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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 29, 2024

269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 269 253 0
Feeder cattle 13 18 0
Slaughter cattle 125 97 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 4lb feeder dairy heifer deleted** Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 5.00 to 11.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 10.00 to 40.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves traded 50.00 to 60.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1194–1390 1264 3 164.00–166.00 $165.05 $2,086 +15.05
1204–1520 1360 7 167.00–176.00 $170.30 $2,316 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
72 72 1 430.00 $430.00 $310 +49.70
81–83 82 2 550.00–575.00 $562.65 $461 -237.35
81–87 83 3 700.00–750.00 $733.73 $609 -66.27
92 92 1 660.00 $660.00 $607 -120.14
90–99 94 8 640.00–730.00 $689.26 $648 -10.74
97 97 1 500.00 $500.00 $485 -200.00
100–107 104 2 710.00 $710.00 $738 -40.05
106–109 108 3 640.00–660.00 $650.09 $702 -99.91
114 114 1 640.00 $640.00 $730 -110.00
119 119 1 550.00 $550.00 $654 -200.00
1430 1430 1 186.00 $186.00 $2,660 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 1 255.00 $255.00 $785 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 1 140.00 $140.00 $669 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70–72 71 3 100.00 $100.00 $71 -700.00
71–73 72 2 370.00–410.00 $389.72 $281 -410.28
73 73 1 240.00 $240.00 $175 +140.00
77 77 1 360.00 $360.00 $277 -10.00
81 81 1 105.00 $105.00 $85 -35.00
84–86 85 3 780.00–830.00 $800.16 $680 +229.64
80–88 86 4 500.00 $500.00 $430 -325.30
84–89 87 9 350.00–460.00 $410.57 $357 -414.73
85–89 87 2 200.00–220.00 $210.23 $183 -615.07
91 91 1 500.00 $500.00 $455 -300.37
90–98 93 4 700.00–750.00 $725.42 $675 -74.95
92–98 94 4 400.00–450.00 $423.50 $398 -151.20
90–99 95 12 475.00–575.00 $538.77 $512 -35.93
97 97 2 100.00–145.00 $122.50 $119 -604.81
98 98 1 400.00 $400.00 $392 -327.31
98 98 1 220.00 $220.00 $216 -507.31
100–109 103 8 680.00–770.00 $724.84 $747 -76.56
100–109 105 10 540.00–575.00 $559.82 $588 -241.58
107 107 1 590.00 $590.00 $631 +90.00
112–117 114 5 620.00–710.00 $657.85 $750 +116.58
114 114 1 590.00 $590.00 $673 +48.73
116 116 1 510.00 $510.00 $592 -199.98
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 1 317.50 $317.50 $902 -11.82
442 442 1 200.00 $200.00 $884 —
492 492 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,009 —
522 522 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,044 —
576 576 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,152 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274 274 1 240.00 $240.00 $658 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
868–1066 974 85-90% 3 102.00–110.00 $105.60 $1,029 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1086–1492 1289 80-85% 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,547 -21.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 75-80% 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,796 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1334 1334 1 166.00 $166.00 $2,214 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1138–1676 1440 4 141.00–166.00 $157.73 $2,271 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
878–1300 1117 85-90% 7 100.00–105.00 $102.63 $1,146 —
976–1712 1323 85-90% 19 110.00–119.00 $113.20 $1,498 —
1318–1504 1411 85-90% 2 123.00–126.00 $124.60 $1,758 -16.40
1320–1628 1490 80-85% 5 115.00–119.00 $115.92 $1,727 -17.74
1206–2004 1574 80-85% 20 120.00–129.00 $126.06 $1,984 —
1662 1662 75-80% 1 151.00 $151.00 $2,510 +28.01
1482–1944 1756 75-80% 13 130.00–145.00 $136.61 $2,399 —
1836 1836 75-80% 1 128.00 $128.00 $2,350 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
682 682 1 132.00 $132.00 $900 -8.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1424 1424 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,951 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1124–1258 1183 4 115.00–122.00 $118.55 $1,402 —

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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.