Empire Livestock Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, May 14, 2022

452 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Empire Livestock Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale report →

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.08/cwt +24.74 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 428 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $156.97/cwt +13.09 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 522 lb · 11 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.11/cwt -4.89 vs last sale · ≈ $981/hd at 681 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	452	471	476
Feeder cattle	364	389	429
Replacement cattle	88	82	47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last report, feeder cattle prices were firm. Replacement cattle not tested. Demand was moderate. Today's sale included the monthly Saturday Feeder and Replacement Special Sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258–266	262	2	165.00–180.00	$172.61	$452	—
388–392	390	2	185.00–186.00	$185.50	$723	+36.56
420–438	432	3	172.50–173.00	$172.84	$747	+16.85
472–492	483	9	155.00–175.00	$168.33	$813	+12.96
500–542	519	7	150.00–180.00	$164.75	$855	+8.41
556–586	578	8	150.00–170.00	$161.87	$936	+10.18
622–636	627	5	156.00–160.00	$158.69	$995	+14.80
674–686	677	7	147.50–156.00	$154.79	$1,048	+9.14
705–736	719	6	150.00–160.00	$152.54	$1,097	+6.97
756	756	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,134	+10.00
803–811	806	5	148.00–152.00	$150.39	$1,212	+3.39
850	850	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,216	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	1	157.50	$157.50	$542	+28.93
364–380	372	2	132.50–155.00	$143.51	$534	+19.71
450–466	458	2	140.00–147.50	$143.68	$658	+15.19
518–532	525	2	142.50–144.00	$143.26	$752	+10.45
560–580	570	2	140.00–146.00	$143.05	$815	+10.67
636–640	638	2	143.00–144.00	$143.50	$916	+27.50
672–696	685	4	140.00–147.50	$143.75	$985	—
703–724	712	7	119.00–142.00	$133.24	$949	+8.24
752	752	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,030	+12.00
914	914	1	105.00	$105.00	$960	—
1100	1100	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,243	—
1204	1204	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,252	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	1	122.50	$122.50	$426	+18.90
404–420	412	2	132.50–137.50	$135.05	$556	+22.74
458–468	463	2	125.00–139.00	$131.92	$611	+39.92
506–536	521	2	110.00–117.50	$113.86	$593	+15.84
664–686	675	3	97.50–130.00	$114.08	$770	+10.08
728	728	1	110.00	$110.00	$801	—
974	974	1	101.00	$101.00	$984	—
1104–1114	1109	2	90.00–98.00	$94.02	$1,043	—
1164	1164	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,164	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–344	327	3	152.50–165.00	$157.49	$515	+1.90
352–394	373	4	156.00–177.50	$167.95	$626	+31.19
400–446	428	18	150.00–180.00	$167.08	$715	+24.74
456–484	476	6	152.50–168.00	$163.61	$779	+12.61
500–523	510	7	147.50–167.00	$151.30	$772	+10.78
555	555	4	157.50	$157.50	$874	+16.89
604–646	621	8	139.00–165.00	$149.02	$925	+13.10
656–692	681	10	137.50–150.00	$144.11	$981	-4.89
714–747	731	6	131.00–145.00	$136.22	$996	-4.29
754–785	773	5	145.00–147.00	$145.78	$1,127	—
814	814	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,221	+21.01

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
254–288	271	2	120.00–140.00	$130.63	$354	+5.63
358	358	1	132.50	$132.50	$474	+8.73
406–433	417	6	137.50–147.50	$144.10	$601	+12.91
486–498	492	2	125.00–137.50	$131.33	$646	+5.45
500–544	532	4	127.50–143.00	$137.04	$729	+13.76
556–570	561	3	127.50–140.00	$132.46	$743	+9.83
686	686	1	115.00	$115.00	$789	-10.66
702–730	719	3	115.00–124.00	$117.93	$848	-2.07
1050	1050	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,166	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	1	130.00	$130.00	$452	+35.28
390–398	394	2	130.00	$130.00	$512	+26.44
416–418	417	2	100.00–122.50	$111.22	$464	+11.59
456–494	475	3	85.00–122.50	$105.99	$503	-0.25
508	508	1	114.00	$114.00	$579	—
592	592	1	110.00	$110.00	$651	+17.87
646	646	1	97.50	$97.50	$630	-6.94
655	655	1	102.50	$102.50	$671	+3.68
704–712	708	2	100.00–102.50	$101.24	$717	-5.76
804	804	1	100.00	$100.00	$804	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
234	234	1	75.00	$75.00	$176	—
260–276	268	2	90.00	$90.00	$241	—
334	334	1	115.00	$115.00	$384	+24.00
352–390	374	4	72.00–115.00	$99.46	$372	+0.37
422	422	1	127.50	$127.50	$538	+43.98
502–540	521	2	105.00–117.50	$111.48	$581	+6.97
562–599	589	7	90.00–115.00	$103.58	$610	-6.42
624–644	633	3	60.00–80.00	$66.58	$421	-33.42
654–684	666	8	84.00–112.50	$100.29	$668	—
708–742	731	4	70.00–103.00	$93.61	$684	—
752–798	774	8	70.00–105.00	$87.24	$675	+7.24
810	810	1	92.50	$92.50	$749	—
850–866	858	2	82.00–85.00	$83.51	$717	-6.15
956–998	979	3	85.00–88.00	$86.34	$845	—
1052	1052	1	95.00	$95.00	$999	—
1146	1146	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,031	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302	302	1	182.00	$182.00	$550	+35.42
372–398	391	5	158.00–185.00	$171.54	$671	+34.69
400–424	417	4	161.00–180.00	$172.68	$720	+37.68
458–490	475	4	155.00–167.50	$160.20	$761	+24.69
505–546	522	11	145.00–167.50	$156.97	$819	+13.09
550–558	554	2	157.50–167.00	$162.28	$899	+24.36
608–634	618	6	140.00–162.50	$146.06	$903	+6.34
650	650	1	145.00	$145.00	$942	+8.00
726–744	735	2	131.00–132.00	$131.51	$967	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–338	321	—	—	4	130.00–155.00	$143.34	$460	+23.34
354–380	367	—	—	2	145.00	$145.00	$532	+15.70
406–448	423	—	—	3	142.50–150.00	$145.83	$617	+24.23
464–498	481	—	—	2	136.00–149.00	$142.27	$684	+18.79
522–530	527	—	—	3	135.00–144.00	$139.68	$736	+15.86
566–598	582	—	—	2	122.00	$122.00	$710	+2.00
606–622	614	—	—	2	126.00–130.00	$128.03	$786	+5.56
652–696	688	—	—	9	115.00–134.00	$127.11	$875	—
702–732	717	—	—	2	109.00–110.00	$109.51	$785	—
916	916	—	—	1	104.00	$104.00	$953	—
958	958	—	—	1	103.00	$103.00	$987	—
1116–1816	1430	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	5	80.00–129.00	$117.42	$1,679	+1.05

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
666–1578	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	51.00–84.00	$71.79	$732

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1280	1046	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	635.00–1,250.00	$922.00
900–1366	1112	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	700.00–1,400.00	$1,052.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
700–1080	845	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	900.00–1,100.00	$1,046.48
750–956	852	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	835.00–1,050.00	$928.72

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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	10	875.00–1,400.00	$1,135.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,125.00–1,400.00	$1,275.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–830	815	2	82.50	$82.50	$672	-9.46

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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.