Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 21, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	235	243	0
Feeder cattle	—	13	—
Slaughter cattle	115	104	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 20.00 to 25.00 higher. Beef bull cross calves traded 40.00 to 60.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1640	1640	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,870	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
74	74	1	740.00	$740.00	$548	+640.00
76	76	1	840.00	$840.00	$638	+740.00
80	80	1	200.00	$200.00	$160	-620.00
81–82	82	2	740.00–750.00	$744.97	$611	-75.03
80–89	85	7	770.00–850.00	$813.78	$692	+113.78
80–89	85	2	100.00–135.00	$116.57	$99	-583.43
90	90	1	820.00	$820.00	$738	+120.00
103–106	105	2	740.00–750.00	$744.93	$782	-15.07
113	113	1	700.00	$700.00	$791	-60.00
120	120	1	700.00	$700.00	$840	-60.00
1566	1566	1	165.00	$165.00	$2,584	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
73–78	76	4	100.00–190.00	$165.23	$126	-534.77
78	78	1	445.00	$445.00	$347	-255.00
80	80	1	150.00	$150.00	$120	-355.03
80–87	84	4	270.00–370.00	$319.64	$268	-185.39
81–87	85	6	540.00–600.00	$579.51	$493	+273.19
83–87	85	5	840.00–900.00	$860.24	$731	+553.92
82–88	86	6	390.00–500.00	$447.54	$385	-392.46
91–95	93	3	300.00–380.00	$346.14	$322	-69.46
91–99	94	25	520.00–625.00	$580.00	$545	+30.74
91–99	95	6	400.00–500.00	$437.58	$416	+133.31
93–97	95	3	720.00–780.00	$756.94	$719	+452.67
94–98	96	2	820.00	$820.00	$787	+709.57
100	100	1	170.00	$170.00	$170	-120.00
101	101	1	500.00	$500.00	$505	+210.00
102–108	104	3	260.00–360.00	$306.71	$319	-333.29
105	105	1	720.00	$720.00	$756	-2.70
100–109	106	11	550.00–615.00	$573.24	$608	+155.89
112	112	1	400.00	$400.00	$448	-120.00
111–115	113	2	760.00–770.00	$765.09	$865	+65.44
110–117	114	2	565.00–610.00	$586.81	$669	-112.84
114	114	1	330.00	$330.00	$376	-369.65

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1032–1140	1086	85-90%	2	91.00–93.00	$92.05	$1,000	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1368–1464	1416	75-80%	2	113.00–114.00	$113.48	$1,607	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1486	1486	80-85%	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,590	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1786	1531	10	122.00–140.00	$130.16	$1,993	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1106–1562	1307	85-90%	12	90.00–101.00	$95.58	$1,249	+1.16
1108–1880	1443	80-85%	29	103.00–113.00	$108.19	$1,561	+3.92
1204–2144	1712	75-80%	20	114.00–125.00	$117.35	$2,009	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1104–1248	1184	6	128.00–134.00	$130.16	$1,541	—

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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.