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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 26, 2023

291 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 291 304 0
Feeder cattle 11 9 0
Slaughter cattle 101 159 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 1 80.00 $80.00 $341 —
870 870 1 110.00 $110.00 $957 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1544–1564 1554 2 160.00–163.00 $161.51 $2,510 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
63 63 1 90.00 $90.00 $57 -424.91
65–67 66 2 40.00–52.50 $46.16 $30 -468.75
70 70 1 50.00 $50.00 $35 -464.91
74–79 77 3 70.00–100.00 $89.96 $69 -424.95
79 79 1 340.00 $340.00 $269 -174.91
80 80 1 40.00 $40.00 $32 -474.91
80–87 85 5 600.00–650.00 $626.33 $532 -51.30
86 86 1 560.00 $560.00 $482 -117.63
86–88 87 2 320.00–390.00 $355.40 $309 -322.23
91 91 1 460.00 $460.00 $419 -214.16
91–96 94 3 620.00–650.00 $638.13 $600 +188.13
96 96 1 500.00 $500.00 $480 -113.76
98 98 1 170.00 $170.00 $167 -443.76
101 101 1 120.00 $120.00 $121 -530.00
100–107 104 3 500.00–540.00 $516.59 $537 -25.80
108–109 109 2 590.00–600.00 $594.98 $649 +52.59

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 50.00 $50.00 $32 -25.00
74 74 1 300.00 $300.00 $222 -300.00
77 77 2 240.00–270.00 $255.00 $196 -20.89
78–79 78 3 40.00–65.00 $51.72 $40 -703.28
78 78 1 100.00 $100.00 $78 -655.00
79 79 1 650.00 $650.00 $514 -105.00
81 81 1 340.00 $340.00 $275 -415.00
80–89 84 11 200.00–280.00 $237.44 $199 -489.53
85 85 1 710.00 $710.00 $604 +380.04
83–88 86 9 300.00–350.00 $318.82 $274 -11.14
85–88 87 2 535.00–550.00 $542.37 $472 +212.41
87 87 1 130.00 $130.00 $113 -199.96
88 88 1 160.00 $160.00 $141 -169.96
90–96 93 2 350.00 $350.00 $326 +16.45
90–98 94 9 220.00–290.00 $249.58 $235 -83.97
90–99 94 7 100.00–180.00 $146.73 $138 -186.82
90–99 94 16 300.00–360.00 $332.84 $313 -0.71
92–99 96 2 600.00 $600.00 $576 +472.03
95–99 96 4 610.00–640.00 $631.03 $606 +503.06
99 99 1 55.00 $55.00 $54 -571.48
99 99 1 100.00 $100.00 $99 -526.48
101–103 102 2 60.00–70.00 $64.95 $66 -617.60
100–107 103 10 610.00–660.00 $633.82 $653 +338.94
101–105 103 9 300.00–360.00 $340.66 $351 +45.78
101–109 105 2 100.00–155.00 $128.55 $135 -211.49
102–108 106 4 530.00–600.00 $561.99 $596 +221.95
103–108 106 2 250.00–270.00 $259.76 $275 -80.28
110–112 111 3 315.00–340.00 $326.59 $363 -230.09

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
824–1686 1343 80-85% 28 74.00–85.00 $79.66 $1,070 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1262–1818 1572 75-80% 21 86.00–94.00 $89.93 $1,414 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
946–1646 1284 85-90% 9 65.00–71.00 $68.59 $881 -2.95

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1304–1928 1691 3 100.00–127.00 $115.71 $1,957 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1278–1644 1402 4 77.00–100.00 $91.36 $1,281 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
606 606 1 85.00 $85.00 $515 —
688 688 1 90.00 $90.00 $619 —
790 790 1 83.00 $83.00 $656 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1384 1384 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,246 —

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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.