Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 2, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	331	291	0
Feeder cattle	—	11	—
Slaughter cattle	163	101	0

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1286–1510	1378	9	169.00–177.00	$173.51	$2,391	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
69	69	1	45.00	$45.00	$31	-5.00
71	71	1	45.00	$45.00	$32	-5.00
75	75	1	440.00	$440.00	$330	+350.04
77–79	78	2	60.00–75.00	$67.60	$53	-22.36
79	79	1	600.00	$600.00	$474	+260.00
83	83	1	430.00	$430.00	$357	-196.33
83–88	86	2	250.00–300.00	$274.27	$236	-285.73
89	89	1	670.00	$670.00	$596	+314.60
89	89	1	50.00	$50.00	$44	-305.40
93–95	94	3	220.00–290.00	$251.83	$237	-386.30
90–99	96	5	550.00–660.00	$613.02	$588	+113.02
92–99	96	2	400.00–570.00	$488.12	$469	-11.88
96	96	1	105.00	$105.00	$101	-395.00
100	100	3	610.00–630.00	$616.67	$617	+496.67
100–103	102	2	460.00–560.00	$509.26	$519	+389.26
102	102	1	95.00	$95.00	$97	-25.00
114	114	1	530.00	$530.00	$604	-64.98
123	123	1	250.00	$250.00	$308	-344.98
128	128	1	490.00	$490.00	$627	-104.98
1462–1472	1467	2	174.00–177.00	$175.51	$2,575	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65–67	66	2	20.00–40.00	$30.15	$20	-19.85
66	66	1	300.00	$300.00	$198	+250.00
72–77	74	3	20.00–60.00	$43.48	$32	-256.52
78	78	1	610.00	$610.00	$476	+558.28
78–79	79	2	200.00–250.00	$224.84	$178	-425.16
80–89	84	6	650.00–720.00	$680.12	$571	+442.68
83–87	84	5	75.00–100.00	$86.90	$73	-150.54
81–89	85	8	200.00–320.00	$240.63	$205	-469.37
81–89	86	10	330.00–400.00	$369.12	$317	+50.30
89	89	1	560.00	$560.00	$498	+400.00
90–99	93	6	210.00–305.00	$263.50	$245	-86.50
93–94	94	2	115.00–150.00	$132.59	$125	-116.99
90–99	95	20	335.00–430.00	$378.21	$359	+128.63
93–98	96	3	410.00–500.00	$453.69	$436	-146.31
96–98	97	3	500.00–600.00	$559.93	$543	-40.07
96–99	98	5	620.00–700.00	$658.11	$645	+603.11
100–101	101	2	210.00–220.00	$214.98	$217	+150.03
100–106	102	14	330.00–445.00	$394.93	$403	+329.98
100–108	104	7	500.00–600.00	$563.34	$586	-70.48
102–108	105	3	610.00–680.00	$646.00	$678	+517.45
110	110	1	400.00	$400.00	$440	+73.41
110	110	1	610.00	$610.00	$671	+283.41
110–115	112	5	200.00–320.00	$264.67	$296	-61.92
110–117	113	9	340.00–410.00	$377.62	$427	+51.03

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1024–1694	1291	85-90%	35	68.00–79.00	$73.68	$951	+5.09

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1088–1652	1413	80-85%	31	79.00–88.00	$83.19	$1,175	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1182–2102	1610	75-80%	22	89.00–110.00	$95.94	$1,545	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1332–1972	1726	6	115.00–131.00	$121.75	$2,101	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1172	1093	4	72.00–114.00	$89.19	$975	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
946–1168	1062	7	69.00–106.00	$79.05	$840	—

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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.