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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 19, 2023

304 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 304 295 0
Feeder cattle 9 — 0
Slaughter cattle 159 136 0

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
82–83 83 2 500.00–530.00 $514.91 $427 +474.91
84 84 1 640.00 $640.00 $538 +600.00
84–85 85 4 640.00–720.00 $677.63 $576 +637.63
91–95 92 5 655.00–700.00 $674.16 $620 +55.79
94 94 1 450.00 $450.00 $423 -168.37
94–95 95 2 120.00–200.00 $159.79 $152 -458.58
94–97 96 4 600.00–650.00 $613.76 $589 -4.61
101 101 1 650.00 $650.00 $656 +40.03
103 103 2 105.00–110.00 $107.50 $111 -502.47
102–105 104 2 535.00–550.00 $542.39 $564 -67.58
103–106 104 3 165.00–185.00 $175.00 $182 -434.97
114 114 1 605.00 $605.00 $690 +55.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 1 145.00 $145.00 $487 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 75.00 $75.00 $52 -90.00
75 75 1 600.00 $600.00 $450 +564.22
73–79 76 4 250.00–300.00 $275.89 $210 +240.11
79 79 1 755.00 $755.00 $596 +489.87
80–85 83 2 710.00–745.00 $726.97 $603 +554.74
82–83 83 2 250.00–300.00 $275.15 $228 +102.92
83 83 1 95.00 $95.00 $79 -77.23
83 83 1 660.00 $660.00 $548 +487.77
81–89 86 9 315.00–340.00 $329.96 $284 -8.26
85–88 86 3 150.00 $150.00 $129 -188.22
90 90 1 735.00 $735.00 $662 +175.00
91–98 94 15 315.00–370.00 $333.55 $314 +59.10
93–98 95 4 260.00–300.00 $283.79 $270 -353.58
95 95 1 260.00 $260.00 $247 -377.37
94–98 96 2 105.00–150.00 $127.97 $123 -146.51
97–99 98 3 600.00–670.00 $626.48 $614 +352.00
100 100 1 90.00 $90.00 $90 -510.00
100–104 102 2 680.00–685.00 $682.55 $696 +356.55
100–105 103 2 290.00–300.00 $294.88 $304 -31.12
102–106 104 4 240.00–295.00 $276.29 $287 -253.71
102–106 104 3 640.00–670.00 $653.16 $679 +123.16
100–109 105 8 320.00–355.00 $340.04 $357 -189.96
106–109 108 3 555.00–560.00 $556.68 $601 +26.68
110–119 114 5 310.00–345.00 $329.81 $376 +19.96
114 114 1 275.00 $275.00 $314 -34.85
112–118 115 3 600.00–605.00 $601.63 $692 +291.78
116 116 1 300.00 $300.00 $348 -9.85
116 116 1 580.00 $580.00 $673 +270.15
118 118 1 200.00 $200.00 $236 -67.50
119 119 1 75.00 $75.00 $89 -192.50
121 121 1 305.00 $305.00 $369 +37.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 1 150.00 $150.00 $564 —
476 476 1 160.00 $160.00 $762 —
652 652 1 107.50 $107.50 $701 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1880 1452 80-85% 38 78.00–90.00 $84.72 $1,230 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
914–1710 1255 85-90% 30 65.00–77.00 $71.54 $898 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1942 1602 75-80% 21 92.00–112.00 $97.80 $1,567 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1404–2150 1734 6 110.00–130.00 $120.07 $2,082 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1008–1846 1320 6 80.00–119.00 $101.47 $1,339 —

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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.