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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 29, 2026

151 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 151 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,450 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
73–79 76 2 1,500.00–1,590.00 $1,546.78 $1,176 -114.82
77–79 78 2 1,780.00 $1,780.00 $1,388 +118.40
86 86 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 $860 +280.00
86–89 88 4 1,600.00–1,710.00 $1,649.49 $1,452 -13.08
86–89 88 2 1,450.00–1,590.00 $1,521.20 $1,339 -141.37
90–92 91 2 800.00–900.00 $850.55 $774 -733.47
90–95 92 5 1,600.00–1,640.00 $1,614.09 $1,485 +30.07
92–97 95 2 1,390.00–1,500.00 $1,443.54 $1,371 -59.92
100–108 105 3 1,480.00–1,550.00 $1,509.04 $1,584 +319.04
112 112 1 700.00 $700.00 $784 -689.91
116 116 1 1,290.00 $1,290.00 $1,496 -99.91
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,015 —
526 526 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,115 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 $1,200 -48.67
79 79 1 1,190.00 $1,190.00 $940 +430.00
81–88 85 2 1,800.00–1,900.00 $1,847.93 $1,571 +986.27
84–86 85 2 400.00–500.00 $449.41 $382 -412.25
81–89 86 4 1,200.00–1,430.00 $1,308.22 $1,125 -33.57
87–89 88 3 910.00–1,110.00 $1,039.01 $914 -302.78
88 88 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 $880 -341.79
90 90 1 500.00 $500.00 $450 -841.79
90–99 95 11 1,100.00–1,320.00 $1,216.99 $1,156 +522.67
90–98 95 4 1,620.00–1,800.00 $1,670.13 $1,587 +975.81
92–98 95 4 1,310.00–1,480.00 $1,400.37 $1,330 +706.05
100–107 104 5 540.00–710.00 $613.71 $638 -55.37
100–108 105 8 1,000.00–1,180.00 $1,082.02 $1,136 +412.94
102–109 105 3 900.00–920.00 $906.92 $952 +237.84
106–107 107 2 1,460.00 $1,460.00 $1,562 +160.00
110 110 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 $1,650 +103.56
111–117 114 5 1,000.00–1,060.00 $1,031.88 $1,176 +348.63
120 120 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 $1,212 -190.00
121–123 122 3 1,210.00–1,250.00 $1,233.42 $1,505 +33.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,054 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1016 1016 85-90% 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,361 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1408 1408 1 174.00 $174.00 $2,450 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
968–1560 1228 85-90% 8 121.00–130.00 $128.15 $1,574 +10.02
936–1532 1283 85-90% 4 100.00–101.00 $100.18 $1,285 -26.94
1210–1498 1346 85-90% 5 132.00–137.00 $134.79 $1,814 —
1012–1694 1361 85-90% 8 110.00–116.00 $114.17 $1,554 —
1256–1654 1405 80-85% 9 130.00–136.00 $133.53 $1,876 —
1410–1632 1513 75-80% 3 130.00–139.00 $135.45 $2,049 —
1458–1676 1568 80-85% 6 139.00–148.00 $143.08 $2,243 +11.88
1526–1900 1685 75-80% 6 149.00–156.00 $153.09 $2,580 +11.47

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1138–1382 1258 4 156.00–164.00 $159.90 $2,012 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 1 172.00 $172.00 $846 —
614 614 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,271 —
1052 1052 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,883 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1252–1386 1319 2 169.00–170.00 $169.53 $2,236 —

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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.