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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 12, 2024

270 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 270 250 321
Slaughter cattle 130 124 166

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 30.00 to 60.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves traded 10.00 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
1426 1426 1 174.00 $174.00 $2,481 -5.50
1478 1478 1 186.00 $186.00 $2,749 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
78 78 1 700.00 $700.00 $546 -9.94
80–85 83 4 700.00–800.00 $762.58 $633 -147.79
81–89 86 10 840.00–1,000.00 $908.27 $781 -2.10
90–98 93 5 840.00–920.00 $869.66 $809 +609.39
92–95 94 2 500.00–600.00 $549.20 $516 +183.19
93–95 94 2 700.00–820.00 $759.36 $714 +393.35
102 102 1 760.00 $760.00 $775 -80.00
103 103 1 500.00 $500.00 $515 -340.00
100–109 105 2 810.00–820.00 $815.22 $856 -24.78
110 110 1 740.00 $740.00 $814 -100.00
116 116 1 780.00 $780.00 $905 +80.00
1270–1450 1360 2 185.00–188.00 $186.60 $2,538 +6.28

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65–69 67 2 50.00–70.00 $60.30 $40 +10.30
72–74 73 2 100.00–145.00 $122.81 $90 -13.66
77 77 1 400.00 $400.00 $308 +347.50
77 77 3 700.00 $700.00 $539 +647.50
78 78 1 530.00 $530.00 $413 +477.50
80–89 84 8 870.00–1,010.00 $969.87 $815 +402.50
86 86 2 415.00–450.00 $432.50 $372 +268.11
83–89 87 7 490.00–530.00 $502.90 $438 +338.51
87 87 1 320.00 $320.00 $278 +155.61
89 89 1 760.00 $760.00 $676 +595.61
89 89 1 50.00 $50.00 $44 -114.39
90 90 1 300.00 $300.00 $270 -500.00
90–96 93 2 400.00–430.00 $415.48 $386 -454.01
90–99 94 14 500.00–600.00 $544.26 $512 +469.26
91–97 94 5 760.00–840.00 $800.68 $753 +725.68
92–98 95 7 860.00–940.00 $892.55 $848 +817.55
100–106 102 7 740.00–850.00 $809.54 $826 -30.46
100–106 103 3 100.00–140.00 $112.90 $116 -727.10
100–107 104 3 810.00–860.00 $842.80 $877 +291.81
101–109 104 12 500.00–595.00 $559.37 $582 +8.38
111–118 114 4 500.00–520.00 $511.00 $583 +11.00
114–115 115 2 660.00–750.00 $704.80 $811 +246.30
118 118 1 390.00 $390.00 $460 -68.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1402–1414 1408 80-85% 2 106.00 $106.00 $1,492 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1502 1466 75-80% 2 107.00 $107.00 $1,569 -5.20
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1114 1114 85-90% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,058 +2.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1514 1514 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,120 -7.65

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1428–1624 1526 2 115.00–140.00 $128.30 $1,958 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
912–1718 1267 85-90% 21 80.00–92.00 $87.05 $1,103 -23.95
884–1928 1339 85-90% 30 94.00–107.00 $100.41 $1,344 —
1244–1688 1539 80-85% 11 100.00–108.00 $105.01 $1,616 —
1590–2088 1789 75-80% 10 107.00–115.00 $110.49 $1,977 -4.62

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1154 1077 2 110.00–125.00 $118.04 $1,271 —
1186–1328 1270 4 135.00–148.00 $141.99 $1,803 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1026–1138 1065 3 115.00–120.00 $116.61 $1,242 —
1180 1180 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,558 —

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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.