Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 25, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	279	299
Feeder cattle	10	9
Slaughter cattle	132	135

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Beef bull calves traded 50.00 to 60.00 higher.

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
85	85	1	195.00	$195.00	$166	-355.00
92	92	1	170.00	$170.00	$156	+70.00
91–96	94	3	500.00–520.00	$508.39	$478	-46.61
92–98	94	4	560.00–620.00	$587.06	$552	+32.06
106	106	1	550.00	$550.00	$583	+60.29
106	106	1	505.00	$505.00	$535	+15.29
111–112	112	2	500.00–530.00	$514.93	$577	+360.33

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	1	75.00	$75.00	$52	+25.00
79	79	1	420.00	$420.00	$332	-30.00
79	79	1	100.00	$100.00	$79	-350.00
81	81	1	400.00	$400.00	$324	-50.00
80–89	84	6	245.00–300.00	$277.28	$233	+150.74
83–87	85	2	600.00–615.00	$607.32	$516	+480.78
80–88	86	5	100.00–180.00	$130.51	$112	-464.05
81–89	86	10	320.00–390.00	$341.54	$294	-253.02
83–88	86	2	50.00–66.00	$58.23	$50	-536.33
91	91	1	50.00	$50.00	$46	±0.00
90–98	92	10	310.00–390.00	$353.43	$325	+3.43
90–97	94	2	545.00–555.00	$549.81	$517	+422.74
90–99	95	6	200.00–300.00	$261.78	$249	+134.71
91–99	95	3	100.00–175.00	$142.45	$135	+15.38
96	96	1	565.00	$565.00	$542	+227.45
101–103	102	2	100.00–140.00	$120.20	$123	-129.80
101–107	103	6	250.00–300.00	$279.06	$287	-195.21
103	103	1	560.00	$560.00	$577	+85.73
100–108	105	3	500.00–545.00	$515.19	$541	+174.18
100–108	105	11	350.00–395.00	$367.25	$386	+26.24
111	111	1	145.00	$145.00	$161	-206.84
110–118	114	9	315.00–390.00	$360.79	$411	+8.95
115	115	1	500.00	$500.00	$575	+290.00
118	118	1	300.00	$300.00	$354	+90.00
120	120	1	120.00	$120.00	$144	-180.00
120–123	122	2	345.00–380.00	$362.28	$442	+62.28

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1800	1452	80-85%	32	92.00–97.00	$95.13	$1,381	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1206–1930	1599	75-80%	29	98.00–110.00	$102.53	$1,639	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1004–1702	1332	85-90%	24	84.00–91.00	$87.79	$1,169	+3.04

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1444–1824	1605	65-75%	3	116.50–120.00	$117.77	$1,890	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1052–1358	1211	3	105.00–121.00	$113.00	$1,368	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1144–1168	1156	2	102.00–116.00	$109.07	$1,261	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
546	546	1	112.50	$112.50	$614	—
636	636	1	115.00	$115.00	$731	—

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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.