Empire Livestock Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, September 11, 2021

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $136.82/cwt +1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 769 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	300	207	242
Feeder cattle	262	168	209
Replacement cattle	38	39	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last report, Feeder and Replacement Cattle not tested due to summer break in Feeder and Replacement Cattle sales at Empire Livestock, Bath. Demand was moderate. Today's sale included the monthly Feeder and Replacement Sale. Today's Annual Yearling Board Sale is reported separately.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	1	147.00	$147.00	$509	+19.49
362–396	373	3	140.00–144.00	$141.41	$527	+12.41
447	447	2	140.00	$140.00	$626	+2.74
471	471	2	141.00	$141.00	$664	-4.72
500–534	516	3	130.00–147.00	$139.18	$718	-8.82
608–615	613	4	131.00–137.50	$135.89	$833	-1.12
700–730	720	9	132.00–140.00	$136.82	$985	+9.32
756–781	769	11	132.00–140.00	$136.82	$1,052	+1.82
809–830	820	6	128.00–140.00	$134.08	$1,099	-1.92
954	954	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,231	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	1	105.00	$105.00	$380	—
438–446	442	2	92.50–95.00	$93.74	$414	—
479	479	2	100.00	$100.00	$479	—
502–542	522	2	90.00–100.00	$95.19	$497	—
566–588	577	2	90.00–94.00	$91.96	$531	—
602–638	616	6	98.00–105.00	$101.67	$626	-3.33
744	744	1	82.50	$82.50	$614	—
766	766	1	101.00	$101.00	$774	+1.00
1116	1116	1	79.00	$79.00	$882	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	125.00	$125.00	$388	—
388	388	1	122.00	$122.00	$473	—
400	400	1	121.00	$121.00	$484	—
477	477	2	112.00	$112.00	$534	—
506–536	514	5	122.00–127.50	$125.16	$643	—
596	596	1	121.00	$121.00	$721	—
626	626	1	113.00	$113.00	$707	-7.00
765	765	2	122.00	$122.00	$933	—
814	814	1	116.00	$116.00	$944	-1.25
1170	1170	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,065	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	131.00	$131.00	$367	—
394	394	3	149.00	$149.00	$587	+10.16
404–446	422	4	130.00–142.00	$134.43	$567	-5.04
590–599	595	4	130.00–136.00	$134.01	$797	+2.78
636–638	637	3	127.00–129.00	$127.67	$813	-8.30
651–661	657	5	127.00–129.00	$127.79	$840	—
731	731	4	126.00	$126.00	$921	+3.50
754–774	761	3	123.00–125.00	$123.68	$941	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
202–204	203	2	70.00–102.50	$86.33	$175	—
254–256	255	2	102.50–107.50	$105.01	$268	—
314–342	328	2	72.50–82.50	$77.71	$255	—
358–360	359	3	80.00–110.00	$91.02	$327	—
420–424	422	2	80.00–87.50	$83.77	$354	—
456–476	467	3	72.50–93.00	$81.97	$383	-13.03
512–522	517	2	72.50–100.00	$86.38	$447	—
564–576	570	3	85.00–105.00	$96.60	$551	+13.22
688	688	1	85.00	$85.00	$585	—
868–882	875	2	67.50–68.00	$67.75	$593	—
1000	1000	1	84.00	$84.00	$840	—
1050	1050	2	70.00	$70.00	$735	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
292	292	1	122.50	$122.50	$358	+8.23
324	324	1	115.00	$115.00	$373	—
390	390	1	125.00	$125.00	$488	+13.76
508–544	522	3	110.00–112.50	$111.63	$583	—
588	588	1	110.00	$110.00	$647	±0.00
617–642	623	4	122.50–124.00	$123.61	$770	—
658	658	1	120.00	$120.00	$790	—
706	706	1	122.00	$122.00	$861	—
756	756	2	120.00	$120.00	$907	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	135.00	$135.00	$364	—
330–348	338	5	130.00–145.00	$137.48	$465	-0.12
364–392	374	3	130.00–142.00	$135.64	$507	+3.39
400–442	417	5	136.00–148.00	$142.25	$593	—
503–538	517	5	140.00–145.00	$142.92	$739	+6.67
566–592	579	2	132.00–138.00	$135.07	$782	-1.44

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	$406	—
428	428	—	—	1	115.00	$115.00	$492	-2.50
460	460	—	—	1	126.00	$126.00	$580	—
582–588	585	—	—	2	121.00–127.00	$124.02	$726	—
656–668	662	—	—	2	123.00–126.00	$124.51	$824	—
706–717	713	—	—	3	107.50–110.00	$109.18	$778	—
758–770	764	—	—	2	112.00–115.00	$113.49	$867	—
833	833	—	—	2	99.00	$99.00	$825	+7.00
868	868	—	—	1	90.00	$90.00	$781	-1.00
1080	1080	—	—	1	92.00	$92.00	$994	—
1154–1456	1291	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	70.00–93.00	$83.54	$1,079	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	87.50	$87.50	$175	—
260	260	1	105.00	$105.00	$273	—
356	356	1	95.00	$95.00	$338	—
440	440	1	95.00	$95.00	$418	—
504–526	515	2	82.50–93.00	$87.64	$451	—
612–644	623	3	102.50–106.00	$103.65	$646	+28.63
754	754	1	80.00	$80.00	$603	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
962 fancy	962	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
968–1340	1123	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	46.00–65.00	$59.48	$668

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
766–1434	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	325.00–810.00	$641.13
982–1536	1241	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	560.00–1,000.00	$798.61

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
696	696	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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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	2	625.00–925.00	$775.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
222	222	1	72.00	$72.00	$160	—
290	290	1	71.00	$71.00	$206	—
372–391	384	9	67.00–76.00	$69.94	$269	—
455	455	2	65.00	$65.00	$296	—
898	898	1	84.00	$84.00	$754	-1.02

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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.