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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 24, 2024

250 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 250 254 291
Feeder cattle 16 29 11
Slaughter cattle 106 108 101

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 35.00 to 55.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 60.00 to 80.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1244–1270 1257 2 180.00 $180.00 $2,263 —
1280 1280 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,112 —
1402 1402 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,173 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,027 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
63–69 66 2 260.00–270.00 $264.77 $175 -195.23
75 75 1 780.00 $780.00 $585 +170.00
75 75 1 370.00 $370.00 $278 -240.00
78 78 1 500.00 $500.00 $390 -12.75
79 79 1 620.00 $620.00 $490 +107.25
82 82 1 200.00 $200.00 $164 -590.00
80–89 84 4 840.00–960.00 $908.45 $763 +118.45
84 84 1 650.00 $650.00 $546 -140.00
87 87 1 510.00 $510.00 $444 -39.89
91–99 94 4 820.00–870.00 $834.85 $785 +47.95
95 95 1 605.00 $605.00 $575 -181.90
95 95 1 660.00 $660.00 $627 -126.90
100–103 101 3 780.00–860.00 $820.00 $828 +70.00
104 104 1 750.00 $750.00 $780 ±0.00
111 111 1 750.00 $750.00 $832 ±0.00
120 120 1 540.00 $540.00 $648 -140.00
1192 1192 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,122 —
1346–1352 1349 2 185.00–189.00 $187.00 $2,523 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
61–69 67 4 70.00–75.00 $73.70 $49 +11.77
75 75 1 90.00 $90.00 $68 +25.00
76–78 77 2 300.00 $300.00 $231 -550.00
77 77 1 600.00 $600.00 $462 -250.00
77 77 1 700.00 $700.00 $539 -150.00
81–84 83 4 330.00–420.00 $387.21 $321 -2.79
81–89 84 7 800.00–1,000.00 $931.26 $782 +428.65
83–85 84 2 75.00–160.00 $118.01 $99 -384.60
83–88 86 2 530.00–550.00 $540.29 $465 +37.68
89 89 1 700.00 $700.00 $623 -153.16
89 89 1 450.00 $450.00 $400 -403.16
90–97 93 6 800.00–820.00 $806.92 $750 +296.83
90–98 94 9 490.00–510.00 $502.13 $472 -302.71
90–98 94 14 520.00–595.00 $544.72 $512 -260.12
90–97 94 2 340.00–350.00 $345.19 $324 -459.65
98 98 1 640.00 $640.00 $627 -60.00
101 101 1 130.00 $130.00 $131 -272.80
101–105 103 2 750.00–780.00 $764.71 $788 +361.91
103 103 1 510.00 $510.00 $525 +107.20
100–109 104 11 520.00–565.00 $543.53 $565 +34.51
110 110 1 630.00 $630.00 $693 -119.95
110–111 111 5 515.00–525.00 $519.01 $576 -230.94
111 111 1 800.00 $800.00 $888 +50.05
112 112 1 300.00 $300.00 $336 -449.95
114–116 115 3 460.00–505.00 $488.27 $562 +1.20
112–119 116 2 700.00–730.00 $715.45 $830 +228.38
117 117 1 240.00 $240.00 $281 -247.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 1 245.00 $245.00 $666 —
434 434 1 202.00 $202.00 $877 +8.94

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1272 1152 85-90% 6 100.00–110.00 $107.75 $1,241 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1600 1393 80-85% 3 110.00–119.00 $115.34 $1,607 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1506–1640 1572 75-80% 3 120.00–128.00 $125.02 $1,965 +4.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1352–2052 1597 4 165.00–180.00 $173.38 $2,769 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 1 172.00 $172.00 $712 —
468 468 1 150.00 $150.00 $702 —
502 502 1 165.00 $165.00 $828 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–448 433 3 140.00–175.00 $161.27 $698 —
490 490 1 160.00 $160.00 $784 —
512 512 1 150.00 $150.00 $768 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1274–1472 1379 3 124.00–130.00 $126.81 $1,749 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1152–1436 1249 3 130.00–149.00 $138.82 $1,734 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1028–1718 1255 85-90% 11 87.00–100.00 $92.99 $1,167 —
938–1710 1289 85-90% 16 106.00–116.00 $110.71 $1,427 -3.57
1266–1398 1332 80-85% 2 147.00–148.00 $147.48 $1,964 —
1098–1610 1381 85-90% 14 118.00–124.00 $120.91 $1,670 -15.06
1328–1768 1509 80-85% 9 116.00–127.00 $121.70 $1,836 —
1474–1934 1719 75-80% 6 120.00–130.00 $125.91 $2,164 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1254–1380 1328 3 120.00–136.00 $128.50 $1,706 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 112.00 $112.00 $314 —
692 692 1 122.00 $122.00 $844 —

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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.