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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 12, 2024

242 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 242 178 0
Slaughter cattle 114 79 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves traded 30.00 to 60.00 higher.

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
74–77 75 3 500.00–540.00 $513.10 $385 -86.90
74–77 76 2 600.00–680.00 $640.79 $487 +40.79
76 76 1 500.00 $500.00 $380 -100.00
83–88 86 7 730.00–820.00 $788.38 $678 +45.69
87–88 88 2 700.00 $700.00 $616 -42.69
92–94 93 4 740.00 $740.00 $688 +20.00
94–97 96 3 600.00–700.00 $667.25 $641 -52.75
100–101 101 2 700.00–720.00 $710.05 $717 +190.05
102 102 1 570.00 $570.00 $581 -80.00
103 103 1 590.00 $590.00 $608 -60.00
112 112 1 500.00 $500.00 $560 -160.00
118 118 1 620.00 $620.00 $732 +20.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 1 70.00 $70.00 $42 -10.00
71 71 1 310.00 $310.00 $220 +230.00
72–79 76 4 200.00–270.00 $233.32 $177 +92.24
77 77 1 810.00 $810.00 $624 +668.92
77 77 1 110.00 $110.00 $85 -31.08
80 80 1 50.00 $50.00 $40 -12.65
83–86 84 3 390.00–400.00 $393.40 $330 +91.02
80–87 85 3 740.00–800.00 $779.45 $663 +324.31
81–88 85 8 410.00–470.00 $448.57 $381 -6.57
86 86 1 210.00 $210.00 $181 -153.05
91–98 94 7 730.00–800.00 $765.69 $720 +355.05
94 94 1 85.00 $85.00 $80 -325.64
90–99 95 12 400.00–510.00 $455.29 $433 -250.67
92–97 95 3 350.00–400.00 $383.16 $364 -322.80
100 100 1 250.00 $250.00 $250 +100.00
100–108 105 3 730.00–740.00 $736.56 $773 +60.99
101–109 105 16 400.00–510.00 $475.88 $500 -199.69
106–107 107 2 660.00–700.00 $680.09 $728 +297.29
107 107 1 140.00 $140.00 $150 -242.80
111 111 1 130.00 $130.00 $144 +67.72
115 115 1 650.00 $650.00 $748 +188.15
116 116 1 440.00 $440.00 $510 -180.00
124 124 1 450.00 $450.00 $558 -110.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1262–1874 1534 75-80% 5 122.00–130.00 $125.49 $1,925 —
1626 1626 75-80% 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,902 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1076–1596 1232 80-85% 4 115.00–121.00 $118.71 $1,463 -1.30
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 85-90% 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,365 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–2420 1749 7 136.00–162.00 $152.90 $2,674 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1534 1134 85-90% 17 87.00–98.00 $92.04 $1,044 —
1188–1498 1299 80-85% 6 136.00–146.00 $139.35 $1,810 —
952–1570 1357 85-90% 14 100.00–111.00 $105.02 $1,425 -4.68
1052–1638 1423 80-85% 15 115.00–129.00 $120.92 $1,721 +1.11
1644 1644 75-80% 1 136.00 $136.00 $2,236 —
1626–1948 1735 75-80% 5 121.00–126.00 $123.15 $2,137 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1126–1242 1170 4 155.00–159.00 $157.27 $1,840 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1302–1498 1396 5 124.00–134.00 $127.96 $1,786 —

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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.