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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 13, 2025

183 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 183 — —

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1438 1324 2 202.00–204.00 $203.09 $2,689 —
1332 1332 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,531 —
1324–1370 1347 2 170.00–185.00 $177.63 $2,393 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
61–63 62 2 100.00–280.00 $191.45 $119 -148.55
70–74 72 3 300.00–400.00 $342.47 $247 -357.53
73–74 74 2 440.00–490.00 $465.17 $344 -35.05
85 85 1 1,030.00 $1,030.00 $876 +520.42
88 88 1 600.00 $600.00 $528 +90.42
89 89 1 600.00 $600.00 $534 -369.67
91 91 1 600.00 $600.00 $546 -369.67
90–98 94 3 950.00–1,100.00 $1,001.35 $941 +455.55
90–97 95 3 500.00–520.00 $511.95 $486 -33.85
98–99 99 2 860.00–880.00 $870.05 $861 +50.05
102 102 1 980.00 $980.00 $1,000 +430.00
1146–1350 1248 2 181.00–186.00 $183.70 $2,293 —
1302–1414 1357 3 201.00–210.00 $205.62 $2,790 —
1612 1612 1 191.00 $191.00 $3,079 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562 562 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,447 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
614 614 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,504 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
73 73 1 490.00 $490.00 $358 -200.00
77 77 1 640.00 $640.00 $493 +80.00
78 78 1 600.00 $600.00 $468 +40.00
82–85 84 2 210.00–320.00 $264.01 $222 -189.94
80–89 85 3 500.00 $500.00 $425 -192.84
83–89 86 5 1,010.00–1,070.00 $1,038.12 $893 +345.28
86 86 1 210.00 $210.00 $181 -482.84
85–89 87 2 850.00–900.00 $875.57 $762 +775.57
86–88 87 4 600.00–720.00 $682.84 $594 +582.84
90–99 94 10 600.00–715.00 $674.49 $634 +498.43
91–99 94 10 930.00–1,120.00 $1,000.33 $940 +824.27
90–97 95 5 515.00–550.00 $531.78 $505 +355.72
96 96 1 250.00 $250.00 $240 -421.10
97 97 1 160.00 $160.00 $155 -240.00
100–107 103 13 600.00–730.00 $675.59 $696 +26.58
103 103 1 550.00 $550.00 $566 -99.01
103 103 1 180.00 $180.00 $185 -469.01
101–109 106 3 800.00–860.00 $835.99 $886 -46.87
105–108 106 4 900.00–980.00 $932.47 $988 +49.61
111 111 1 240.00 $240.00 $266 -144.86
110–113 112 2 600.00–650.00 $624.66 $700 -270.25
113 113 1 800.00 $800.00 $904 -94.91
115 115 1 500.00 $500.00 $575 -91.94
117 117 1 170.00 $170.00 $199 -421.94
124 124 1 575.00 $575.00 $713 +450.00
126 126 1 790.00 $790.00 $995 +665.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,277 —
614 614 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,520 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1348–1914 1646 4 153.00–170.00 $160.21 $2,637 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1212 1212 80-85% 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,600 —
850–1810 1238 85-90% 20 80.00–104.00 $93.93 $1,163 —
974–1738 1354 85-90% 20 105.00–120.00 $110.10 $1,491 -32.90
1242–1594 1462 80-85% 12 114.00–125.00 $120.82 $1,766 -2.57
1566–1994 1780 75-80% 6 122.00–133.00 $127.49 $2,269 -1.41

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 2 185.00–190.00 $187.50 $465 —
312 312 1 100.00 $100.00 $312 —
1066 1066 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,215 -51.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1186–1230 1203 3 120.00–145.00 $128.26 $1,543 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
994 994 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,183 —

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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.