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Empire Livestock Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, June 12, 2021

207 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 207 476 195
Feeder cattle 168 429 164
Replacement cattle 39 47 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last report, Feeder Steers sold 10.00 higher on a light test except for Number 1 Feeder Steers under 600 lbs sold 10.00 lower. Feeder Dairy Steers sold 5.00 lower on a light test. Feeder Heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder Bulls sold 5.00-10.00 higher on a light test. Replacement Cattle not tested. Demand was moderate. Today's sale included the monthly Saturday Special Feeder Sale and annual Registered Bull Sale, including Registered and Grade Angus, Hereford and Murray Grey Bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 8 126.00–129.00 $127.51 $405 -19.99
388 388 1 129.00 $129.00 $501 -10.22
416–434 425 2 137.00–137.50 $137.26 $583 -2.05
461–476 468 4 141.00–148.00 $145.72 $682 +11.66
504 504 2 148.00 $148.00 $746 +7.59
572–598 583 5 130.00–150.00 $137.68 $803 -0.46
610–614 612 2 135.00–139.00 $137.01 $839 +0.33
698 698 1 132.00 $132.00 $921 +9.00
744 744 1 127.50 $127.50 $949 —
764 764 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,031 —
842 842 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,145 +20.93
860 860 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,075 +15.00
922 922 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,106 +13.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
241 241 6 114.00 $114.00 $275 —
287–294 289 4 114.00–119.00 $115.27 $333 —
621 621 4 120.00 $120.00 $745 +10.00
728 728 1 117.50 $117.50 $855 +9.50
828–832 830 2 117.00–117.50 $117.25 $973 —
860 860 1 107.00 $107.00 $920 +1.00
962 962 1 101.00 $101.00 $972 +5.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
621 621 4 105.00 $105.00 $652 +10.17
702 702 1 102.00 $102.00 $716 +21.00
764 764 1 100.00 $100.00 $764 +24.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 1 125.00 $125.00 $435 —
366–384 375 2 135.00–142.50 $138.84 $521 +10.96
418–434 426 2 138.00–141.00 $139.47 $594 +13.92
464–484 477 7 130.00–148.00 $138.88 $662 +9.91
528–532 529 3 135.00–137.00 $135.67 $718 +5.53
554–586 573 4 128.00–136.00 $131.23 $752 +0.85
611–647 628 7 131.00–139.00 $135.97 $854 +4.21
698 698 1 140.00 $140.00 $977 —
702 702 1 122.50 $122.50 $860 +6.00
834 834 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,017 —
884 884 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,017 —
926 926 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,042 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 117.50 $117.50 $282 -2.50
282–290 286 2 112.50–116.00 $114.27 $327 —
368–376 372 2 110.00–112.50 $111.24 $414 -5.42
430 430 1 112.50 $112.50 $484 -2.20
498 498 1 110.00 $110.00 $548 -2.47
589 589 3 110.00 $110.00 $648 -4.05
746 746 2 105.00 $105.00 $783 -5.00
798 798 1 112.00 $112.00 $894 +21.00
816 816 1 105.00 $105.00 $857 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 95.00 $95.00 $456 +7.34
576–598 587 2 77.00–90.00 $83.38 $489 +5.18
728 728 1 95.00 $95.00 $692 +38.49
778 778 1 89.00 $89.00 $692 +15.00
811–827 819 4 83.00–90.00 $86.47 $708 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–308 304 2 130.00–145.00 $137.60 $418 —
386–396 391 2 132.00–132.50 $132.25 $517 +5.47
474–498 482 4 127.50–143.00 $138.00 $665 +13.05
508–512 510 2 135.00–137.50 $136.25 $695 +12.64
558–584 575 4 134.00–140.00 $136.51 $785 —
604–648 623 4 118.00–136.00 $127.81 $796 +7.81
670–682 676 2 123.00–129.00 $125.97 $852 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
706–1522 1069 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 4 1,000.00–1,800.00 $1,478.07 —
760–1542 1154 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 9 680.00–1,435.00 $1,131.06 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
408–648 542 (<2 yrs)N/A 6 470.00–720.00 $588.59 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 1 117.50 $117.50 $512 +5.00
516 516 1 117.50 $117.50 $606 +5.89
810 810 1 92.00 $92.00 $745 —
866 866 1 91.00 $91.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 1 100.00 $100.00 $346 +12.50
618–648 633 2 74.00–76.00 $75.02 $475 -6.34
728 728 1 84.00 $84.00 $612 +8.74

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1254–1862 1537 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 74.50–77.00 $75.71 $1,164

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
916–998 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00–900.00 $848.91
958–1074 1016 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 550.00–650.00 $602.85
1448 1448 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
656 656 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 685.00 $685.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
714–717 716 3 81.00–85.00 $83.67 $599 +1.62
830 830 1 84.00 $84.00 $697 -4.26
860–878 869 2 83.00–87.00 $85.02 $739 -5.96
942 942 1 82.00 $82.00 $772 —
1130 1130 1 74.00 $74.00 $836 -13.00

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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.