Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 5, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	348	0
Feeder cattle	24	—
Slaughter cattle	138	—

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1276–1464	1395	7	164.00–174.00	$169.05	$2,358
1308–1558	1425	10	175.00–180.00	$176.69	$2,518
1302–1552	1450	6	181.00–182.00	$181.48	$2,631

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
75–76	76	2	45.00–80.00	$62.62	$48
83–84	84	2	60.00–90.00	$75.09	$63
81–89	86	6	480.00–600.00	$540.29	$465
91–95	93	6	550.00–640.00	$582.34	$542
106	106	1	560.00	$560.00	$594
1482–1676	1579	2	160.00–163.00	$161.59	$2,552

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
318	318	1	120.00	$120.00	$382
424	424	1	165.00	$165.00	$700
548	548	1	170.00	$170.00	$932
606	606	1	120.00	$120.00	$727

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
68	68	1	132.00	$132.00	$90
73	73	1	150.00	$150.00	$110
72–77	75	2	30.00	$30.00	$22
73–76	75	2	460.00–500.00	$480.40	$360
76	76	1	245.00	$245.00	$186
78–79	78	3	20.00–40.00	$26.72	$21
80–84	82	2	30.00–50.00	$39.76	$33
80–87	84	2	500.00	$500.00	$420
83–86	84	5	610.00–690.00	$642.09	$539
84	84	1	40.00	$40.00	$34
80–89	85	6	310.00–330.00	$318.42	$271
81–89	86	6	90.00–200.00	$137.51	$118
87–88	88	3	235.00–270.00	$258.42	$227
91–94	93	3	100.00–200.00	$142.88	$133
91–96	93	3	630.00–700.00	$669.28	$622
91–98	95	9	250.00–300.00	$279.33	$265
93–97	95	4	480.00–550.00	$515.45	$490
91–99	96	16	310.00–345.00	$327.80	$315
99	99	1	50.00	$50.00	$50
100–103	101	3	620.00–640.00	$633.20	$640
100–106	103	2	150.00–190.00	$169.42	$175
100–109	104	5	280.00–300.00	$290.02	$302
100–109	105	9	310.00–340.00	$322.54	$339
110–113	111	3	250.00–295.00	$265.27	$294
110–114	112	2	105.00–125.00	$114.82	$129
112–115	114	2	315.00–330.00	$322.60	$368
122	122	1	295.00	$295.00	$360

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
338	338	1	145.00	$145.00	$490
432	432	1	140.00	$140.00	$605
526	526	1	130.00	$130.00	$684
552	552	1	155.00	$155.00	$856
640	640	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,024
658	658	1	135.00	$135.00	$888
704–720	712	2	120.00–127.50	$123.79	$881
786	786	1	120.00	$120.00	$943

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
270	270	1	65.00	$65.00	$176
348	348	1	80.00	$80.00	$278
406	406	1	113.00	$113.00	$459
624	624	1	80.00	$80.00	$499
856	856	1	114.00	$114.00	$976

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
996–1754	1290	85-90%	36	70.00–85.00	$78.69	$1,015

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1182–1762	1458	80-85%	26	87.00–93.00	$90.02	$1,312

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1288–1942	1657	75-80%	12	95.00–107.00	$101.67	$1,685
1698	1698	75-80%	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,936

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1262–1824	1618	4	116.00–130.00	$121.27	$1,962

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1232–1832	1442	3	120.00–132.00	$126.33	$1,822

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
418	418	1	50.00	$50.00	$209
706	706	1	60.00	$60.00	$424

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
892	892	1	83.00	$83.00	$740

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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.