Cattle Market Pulse

Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 9, 2025

184 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 184 251 362
Feeder cattle 6 18 14
Slaughter cattle 70 90 163

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold steady. Beef cross bull calves sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 200.00 $200.00 $860 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
73 73 1 110.00 $110.00 $80 -440.00
74 74 1 530.00 $530.00 $392 -20.00
77 77 1 300.00 $300.00 $231 +70.00
82 82 1 300.00 $300.00 $246 -100.00
86 86 1 790.00 $790.00 $679 -244.88
80–89 87 7 960.00–1,060.00 $1,010.53 $879 +150.53
87 87 1 200.00 $200.00 $174 -660.00
87 87 1 320.00 $320.00 $278 -540.00
92 92 1 200.00 $200.00 $184 -726.60
93–95 94 3 900.00–950.00 $933.10 $877 +6.50
94–96 95 2 700.00–870.00 $784.11 $745 -142.49
98–99 99 2 500.00–560.00 $529.85 $525 -280.25
101–104 103 2 900.00–920.00 $909.85 $937 +9.90
111 111 1 820.00 $820.00 $910 +630.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
76 76 1 320.00 $320.00 $243 -12.70
79 79 1 290.00 $290.00 $229 -510.00
80–88 85 3 550.00–695.00 $637.12 $542 -375.54
85 85 1 800.00 $800.00 $680 -212.66
80–89 86 5 310.00–350.00 $322.12 $277 -358.75
86–88 87 3 1,020.00–1,050.00 $1,036.64 $902 +355.77
87–89 88 4 400.00–500.00 $447.27 $394 -233.60
88 88 1 440.00 $440.00 $387 -240.87
90–93 92 3 440.00–450.00 $446.73 $411 -189.11
90–97 94 4 260.00–320.00 $294.95 $277 -340.89
95 95 1 800.00 $800.00 $760 -121.52
92–98 96 6 870.00–990.00 $932.70 $895 +11.18
92–99 97 10 590.00–680.00 $638.07 $619 -283.45
97–99 98 2 180.00–240.00 $210.31 $206 -711.21
98 98 1 620.00 $620.00 $608 -301.52
101 101 1 130.00 $130.00 $131 -394.88
102 102 1 290.00 $290.00 $296 -234.88
100–108 104 6 610.00–660.00 $628.88 $654 -290.98
104–106 105 2 450.00–500.00 $475.24 $499 -345.24
103–108 106 5 860.00–920.00 $887.84 $941 +67.36
105–107 106 4 800.00–850.00 $830.00 $880 +9.52
109 109 1 390.00 $390.00 $425 +80.00
112 112 1 300.00 $300.00 $336 -311.96
111–119 115 2 400.00–520.00 $457.91 $527 +117.91
112–118 115 4 700.00–850.00 $784.49 $902 +444.49
116 116 1 760.00 $760.00 $882 +207.48
121–122 122 3 750.00–770.00 $759.97 $927 +19.97

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
762 762 85-90% 1 100.00 $100.00 $762 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2224 2224 1 134.00 $134.00 $2,980 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1418 1202 85-90% 8 102.00–115.00 $108.47 $1,304 -11.02
916–1692 1264 85-90% 12 75.00–100.00 $89.44 $1,131 -4.58
1298–1404 1337 85-90% 3 120.00–126.00 $123.73 $1,654 —
1130–1662 1481 80-85% 11 105.00–128.00 $122.84 $1,819 —
1564–2080 1758 75-80% 14 123.00–138.00 $130.98 $2,303 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1192–1268 1222 3 133.00–155.00 $144.89 $1,771 —
1222 1222 1 174.00 $174.00 $2,126 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 105.00 $105.00 $640 —
920 920 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,030 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,242 —

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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.