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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 7, 2024

245 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 245 277 288
Feeder cattle — 34 —
Slaughter cattle 114 100 139

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Holstein bull calves stayed steady. Beef cross bull calves traded 20.00 to 30.00 higher.

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 1 200.00 $200.00 $136 +40.28
75 75 1 700.00 $700.00 $525 ±0.00
74–79 77 3 400.00–480.00 $427.48 $329 -272.52
78 78 1 350.00 $350.00 $273 -450.00
78 78 1 1,020.00 $1,020.00 $796 +220.00
83–84 84 2 200.00–300.00 $249.70 $210 -676.80
85–88 87 5 820.00–1,000.00 $919.54 $800 -6.96
87 87 1 500.00 $500.00 $435 -426.50
87 87 1 590.00 $590.00 $513 -336.50
91–95 94 5 760.00–920.00 $846.09 $795 +322.03
92–97 95 2 600.00–610.00 $604.87 $575 +80.81
94–98 96 2 520.00–565.00 $542.97 $521 -294.76
102 102 1 550.00 $550.00 $561 -190.00
102–103 103 2 810.00–830.00 $820.05 $845 +80.05

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
59 59 1 50.00 $50.00 $30 -50.00
69 69 1 55.00 $55.00 $38 -45.00
70–77 74 3 340.00–360.00 $349.82 $259 -350.18
74 74 1 200.00 $200.00 $148 -500.00
75 75 1 800.00 $800.00 $600 +711.91
81 81 1 1,030.00 $1,030.00 $834 +655.00
83–89 86 11 480.00–560.00 $524.31 $451 -3.77
84–88 86 5 400.00–440.00 $421.11 $362 -106.97
87 87 1 100.00 $100.00 $87 -428.08
91 91 1 300.00 $300.00 $273 +80.00
91–98 93 3 850.00–940.00 $885.75 $824 +350.51
90–99 94 22 470.00–570.00 $535.32 $503 +0.08
90–97 94 2 580.00–650.00 $616.31 $579 +81.07
97 97 1 130.00 $130.00 $126 +9.65
101–102 102 2 640.00–700.00 $669.85 $683 -153.25
100–108 103 14 470.00–550.00 $518.34 $534 -19.04
101–105 103 3 750.00–840.00 $809.42 $834 +272.04
110–118 113 4 500.00–515.00 $507.38 $573 -247.62
116–119 117 4 730.00–750.00 $737.59 $863 +4.69
117 117 1 720.00 $720.00 $842 -12.90
125 125 1 670.00 $670.00 $838 -62.90

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
984–1226 1100 85-90% 14 80.00–101.00 $89.29 $982 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1942 1641 75-80% 4 109.00–119.00 $112.60 $1,848 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1284–1442 1351 80-85% 3 104.00–106.00 $105.04 $1,419 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1706–2196 1951 2 131.00–145.00 $137.12 $2,675 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
958–1634 1260 11 110.00–132.00 $120.49 $1,518 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
944–1532 1179 85-90% 10 77.00–88.00 $83.09 $980 —
1016–1886 1395 85-90% 25 90.00–105.00 $95.74 $1,336 —
1104–1798 1448 80-85% 8 100.00–109.00 $104.90 $1,519 +4.90
1424–2128 1734 75-80% 16 100.00–119.00 $111.08 $1,926 —

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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.