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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 15, 2024

334 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 334 338 0
Feeder cattle — 12 —
Slaughter cattle 182 146 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 154lb slaughter cow deleted** Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 10.00 lower. Beef bull calves 100.00 to 175.00 higher.

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 1 125.00 $125.00 $94 +27.43
76 76 1 520.00 $520.00 $395 +422.43
83 83 1 500.00 $500.00 $415 +402.43
84 84 1 205.00 $205.00 $172 +107.43
82–89 86 7 650.00–720.00 $690.27 $594 +86.51
90–95 93 2 570.00–640.00 $605.95 $564 +505.95
90–95 93 4 680.00–720.00 $694.70 $646 +594.70
107 107 1 100.00 $100.00 $107 -434.57
109 109 2 560.00–620.00 $590.00 $643 +15.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 75.00 $75.00 $52 -175.00
73 73 1 120.00 $120.00 $88 -130.00
78 78 1 340.00 $340.00 $265 +257.48
80–89 85 2 700.00–710.00 $705.27 $599 +559.44
85 85 1 65.00 $65.00 $55 -80.83
82–89 86 4 100.00–170.00 $134.11 $115 -470.89
81–89 87 10 320.00–420.00 $376.92 $328 +124.29
87–89 88 5 200.00–305.00 $236.75 $208 -15.88
90–96 93 7 680.00–730.00 $705.98 $657 +433.66
90–98 94 4 600.00–660.00 $619.41 $582 +347.09
91–99 95 16 340.00–410.00 $373.88 $355 +210.73
92–99 96 7 200.00–300.00 $269.58 $259 -106.26
93–99 97 4 110.00–180.00 $137.12 $133 -238.72
95–98 97 2 500.00–590.00 $544.30 $528 +168.46
98 98 1 95.00 $95.00 $93 +15.00
100–104 102 6 660.00–720.00 $688.07 $702 +416.15
102 102 1 170.00 $170.00 $173 -101.92
100–106 103 16 330.00–420.00 $401.51 $414 +236.73
100–107 104 3 625.00–660.00 $642.04 $668 +255.65
104–109 107 4 200.00–280.00 $240.42 $257 -356.50
108 108 1 550.00 $550.00 $594 -10.00
113 113 1 480.00 $480.00 $542 -50.00
110–119 114 10 335.00–420.00 $379.43 $433 -150.57
120–122 121 2 600.00–610.00 $605.04 $732 +285.04
122 122 1 135.00 $135.00 $165 -400.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1168–2138 1590 75-80% 61 98.00–107.00 $101.37 $1,612 +4.60
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1142–1888 1420 80-85% 39 90.00–97.00 $94.15 $1,337 +7.31
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1104–1792 1328 85-90% 19 79.00–89.00 $84.13 $1,117 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1444–1890 1713 65-75% 3 109.00–112.00 $110.42 $1,891 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1334–1792 1505 3 106.00–125.00 $117.23 $1,764 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1148–1258 1201 9 128.00–140.00 $134.56 $1,616 —

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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.