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Empire Livestock Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, January 9, 2021

182 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.77/cwt +5.16 vs last sale · ≈ $522/hd at 422 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $106.91/cwt ≈ $630/hd at 589 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 182 238 0
Feeder cattle 182 216 0
Replacement cattle — 22 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last report, Number 1 Feeder Steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 higher on a light test, over 600 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 lower; other Feeder Steers not tested. Dairy Feeder Steers not tested. Number 1 Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00-8.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 5.00 lower on a light test; Number 1-2 Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-7.00 lower on a light test, over 600 lbs not tested; Number 2 Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-13.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder Bulls not tested. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 140.00 $140.00 $462 +20.00
376 376 1 123.00 $123.00 $462 +0.47
410–428 418 9 122.50–142.00 $131.64 $550 +1.25
464–496 485 4 126.00–130.00 $128.03 $621 -5.89
516–540 534 4 119.00–124.00 $120.46 $643 -12.43
598 598 1 120.00 $120.00 $718 -17.89
600–646 623 6 110.00–125.00 $117.69 $733 -20.52
658–680 664 7 118.00–127.00 $121.17 $805 -17.56
750–788 769 2 100.00 $100.00 $769 -10.00
942 942 1 90.00 $90.00 $848 —
1012 1012 1 91.00 $91.00 $921 —
1158 1158 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,158 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 1 92.00 $92.00 $504 -26.00
1000 1000 1 82.00 $82.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 1 65.00 $65.00 $239 —
616 616 1 83.00 $83.00 $511 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314–344 328 3 124.00–131.00 $126.57 $415 +7.93
351–358 353 6 124.00–130.00 $127.34 $450 +5.85
417–430 422 11 120.00–130.00 $123.77 $522 +5.16
458–494 469 8 115.00–127.50 $122.81 $576 +2.82
500–538 523 5 115.00–122.00 $117.54 $615 -5.60
570 570 1 119.00 $119.00 $678 —
618–646 632 4 118.00–120.00 $118.98 $752 +18.98
696 696 1 110.00 $110.00 $766 —
738 738 1 120.00 $120.00 $886 —
1102 1102 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,025 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 1 117.50 $117.50 $374 +3.54
412–432 427 4 105.00–110.00 $108.79 $465 -1.21
528 528 1 107.50 $107.50 $568 -7.50
582–593 589 11 102.50–108.00 $106.91 $630 —
600–646 623 2 107.00–109.00 $108.04 $673 —
654–677 662 6 97.50–105.00 $103.27 $684 —
806 806 1 105.00 $105.00 $846 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 1 92.50 $92.50 $311 -5.64
353–382 367 4 83.00–96.00 $89.77 $329 -13.23
418–449 439 3 75.00–89.00 $79.45 $349 —
566 566 1 80.00 $80.00 $453 +17.50
640 640 1 82.00 $82.00 $525 —
660 660 1 95.00 $95.00 $627 +20.14

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 1 131.00 $131.00 $500 +8.00
418–446 437 3 125.00–128.00 $125.96 $550 —
474–480 477 2 120.00–122.00 $121.01 $577 —
535–544 537 4 115.00–117.50 $115.63 $621 —
626–640 633 2 102.50–105.00 $103.74 $657 —
674 674 3 107.50 $107.50 $725 —
720 720 1 100.00 $100.00 $720 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 1 108.00 $108.00 $406 -4.50
404 404 1 97.50 $97.50 $394 -16.99
564 564 1 91.00 $91.00 $513 —
798 798 1 87.00 $87.00 $694 —
840 840 1 89.00 $89.00 $748 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 1 91.00 $91.00 $302 +6.79
356 356 1 85.00 $85.00 $303 —
416 416 1 74.00 $74.00 $308 —
508 508 1 82.50 $82.50 $419 —
1064 1064 1 69.00 $69.00 $734 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–316 310 2 40.00–67.50 $53.48 $166 —
362–374 370 4 62.50–69.50 $66.78 $247 -0.72
402 402 1 62.50 $62.50 $251 —
464 464 2 67.50 $67.50 $313 —
954 954 1 59.00 $59.00 $563 +8.97

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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.