Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 11, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	255	223	0
Slaughter cattle	130	93	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 60.00 to 80.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves stayed steady to firm with light supply.

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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	510.00	$510.00	$398	+10.00
79	79	1	960.00	$960.00	$758	+460.00
81–82	82	2	560.00–590.00	$574.91	$471	+224.91
84	84	2	490.00–500.00	$495.00	$416	+21.67
82–87	85	3	960.00–1,010.00	$989.84	$841	+22.57
90	90	1	510.00	$510.00	$459	-10.00
92	92	1	840.00	$840.00	$773	+320.00
90–98	94	2	580.00–590.00	$585.21	$550	+265.21
97–99	98	2	930.00	$930.00	$911	-26.55
106	106	1	860.00	$860.00	$912	-35.05
107–109	108	2	520.00–550.00	$535.14	$578	-359.91

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
78	78	1	535.00	$535.00	$417	-128.84
79	79	1	950.00	$950.00	$750	+286.16
79	79	1	595.00	$595.00	$470	-68.84
79	79	1	450.00	$450.00	$356	-213.84
80–89	84	7	520.00–580.00	$555.26	$466	+30.14
82–85	84	2	400.00–470.00	$434.37	$365	-90.75
83–86	84	3	800.00–810.00	$803.28	$675	+278.16
82–89	85	7	610.00–645.00	$627.10	$533	+101.98
87–88	88	2	1,060.00	$1,060.00	$933	+404.10
90–98	94	8	595.00–630.00	$611.42	$575	+381.42
92–96	94	4	490.00–570.00	$532.99	$501	+302.99
94	94	1	460.00	$460.00	$432	+230.00
93–97	95	3	820.00–900.00	$867.27	$824	+243.48
103	103	2	520.00–580.00	$550.00	$566	-413.66
102–106	104	4	850.00–910.00	$889.98	$926	+364.00
101–109	105	12	600.00–630.00	$611.56	$642	+85.58
110	110	1	820.00	$820.00	$902	+260.00
111	111	1	550.00	$550.00	$610	-10.00
110–113	112	2	600.00–620.00	$610.13	$683	+50.13
120–125	123	2	520.00–550.00	$534.69	$658	-320.29

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1344–1506	1425	80-85%	2	130.00–131.00	$130.53	$1,860	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	85-90%	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,524	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1366–1956	1661	2	182.00–193.00	$188.48	$3,131	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1002–1566	1345	85-90%	23	114.00–122.00	$118.22	$1,590	—
1258–1874	1536	80-85%	25	123.00–131.00	$127.21	$1,954	—
1364–1918	1664	75-80%	7	132.00–140.00	$134.99	$2,246	+1.88

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1046–1858	1270	5	140.00–141.00	$140.29	$1,782	—
1224–1492	1358	2	150.00	$150.00	$2,037	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1366	1366	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,885	—

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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.