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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 21, 2023

264 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 264 321 0
Feeder cattle 13 — 0
Slaughter cattle 88 166 0

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1118 1118 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,297 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 1 300.00 $300.00 $204 +225.00
74–77 75 3 20.00–30.00 $23.29 $17 -226.71
77 77 1 545.00 $545.00 $420 +75.00
77 77 1 485.00 $485.00 $373 +15.00
77 77 1 250.00 $250.00 $192 -220.00
83 83 1 125.00 $125.00 $104 +62.46
80–89 84 3 40.00–70.00 $52.33 $44 -10.21
85 85 1 120.00 $120.00 $102 -351.37
87 87 1 450.00 $450.00 $392 +324.97
87–89 88 4 500.00–550.00 $527.68 $464 +402.65
91 91 2 100.00 $100.00 $91 -150.00
90–97 93 3 400.00–450.00 $432.62 $402 +332.62
92–93 93 2 200.00–205.00 $202.51 $188 +102.51
94–96 95 3 520.00–530.00 $523.37 $497 +120.32
98 98 1 210.00 $210.00 $206 -193.05
103 103 1 530.00 $530.00 $546 +60.02
107 107 1 480.00 $480.00 $514 +430.00
1578 1578 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,572 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
69 69 1 310.00 $310.00 $214 +264.65
71 71 1 300.00 $300.00 $213 +254.65
71 71 1 250.00 $250.00 $178 +204.65
74 74 1 10.00 $10.00 $7 -300.00
73–78 76 4 100.00–165.00 $120.08 $91 -189.92
81 81 1 530.00 $530.00 $429 +130.00
82–88 84 3 140.00–180.00 $157.15 $132 -278.90
83–85 84 3 20.00–50.00 $39.84 $33 -396.21
85 85 1 440.00 $440.00 $374 +394.98
81–89 86 11 300.00–370.00 $331.95 $285 -7.30
83–89 86 6 210.00–290.00 $251.38 $216 -87.87
92–98 94 7 200.00–280.00 $232.29 $218 -26.71
90–99 95 10 300.00–360.00 $335.19 $318 -4.49
91–98 95 13 500.00–575.00 $527.82 $501 +188.14
92–98 95 2 100.00–150.00 $124.21 $118 -215.47
92–99 95 4 20.00–50.00 $32.73 $31 -306.95
100–105 102 5 200.00–230.00 $211.95 $216 -188.05
100–109 104 5 500.00–550.00 $530.57 $552 +5.74
100–108 104 22 300.00–360.00 $338.96 $353 -185.87
106 106 1 50.00 $50.00 $53 +5.00
109 109 1 475.00 $475.00 $518 +430.00
110 110 1 290.00 $290.00 $319 +245.00
110–112 111 2 500.00 $500.00 $555 +168.67
111–117 114 3 100.00–170.00 $123.95 $141 -207.38
112–118 114 5 315.00–345.00 $330.81 $377 -0.52
113–115 114 2 40.00–75.00 $57.35 $65 -273.98
121 121 1 300.00 $300.00 $363 +30.04
120–124 122 2 420.00–450.00 $434.75 $530 +164.79

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1192–1824 1489 80-85% 25 80.00–88.50 $84.28 $1,255 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1046–1570 1354 85-90% 16 71.00–79.00 $75.82 $1,027 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1452–2166 1754 75-80% 16 89.00–101.00 $93.52 $1,640 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1626 1626 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,463 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1694–1776 1732 3 144.00–155.00 $149.64 $2,592 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
198 198 1 135.00 $135.00 $267 —
368–390 379 2 132.50–135.00 $133.79 $507 —
420–426 423 2 130.00–137.50 $133.72 $566 —
456 456 1 130.00 $130.00 $593 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1232 1232 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,404 —

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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.