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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 5, 2026

204 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 204 191 295
Feeder cattle 12 — 10
Slaughter cattle 67 — 131

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 40.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1526 1473 2 224.00–226.00 $224.96 $3,314 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,470 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
72 72 1 160.00 $160.00 $115 -1,386.78
73 73 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 $1,314 +253.22
72–77 75 2 420.00–500.00 $461.34 $346 -1,085.44
75 75 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 $1,050 -146.78
80 80 1 700.00 $700.00 $560 -1,080.00
80 80 1 120.00 $120.00 $96 -1,660.00
82–88 84 4 1,750.00–1,930.00 $1,865.57 $1,567 +865.57
84–86 85 2 820.00–990.00 $906.00 $770 -94.00
88–89 89 3 1,000.00–1,600.00 $1,260.30 $1,122 -389.19
91 91 2 520.00–740.00 $630.00 $573 -220.55
93 93 1 300.00 $300.00 $279 -1,314.09
93–96 95 2 1,570.00–1,600.00 $1,585.24 $1,506 +141.70
91–99 96 4 800.00–850.00 $821.90 $789 -621.64
100–107 104 5 1,380.00–1,640.00 $1,525.08 $1,586 +16.04
101–108 105 2 870.00–880.00 $875.17 $919 -633.87
115 115 1 240.00 $240.00 $276 -1,050.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
57 57 1 280.00 $280.00 $160 -1,320.00
61 61 1 280.00 $280.00 $171 -1,320.00
66 66 1 440.00 $440.00 $290 -1,160.00
71 71 1 1,260.00 $1,260.00 $895 -340.00
75 75 1 900.00 $900.00 $675 -700.00
77–78 78 2 400.00–510.00 $455.35 $355 -734.65
78 78 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 $1,404 +610.00
83–88 86 4 800.00–980.00 $875.28 $753 -432.94
83–89 86 3 1,700.00–1,880.00 $1,811.05 $1,558 +502.83
84–87 86 5 1,280.00–1,380.00 $1,319.86 $1,135 +11.64
87 87 1 1,780.00 $1,780.00 $1,549 +471.78
85–89 88 4 400.00–600.00 $481.03 $423 -557.98
90 90 2 900.00–940.00 $920.00 $828 +420.00
91–94 92 3 500.00–650.00 $563.08 $518 +63.08
90–99 93 11 1,080.00–1,400.00 $1,262.16 $1,174 +45.17
93 93 1 340.00 $340.00 $316 -876.99
93–96 95 4 1,550.00–1,670.00 $1,614.83 $1,534 +397.84
96 96 1 910.00 $910.00 $874 -306.99
99 99 2 1,000.00–1,300.00 $1,150.00 $1,138 -66.99
100–105 102 4 1,160.00–1,260.00 $1,209.93 $1,234 +596.22
102–104 103 3 900.00–1,040.00 $979.87 $1,009 +366.16
101–109 104 5 1,390.00–1,590.00 $1,480.75 $1,540 +867.04
101–109 105 3 500.00–600.00 $565.51 $594 -516.51
110 110 1 1,520.00 $1,520.00 $1,672 +20.00
110–117 113 7 1,040.00–1,130.00 $1,085.58 $1,227 +53.70
113–114 114 2 1,060.00–1,200.00 $1,130.31 $1,289 +98.43
114 114 1 320.00 $320.00 $365 -711.88
120–123 122 2 1,300.00–1,320.00 $1,309.88 $1,598 +76.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
768 768 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,628 —
862 862 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,508 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1456 1456 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,257 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1412 1412 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,977 -34.00

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1012–1568 1268 85-90% 13 70.00–100.00 $91.07 $1,155 -9.11
1034–1432 1274 85-90% 4 130.00–139.00 $133.92 $1,706 +33.74
1246–1412 1329 80-85% 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,807 +1.21
1172–1502 1338 85-90% 5 107.00–116.00 $113.52 $1,519 -21.27
1172–1770 1357 85-90% 7 118.00–128.00 $122.70 $1,665 +8.53
1204–1946 1548 80-85% 5 140.00–145.00 $142.71 $2,209 +7.26
1296–1946 1691 75-80% 11 148.00–158.00 $151.72 $2,566 -1.37
1618–1854 1736 75-80% 2 144.00–146.00 $145.07 $2,518 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–498 486 3 160.00–190.00 $176.91 $860 +4.91
502 502 1 185.00 $185.00 $929 —
584 584 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,063 —
614 614 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,148 -20.00
676 676 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,251 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,820 —

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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.