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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 16, 2025

280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 280 184 299
Feeder cattle 17 6 9
Slaughter cattle 114 70 135

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1314–1436 1375 7 190.00–197.00 $193.86 $2,666 —
1302–1548 1422 5 168.00–188.00 $176.39 $2,508 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 240.00 $240.00 $168 +130.00
76 76 1 900.00 $900.00 $684 +600.00
79 79 1 730.00 $730.00 $577 +430.00
83–87 85 4 550.00–650.00 $607.80 $517 -182.20
85 85 1 865.00 $865.00 $735 +75.00
87 87 1 1,040.00 $1,040.00 $905 +29.47
92 92 1 500.00 $500.00 $460 +300.00
90–98 94 4 890.00–940.00 $905.51 $851 -27.59
91–97 94 4 550.00–1,000.00 $705.64 $663 -227.46
98 98 1 700.00 $700.00 $686 +170.15
101–102 102 2 550.00–630.00 $590.20 $602 -319.65
104–109 107 6 860.00–940.00 $884.84 $947 -25.01
107 107 1 220.00 $220.00 $235 -689.85
107–108 108 2 700.00–840.00 $769.67 $831 -50.33
108 108 1 300.00 $300.00 $324 -520.00
115 115 1 570.00 $570.00 $656 -250.00
124 124 1 500.00 $500.00 $620 -320.00
1344–1444 1405 3 196.00–200.00 $197.67 $2,777 —
1396–1516 1453 3 190.00–195.00 $192.30 $2,794 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
694 694 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,041 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 1 510.00 $510.00 $347 +190.00
68 68 1 320.00 $320.00 $218 ±0.00
77 77 1 560.00 $560.00 $431 +240.00
78 78 2 400.00–420.00 $410.00 $320 +120.00
79 79 1 380.00 $380.00 $300 +90.00
81–86 84 4 400.00–520.00 $460.18 $387 -176.94
81–88 85 6 575.00–670.00 $643.35 $547 +6.23
86 86 1 640.00 $640.00 $550 +317.88
86 86 1 970.00 $970.00 $834 +647.88
85–89 87 2 230.00–345.00 $288.82 $251 -747.82
86–88 87 3 50.00–260.00 $160.46 $140 -876.18
86–87 87 2 700.00 $700.00 $609 -336.64
90–95 93 2 310.00–390.00 $348.92 $324 +53.97
90–96 94 8 400.00–540.00 $478.44 $450 +183.49
92–99 96 4 130.00–240.00 $169.58 $163 -763.12
96 96 1 650.00 $650.00 $624 -282.70
93–99 97 11 555.00–685.00 $619.07 $600 -19.00
93–99 97 9 860.00–990.00 $933.00 $905 +294.93
97 97 1 800.00 $800.00 $776 +161.93
100–109 104 7 900.00–990.00 $937.58 $975 +308.70
101–106 104 2 710.00–800.00 $753.91 $784 +125.03
102–107 104 3 400.00–500.00 $467.41 $486 -161.47
104 104 1 175.00 $175.00 $182 -453.88
102–109 106 10 595.00–650.00 $612.79 $650 -275.05
107 107 1 340.00 $340.00 $364 -547.84
110–113 112 3 800.00–860.00 $836.99 $937 +536.99
110–119 114 4 440.00–535.00 $509.64 $581 +51.73
110–118 114 3 550.00–600.00 $572.98 $653 +115.07
120 120 1 500.00 $500.00 $600 -259.97
124 124 1 550.00 $550.00 $682 -209.97
124 124 1 500.00 $500.00 $620 -259.97

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 80-85% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,441 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1458 1458 75-80% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,677 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1192–2226 1709 2 152.00–167.00 $161.77 $2,765 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1172–1398 1285 2 169.00–177.00 $173.35 $2,228 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 1 205.00 $205.00 $988 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
962–1060 1011 2 158.00–159.00 $158.52 $1,603 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1358 1152 85-90% 4 87.00–100.00 $96.00 $1,106 —
1194–1374 1260 80-85% 4 133.00–150.00 $141.95 $1,789 +52.51
856–1512 1276 85-90% 17 107.00–116.00 $111.47 $1,422 +22.03
1234–1608 1420 85-90% 8 118.00–122.00 $120.38 $1,709 —
1204–1816 1467 80-85% 21 112.00–124.00 $118.80 $1,743 -4.04
1676–1720 1698 75-80% 2 113.00–116.00 $114.48 $1,944 —
1418–1908 1742 75-80% 12 119.00–130.00 $124.29 $2,165 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
742–748 745 2 100.00–145.00 $122.41 $912 —
804 804 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,343 —
1066–1082 1074 2 100.00–160.00 $129.78 $1,394 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,995 —
1320–1372 1349 3 159.00–166.00 $162.97 $2,198 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
234 234 1 215.00 $215.00 $503 —
294 294 1 230.00 $230.00 $676 —
300–344 322 5 200.00–232.00 $217.63 $701 —
1048 1048 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,153 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1272 1272 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,654 —

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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.