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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 11, 2024

362 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 362 297 0
Feeder cattle 14 12 0
Slaughter cattle 163 124 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 2 .00-3.00/cwt lower. Holstein bull calves traded 50.00-60.00/cwt lower. Beef cross bull calves traded 40.00-60.00/cwt lower.

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
74 74 2 100.00–140.00 $120.00 $89 -62.24
75 75 1 400.00 $400.00 $300 +217.76
81–87 84 3 145.00–150.00 $148.39 $125 -454.52
84 84 1 205.00 $205.00 $172 -397.91
80–89 85 3 405.00–425.00 $416.73 $354 +1.46
85–89 88 4 515.00–570.00 $536.44 $472 +286.44
90–93 92 2 500.00–520.00 $510.16 $469 +6.09
93 93 1 100.00 $100.00 $93 -404.07
94 94 1 170.00 $170.00 $160 -398.27
100–105 103 3 480.00–520.00 $506.62 $522 +156.62
106 106 1 450.00 $450.00 $477 -79.76

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
78 78 1 190.00 $190.00 $148 +98.28
78 78 1 500.00 $500.00 $390 +408.28
78–79 79 2 230.00 $230.00 $182 -420.00
79 79 1 100.00 $100.00 $79 -550.00
80–85 82 4 525.00–560.00 $541.14 $444 -48.86
82–86 84 2 130.00–150.00 $139.76 $117 +64.76
82–86 84 4 70.00–100.00 $86.22 $72 +11.22
85 85 1 345.00 $345.00 $293 +21.69
87 87 1 270.00 $270.00 $235 -53.31
86–89 88 5 250.00–295.00 $277.08 $244 -46.23
89 89 1 460.00 $460.00 $409 -137.68
91 91 1 500.00 $500.00 $455 -97.68
92–94 93 3 70.00–75.00 $73.32 $68 -356.68
91–97 94 6 250.00–300.00 $269.54 $253 -40.45
90–99 95 10 520.00–610.00 $552.53 $525 +242.54
92–97 95 2 175.00–215.00 $194.47 $185 -115.52
90–99 96 23 305.00–360.00 $339.96 $326 -72.67
102 102 1 400.00 $400.00 $408 +221.73
103 103 1 100.00 $100.00 $103 -314.82
101–108 104 15 305.00–365.00 $340.94 $355 -73.88
103–106 104 3 440.00–500.00 $463.32 $482 +48.50
102–109 105 5 510.00–535.00 $519.82 $546 +248.51
105–109 108 4 220.00–300.00 $267.51 $289 -186.66
110–114 111 4 320.00–350.00 $334.90 $372 -65.10
111 111 1 100.00 $100.00 $111 -300.00
111–115 113 2 410.00–490.00 $450.71 $509 -44.16
115 115 1 400.00 $400.00 $460 +59.96
121 121 1 440.00 $440.00 $532 +70.00
122 122 1 330.00 $330.00 $403 -40.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1058–2006 1510 80-85% 36 85.00–90.00 $88.54 $1,337 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1818 1408 85-90% 20 77.00–83.00 $80.64 $1,135 +1.37
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1372–2068 1676 75-80% 16 91.00–97.00 $92.79 $1,555 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1522–1892 1721 65-75% 6 100.00–112.00 $105.79 $1,821 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1602–1962 1781 4 120.00–129.00 $123.95 $2,208 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1126–1662 1331 9 121.00–135.00 $128.04 $1,704 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 110.00 $110.00 $484 —
486 486 1 102.50 $102.50 $498 —
528 528 1 90.00 $90.00 $475 —

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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.