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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 9, 2025

141 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 141 — —

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1178–1376 1277 2 204.00–205.00 $204.54 $2,612 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
76 76 1 1,280.00 $1,280.00 $973 -210.00
81–82 82 2 1,760.00–1,810.00 $1,784.85 $1,464 +394.85
84 84 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 $924 -426.24
85–89 87 3 1,670.00–1,700.00 $1,686.68 $1,467 +786.68
90–93 92 4 1,650.00–1,690.00 $1,672.60 $1,539 +203.36
95 95 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 $950 -340.85
97–99 99 4 1,460.00–1,560.00 $1,515.08 $1,500 +174.23
100 100 2 1,520.00–1,530.00 $1,525.00 $1,525 +167.46
105–108 107 2 1,360.00–1,440.00 $1,399.44 $1,497 +41.90

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
72–74 73 2 400.00–490.00 $444.38 $324 +105.17
74 74 1 790.00 $790.00 $585 +450.79
82–88 84 6 1,680.00–1,790.00 $1,748.87 $1,469 +703.32
80–89 86 8 1,160.00–1,240.00 $1,203.09 $1,035 +363.09
86–88 87 2 1,050.00–1,100.00 $1,075.29 $936 +235.29
91 91 1 450.00 $450.00 $410 -395.91
90–94 92 4 1,000.00–1,070.00 $1,035.23 $952 +189.32
90–99 95 10 1,120.00–1,250.00 $1,188.58 $1,129 +18.58
95 95 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 $1,520 +430.00
96 96 1 610.00 $610.00 $586 -812.98
95–99 97 4 1,500.00–1,570.00 $1,519.72 $1,474 +96.74
100 100 1 1,070.00 $1,070.00 $1,070 +270.00
101 101 1 600.00 $600.00 $606 -200.00
101–106 103 5 1,480.00–1,530.00 $1,505.77 $1,551 +546.26
102–106 103 7 1,100.00–1,140.00 $1,125.57 $1,159 +166.06
109 109 1 1,410.00 $1,410.00 $1,537 +165.42
110–115 112 5 1,330.00–1,420.00 $1,383.42 $1,549 +503.72
110–117 113 4 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,046.57 $1,183 +166.87

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1216–1784 1522 75-80% 3 156.00–159.00 $157.81 $2,402 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1450 1421 80-85% 3 149.00–150.00 $149.34 $2,122 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1416–1818 1680 3 182.00–192.00 $185.97 $3,124 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1336 1336 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,004 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1068–1344 1200 85-90% 5 106.00–111.00 $109.45 $1,313 -22.97
1046–1404 1217 85-90% 5 118.00–120.00 $119.17 $1,450 -13.25
960–1436 1236 85-90% 13 80.00–100.00 $90.51 $1,119 -41.91
1118–1576 1333 85-90% 5 125.00–132.00 $128.21 $1,709 -22.92
1256–1490 1418 80-85% 4 135.00–143.00 $139.43 $1,977 —
1450 1450 80-85% 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,928 —
1464–1854 1619 75-80% 11 151.00–159.00 $154.81 $2,506 —
2038 2038 75-80% 1 164.00 $164.00 $3,342 —

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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.