Empire Livestock Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, November 14, 2020

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $132.89/cwt +5.88 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 520 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	238	490	255
Feeder cattle	216	418	194
Replacement cattle	22	72	61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last report, Number 1 Feeder Steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher; Number 1-2 Feeder Steers sold 2.00 higher on a light test; Number 2 Feeder Steers sold 6.00-12.00 lower on a light test. Feeder Dairy Steers under 600 lbs sold 20.00-25.00 higher on a light test, over 600 lbs sold 1.00-2.00 higher on a light test. Number 1 Feeder Heifers sold steady; Number 1-2 Feeder Heifers sold 4.00-9.00 higher; Number 2 Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs sold 15.00-25.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 4.00 lower. Feeder Bulls not tested. Open Replacement Cows sold 12.00 higher. Short Bred Replacement Cows sold 100.00 higher. Bred Replacement Cows sold 200.00 higher on a light test. Other Replacement Cattle not tested. Demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	1	120.00	$120.00	$401	—
360–396	378	4	120.00–130.00	$122.53	$463	-3.57
402–435	420	7	120.00–140.00	$130.39	$548	+0.24
450–492	470	7	122.50–137.50	$133.92	$629	+9.13
510–536	520	11	122.00–141.00	$132.89	$691	+5.88
568–598	581	7	130.00–141.00	$137.89	$801	—
606–630	619	5	135.00–142.00	$138.21	$856	+20.71
650–672	661	2	137.50–140.00	$138.73	$917	+16.50
704	704	1	112.50	$112.50	$792	-10.64
790	790	1	110.00	$110.00	$869	-7.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
286	286	1	95.00	$95.00	$272	+35.00
591	591	3	73.00	$73.00	$431	-12.09
662–683	677	4	74.00–90.00	$82.95	$562	-6.65
706–711	710	4	86.00–92.00	$90.51	$643	—
798	798	1	72.50	$72.50	$579	-4.81
888	888	1	87.00	$87.00	$773	—
1084	1084	1	70.00	$70.00	$759	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278–294	286	2	115.00–117.50	$116.28	$333	—
304–338	326	3	107.50–119.00	$111.94	$365	+1.94
424	424	1	117.50	$117.50	$498	+1.15
450	450	1	113.00	$113.00	$508	-0.30
528	528	1	118.00	$118.00	$623	+0.50
760	760	1	98.00	$98.00	$745	—
896	896	1	92.00	$92.00	$824	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
274–294	280	6	118.00–132.50	$122.72	$344	+2.72
306–325	319	3	118.00–120.00	$118.64	$378	—
354–394	372	6	120.00–123.00	$121.49	$452	-0.01
405–430	416	5	118.00–120.00	$118.61	$493	-5.39
461–493	480	7	116.00–124.00	$119.99	$576	-0.38
506–523	518	8	120.00–127.00	$123.14	$638	+1.39
616	616	1	100.00	$100.00	$616	—
764	764	1	100.00	$100.00	$764	-12.69

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
204–222	213	2	102.50–105.00	$103.70	$221	+12.41
274–298	286	2	97.50–100.00	$98.70	$282	+6.12
304–346	330	8	92.50–100.00	$98.14	$324	+15.95
384	384	1	103.00	$103.00	$396	+27.19
504–534	519	2	90.00–102.50	$96.43	$500	+19.82
554	554	1	62.50	$62.50	$346	-13.38
678–686	683	3	67.50–86.00	$74.86	$511	-3.94
708–716	711	3	51.00–78.00	$67.71	$481	-4.32
812	812	1	76.00	$76.00	$617	+16.00
936	936	1	65.00	$65.00	$608	—
1100	1100	1	63.00	$63.00	$693	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–340	322	5	110.00–117.00	$113.96	$367	+9.97
354–398	382	6	105.00–115.00	$111.66	$427	+4.23
436	436	1	110.00	$110.00	$480	+3.19
470–478	474	3	102.50–115.00	$110.50	$524	+5.88
510–536	523	2	115.00	$115.00	$601	+10.95
746	746	1	87.00	$87.00	$649	—
760–796	778	2	89.00–94.00	$91.44	$711	—
937	937	3	82.00	$82.00	$768	-4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
212–232	222	2	110.00	$110.00	$244	-1.88
346	346	1	112.50	$112.50	$389	+3.77
352	352	1	112.50	$112.50	$396	—
426–448	437	2	114.00–115.00	$114.49	$500	+0.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–348	333	2	67.50–102.50	$84.21	$280	+5.92
646	646	1	65.00	$65.00	$420	—
764	764	1	81.00	$81.00	$619	+10.87

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	123.00	$123.00	$455	-6.81
580	580	1	117.50	$117.50	$682	-3.50

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
908–1538	1127	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	48.00–55.50	$52.96	$597

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
844–1636	1181	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	525.00–835.00	$669.30
1284	1284	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1126–1544	1335	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	725.00–825.00	$782.83

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
728	728	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00
930	930	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	935.00	$935.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
264	264	4	67.50	$67.50	$178	—
381	381	2	67.50	$67.50	$257	—
444	444	1	72.00	$72.00	$320	+24.50
554	554	1	72.50	$72.50	$402	+22.50
600	600	1	43.00	$43.00	$258	—
708–714	712	3	41.00–65.00	$49.69	$354	+1.69
850–862	856	2	43.00–45.00	$44.01	$377	—
904–914	909	2	49.00–55.00	$52.02	$473	—
960–990	975	2	48.00–52.00	$50.03	$488	—
1022	1022	1	54.00	$54.00	$552	+1.00
1180–1192	1186	2	56.00–58.00	$57.01	$676	—

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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.