Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 20, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	323	—	—

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1294	1294	1	213.00	$213.00	$2,756	—
1275–1564	1424	6	200.00–211.00	$207.83	$2,959	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
59	59	1	610.00	$610.00	$360	+418.55
66	66	1	570.00	$570.00	$376	+378.55
72–77	75	2	240.00–280.00	$260.67	$196	-204.50
77	77	1	1,140.00	$1,140.00	$878	+674.83
81	81	1	800.00	$800.00	$648	-230.00
81–83	82	2	100.00–120.00	$110.12	$90	-919.88
80–89	84	6	990.00–1,230.00	$1,118.00	$939	+88.00
81–86	84	4	300.00–400.00	$351.68	$295	-678.32
84–87	86	2	410.00–500.00	$455.79	$392	-574.21
87–88	88	3	500.00–520.00	$513.38	$452	-86.62
91	91	1	250.00	$250.00	$228	-350.00
91	91	1	400.00	$400.00	$364	-200.00
90–99	93	7	980.00–1,110.00	$1,035.87	$963	+34.52
90–99	94	8	490.00–550.00	$517.47	$486	-483.88
93–94	94	2	800.00–900.00	$849.73	$799	-151.62
100	100	1	550.00	$550.00	$550	-430.00
100	100	1	400.00	$400.00	$400	-580.00
100–107	104	3	900.00–940.00	$913.38	$950	-66.62
111–112	112	2	890.00–900.00	$895.02	$1,002	-84.98
1174–1516	1332	6	200.00–209.00	$205.83	$2,742	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
73–78	75	3	110.00–240.00	$155.27	$116	-334.73
79	79	1	550.00	$550.00	$434	-50.00
80	80	1	180.00	$180.00	$144	-420.00
80–85	82	3	400.00–540.00	$445.71	$365	+181.70
80–85	83	4	595.00–700.00	$654.58	$543	+390.57
81–87	84	2	1,000.00–1,090.00	$1,046.61	$879	+782.60
80–89	85	8	260.00–340.00	$292.09	$248	-207.91
87	87	2	800.00–880.00	$840.00	$731	-35.57
91–94	93	3	940.00–1,180.00	$1,055.34	$981	+380.85
90–97	95	3	260.00–320.00	$287.32	$273	-244.46
90–99	95	9	400.00–575.00	$498.97	$474	-32.81
91–98	95	5	160.00–240.00	$205.63	$195	-326.15
90–99	96	19	600.00–760.00	$670.71	$644	+420.71
94–98	96	3	800.00–930.00	$850.94	$817	+600.94
99	99	1	750.00	$750.00	$742	+590.00
100–107	103	10	980.00–1,020.00	$1,000.85	$1,031	+325.26
100–109	104	14	600.00–745.00	$687.91	$715	+12.32
100–109	104	7	400.00–570.00	$483.85	$503	-191.74
102–108	105	3	100.00–230.00	$180.06	$189	-655.93
104–105	105	2	700.00–760.00	$730.14	$767	-105.85
105	105	1	950.00	$950.00	$998	+114.01
110–117	113	7	600.00–680.00	$645.93	$730	-154.07
111–117	114	3	890.00–950.00	$929.88	$1,060	+129.88
114	114	1	535.00	$535.00	$610	-265.00
120	120	1	500.00	$500.00	$600	+330.00
124	124	1	280.00	$280.00	$347	-295.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220	1220	80-85%	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,903	—
1256–1468	1341	80-85%	3	134.00–143.00	$139.87	$1,876	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1324–1490	1405	75-80%	4	140.00–159.00	$151.62	$2,130	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1546–1826	1686	2	185.00–189.00	$186.83	$3,150	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1194–1266	1230	2	186.00–193.00	$189.60	$2,332	—
1164–1564	1379	5	201.00–211.00	$206.87	$2,853	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1334–1656	1530	5	200.00–210.00	$206.82	$3,164	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1036	1036	80-85%	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,502	—
898–1634	1171	85-90%	14	100.00–110.00	$102.83	$1,204	—
906–1680	1195	85-90%	11	70.00–95.00	$81.29	$971	—
1010–1626	1321	85-90%	19	113.00–127.00	$120.77	$1,595	—
1050–1818	1406	85-90%	8	129.00–135.00	$130.50	$1,835	—
1118–1832	1468	80-85%	25	125.00–136.00	$130.43	$1,915	+9.61
1396–1680	1547	80-85%	8	117.00–124.00	$121.31	$1,877	—
1490–1976	1673	75-80%	20	130.00–142.00	$137.23	$2,296	—
1564–1808	1686	75-80%	2	120.00–126.00	$123.22	$2,077	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1092–1224	1177	3	172.00–175.00	$173.38	$2,041	—
1046–1442	1184	8	178.00–185.00	$180.29	$2,135	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1406	1294	3	180.00–185.00	$181.81	$2,353	—

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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.