Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 22, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	243	334	0
Slaughter cattle	90	182	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Beef bull calves traded 20.00 to 40.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 30.00 to 40.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1282	1282	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,615	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
72–79	75	3	500.00–580.00	$545.27	$409	+420.27
85	85	1	620.00	$620.00	$527	-70.27
82–89	86	7	700.00–800.00	$740.91	$637	+50.64
87	87	1	150.00	$150.00	$130	-540.27
94	94	1	175.00	$175.00	$164	-430.95
93–98	95	3	730.00–770.00	$749.72	$712	+143.77
93–99	96	2	640.00–690.00	$664.22	$638	+58.27
101	101	1	640.00	$640.00	$646	+540.00
100–103	102	2	700.00–760.00	$729.56	$744	+629.56
115	115	1	655.00	$655.00	$753	+65.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
72–76	75	3	580.00–600.00	$593.57	$445	+473.57
77–79	78	3	140.00–210.00	$186.37	$145	-153.63
79	79	1	760.00	$760.00	$600	+420.00
82–86	84	4	150.00–190.00	$168.87	$142	-536.40
84	84	1	660.00	$660.00	$554	-45.27
80–89	85	8	370.00–410.00	$390.56	$332	-314.71
81–89	85	5	245.00–325.00	$277.58	$236	-427.69
84–87	86	2	70.00	$70.00	$60	-64.11
87	87	1	770.00	$770.00	$670	+393.08
91–99	94	7	150.00–225.00	$207.25	$195	-412.16
91–99	94	5	700.00–720.00	$707.90	$665	+88.49
91–98	95	3	85.00–100.00	$94.82	$90	-279.06
92–99	96	18	360.00–450.00	$407.24	$391	+137.66
93–99	96	9	250.00–350.00	$306.36	$294	+36.78
93–99	96	3	450.00–520.00	$474.90	$456	+205.32
96	96	1	680.00	$680.00	$653	+410.42
100–109	104	13	365.00–450.00	$416.25	$433	-225.79
103–104	104	2	145.00–215.00	$179.83	$187	-462.21
104	104	1	270.00	$270.00	$281	-372.04
101–109	105	2	700.00–740.00	$720.76	$757	+78.72
105–108	107	2	640.00	$640.00	$685	+399.58
110–117	112	5	395.00–415.00	$405.87	$455	-74.13
112	112	1	260.00	$260.00	$291	-220.00
113–117	115	2	645.00–650.00	$647.46	$745	+268.03
115	115	1	690.00	$690.00	$794	+310.57
122	122	1	375.00	$375.00	$458	+240.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1172–2248	1606	75-80%	28	105.00–114.00	$108.95	$1,750	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1064–1684	1343	80-85%	18	95.00–104.00	$99.89	$1,342	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1202–1710	1353	85-90%	11	83.00–92.00	$87.97	$1,190	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1264–1968	1616	2	106.00–130.00	$120.61	$1,949	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1462	1286	9	135.00–158.00	$149.27	$1,920	—

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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.