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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 1, 2024

214 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 214 214 0
Feeder cattle 12 11 0
Slaughter cattle 88 86 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale, Slaughter Dairy Cows traded 5.00-6.00 lower and Feeder Dairy Calves were 20.00-40.00 lower.

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
67 67 1 300.00 $300.00 $201 -560.00
68 68 1 40.00 $40.00 $27 -820.00
71 71 1 200.00 $200.00 $142 -660.00
74–78 76 2 600.00 $600.00 $456 -260.00
76 76 1 900.00 $900.00 $684 +40.00
74–79 77 4 550.00–760.00 $653.81 $503 -206.19
84–88 86 5 980.00–1,030.00 $997.99 $858 +98.11
92 92 1 520.00 $520.00 $478 -397.46
91–95 93 2 720.00–800.00 $760.86 $708 -156.60
91–98 94 3 890.00–940.00 $909.82 $855 -7.64
100 100 1 500.00 $500.00 $500 -390.00
101–106 104 3 850.00–910.00 $885.53 $921 -4.47
115–119 117 2 800.00–850.00 $825.43 $966 -64.57

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
69 69 1 140.00 $140.00 $97 -290.00
69 69 1 600.00 $600.00 $414 +170.00
71 71 1 420.00 $420.00 $298 -10.00
70–79 74 5 260.00–400.00 $327.68 $242 -26.13
77 77 1 560.00 $560.00 $431 -30.00
80–84 82 2 1,060.00–1,080.00 $1,069.76 $877 +169.76
80–86 83 4 550.00–605.00 $576.45 $478 -323.55
80–87 84 4 320.00–500.00 $422.38 $355 -566.11
82–88 84 6 600.00–630.00 $610.14 $513 -378.35
86–88 87 2 980.00–990.00 $985.06 $857 -3.43
90–97 93 13 600.00–625.00 $612.46 $570 +96.89
93 93 1 520.00 $520.00 $484 +4.43
94–99 97 2 855.00–1,000.00 $925.62 $898 +505.62
98 98 1 630.00 $630.00 $617 -270.00
100–104 101 4 900.00–950.00 $929.68 $939 -20.32
102–104 103 3 620.00–920.00 $721.68 $743 +221.68
100–107 104 7 570.00–620.00 $611.95 $636 +1.87
110–113 111 3 800.00–850.00 $830.00 $921 +430.00
111 111 1 615.00 $615.00 $683 +215.00
115 115 1 590.00 $590.00 $678 +10.17
115 115 1 640.00 $640.00 $736 +60.17
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 1 195.00 $195.00 $593 —
382 382 1 215.00 $215.00 $821 —
496 496 1 180.00 $180.00 $893 —
554 554 1 137.50 $137.50 $762 —
622 622 1 155.00 $155.00 $964 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
564 564 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,128 —
774 774 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,471 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 1 197.00 $197.00 $863 -10.50
580 580 1 132.00 $132.00 $766 -68.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1454–1606 1545 75-80% 3 135.00–137.00 $136.37 $2,107 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1454 1454 80-85% 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,919 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1062 1062 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,497 —
1440–2220 1812 4 173.00–182.00 $178.14 $3,228 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1372 1372 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,962 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1278–1950 1614 2 169.00–176.00 $173.23 $2,796 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
906–1618 1119 85-90% 5 80.00–90.00 $86.16 $964 —
1012–1442 1187 85-90% 13 92.00–115.00 $104.76 $1,244 —
1134–1388 1250 85-90% 3 118.00–123.00 $120.18 $1,502 —
1220–1340 1271 80-85% 3 104.00–112.00 $108.67 $1,381 —
1178–1600 1375 80-85% 8 122.00–133.00 $126.35 $1,737 —
1404–1572 1479 80-85% 3 129.00–138.00 $134.16 $1,984 -6.86
1374–1960 1667 75-80% 9 129.00–140.00 $133.95 $2,233 —
1752 1752 75-80% 1 125.00 $125.00 $2,190 -14.83
1468–2136 1802 75-80% 2 140.00–145.00 $142.04 $2,560 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1234–1280 1257 2 140.00–144.00 $141.96 $1,784 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 190.00 $190.00 $741 —

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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.