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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 23, 2025

237 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 237 280 279
Feeder cattle 5 17 10
Slaughter cattle 95 114 132

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 30.00 to 40.00 higher.

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
66 66 1 500.00 $500.00 $330 +260.00
73–76 75 2 140.00–150.00 $144.90 $109 -755.10
79 79 1 300.00 $300.00 $237 -430.00
79 79 1 700.00 $700.00 $553 -30.00
82–85 83 3 290.00–340.00 $313.65 $260 -294.15
85 85 3 650.00–800.00 $716.67 $609 +108.87
87–89 88 2 860.00–970.00 $914.38 $805 -125.62
90–96 93 6 840.00–900.00 $881.74 $820 -23.77
93–95 94 4 700.00–800.00 $734.81 $691 -170.70
94–97 96 2 410.00–480.00 $444.45 $427 -461.06
99 99 1 600.00 $600.00 $594 -100.00
100 100 1 700.00 $700.00 $700 +109.80
102 102 1 480.00 $480.00 $490 -110.20
100–107 104 3 820.00–890.00 $865.99 $901 +275.79
111–117 114 2 650.00–810.00 $727.89 $830 +157.89
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 120.00 $120.00 $528 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 50.00 $50.00 $32 -460.00
70 70 1 800.00 $800.00 $560 +290.00
72 72 1 610.00 $610.00 $439 +100.00
76 76 1 500.00 $500.00 $380 -60.00
78 78 1 320.00 $320.00 $250 -90.00
80–85 83 5 245.00–360.00 $315.33 $262 -144.85
82–85 84 2 100.00–150.00 $125.45 $105 -334.73
80–88 85 6 900.00–1,000.00 $957.55 $814 +314.20
81–89 85 11 560.00–700.00 $634.80 $540 -8.55
85–88 87 2 410.00–500.00 $454.22 $395 +165.40
89 89 1 300.00 $300.00 $267 +11.18
93 93 1 700.00 $700.00 $651 +351.08
94 94 1 540.00 $540.00 $508 +61.56
90–99 95 21 590.00–695.00 $639.91 $608 +161.47
90–99 96 11 900.00–995.00 $935.46 $898 +765.88
93–99 96 2 75.00–150.00 $111.33 $107 -58.25
96 96 2 300.00–370.00 $335.00 $322 +165.42
100 100 2 500.00–540.00 $520.00 $520 -417.58
101–104 102 5 890.00–945.00 $916.84 $935 -20.74
102 102 1 670.00 $670.00 $683 -267.58
101–109 105 10 580.00–670.00 $635.11 $667 -302.47
106 106 1 800.00 $800.00 $848 +187.21
110–118 114 7 565.00–630.00 $603.90 $688 +94.26
116 116 1 820.00 $820.00 $951 +310.36
120 120 1 530.00 $530.00 $636 +30.00
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
812 812 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,088 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
704 704 1 116.00 $116.00 $817 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1082–1376 1230 80-85% 5 120.00–130.00 $124.35 $1,530 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
968–1122 1049 85-90% 3 105.00–110.00 $108.11 $1,134 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1582 1582 75-80% 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,057 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680 1680 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,604 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1468 1468 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,967 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1304 1167 85-90% 7 96.00–109.00 $102.34 $1,194 +6.34
1058–1516 1330 85-90% 21 113.00–126.00 $120.15 $1,598 —
1090–1744 1407 80-85% 16 120.00–133.00 $125.81 $1,770 +5.43
1280–1560 1485 85-90% 4 128.00–129.00 $128.22 $1,904 +9.42
1548–2006 1766 75-80% 22 125.00–139.00 $131.36 $2,320 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
988 988 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,610 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1358 1358 1 164.00 $164.00 $2,227 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1242–1422 1324 3 137.00–140.00 $138.39 $1,832 —

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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.