Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 21, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	207	—	—

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1392–1504	1448	2	239.00–246.00	$242.64	$3,513	—
1206–1728	1467	2	234.00–235.00	$234.59	$3,441	—
1366–1610	1488	6	249.00–256.00	$251.35	$3,740	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,485	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
76	76	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	$1,064	+26.04
80–85	82	4	1,440.00–1,520.00	$1,487.77	$1,220	+113.81
86	86	1	750.00	$750.00	$645	-623.96
91	91	1	700.00	$700.00	$637	-80.00
90–95	93	5	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,448.17	$1,347	+667.95
104	104	2	1,260.00–1,320.00	$1,290.00	$1,342	+0.10
115	115	1	1,160.00	$1,160.00	$1,334	-40.00
1192	1192	1	233.00	$233.00	$2,777	—
1186–1304	1253	3	240.00–245.00	$241.69	$3,028	—
1460	1460	1	224.00	$224.00	$3,270	—
1432–1574	1497	3	250.00–251.00	$250.68	$3,753	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
262	262	1	300.00	$300.00	$786	—
432	432	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,015	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
61	61	1	210.00	$210.00	$128	-815.66
68	68	1	1,210.00	$1,210.00	$823	+550.00
71	71	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	$710	+340.00
73	73	2	600.00–650.00	$625.00	$456	-37.72
73–76	74	3	400.00–500.00	$466.82	$345	-195.90
75–79	77	2	860.00–900.00	$880.52	$678	+9.74
77–79	78	2	200.00	$200.00	$156	-670.78
82–83	82	3	150.00–300.00	$242.96	$199	-203.46
81–88	86	3	1,440.00–1,530.00	$1,494.79	$1,286	+37.87
85–89	86	5	900.00–1,000.00	$968.36	$833	-488.56
84–89	87	4	600.00–750.00	$661.46	$575	-318.19
87	87	1	400.00	$400.00	$348	-579.65
88	88	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	$880	+309.97
92	92	1	400.00	$400.00	$368	-546.77
91–94	93	3	100.00–320.00	$177.03	$165	-769.74
90–97	94	10	850.00–990.00	$933.05	$877	-13.72
90–99	95	6	700.00–800.00	$758.41	$720	-188.36
91–99	96	8	1,340.00–1,540.00	$1,418.63	$1,362	+664.27
100–106	103	4	1,300.00–1,380.00	$1,324.41	$1,364	-25.24
104	104	1	310.00	$310.00	$322	-1,039.65
101–109	106	8	850.00–990.00	$912.29	$967	+11.58
107–108	108	2	700.00–810.00	$755.26	$816	-389.74
110–115	113	3	820.00–900.00	$866.27	$979	-353.73
116–117	117	2	1,190.00–1,210.00	$1,200.04	$1,404	+60.04

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
252–294	273	2	445.00–480.00	$461.15	$1,259	—
426	426	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,491	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
568	568	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,420	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1364	1364	75-80%	1	174.00	$174.00	$2,373	—
1560	1560	75-80%	1	148.00	$148.00	$2,309	+8.00
1572–1734	1653	75-80%	2	163.00	$163.00	$2,694	-9.04

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
828–1310	1103	80-85%	3	161.00–164.00	$162.81	$1,796	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
924	924	85-90%	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,266	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1336–1484	1410	2	194.00–198.00	$195.90	$2,762	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1268	1268	1	236.00	$236.00	$2,992	—
1206–1478	1314	4	221.00–229.00	$224.88	$2,955	—
1234–1458	1324	5	232.00–239.00	$234.53	$3,105	—
1472–1486	1479	2	250.00–251.00	$250.50	$3,705	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1264–1560	1384	5	219.00–229.00	$223.23	$3,090	—
1202–1646	1438	10	231.00–240.00	$236.44	$3,400	—
1684	1684	1	241.00	$241.00	$4,058	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
926–1388	1107	85-90%	4	100.00–105.00	$101.05	$1,119	—
1134–1418	1243	85-90%	6	110.00–122.00	$116.80	$1,452	+16.40
1148–1536	1265	85-90%	9	128.00–134.00	$131.49	$1,663	—
942–1524	1316	85-90%	4	138.00–140.00	$138.88	$1,828	+11.65
1158–1482	1362	80-85%	4	145.00–153.00	$148.86	$2,027	—
1428–1616	1500	80-85%	8	155.00–164.00	$158.30	$2,375	—
1528	1528	80-85%	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,598	—
1318–2146	1651	75-80%	8	164.00–172.00	$166.29	$2,745	—
1874	1874	75-80%	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,998	—
1858–2042	1950	75-80%	2	175.00–177.00	$175.95	$3,431	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1188–1258	1223	2	204.00	$204.00	$2,495	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
888	888	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,794	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1578	1489	2	214.00–216.00	$214.94	$3,200	—

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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.