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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 13, 2025

213 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 213 — —

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1286 1243 2 158.00–192.00 $174.41 $2,168 —
1386–1420 1403 2 200.00–203.00 $201.48 $2,827 —
1412 1412 1 206.00 $206.00 $2,909 +3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
982 982 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,689 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
66 66 1 760.00 $760.00 $502 +685.00
67 67 1 500.00 $500.00 $335 +425.00
72 72 1 550.00 $550.00 $396 +150.00
75 75 1 440.00 $440.00 $330 +40.00
79 79 1 1,090.00 $1,090.00 $861 +850.00
81 81 1 520.00 $520.00 $421 +20.00
86 86 1 320.00 $320.00 $275 -738.38
85–89 87 3 1,060.00–1,170.00 $1,112.87 $968 +54.49
87 87 1 400.00 $400.00 $348 -658.38
91–95 93 5 500.00–630.00 $557.53 $519 -342.47
92–95 93 3 950.00–1,060.00 $1,017.21 $946 +117.21
94 94 1 380.00 $380.00 $357 -520.00
95 95 1 700.00 $700.00 $665 -257.78
97 97 1 300.00 $300.00 $291 -657.78
101–104 103 3 940.00–990.00 $963.15 $992 +58.05
113 113 1 860.00 $860.00 $972 +530.00
1304–1516 1410 2 189.00–194.00 $191.31 $2,697 —
1490 1490 1 206.00 $206.00 $3,069 —
1500 1500 1 197.00 $197.00 $2,955 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
63 63 1 250.00 $250.00 $158 -70.00
72–77 75 2 90.00–170.00 $128.66 $96 -51.34
73–79 76 5 200.00–320.00 $263.22 $200 -116.78
76 76 1 590.00 $590.00 $448 +210.00
77 77 1 600.00 $600.00 $462 ±0.00
78–79 79 2 605.00–625.00 $615.06 $486 +15.06
82 82 1 980.00 $980.00 $804 +490.72
80–87 84 2 200.00–550.00 $382.34 $321 -106.94
82–87 84 3 280.00–380.00 $346.80 $291 -142.48
84–88 86 3 110.00–175.00 $148.60 $128 -340.68
86–89 88 5 625.00–720.00 $658.97 $580 -61.03
86–89 88 2 1,070.00–1,120.00 $1,095.43 $964 +375.43
91 91 1 100.00 $100.00 $91 -100.00
90–98 93 3 500.00–550.00 $520.71 $484 +20.71
93 93 1 380.00 $380.00 $353 -120.00
90–98 95 15 600.00–710.00 $674.25 $641 -334.22
91–99 95 2 1,000.00–1,020.00 $1,010.42 $960 +1.95
102 102 1 500.00 $500.00 $510 -155.72
100–107 103 11 630.00–700.00 $674.85 $695 +19.13
100–107 103 3 450.00–525.00 $491.72 $506 -164.00
101–106 103 5 950.00–1,020.00 $979.67 $1,009 +323.95
103 103 1 360.00 $360.00 $371 -295.72
105 105 1 920.00 $920.00 $966 +420.00
111 111 2 890.00–930.00 $910.00 $1,010 +70.00
112–115 114 3 600.00–675.00 $644.87 $735 +99.80
119 119 1 500.00 $500.00 $595 -200.00
125 125 1 825.00 $825.00 $1,031 +268.99
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 1 150.00 $150.00 $732 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1272–2088 1616 75-80% 7 127.00–139.00 $133.36 $2,155 -2.26
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
792 792 85-90% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,069 —
1024–1406 1223 85-90% 4 114.00–127.00 $119.14 $1,457 +3.10
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1266 1266 80-85% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,772 —
1110–1510 1293 80-85% 4 124.00–130.00 $128.42 $1,660 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1682 1682 1 167.00 $167.00 $2,809 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
574 574 1 150.00 $150.00 $861 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1586 1586 1 158.00 $158.00 $2,506 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–960 945 2 153.00–162.00 $157.57 $1,489 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1036–1526 1243 85-90% 13 90.00–106.00 $98.81 $1,228 —
1208–1374 1286 80-85% 3 139.00–145.00 $141.92 $1,825 —
982–1576 1336 85-90% 15 108.00–120.00 $114.48 $1,529 -1.72
1198–1658 1342 80-85% 6 128.00–136.00 $130.40 $1,750 +14.20
1092–1702 1412 85-90% 9 121.00–130.00 $125.08 $1,766 +5.08
1450–1772 1612 80-85% 3 121.00–125.00 $123.80 $1,996 —
1578–1772 1691 75-80% 6 126.00–133.00 $129.67 $2,193 —
1346–2014 1763 75-80% 13 136.00–149.00 $141.57 $2,496 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 130.00 $130.00 $819 —
662 662 1 128.00 $128.00 $847 —
740 740 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,088 —
854 854 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,170 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 1 167.00 $167.00 $2,221 —
1172–1584 1378 2 155.00–158.00 $156.72 $2,160 —

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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.