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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 26, 2024

241 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 241 250 0
Feeder cattle 15 — 0
Slaughter cattle 103 109 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cattle traded 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold steady. Beef cross bull calves traded 40.00 to 70.00 higher.

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
73–75 74 2 400.00 $400.00 $296 -160.00
77 77 1 920.00 $920.00 $708 +129.81
79 79 1 770.00 $770.00 $608 -20.19
82–89 85 4 830.00–900.00 $860.70 $732 +170.70
84–88 85 3 500.00–600.00 $534.38 $454 -155.62
88 88 1 300.00 $300.00 $264 -310.00
90–93 91 3 800.00–880.00 $846.20 $770 +236.07
91–94 93 2 700.00–780.00 $739.35 $688 +129.22
90–99 95 3 500.00–600.00 $537.16 $510 -240.57
93–97 95 2 300.00–330.00 $314.68 $299 -463.05
101 101 1 550.00 $550.00 $556 -65.02
101 101 1 800.00 $800.00 $808 +184.98
104 104 2 640.00–770.00 $705.00 $733 +0.14
109 109 1 400.00 $400.00 $436 -304.86
111 111 1 465.00 $465.00 $516 -239.86
116 116 1 690.00 $690.00 $800 +80.00
1278 1278 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,275 —
1400 1400 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,310 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 65.00 $65.00 $46 -27.77
71–79 75 2 150.00–190.00 $168.93 $127 -136.14
76 76 2 310.00–320.00 $315.00 $239 +73.87
80–86 84 5 350.00–400.00 $379.37 $319 -280.63
82–86 84 3 840.00–900.00 $869.64 $730 +209.64
84 84 1 500.00 $500.00 $420 -160.00
82–89 85 3 210.00–280.00 $242.85 $206 -203.57
80–89 86 7 410.00–490.00 $454.43 $391 +8.01
89 89 2 50.00–100.00 $75.00 $67 +6.84
90–97 92 4 340.00–370.00 $355.10 $327 +2.29
92 92 1 100.00 $100.00 $92 -252.81
91–99 94 14 400.00–500.00 $431.23 $405 +185.13
94–97 96 3 790.00–800.00 $796.63 $765 +13.57
94–98 96 2 230.00–250.00 $239.79 $230 -543.27
100–108 103 15 410.00–525.00 $474.91 $489 -26.41
101–108 104 6 300.00–400.00 $348.14 $362 -367.00
106 106 1 780.00 $780.00 $827 +40.00
108–109 109 2 680.00–700.00 $689.95 $752 -50.05
110–115 112 3 390.00–400.00 $396.59 $444 -306.78
111–118 114 4 600.00–740.00 $664.38 $757 -38.99
122 122 1 670.00 $670.00 $817 +470.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 1 205.00 $205.00 $611 —
302 302 2 170.00–210.00 $190.00 $574 —
534 534 1 160.00 $160.00 $854 —
636 636 1 145.00 $145.00 $922 —
722 722 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,119 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1094–1666 1290 80-85% 6 109.00–115.00 $111.62 $1,440 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
834–1022 939 85-90% 3 80.00–90.00 $84.22 $791 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1692–1818 1761 75-80% 3 120.00–128.00 $124.43 $2,191 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1346–1808 1609 4 150.00–168.00 $156.66 $2,521 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 1 132.00 $132.00 $2,112 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
892–1834 1308 4 118.00–156.00 $134.90 $1,764 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
956–1426 1170 85-90% 17 80.00–98.00 $89.73 $1,050 —
1072–1394 1278 80-85% 3 135.00–137.00 $135.73 $1,735 —
512–1860 1282 85-90% 13 99.00–109.00 $103.50 $1,327 —
1146–1848 1504 80-85% 9 112.00–125.00 $117.82 $1,772 +3.85
1512–1814 1701 80-85% 6 106.00–110.00 $108.71 $1,849 —
1684–1790 1745 75-80% 3 127.00–133.00 $130.30 $2,274 —
1974 1974 75-80% 1 114.00 $114.00 $2,250 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1318 1318 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,898 —

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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.