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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 21, 2024

216 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 216 235 301
Feeder cattle 11 — 11
Slaughter cattle 95 99 119

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 10.00 to 25.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 15.00 to 20.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1168–1240 1204 2 155.00–157.00 $155.97 $1,878 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
72–73 73 2 290.00 $290.00 $212 +74.90
78–79 79 2 800.00 $800.00 $632 +290.00
82–89 85 7 840.00–1,000.00 $929.15 $790 +27.67
85 85 1 460.00 $460.00 $391 -441.48
93 93 1 450.00 $450.00 $418 -460.11
90–96 94 5 850.00–910.00 $897.77 $844 +97.77
98 98 1 800.00 $800.00 $784 +230.00
101 101 1 420.00 $420.00 $424 -424.71
101–104 103 2 830.00–850.00 $839.85 $865 -4.86
1266–1468 1367 2 131.00–135.00 $133.15 $1,820 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
74–76 75 2 400.00–420.00 $410.13 $308 +39.54
75 75 1 800.00 $800.00 $600 +429.41
71–79 76 4 200.00–300.00 $265.87 $202 -104.72
80 80 1 800.00 $800.00 $640 +700.00
81–83 82 2 450.00–500.00 $475.30 $390 -224.70
85 85 1 100.00 $100.00 $85 -171.70
82–89 86 6 900.00–1,000.00 $954.45 $821 +408.07
85–87 86 5 545.00–585.00 $568.98 $489 +22.60
91 91 1 260.00 $260.00 $237 -184.92
92 92 1 160.00 $160.00 $147 -284.92
90–96 94 12 500.00–600.00 $549.27 $516 +104.35
93–97 94 6 890.00–940.00 $903.18 $849 +458.26
92–99 96 2 700.00–830.00 $767.38 $737 -118.21
95–99 97 4 450.00–470.00 $455.05 $441 -430.54
103 103 1 75.00 $75.00 $77 -778.15
100–109 104 13 510.00–580.00 $553.34 $575 -299.81
101–109 104 4 400.00–500.00 $466.29 $485 -386.86
110 110 1 540.00 $540.00 $594 -250.03
111 111 1 800.00 $800.00 $888 +9.97
110–113 112 2 770.00–780.00 $774.93 $868 +241.97
113 113 1 100.00 $100.00 $113 -432.96
120 120 1 500.00 $500.00 $600 +140.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1254–1510 1365 80-85% 5 99.00–105.00 $101.36 $1,384 —
1408 1408 80-85% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,549 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1384–1810 1619 75-80% 5 100.00–109.00 $104.17 $1,687 —
1884 1884 75-80% 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,809 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
964 964 85-90% 1 79.00 $79.00 $762 —
1214 1214 85-90% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,275 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–2102 1680 3 140.00–151.00 $144.81 $2,433 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 526 1 155.00 $155.00 $815 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,232 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1358 1358 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,037 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1216 1193 85-90% 2 108.00 $108.00 $1,288 —
1144–1294 1239 80-85% 3 123.00–139.00 $133.50 $1,654 —
898–1500 1301 85-90% 10 79.00–87.00 $82.48 $1,073 -14.79
998–1630 1406 85-90% 25 90.00–106.00 $98.84 $1,390 —
1332–1758 1594 80-85% 6 100.00–112.00 $104.26 $1,662 —
1474–1932 1732 75-80% 9 107.00–111.00 $109.25 $1,892 —
1782 1782 75-80% 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,746 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–724 712 2 155.00–157.00 $156.02 $1,111 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
698 698 1 112.00 $112.00 $782 —
706 706 1 115.00 $115.00 $812 —
852 852 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,108 —
946 946 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,182 —
984 984 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,250 —
1016–1028 1020 3 110.00–115.00 $111.68 $1,139 —

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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.