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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 11, 2024

218 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 218 259 0
Slaughter cattle 117 120 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Holstein bull calves stayed steady to firm. Beef cross bull calves traded 100.00 to 190.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1454–1634 1544 2 150.00–152.00 $150.94 $2,331 -23.03

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
82–85 83 3 800.00–840.00 $813.17 $675 -55.50
90 90 1 730.00 $730.00 $657 +604.86
90–97 94 2 770.00–780.00 $774.81 $728 +24.37
107 107 1 715.00 $715.00 $765 -17.94

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
74–77 76 2 275.00–365.00 $320.89 $244 +71.30
81–87 84 5 400.00–450.00 $427.90 $359 -556.92
82–87 84 5 300.00–340.00 $310.00 $260 -674.82
82–88 86 6 560.00–605.00 $579.56 $498 +129.68
90–99 94 18 550.00–605.00 $580.31 $545 +198.97
91–97 94 7 400.00–520.00 $460.15 $433 +78.81
90–99 95 7 770.00–840.00 $800.72 $761 +419.38
92–97 95 2 700.00–740.00 $720.53 $685 +339.19
96 96 1 320.00 $320.00 $307 -140.43
100 100 1 760.00 $760.00 $760 +301.18
101–109 103 9 570.00–615.00 $592.00 $610 -1.29
102–103 103 2 780.00–790.00 $785.02 $809 +191.73
101–108 104 4 400.00–500.00 $462.71 $481 -130.58
110–113 112 3 710.00–720.00 $716.63 $803 +17.04
111–113 112 2 580.00–585.00 $582.52 $652 -117.07
112 112 1 300.00 $300.00 $336 -399.59

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1326–1630 1467 80-85% 8 105.00–115.00 $110.16 $1,616 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1424–1534 1479 75-80% 2 118.00–121.00 $119.56 $1,768 -2.87

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1522 1522 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,207 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1342–1758 1565 3 120.00–140.00 $132.59 $2,075 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1198–1942 1442 85-90% 21 95.00–105.00 $99.42 $1,434 —
1290–1814 1548 80-85% 21 106.00–117.00 $110.30 $1,707 -2.86
1578–2290 1903 75-80% 5 118.00–128.00 $121.44 $2,311 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1200 1118 9 124.00–134.00 $128.29 $1,434 —
1426 1426 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,996 —

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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.