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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 17, 2024

254 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 254 238 304
Feeder cattle 29 — 9
Slaughter cattle 108 113 159

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold steady. Beef cross bull calves sold 35.00 to 45.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 1 187.00 $187.00 $976 —
1012 1012 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,761 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
74 74 1 460.00 $460.00 $340 +10.00
75 75 1 610.00 $610.00 $458 +160.00
74–78 76 4 490.00–570.00 $512.75 $390 +62.75
74–77 76 2 180.00 $180.00 $137 -270.00
82 82 1 790.00 $790.00 $648 +390.00
85–86 86 2 350.00–420.00 $384.80 $331 -505.39
86–88 87 2 540.00–560.00 $549.89 $478 -340.30
87 87 1 700.00 $700.00 $609 -190.19
91–97 95 4 750.00–830.00 $786.90 $748 +386.90
94–97 96 2 600.00–700.00 $649.21 $623 +249.21
97 97 1 260.00 $260.00 $252 -440.00
114 114 1 750.00 $750.00 $855 +20.00
118 118 1 680.00 $680.00 $802 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 1 205.00 $205.00 $795 —
422 422 1 182.00 $182.00 $768 —
518–532 523 3 162.00–180.00 $171.26 $896 —
650 650 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,086 —
742–746 744 2 182.00–200.00 $190.98 $1,421 —
774 774 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,084 —
848 848 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,272 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
57 57 1 60.00 $60.00 $34 -95.00
61–65 63 3 50.00–75.00 $61.93 $39 -93.07
73 73 1 310.00 $310.00 $226 -490.00
73 73 1 710.00 $710.00 $518 -90.00
74 74 1 65.00 $65.00 $48 -115.00
76 76 1 850.00 $850.00 $646 +330.00
78–79 79 2 380.00–385.00 $382.52 $302 -117.48
82 82 1 390.00 $390.00 $320 -95.96
82–89 85 11 450.00–535.00 $502.61 $427 -394.81
86–87 87 3 300.00–350.00 $316.73 $276 -580.69
87–89 88 3 820.00–910.00 $853.16 $751 -44.26
90 90 1 220.00 $220.00 $198 -473.17
90–98 92 8 495.00–540.00 $510.09 $469 -183.08
94–96 95 2 790.00–820.00 $804.84 $765 +691.44
95 95 1 95.00 $95.00 $90 -18.40
99 99 1 700.00 $700.00 $693 +205.42
101–107 103 5 380.00–450.00 $402.80 $415 -409.82
100–109 104 15 460.00–580.00 $509.02 $529 +0.49
101–106 104 2 700.00 $700.00 $728 +191.47
103–109 106 6 740.00–790.00 $771.34 $818 +581.34
110–111 111 2 740.00–760.00 $749.95 $832 +272.82
111–116 114 2 670.00–700.00 $685.33 $781 +208.20
111–119 115 2 475.00–500.00 $487.07 $560 +9.94
115 115 1 450.00 $450.00 $518 -27.13
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–388 373 2 167.00–200.00 $184.16 $687 —
404–442 423 2 180.00–205.00 $193.06 $817 —
498 498 1 160.00 $160.00 $797 —
534 534 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,025 —
566 566 1 170.00 $170.00 $962 —
698 698 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,082 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1538 1538 75-80% 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,707 —
1420–1760 1590 75-80% 4 118.00–123.00 $120.55 $1,917 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1266 1266 80-85% 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,431 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1502–2040 1775 3 130.00–160.00 $148.04 $2,628 -13.68

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,620 —
1112 1112 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,646 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
874–1368 1164 85-90% 15 85.00–108.00 $97.53 $1,135 +12.11
824–1612 1291 85-90% 18 110.00–121.00 $114.28 $1,475 —
1322–1442 1372 80-85% 3 134.00–140.00 $135.97 $1,866 —
1320–1776 1571 80-85% 12 112.00–123.00 $118.14 $1,856 —
866–1822 1619 75-80% 12 118.00–132.00 $125.08 $2,025 +3.04

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1054–1076 1065 2 133.00–139.00 $136.03 $1,449 —

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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.