Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 25, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	228	231	0
Slaughter cattle	95	110	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Holstein bull calves stayed steady to firm. Beef cross bull calves traded 20.00 to 70.00 higher.

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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	830.00	$830.00	$614	+30.00
79	79	1	700.00	$700.00	$553	+440.00
84–87	86	3	830.00–920.00	$862.67	$742	+42.40
93	93	2	300.00	$300.00	$279	+90.00
91–99	96	7	800.00–860.00	$815.20	$783	+65.15
99	99	2	700.00	$700.00	$693	-50.05
104	104	1	190.00	$190.00	$198	-550.00
106–109	108	2	760.00–770.00	$765.07	$826	+25.07
109	109	1	790.00	$790.00	$861	+50.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
62–63	63	2	170.00–200.00	$185.12	$117	-594.88
72–79	76	3	300.00–360.00	$332.81	$253	-447.19
77–78	77	3	400.00–440.00	$413.28	$318	+58.22
81–88	84	7	500.00–595.00	$544.62	$457	-292.05
86	86	1	670.00	$670.00	$576	+199.43
87	87	2	300.00–380.00	$340.00	$296	-215.84
88	88	1	760.00	$760.00	$669	+204.16
88	88	1	400.00	$400.00	$352	-155.84
90–99	94	4	310.00–390.00	$342.83	$322	-470.33
90–99	94	12	550.00–620.00	$591.61	$556	-221.55
93–95	94	2	210.00	$210.00	$197	-603.16
92–99	96	3	780.00–810.00	$800.42	$768	-12.74
97	97	1	400.00	$400.00	$388	-413.16
100–101	101	3	400.00–480.00	$449.93	$454	-332.78
100–107	103	9	770.00–820.00	$791.00	$815	+8.29
103	103	1	300.00	$300.00	$309	-482.71
100–109	104	14	500.00–610.00	$579.96	$603	+103.22
104	104	1	690.00	$690.00	$718	+213.26
110	110	1	760.00	$760.00	$836	+390.00
119	119	1	690.00	$690.00	$821	+320.00
120–123	121	3	510.00–550.00	$526.84	$637	+156.84

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1402–1562	1482	75-80%	2	114.00–115.00	$114.53	$1,697	-3.47

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1522	1522	80-85%	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,446	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550–1778	1675	3	136.00–150.00	$143.91	$2,410	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1134–1656	1344	85-90%	13	98.00–105.00	$101.64	$1,366	—
1252–2122	1616	80-85%	25	106.00–111.00	$108.70	$1,757	—
1280–2160	1702	75-80%	5	113.00–120.50	$116.73	$1,987	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1292	1292	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,757	—
1576	1576	1	149.00	$149.00	$2,348	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1458–1594	1520	4	146.00–152.00	$150.07	$2,281	—

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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.