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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 19, 2024

250 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 250 242 0
Slaughter cattle 109 114 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves stayed steady to firm. Beef cross bull calves traded 10.00 to 30.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1078–1376 1227 2 170.00 $170.00 $2,086 —
1162–1440 1307 6 173.00–180.00 $176.12 $2,302 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
74 74 1 560.00 $560.00 $414 +46.90
74 74 1 700.00 $700.00 $518 +186.90
77–78 78 2 760.00–820.00 $790.19 $616 +149.40
85 85 2 680.00–700.00 $690.00 $586 -98.38
88 88 1 610.00 $610.00 $537 -90.00
88 88 2 740.00–810.00 $775.00 $682 +75.00
90–99 93 5 600.00–620.00 $610.13 $567 -129.87
91–99 95 3 730.00–800.00 $777.73 $739 +110.48
100–101 101 2 610.00–620.00 $615.02 $621 -95.03
101–107 104 2 700.00–710.00 $704.86 $733 +114.86
121 121 1 610.00 $610.00 $738 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68–69 69 2 55.00–130.00 $92.77 $64 -217.23
72–75 73 3 155.00–160.00 $158.34 $116 -151.66
74–76 75 2 300.00–310.00 $305.07 $229 +71.75
72–79 76 4 190.00–270.00 $241.13 $183 +7.81
80–86 83 5 300.00–370.00 $326.52 $271 -66.88
84 84 1 660.00 $660.00 $554 +266.60
81–89 85 10 405.00–495.00 $446.42 $379 -333.03
82–87 85 5 750.00–810.00 $791.08 $672 +11.63
86–88 87 3 50.00–100.00 $68.16 $59 -141.84
90–95 92 4 330.00–380.00 $352.81 $325 -412.88
90–97 94 3 190.00–275.00 $246.10 $231 -519.59
92–97 94 14 390.00–500.00 $450.80 $424 -314.89
90–99 95 9 740.00–840.00 $783.06 $744 +327.77
100–105 102 8 480.00–520.00 $501.32 $511 +251.32
102–108 105 2 710.00–720.00 $715.14 $751 -21.42
105–107 106 2 740.00 $740.00 $784 +3.44
111–113 112 3 700.00–710.00 $703.37 $788 +573.37
121 121 1 200.00 $200.00 $242 -250.00
124 124 1 400.00 $400.00 $496 -50.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1620 1448 75-80% 5 116.00–121.00 $119.02 $1,723 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1104–1290 1197 85-90% 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,257 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1898–2256 2077 2 172.00–181.00 $176.89 $3,674 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2406–2492 2449 2 105.00–106.00 $105.51 $2,584 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1254–1812 1406 4 125.00–160.00 $148.50 $2,088 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
892–1384 1217 85-90% 13 80.00–99.00 $87.75 $1,068 —
1068–1432 1318 80-85% 4 120.00–129.00 $125.00 $1,648 —
1056–1690 1323 85-90% 18 101.00–113.00 $106.93 $1,415 —
1102–2162 1500 80-85% 16 109.00–116.00 $113.97 $1,710 —
1474–1956 1686 75-80% 6 119.00–125.00 $120.81 $2,037 —
1692 1692 75-80% 1 134.00 $134.00 $2,267 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1178–1312 1245 2 130.00–138.00 $133.78 $1,666 —
1636–1670 1653 2 124.00–126.00 $125.01 $2,066 —

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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.