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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 30, 2025

244 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 244 237 317
Feeder cattle — 5 —
Slaughter cattle 89 95 154

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 40.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 80.00 higher.

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65–69 67 2 300.00–400.00 $348.51 $234 -151.49
73 73 1 400.00 $400.00 $292 +255.10
74 74 1 210.00 $210.00 $155 +65.10
77 77 1 550.00 $550.00 $424 +405.10
82 82 1 580.00 $580.00 $476 +266.35
81–89 85 6 920.00–1,010.00 $946.95 $805 +230.28
88 88 1 360.00 $360.00 $317 -554.38
89 89 1 730.00 $730.00 $650 -184.38
94 94 1 490.00 $490.00 $461 -244.81
90–98 95 7 840.00–900.00 $881.80 $838 +146.99
90–99 96 7 460.00–580.00 $547.56 $526 +103.11
96–97 97 2 740.00–800.00 $770.16 $747 +325.71
100 100 1 860.00 $860.00 $860 +160.00
104 104 1 570.00 $570.00 $593 -295.99
106 106 1 870.00 $870.00 $922 +4.01
117 117 1 790.00 $790.00 $924 +62.11

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
71–77 74 2 450.00–500.00 $473.99 $351 -136.01
76 76 1 700.00 $700.00 $532 +200.00
78 78 1 200.00 $200.00 $156 -120.00
79 79 1 630.00 $630.00 $498 +310.00
80–84 82 5 620.00–715.00 $673.34 $552 +358.01
81–87 84 3 1,000.00–1,080.00 $1,037.02 $871 +911.57
83–87 85 3 100.00–220.00 $177.53 $151 -780.02
83–89 86 5 450.00–570.00 $514.60 $443 -442.95
89 89 1 300.00 $300.00 $267 ±0.00
91 91 1 180.00 $180.00 $164 -120.00
90–98 94 6 920.00–1,020.00 $979.11 $920 +439.11
91–96 94 4 310.00–400.00 $370.24 $348 -169.76
90–99 95 5 120.00–220.00 $180.04 $171 -459.87
91–99 95 4 450.00–550.00 $512.10 $486 -127.81
90–99 96 18 620.00–705.00 $665.62 $639 -269.84
98 98 2 790.00–860.00 $825.00 $808 -110.46
101 101 1 180.00 $180.00 $182 -340.00
103 103 3 540.00–580.00 $553.33 $570 -363.51
100–108 104 14 605.00–675.00 $643.38 $669 +8.27
101–106 104 5 900.00–930.00 $914.03 $951 +278.92
108–109 109 2 850.00–860.00 $854.98 $932 +54.98
110 110 1 210.00 $210.00 $231 -590.00
110–113 111 4 590.00–620.00 $609.89 $677 +5.99
113 113 2 390.00–400.00 $395.00 $446 -208.90
110–119 115 4 500.00–565.00 $539.07 $620 -64.83
112–116 115 4 800.00–870.00 $832.18 $957 +228.28
121 121 1 440.00 $440.00 $532 -90.00
123 123 1 560.00 $560.00 $689 +30.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1266 1266 80-85% 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,595 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1398 1398 75-80% 1 151.00 $151.00 $2,111 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1464 1464 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,342 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1946 1946 1 163.00 $163.00 $3,172 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1168–1356 1262 85-90% 2 92.00–101.00 $96.16 $1,214 —
974–1428 1265 85-90% 8 121.00–127.00 $123.61 $1,564 —
1022–1530 1278 85-90% 17 107.00–119.00 $113.40 $1,449 —
1126–1688 1416 80-85% 27 124.00–136.00 $129.57 $1,835 +3.76
1510–1932 1684 75-80% 19 127.00–142.00 $132.07 $2,224 —
2166 2166 75-80% 1 123.00 $123.00 $2,664 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480 1480 1 167.00 $167.00 $2,472 —
1724 1724 1 177.00 $177.00 $3,051 —

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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.