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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 12, 2023

295 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 295 348 0
Feeder cattle — 24 —
Slaughter cattle 136 138 0

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1392–1512 1452 2 170.00–171.00 $170.52 $2,476 -10.96

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
72 72 1 30.00 $30.00 $22 -32.62
73–74 74 3 500.00–550.00 $516.74 $382 +454.12
70–79 75 3 250.00–480.00 $379.67 $285 +317.05
79 79 1 690.00 $690.00 $545 +627.38
83 83 1 40.00 $40.00 $33 -35.09
84–89 87 3 500.00–555.00 $530.48 $462 -9.81
87 87 1 680.00 $680.00 $592 +139.71
90–97 93 3 600.00–630.00 $618.37 $575 +36.03
93 93 1 60.00 $60.00 $56 -522.34
100–104 102 3 600.00–625.00 $609.97 $622 +49.97
104–108 106 3 575.00–590.00 $581.62 $617 +21.62
116 116 1 550.00 $550.00 $638 -10.00
1346 1346 1 158.00 $158.00 $2,127 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
74 74 2 150.00–180.00 $165.00 $122 +135.00
73–79 76 5 20.00–50.00 $35.78 $27 -209.22
74–79 77 4 100.00–445.00 $290.41 $224 +45.41
77 77 2 545.00–555.00 $550.00 $424 +305.00
77–79 78 2 255.00–275.00 $265.13 $207 +238.41
78 78 1 305.00 $305.00 $238 +278.28
82–84 83 2 150.00–195.00 $172.23 $143 -327.77
82–85 84 2 20.00–75.00 $47.01 $39 -452.99
83–84 84 2 250.00–280.00 $265.09 $223 -234.91
84–88 86 3 325.00–350.00 $338.22 $291 +200.71
88 88 2 195.00–400.00 $297.50 $262 +39.08
89 89 1 560.00 $560.00 $498 +301.58
92 92 1 500.00 $500.00 $460 +357.12
90–96 93 4 40.00–100.00 $64.36 $60 -78.52
91–98 93 4 140.00–205.00 $161.98 $151 +19.10
90–96 94 7 250.00–295.00 $274.45 $258 -4.88
91–97 95 6 600.00–690.00 $637.37 $606 +358.04
91–99 95 11 300.00–360.00 $325.89 $310 +46.56
94–98 96 2 250.00–300.00 $274.48 $264 -53.32
100 100 1 600.00 $600.00 $600 -33.20
100 100 2 70.00–100.00 $85.00 $85 -548.20
100 100 3 230.00–290.00 $258.33 $258 -374.87
101 101 1 470.00 $470.00 $475 -163.20
100–108 103 11 300.00–350.00 $326.00 $336 +156.58
101–106 104 2 530.00 $530.00 $551 +239.98
111–116 113 3 300.00–320.00 $309.85 $350 +195.03
112–113 113 2 555.00–560.00 $557.51 $630 +442.69
119 119 2 255.00–280.00 $267.50 $318 -27.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1868 1432 80-85% 41 80.00–92.00 $86.15 $1,234 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1206 1193 85-90% 2 66.00–67.00 $66.49 $793 —
1012–1560 1319 85-90% 17 70.00–79.00 $74.82 $987 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1356–2022 1667 75-80% 19 93.00–109.00 $98.19 $1,637 -3.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1292–1880 1645 4 110.00–130.00 $119.61 $1,968 -1.66

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1294 1194 6 104.00–128.00 $114.91 $1,372 —

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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.