number 2 Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs sold 11.00-16.00 lower. Number 1 Feeder Bulls sold 11.00-16.00 lower; Number 1-2 Feeder Bulls not tested; Number 2 Feeder Bulls under 600 lbs sold 2.00 lower, over 600 lbs not tested. Open Stock Cows sold 20.00 lower. Short Bred Cows sold 200.00 lower. Bred Cows sold 322.00 lower. Springer Cows not tested. Short Bred Heifers sold 350.00 lower on a light test. Other Replacement Heifers not tested. Replacement Bulls sold steady on a light test. Demand was moderate. Today's sale included the monthly Saturday Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
270	270	1	140.00	$140.00	$378
367–394	378	7	122.50–137.00	$126.10	$477
400–444	431	14	122.00–135.00	$130.15	$561
452–482	472	8	120.00–135.00	$124.79	$589
512–540	525	9	120.00–135.00	$127.01	$667
600–604	602	2	117.00–118.00	$117.50	$707
658–685	679	9	116.00–129.00	$122.23	$830
712–734	718	5	116.00–128.00	$123.14	$884
780	780	3	117.00	$117.00	$913
809	809	3	115.00	$115.00	$930
853–894	863	5	109.00–113.00	$111.58	$963
974	974	2	97.00	$97.00	$945

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
202–244	222	4	70.00–107.50	$95.09	$211
286	286	1	60.00	$60.00	$172
304–344	323	4	97.00–107.50	$101.30	$327
352–384	368	2	80.00–90.00	$84.78	$312
434	434	1	60.00	$60.00	$260
464–474	469	2	79.00–100.00	$89.39	$419
536	536	2	105.00	$105.00	$563
578–598	588	2	80.00–90.00	$85.09	$500
604–644	620	5	80.00–96.00	$86.91	$539
664–690	677	2	82.00–97.50	$89.60	$607
762–786	774	2	65.00–90.00	$77.31	$598
822	822	1	64.00	$64.00	$526

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
326	326	1	110.00	$110.00	$359
366–385	377	7	117.50–120.00	$119.35	$450
404–448	433	4	115.00–118.00	$116.35	$504
470–490	477	6	106.00–119.00	$113.30	$540
532	532	1	117.50	$117.50	$625
588–590	589	2	115.00–118.00	$116.50	$686
610–630	620	2	110.00	$110.00	$682
654–695	681	3	108.00–111.00	$108.96	$742

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
244–246	245	2	82.50–100.00	$91.29	$224
252–292	270	7	60.00–101.00	$92.58	$250
312–348	327	3	74.00–92.50	$82.19	$269
356–394	381	7	70.00–90.00	$75.81	$289
410–448	431	12	60.00–97.00	$80.85	$348
452–498	467	10	77.00–96.00	$90.20	$421
500–544	532	6	69.00–87.50	$76.61	$408
558–598	577	5	71.00–81.00	$75.88	$438
604–644	623	7	67.50–82.00	$72.90	$454
656–697	675	9	67.00–88.00	$78.80	$532
722–744	733	2	70.00–74.00	$72.03	$528
754	754	1	87.00	$87.00	$656
806	806	1	60.00	$60.00	$484

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
260–286	272	6	102.00–117.00	$108.26	$294
300–332	313	5	95.00–114.00	$103.99	$325
362–396	383	6	97.00–114.00	$107.43	$411
400–446	427	16	100.00–113.00	$106.81	$456
452–492	473	12	99.00–111.00	$104.62	$495
504–542	524	4	102.00–107.50	$104.05	$545
556–588	572	3	96.00–110.00	$105.13	$601
610	610	1	112.00	$112.00	$683
910	910	1	86.00	$86.00	$783

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
286	286	1	120.00	$120.00	$343
362–395	374	8	119.00–127.00	$121.50	$454
430	430	1	124.00	$124.00	$533
454–482	460	5	118.00–121.00	$120.37	$554
505–533	521	7	120.00–123.00	$121.75	$634
573	573	2	118.00	$118.00	$676
774–792	786	3	110.00–114.00	$112.69	$886

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
262–280	271	2	122.00–125.00	$123.45	$335
300–336	317	4	120.00–130.00	$123.65	$392
350–378	372	7	123.00–134.00	$129.81	$483
404–448	432	10	118.00–136.00	$124.37	$537
450–470	455	4	127.00–135.00	$132.93	$605
502–534	524	4	122.50–125.00	$123.26	$646
562–564	563	3	119.00–125.00	$121.00	$681
642–648	646	6	115.00–129.00	$118.99	$769
678	678	1	119.00	$119.00	$807

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
210–236	225	3	65.00–95.00	$83.14	$187
274	274	1	82.50	$82.50	$226
302–346	325	6	60.00–100.00	$78.29	$254
358–380	369	2	95.00–98.50	$96.80	$357
420–440	427	3	87.50–97.50	$91.98	$393
466–480	471	3	91.00–92.50	$91.84	$433
546	546	1	77.00	$77.00	$420
558–572	563	3	68.00–81.00	$75.05	$423
656–658	657	2	60.00	$60.00	$394
766–788	777	2	61.00–79.00	$70.13	$545
870	870	1	71.00	$71.00	$618
914–920	917	2	66.00–78.00	$71.98	$660
962	962	1	76.00	$76.00	$731

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
247–248	247	—	—	4	110.00–117.50	$111.88	$276
262–296	276	—	—	5	102.50–119.00	$109.91	$303
318–324	320	—	—	4	105.00–110.00	$108.73	$348
438	438	—	—	1	114.00	$114.00	$499
470–474	472	—	—	2	110.00	$110.00	$519
518–538	529	—	—	3	92.00–110.00	$103.97	$550
822–972	890	(<2 yrs)	N/A	7	69.00–78.00	$74.56	$664
1258–1316	1293	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	75.00–78.50	$76.13	$984

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
674–1400	1036	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	29.00–48.00	$41.29	$428

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
842–1368	1059	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	460.00–735.00	$582.69
620–1640	1066	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	400.00–875.00	$568.30
1068–1656	1293	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	460.00–875.00	$708.44

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
748–806	786	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	350.00–485.00	$449.21

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
448	448	2	42.00–53.00	$47.50	$213
478	478	1	67.00	$67.00	$320
586	586	1	50.00	$50.00	$293
746	746	1	48.00	$48.00	$358
1044	1044	1	53.00	$53.00	$553

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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.