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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 12, 2025

180 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 180 — —

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1188–1644 1397 4 162.00–166.00 $164.69 $2,301 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68–69 68 3 1,620.00–1,700.00 $1,669.76 $1,135 +468.37
71–77 74 5 1,620.00–1,750.00 $1,696.36 $1,255 +396.36
76 76 2 200.00–540.00 $370.00 $281 ±0.00
80–88 85 4 1,500.00–1,600.00 $1,533.65 $1,304 +48.71
82–89 86 3 1,400.00–1,470.00 $1,424.24 $1,225 +1,069.87
86 86 1 920.00 $920.00 $791 +565.63
88 88 1 850.00 $850.00 $748 +495.63
91 91 1 910.00 $910.00 $828 -387.67
90–99 95 6 1,330.00–1,460.00 $1,368.82 $1,300 +71.15
98 98 1 280.00 $280.00 $274 -840.00
98–99 99 2 1,280.00–1,300.00 $1,289.95 $1,277 +169.95
100–106 103 2 1,100.00–1,270.00 $1,187.48 $1,223 -31.77
102–109 104 3 1,210.00–1,340.00 $1,281.69 $1,333 +62.44
113 113 1 1,190.00 $1,190.00 $1,345 -29.25
117 117 1 1,040.00 $1,040.00 $1,217 -45.02

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
72–74 73 2 1,150.00–1,160.00 $1,154.93 $843 +383.48
79 79 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 $830 -540.00
79 79 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 $1,304 +60.00
82 82 1 820.00 $820.00 $672 +590.00
80–89 85 10 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,178.33 $1,002 -292.67
84–89 86 7 1,470.00–1,610.00 $1,540.70 $1,325 +491.86
86–89 88 4 890.00–1,010.00 $973.21 $856 +188.51
89 89 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 $1,157 +515.30
91–96 93 9 1,060.00–1,120.00 $1,093.74 $1,017 +209.83
90–98 94 4 1,400.00–1,510.00 $1,460.96 $1,373 +577.05
91–99 97 6 940.00–1,035.00 $995.85 $966 +675.85
95–98 97 6 1,320.00–1,360.00 $1,341.72 $1,301 +1,021.72
100–104 102 7 990.00–1,015.00 $1,001.32 $1,021 -132.01
104 104 1 320.00 $320.00 $333 -608.02
101–108 105 4 830.00–965.00 $893.23 $938 -34.79
104–108 106 8 1,230.00–1,340.00 $1,275.88 $1,352 +35.15
111 111 1 860.00 $860.00 $955 -40.02
110–117 113 3 1,160.00–1,230.00 $1,196.11 $1,352 +22.11
111–115 113 3 900.00–925.00 $914.93 $1,034 -259.07
124 124 1 770.00 $770.00 $955 -50.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–898 819 85-90% 2 115.00–119.00 $116.81 $957 —
1112–1348 1192 85-90% 3 130.00–137.00 $134.06 $1,598 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1132–1580 1317 75-80% 4 147.00–153.00 $150.71 $1,985 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 80-85% 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,967 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1416–1542 1479 2 190.00–191.00 $190.48 $2,817 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1224 1224 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,020 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1088 1088 80-85% 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,349 —
816–1320 1111 85-90% 11 114.00–122.00 $116.88 $1,299 +13.75
926–1296 1115 85-90% 4 99.00–101.00 $99.92 $1,114 -3.21
922–1302 1116 85-90% 4 107.00–112.00 $109.54 $1,222 +6.41
810–1364 1169 85-90% 7 129.00–134.00 $131.35 $1,535 —
1322–1434 1378 80-85% 2 150.00–157.00 $153.64 $2,117 +14.10
1172–1658 1381 80-85% 13 137.00–147.00 $141.32 $1,952 +1.78
1606–2032 1751 75-80% 3 145.00–151.00 $147.61 $2,585 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1204–1236 1220 2 144.00–156.00 $150.08 $1,831 +0.08

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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.