Empire Livestock Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, October 14, 2023

464 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $253.90/cwt +31.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,231/hd at 485 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $158.49/cwt +0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 570 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.77/cwt -0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,110/hd at 475 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	464	401	334
Feeder cattle	438	380	260
Replacement cattle	26	21	74

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 900.00/cwt replacement cow-calf pair changed to per unit**

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
274–298	281	5	250.00–317.50	$296.40	$833	—
317	317	2	250.00	$250.00	$792	+25.01
354–390	372	4	230.00–270.00	$250.48	$932	+22.98
406–448	431	11	212.50–262.50	$245.49	$1,058	+22.99
458–498	485	16	222.50–286.00	$253.90	$1,231	+31.97
512–544	527	10	220.00–285.00	$255.78	$1,348	+34.79
552–587	573	5	230.00–250.00	$237.97	$1,364	-19.53
606–643	625	10	212.50–245.00	$232.78	$1,455	—
660	660	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,452	+1.00
700–732	717	9	210.00–232.50	$217.63	$1,560	+0.13
756–798	769	5	210.00–222.50	$217.94	$1,676	—
804–834	819	2	185.00–190.00	$187.45	$1,535	—
974	974	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,851	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258	258	1	172.50	$172.50	$445	+32.97
300–346	323	5	160.00–195.00	$183.72	$593	+31.22
388	388	1	187.50	$187.50	$728	+22.89
412–434	423	2	172.50–190.00	$181.02	$766	+16.31
464–484	477	3	157.50–215.00	$193.80	$924	+29.65
500–540	522	5	142.50–177.50	$159.26	$831	+6.73
552–596	570	15	125.00–182.50	$158.49	$903	+0.18
612–621	617	4	115.00–180.00	$163.26	$1,007	-9.71
686	686	2	112.50–160.00	$136.25	$935	-26.41
700–746	718	8	125.00–162.50	$138.19	$992	—
770–786	778	2	162.50–182.50	$172.60	$1,343	—
862	862	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,379	-8.74
944–949	947	3	142.50–145.00	$144.17	$1,365	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
234	234	1	210.00	$210.00	$491	—
272–274	273	2	220.00–227.50	$223.74	$611	—
314–340	326	3	202.50–227.50	$217.61	$709	—
354–392	379	3	200.00–222.50	$210.31	$797	+5.02
500–532	518	3	182.50–207.50	$196.53	$1,018	-3.47
571–596	583	6	175.00–212.50	$189.37	$1,104	-14.04
608–640	620	4	195.00–200.00	$198.71	$1,232	+3.71
652–695	681	3	190.00–200.00	$196.81	$1,340	-8.19
738–744	741	3	185.00–192.50	$189.16	$1,402	—
782	782	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,447	-7.52
904	904	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,469	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
252	252	1	222.50	$222.50	$561	—
302–341	321	9	222.50–285.00	$246.83	$792	—
366–386	373	11	215.00–250.00	$233.12	$870	-0.63
418–442	428	6	217.50–237.50	$230.84	$988	-2.68
454–490	475	14	230.00–242.50	$233.77	$1,110	-0.86
518–548	533	7	220.00–235.00	$228.13	$1,216	+9.41
562–596	579	2	220.00–225.00	$222.43	$1,288	—
618–648	635	3	205.00–227.50	$214.28	$1,361	-6.73
679	679	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,324	-5.39
968	968	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,549	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
202	202	1	162.50	$162.50	$328	+2.50
300–306	302	3	165.00–170.00	$168.34	$508	-4.86
368–384	376	2	167.50–177.50	$172.39	$648	-0.12
404–422	413	2	155.00–165.00	$160.11	$661	-2.24
460–494	472	7	152.50–187.50	$163.83	$773	+3.98
523–530	525	3	167.50–182.50	$172.54	$906	+7.97
566–594	581	8	165.00–187.50	$172.44	$1,002	+3.68
612–628	618	4	175.00–187.50	$180.65	$1,116	+24.32
653–684	666	4	162.50–187.50	$179.26	$1,194	+33.04
714–746	729	4	147.50–177.50	$166.14	$1,211	+17.26
796	796	2	150.00–182.50	$166.25	$1,323	—
804	804	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,327	+21.42
858	858	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,437	—
900–944	922	2	147.50–150.00	$148.72	$1,371	+2.63
976	976	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,391	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–330	327	5	185.00–200.00	$194.08	$635	—
354–380	367	2	187.50–200.00	$193.97	$712	—
420–444	437	4	217.50–227.50	$224.32	$980	+29.33
450–495	472	10	207.50–227.50	$219.71	$1,037	+24.92
505–510	507	3	192.50–217.50	$200.89	$1,019	+6.59
558–583	576	4	187.50–217.50	$207.54	$1,195	+16.92
648	648	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,231	—
686–696	689	3	192.50	$192.50	$1,326	+15.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
294	294	1	250.00	$250.00	$735	—
346	346	1	242.50	$242.50	$839	—
352–390	372	3	255.00–265.00	$259.90	$967	—
452–492	474	4	237.50–257.50	$245.48	$1,164	—
510–544	525	9	225.00–240.00	$232.54	$1,221	+18.94
560–595	580	6	227.50–235.00	$231.59	$1,343	+15.39
602–628	614	5	215.00–232.50	$221.47	$1,360	—
668	668	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,436	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	—	—	1	242.50	$242.50	$922	—
400–446	423	—	—	3	235.00–242.50	$237.37	$1,004	+57.37
460	460	—	—	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,000	—
500–548	517	—	—	3	200.00–207.50	$203.23	$1,051	+18.23
764	764	—	—	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,242	—
802	802	—	—	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	$1,223	—
906	906	—	—	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,404	—
1102	1102	—	—	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,488	—
1102–1858	1588	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	6	127.00–144.00	$137.01	$2,176	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394	394	1	210.00	$210.00	$827	+60.22
460	460	1	175.00	$175.00	$805	+25.00
540	540	1	185.00	$185.00	$999	+40.00
572–590	581	2	180.00–190.00	$184.92	$1,074	—
606–626	616	2	160.00–190.00	$175.24	$1,079	—
696	696	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,253	—
798	798	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,177	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
854–1404	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	60.00–100.00	$83.48	$889

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
846–1146	996	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–1,075.00	$915.74
854–1236	1036	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	500.00–1,150.00	$812.67

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
668	668	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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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
1052	1052	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	160.00	$160.00	$848	—
590	590	1	80.00	$80.00	$472	—
672	672	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,159	+55.55

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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.