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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 28, 2023

298 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 298 264 0
Feeder cattle 19 13 0
Slaughter cattle 108 88 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 1223lb feeder dairy bull calf deleted**

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 1 25.00 $25.00 $17 -275.00
68 68 1 200.00 $200.00 $136 -100.00
70 70 1 300.00 $300.00 $210 ±0.00
70–78 74 2 40.00–50.00 $45.27 $33 +21.98
79 79 1 460.00 $460.00 $363 -85.00
79 79 1 505.00 $505.00 $399 -40.00
82 82 1 80.00 $80.00 $66 -45.00
83 83 1 425.00 $425.00 $353 +300.00
83–86 84 3 500.00–540.00 $513.28 $431 +460.95
92 92 1 140.00 $140.00 $129 -292.62
93–99 97 5 510.00–540.00 $523.85 $508 +313.85
100 100 1 105.00 $105.00 $105 -425.00
101–105 102 5 505.00–525.00 $516.92 $527 -13.08
103 103 1 235.00 $235.00 $242 -295.00
106 106 1 490.00 $490.00 $519 +10.00
107 107 1 305.00 $305.00 $326 -175.00
115 115 1 480.00 $480.00 $552 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
73–79 76 2 50.00–75.00 $62.99 $48 -57.09
78 78 1 545.00 $545.00 $425 +424.92
79 79 1 220.00 $220.00 $174 -310.00
80–89 83 6 250.00–350.00 $311.07 $258 +153.92
81–89 83 4 40.00–100.00 $71.65 $59 -85.50
80–89 84 4 150.00–200.00 $175.15 $147 +18.00
81–88 85 5 555.00–615.00 $598.59 $509 +158.59
83–89 85 7 380.00–420.00 $399.37 $339 -40.63
89 89 1 380.00 $380.00 $338 +48.05
90–98 93 8 260.00–370.00 $336.93 $313 +104.64
92–97 94 3 435.00–500.00 $471.01 $443 +238.72
90–99 95 19 380.00–445.00 $415.57 $395 +80.38
95 95 1 170.00 $170.00 $162 -165.19
91–99 96 4 525.00–555.00 $538.42 $517 +203.23
95–96 96 2 50.00–70.00 $60.05 $58 -275.14
100–107 103 16 380.00–435.00 $414.04 $426 -116.53
100–109 104 6 450.00–510.00 $483.57 $503 -47.00
100–106 104 6 515.00–535.00 $524.95 $546 -5.62
101–109 105 2 350.00–370.00 $359.62 $378 -170.95
110 110 1 345.00 $345.00 $380 +55.00
112–114 113 6 375.00–415.00 $392.50 $444 +268.55
112–115 114 5 480.00–500.00 $485.95 $554 +362.00
110–119 116 3 300.00–350.00 $330.72 $384 +206.77
123–127 125 2 295.00–345.00 $320.40 $400 -114.35
124–125 125 2 400.00–470.00 $435.14 $544 +0.39
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 2 115.00–120.00 $117.60 $441 —
426 426 1 120.00 $120.00 $511 —
488 488 1 110.00 $110.00 $537 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1036–1900 1483 80-85% 41 89.00–97.00 $92.74 $1,375 +8.46
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1668 1312 85-90% 16 79.00–88.00 $84.69 $1,111 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1206–1860 1646 75-80% 12 98.00–107.00 $102.01 $1,679 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1884 1884 1 119.00 $119.00 $2,242 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,794 —

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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.