Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 4, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	297	298
Feeder cattle	12	19
Slaughter cattle	124	108

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1206–1444	1326	5	148.00–167.00	$156.80	$2,079	—
1440–1506	1473	2	170.00–174.00	$172.04	$2,534	—

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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	220.00	$220.00	$152	+195.00
70–75	73	4	130.00–250.00	$182.24	$133	+136.97
75–79	77	2	100.00–105.00	$102.44	$79	-357.56
77	77	1	385.00	$385.00	$296	-75.00
81–84	83	2	580.00–625.00	$602.91	$500	+177.91
83	83	1	150.00	$150.00	$124	-275.00
83–86	85	2	400.00–430.00	$415.27	$353	-98.01
83–88	87	5	500.00–545.00	$523.13	$455	+9.85
88	88	1	250.00	$250.00	$220	-263.28
90	90	1	90.00	$90.00	$81	-50.00
90–96	93	3	460.00–530.00	$504.07	$469	+364.07
90–97	93	3	400.00–450.00	$416.19	$387	+276.19
90–99	94	3	560.00–575.00	$568.27	$534	+428.27
91–99	96	3	205.00–260.00	$227.14	$218	-296.71
100	100	1	350.00	$350.00	$350	+245.00
103–108	106	2	520.00–540.00	$529.76	$562	+39.76
115	115	1	225.00	$225.00	$259	-255.00
112–119	116	2	480.00–510.00	$494.55	$574	+14.55
1300	1300	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,080	—
1342–1352	1347	2	172.00–174.00	$173.00	$2,330	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
76–79	77	3	200.00–210.00	$203.29	$157	+140.30
77	77	1	560.00	$560.00	$431	+497.01
77–78	78	3	80.00–100.00	$91.72	$72	-453.28
79	79	1	650.00	$650.00	$514	+430.00
82	82	1	590.00	$590.00	$484	+278.93
82–83	83	2	150.00–215.00	$182.70	$152	-128.37
82–86	84	2	75.00	$75.00	$63	-100.15
81–88	86	5	265.00–355.00	$323.31	$278	-275.28
83–89	86	5	360.00–410.00	$395.71	$340	-202.88
86	86	1	500.00	$500.00	$430	-98.59
90–91	91	2	565.00–630.00	$597.68	$544	+217.68
91–92	91	3	490.00–560.00	$526.68	$479	+146.68
91–93	92	3	385.00–475.00	$430.00	$396	+93.07
91–99	95	10	270.00–350.00	$309.99	$294	-105.58
91–99	96	13	365.00–450.00	$412.63	$396	-125.79
95–98	97	2	230.00–245.00	$237.62	$230	-300.80
100	100	1	520.00	$520.00	$520	+105.96
100–104	102	3	125.00–210.00	$178.27	$182	-235.77
100–108	104	17	370.00–445.00	$414.82	$431	-68.75
100–109	105	5	225.00–330.00	$271.31	$285	-88.31
102–109	106	2	430.00–480.00	$454.17	$481	+94.55
111	111	1	400.00	$400.00	$444	+55.00
111–114	113	2	485.00–505.00	$494.87	$559	+102.37
113	113	1	400.00	$400.00	$452	+7.50
113–114	114	2	330.00–350.00	$340.04	$388	-145.91
120	120	1	370.00	$370.00	$444	+39.28

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1128–1938	1464	80-85%	31	84.00–92.00	$89.16	$1,305	-3.58

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1248–1972	1594	75-80%	27	93.00–105.00	$96.92	$1,545	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1816	1404	85-90%	19	74.00–82.00	$79.27	$1,113	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1592–2060	1826	2	114.00–117.00	$115.31	$2,106	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	1	87.50	$87.50	$595	—
740	740	2	90.00–95.00	$92.50	$684	—
830	830	1	90.00	$90.00	$747	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1262	1262	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,817	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1450	1269	5	104.00–112.00	$108.50	$1,377	—

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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.