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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 6, 2025

258 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 258 — —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
69 69 1 340.00 $340.00 $235 -8.51
69 69 1 390.00 $390.00 $269 +41.49
70 70 1 250.00 $250.00 $175 -98.51
70–74 72 2 700.00 $700.00 $504 +300.00
70–79 74 3 490.00–510.00 $500.22 $370 +290.22
74–79 77 2 400.00–450.00 $424.18 $327 -125.82
81–89 83 5 370.00–470.00 $423.44 $351 -156.56
80–87 84 2 500.00–520.00 $509.58 $428 -437.37
82–87 84 4 1,030.00–1,120.00 $1,070.92 $900 +123.97
90–94 92 5 940.00–1,030.00 $969.67 $892 +479.67
91–97 94 2 520.00–570.00 $545.80 $513 +55.80
97 97 1 820.00 $820.00 $795 +49.84
102 102 1 550.00 $550.00 $561 -310.00
101–108 104 5 900.00–940.00 $921.90 $959 +351.90
105–109 107 3 850.00–870.00 $860.12 $920 -9.88
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 1 260.00 $260.00 $894 —
516 516 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,213 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
62 62 1 170.00 $170.00 $105 -303.99
69 69 1 300.00 $300.00 $207 -173.99
74 74 1 690.00 $690.00 $511 +216.01
78 78 1 560.00 $560.00 $437 +360.00
78 78 1 690.00 $690.00 $538 +490.00
80–86 83 5 910.00–1,100.00 $1,049.08 $871 +375.74
80–89 84 8 400.00–500.00 $453.95 $381 -583.07
82–88 85 4 680.00–720.00 $692.84 $589 +515.31
88 88 1 100.00 $100.00 $88 -200.00
89 89 1 300.00 $300.00 $267 ±0.00
90–96 94 3 145.00–205.00 $176.06 $165 -803.05
90–97 94 9 400.00–580.00 $487.46 $458 -491.65
92–99 96 8 610.00–700.00 $671.10 $644 +5.48
92–99 96 6 900.00–980.00 $941.72 $904 +276.10
96 96 1 890.00 $890.00 $854 +224.38
97 97 1 400.00 $400.00 $388 -265.62
100–104 102 10 930.00–960.00 $942.98 $962 +762.98
100–107 104 9 600.00–680.00 $649.01 $675 +5.63
103–107 105 3 220.00–240.00 $229.87 $241 -413.51
103–109 106 3 860.00–910.00 $882.86 $936 +239.48
105–109 107 5 440.00–550.00 $501.87 $537 -353.11
110–112 111 2 370.00–400.00 $384.86 $427 -225.03
110–114 112 2 890.00–900.00 $894.91 $1,002 +285.02
110–119 114 10 550.00–630.00 $591.94 $675 +52.87
121 121 1 495.00 $495.00 $599 +55.00
125 125 1 125.00 $125.00 $156 -435.00
125 125 1 550.00 $550.00 $688 -10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1472–1538 1505 75-80% 2 123.00–124.00 $123.51 $1,859 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1304 1304 80-85% 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,408 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1514 1492 2 145.00–158.00 $151.60 $2,262 -8.40

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 245.00 $245.00 $858 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,029 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 1 195.00 $195.00 $893 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
928–1514 1172 85-90% 19 80.00–107.00 $95.56 $1,120 —
1054–1530 1337 85-90% 23 109.00–125.00 $115.85 $1,549 —
1356 1356 80-85% 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,939 —
1234–1688 1464 80-85% 25 119.00–132.00 $123.39 $1,806 —
1312–1884 1598 85-90% 2 127.00–135.00 $130.28 $2,082 —
1550–2062 1779 75-80% 22 122.00–139.00 $128.90 $2,293 —
1704–2214 1890 75-80% 4 115.00–121.00 $118.52 $2,240 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1166–1526 1346 2 134.00–144.00 $138.33 $1,862 —
1132–1692 1352 7 166.00–173.00 $170.04 $2,299 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
184 184 1 267.00 $267.00 $491 —
698 698 1 115.00 $115.00 $803 —
802 802 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,002 —
866 866 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,212 —
976 976 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,191 —
1056 1056 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,742 —

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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.