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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 31, 2024

277 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 277 250 331
Feeder cattle 34 16 0
Slaughter cattle 100 106 163

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 9.00 to 11.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 8.00 to 16.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
726 726 1 130.00 $130.00 $944 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
71–74 72 3 140.00–180.00 $159.72 $115 -620.28
75 75 1 700.00 $700.00 $525 -80.00
79 79 1 800.00 $800.00 $632 +180.00
82 82 1 660.00 $660.00 $541 +460.00
80–88 84 7 880.00–1,010.00 $926.50 $778 +18.05
80–88 84 4 440.00–540.00 $473.83 $398 -434.62
90–97 94 2 500.00–550.00 $524.06 $493 -310.79
93–99 96 5 810.00–880.00 $837.73 $804 +232.73
97–99 98 3 620.00–760.00 $692.86 $679 +87.86
102 102 1 740.00 $740.00 $755 -80.00
101–108 105 5 780.00–810.00 $796.00 $836 +46.00
113–115 114 2 730.00–750.00 $739.91 $843 -10.09
115 115 1 760.00 $760.00 $874 +10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 192.00 $192.00 $595 —
436–439 438 2 152.00–185.00 $168.44 $738 —
516 516 1 185.00 $185.00 $955 —
576 576 1 162.00 $162.00 $933 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 1 142.00 $142.00 $750 —
702 702 1 109.00 $109.00 $765 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
64 64 1 100.00 $100.00 $64 +26.30
73–75 74 2 700.00 $700.00 $518 +610.00
71–78 75 2 75.00–100.00 $88.09 $66 -1.91
74–76 75 3 280.00–300.00 $293.39 $220 +203.39
79 79 2 360.00–390.00 $375.00 $296 +75.00
79 79 1 880.00 $880.00 $695 +580.00
80–88 84 5 400.00–455.00 $412.54 $347 -518.72
81–89 84 10 80.00–150.00 $110.45 $93 -820.81
83–89 85 7 860.00–1,000.00 $930.67 $791 -0.59
81–89 86 4 500.00–540.00 $528.08 $454 -12.21
87–88 88 3 220.00–310.00 $249.77 $220 -450.23
91 91 1 220.00 $220.00 $200 -480.00
90–99 94 10 500.00–575.00 $535.24 $503 +33.11
92–97 94 4 800.00–880.00 $825.01 $776 +322.88
93–97 95 3 100.00–160.00 $120.35 $114 -381.78
95 95 1 450.00 $450.00 $428 -52.13
100 100 1 450.00 $450.00 $450 +320.00
101–104 102 3 800.00–840.00 $823.10 $840 +58.39
100–109 104 10 510.00–555.00 $537.38 $559 -6.15
106 106 1 300.00 $300.00 $318 -243.53
111–113 112 4 490.00–525.00 $508.70 $570 +208.70
113 113 2 740.00–770.00 $755.00 $853 +455.00
110–117 114 3 720.00–760.00 $732.90 $836 +244.63
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 1 217.00 $217.00 $621 —
312–346 329 2 220.00–225.00 $222.63 $732 —
372 372 1 222.00 $222.00 $826 —
530 530 1 170.00 $170.00 $901 —
552 552 1 165.00 $165.00 $911 —
612 612 1 152.00 $152.00 $930 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
256 256 1 140.00 $140.00 $358 -105.00
554–596 575 2 110.00–119.00 $114.66 $659 —
612 612 1 107.00 $107.00 $655 —
666 666 1 106.00 $106.00 $706 —
700 700 1 117.00 $117.00 $819 —
768 768 1 110.00 $110.00 $845 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1354–1682 1470 75-80% 5 113.00–114.00 $113.44 $1,668 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1038–1422 1297 80-85% 4 105.00–109.00 $106.77 $1,385 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1108–1438 1236 85-90% 4 97.00–104.00 $101.27 $1,252 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1652–1962 1807 2 147.00–153.00 $149.74 $2,706 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2374 2374 1 151.00 $151.00 $3,585 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1108–1692 1408 85-90% 23 94.00–108.00 $100.80 $1,419 —
1164–1638 1420 85-90% 11 80.00–91.00 $85.42 $1,213 —
1232–1608 1421 80-85% 3 100.00 $100.00 $1,421 —
1240–1738 1501 80-85% 15 105.00–118.00 $109.75 $1,647 -11.95
1454–1816 1644 75-80% 5 113.00–122.00 $116.90 $1,922 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1170 1135 2 132.00–140.00 $136.12 $1,545 —
1100–1434 1276 5 113.00–121.00 $117.40 $1,498 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
928 928 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,206 —
956–970 963 2 115.00–138.00 $126.58 $1,219 —
1006 1006 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,157 —
1056 1056 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,373 —

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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.