Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 20, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	223	205	0
Slaughter cattle	93	89	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 45.00 to 60.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 40.00 to 70.00 lower.

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
73–77	75	2	940.00–1,050.00	$996.47	$747	+782.27
75	75	1	390.00	$390.00	$292	+175.80
79	79	1	500.00	$500.00	$395	+165.19
81	81	2	340.00–360.00	$350.00	$284	+15.19
80–88	84	2	440.00–510.00	$473.33	$398	-540.16
80–89	85	3	940.00–1,010.00	$967.27	$822	-46.22
88	88	1	920.00	$920.00	$810	-93.49
90	90	1	520.00	$520.00	$468	-420.00
94	94	1	320.00	$320.00	$301	-526.89
93–96	95	3	950.00–970.00	$956.55	$909	+109.66
102	102	1	370.00	$370.00	$377	-500.00
107–109	108	2	890.00–900.00	$895.05	$967	+505.05
122	122	1	370.00	$370.00	$451	-430.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
73–75	74	2	200.00	$200.00	$148	-760.00
77–79	78	5	610.00–720.00	$663.84	$518	+15.53
77–79	78	3	500.00–555.00	$521.86	$407	-126.45
81	81	1	200.00	$200.00	$162	-865.39
81–86	83	6	480.00–560.00	$525.12	$436	-540.27
84–89	87	7	605.00–725.00	$655.90	$571	+225.90
85–89	87	3	1,000.00–1,060.00	$1,020.46	$888	+590.46
91–94	93	6	500.00–580.00	$541.66	$504	+24.07
94	94	1	230.00	$230.00	$216	-287.59
90–98	95	14	600.00–640.00	$623.79	$593	-309.25
91–98	95	2	930.00–960.00	$944.44	$897	+11.40
97	97	1	900.00	$900.00	$873	+287.35
100–104	102	3	940.00–990.00	$963.66	$983	+488.17
100–109	104	5	500.00–550.00	$525.98	$547	-369.00
102–108	104	4	600.00–650.00	$625.00	$650	-269.98
101–109	106	4	880.00–900.00	$892.75	$946	+36.34
112	112	1	560.00	$560.00	$627	-259.73
112	112	1	615.00	$615.00	$689	-204.73
112–113	113	2	850.00–860.00	$854.98	$966	+35.25

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1888	1888	75-80%	1	134.00	$134.00	$2,530	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1718–2102	1847	3	168.00–186.00	$180.04	$3,325	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1816	1816	1	176.00	$176.00	$3,196	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1008–1622	1283	85-90%	11	110.00–119.00	$115.82	$1,486	—
1220–1912	1420	80-85%	18	120.00–129.00	$125.76	$1,786	—
1298–2070	1667	75-80%	18	130.00–140.50	$133.11	$2,219	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1408	1399	2	144.00–150.00	$146.98	$2,056	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1566–1568	1567	2	145.00–146.00	$145.50	$2,280	—
1748	1748	1	156.00	$156.00	$2,727	—

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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.