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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 29, 2024

218 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 218 243 0
Slaughter cattle 88 90 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 9.00 to 11.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 80.00 to 115.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 90.00 to 120.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1262–1326 1295 3 170.00–175.00 $171.71 $2,224 +45.71
1286–1380 1333 2 167.00 $167.00 $2,226 —
1416 1416 1 181.00 $181.00 $2,563 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 1 550.00 $550.00 $374 +4.73
71 71 1 760.00 $760.00 $540 +214.73
76 76 1 600.00 $600.00 $456 +54.73
76–78 77 3 680.00–700.00 $693.45 $534 +148.18
82–89 85 4 750.00–850.00 $799.73 $680 +179.73
85–88 87 2 680.00–740.00 $709.48 $617 +559.48
87 87 1 170.00 $170.00 $148 +20.00
87–89 88 2 540.00–580.00 $560.23 $493 +410.23
92 92 1 175.00 $175.00 $161 ±0.00
90–96 93 2 730.00–740.00 $734.84 $683 +559.84
90–97 94 2 225.00 $225.00 $212 +50.00
99 99 1 770.00 $770.00 $762 +105.78
100 100 1 690.00 $690.00 $690 +50.00
112 112 1 650.00 $650.00 $728 -5.00
1234 1234 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,974 —
1396 1396 1 179.00 $179.00 $2,499 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 1 180.00 $180.00 $135 -413.57
73–77 76 4 260.00–300.00 $287.85 $219 -305.72
74–78 76 2 345.00–390.00 $368.09 $280 -225.48
74–79 77 2 700.00 $700.00 $539 +513.63
83–84 83 3 450.00 $450.00 $374 +281.13
81–87 84 2 100.00–190.00 $143.39 $120 -25.48
80–89 85 3 820.00–860.00 $840.55 $714 +449.99
83–86 85 4 370.00–380.00 $377.46 $321 -13.10
84–87 86 3 200.00–300.00 $249.61 $215 +179.61
86 86 1 760.00 $760.00 $654 +690.00
90–95 92 9 320.00–425.00 $390.07 $359 +182.82
90–99 94 14 430.00–565.00 $488.00 $459 +280.75
90–99 95 7 780.00–810.00 $789.85 $750 +695.03
94–99 96 6 200.00–290.00 $243.50 $234 -163.74
96 96 1 110.00 $110.00 $106 -297.24
95–98 97 2 770.00 $770.00 $747 +362.76
100 100 1 185.00 $185.00 $185 -231.25
100–107 103 11 440.00–550.00 $499.73 $515 +83.48
101–104 103 3 780.00–790.00 $786.62 $810 +370.37
101–108 105 2 310.00–420.00 $366.84 $385 -353.92
106 106 1 760.00 $760.00 $806 +39.24
111 111 2 220.00–270.00 $245.00 $272 -160.87
111 111 1 780.00 $780.00 $866 +374.13
119 119 1 435.00 $435.00 $518 +60.00
125 125 1 430.00 $430.00 $538 +55.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1198–1836 1515 80-85% 24 104.00–114.00 $108.13 $1,638 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1356–1944 1696 75-80% 16 115.00–125.00 $119.18 $2,021 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1112–1524 1285 85-90% 15 90.00–102.00 $95.76 $1,231 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1112–1278 1195 2 124.00–126.00 $125.07 $1,495 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1150 1095 2 115.00–120.00 $117.63 $1,288 —

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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.