Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 2, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	257	228	0
Slaughter cattle	113	95	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows stayed steady to firm. Holstein bull calves stayed steady to firm. Beef cross bull calves traded 140.00 to 150.00 higher.

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
78	78	1	380.00	$380.00	$296	-320.00
80	80	1	400.00	$400.00	$320	-300.00
80–88	83	5	880.00–930.00	$905.72	$752	+43.05
82–89	85	4	840.00–860.00	$847.49	$720	-15.18
90–97	93	4	800.00–850.00	$829.76	$772	+529.76
97	97	1	300.00	$300.00	$291	-515.20

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
71–74	73	2	390.00–440.00	$414.48	$303	+81.67
73	73	1	710.00	$710.00	$518	+377.19
76	76	1	585.00	$585.00	$445	+252.19
77–78	78	2	930.00–970.00	$950.13	$741	+536.85
80–85	82	3	130.00–200.00	$175.91	$144	-368.71
82–88	85	8	540.00–600.00	$577.69	$491	+33.07
85	85	1	860.00	$860.00	$731	+315.38
84–87	86	2	280.00–330.00	$305.44	$263	-364.56
83–89	87	6	400.00–490.00	$465.34	$405	+125.34
87	87	1	960.00	$960.00	$835	+620.00
90–92	91	2	900.00–910.00	$905.05	$824	+145.05
90–99	93	13	400.00–500.00	$441.45	$411	+98.62
91–97	94	2	250.00–310.00	$279.04	$262	-63.79
93–97	95	2	760.00–780.00	$770.21	$732	+427.38
94–97	95	3	800.00–870.00	$840.17	$798	+497.34
90–99	96	20	535.00–605.00	$579.75	$557	-220.67
100–102	101	4	810.00–830.00	$815.04	$823	+365.11
101	101	1	410.00	$410.00	$414	-39.93
100–109	104	22	520.00–600.00	$570.85	$594	-9.11
104–106	105	2	750.00–780.00	$765.14	$803	+185.18
107	107	1	340.00	$340.00	$364	-239.96
110–115	112	7	550.00–600.00	$586.34	$657	-173.66
111–115	112	3	750.00–780.00	$766.47	$858	+6.47
116	116	2	500.00	$500.00	$580	-190.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1308	1198	85-90%	3	101.00–105.00	$103.41	$1,239	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1264	1264	80-85%	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,403	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2034	2034	1	145.00	$145.00	$2,949	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1004–1106	1059	3	107.00–111.00	$109.06	$1,155	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1206–1682	1362	85-90%	18	95.00–102.00	$98.35	$1,340	—
1034–1812	1502	80-85%	19	103.00–110.00	$107.83	$1,620	—
1374–2108	1646	75-80%	14	111.00–123.00	$114.40	$1,883	+5.70

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320	1320	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,822	—
1350	1350	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,620	—

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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.