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Empire Livestock Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 11, 2023

192 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.66/cwt +27.75 vs last sale · ≈ $981/hd at 531 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $206.09/cwt +52.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,173/hd at 569 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.47/cwt ≈ $1,057/hd at 579 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 192 219 0
Feeder cattle 169 189 0
Replacement cattle 23 30 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to previous sales. Demand was moderate. Today's sale included the monthly Feeder and Replacement Special Saturday Sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 1 217.50 $217.50 $744 —
394 394 1 212.50 $212.50 $837 +56.50
406–438 421 3 200.00–247.50 $222.71 $938 +53.32
470–486 479 6 207.50–230.00 $221.57 $1,061 +52.05
510–522 514 6 215.00–217.50 $216.41 $1,112 +58.55
550–599 569 13 197.50–215.00 $206.09 $1,173 +52.38
600–647 626 8 197.00–219.00 $209.21 $1,310 +55.21
656–690 673 7 177.50–193.00 $184.73 $1,243 +23.73
788 788 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,379 +25.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422–448 439 3 177.50–192.50 $187.70 $824 —
470–472 471 3 180.00–187.50 $184.99 $871 +39.19
574–598 586 2 167.50–177.50 $172.40 $1,010 +29.66
608–636 618 9 165.00–178.00 $173.66 $1,073 +35.07
697 697 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,185 +44.00
703–728 719 8 160.00–167.50 $165.97 $1,193 +29.37
750–786 762 4 155.00–160.00 $158.75 $1,210 +17.49
804 804 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,286 —
928 928 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,485 +37.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 1 162.00 $162.00 $447 —
534 534 1 117.50 $117.50 $627 +30.00
614 614 1 140.00 $140.00 $860 —
656–662 659 2 130.00–137.50 $133.73 $881 +44.90
708–738 723 2 141.00–142.50 $141.73 $1,025 —
784 784 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,019 —
832 832 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,115 —
888–896 892 2 130.00–138.00 $134.02 $1,195 —
954 954 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,383 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427–448 434 3 190.00–200.00 $196.56 $853 +47.64
492 492 1 191.00 $191.00 $940 +45.47
505–547 531 14 175.00–195.00 $184.66 $981 +27.75
558–599 579 12 177.50–185.00 $182.47 $1,057 —
660–686 669 4 172.50–187.50 $181.05 $1,211 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274 274 1 162.50 $162.50 $445 +26.43
352 352 1 170.00 $170.00 $598 +30.00
428 428 2 175.00 $175.00 $749 +39.21
452–480 466 2 172.00–176.00 $174.06 $811 +40.11
542 542 3 167.50 $167.50 $908 +34.47
590–598 594 4 167.50 $167.50 $995 +37.50
601 601 2 147.00 $147.00 $883 +15.83
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 1 157.50 $157.50 $466 —
350 350 2 155.00 $155.00 $542 —
416 416 1 137.50 $137.50 $572 —
486 486 1 152.50 $152.50 $741 +27.50
508–538 518 3 140.00–148.00 $142.77 $740 +42.77
596 596 1 143.00 $143.00 $852 —
601–638 613 3 128.00–147.00 $140.41 $861 —
656 656 1 130.00 $130.00 $853 —
1038 1038 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,298 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–416 413 2 171.00–185.00 $178.05 $735 +44.91
580 580 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,015 +43.09
624 624 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,073 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 145.00 $145.00 $290 —
430–434 432 2 152.50–157.50 $154.99 $670 —
722 722 1 111.00 $111.00 $801 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140 140 1 200.00 $200.00 $280 —
430 430 1 225.00 $225.00 $968 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800–886 843 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 725.00–1,050.00 $895.79 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
692–1116 844 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 46.00–99.00 $67.16 $567

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
858 858 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
790–1770 1174 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 485.00–1,625.00 $1,130.05

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
726–768 747 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 550.00–835.00 $688.49
1052 1052 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
938 938 1 90.00 $90.00 $844 —
1098 1098 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,208 —

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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.