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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 12, 2026

200 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 200 204 219
Feeder cattle 4 12 9
Slaughter cattle 78 67 99

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 80.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 45.00 to 155.00 higher.

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65–67 66 2 200.00 $200.00 $132 +40.00
72–75 73 3 300.00–500.00 $373.18 $272 -1,426.82
74 74 1 1,510.00 $1,510.00 $1,117 +1,048.66
83–85 84 2 160.00–200.00 $180.24 $151 -1,685.33
84 84 2 600.00 $600.00 $504 -1,265.57
84–89 87 6 1,600.00–1,920.00 $1,774.27 $1,544 +868.27
90–94 92 8 1,610.00–1,840.00 $1,728.21 $1,590 +1,098.21
90–96 93 4 1,470.00–1,570.00 $1,523.49 $1,417 +1,223.49
90–99 94 4 260.00–510.00 $345.52 $325 +45.52
95 95 1 200.00 $200.00 $190 -1,385.24
96 96 2 500.00–600.00 $550.00 $528 -271.90
101 101 1 700.00 $700.00 $707 -825.08
104–109 106 4 1,480.00–1,580.00 $1,529.46 $1,621 +654.29

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
72–73 73 2 100.00–140.00 $120.14 $88 -1,139.86
78 78 1 1,140.00 $1,140.00 $889 +684.65
80–89 85 9 1,300.00–1,550.00 $1,400.93 $1,191 +525.65
88 88 2 340.00–400.00 $370.00 $326 -111.03
88 88 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 $968 +618.97
89 89 2 200.00–230.00 $215.00 $191 -266.03
90–93 92 2 1,740.00–1,800.00 $1,769.51 $1,628 +1,206.43
90–95 92 3 210.00–260.00 $230.47 $212 -332.61
91–98 94 4 400.00–600.00 $476.92 $448 -785.24
92–99 95 6 1,170.00–1,440.00 $1,274.25 $1,211 -340.58
96–99 98 4 800.00–1,090.00 $971.53 $952 -178.47
99 99 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 $1,485 +350.00
100–107 102 7 1,080.00–1,270.00 $1,188.98 $1,213 -20.95
101–106 103 4 400.00–500.00 $452.09 $466 -527.78
100–109 105 8 1,300.00–1,600.00 $1,525.34 $1,602 +959.83
105 105 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 $1,050 +434.49
110–117 113 4 1,350.00–1,530.00 $1,431.24 $1,617 +345.66
113–118 115 5 1,080.00–1,180.00 $1,117.59 $1,285 -12.72
117 117 1 900.00 $900.00 $1,053 -230.31
123 123 1 900.00 $900.00 $1,107 -409.88
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 1 380.00 $380.00 $980 —
1020 1020 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,040 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1264–1560 1412 75-80% 2 156.00–157.00 $156.45 $2,209 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1062 1062 85-90% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,274 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1646 1409 3 160.00–197.00 $174.41 $2,457 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1838 1838 1 201.00 $201.00 $3,694 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1014–1616 1305 85-90% 4 117.00–120.00 $118.49 $1,546 -17.51
1140–1536 1317 85-90% 6 70.00–100.00 $82.45 $1,086 -53.55
1040–1626 1340 85-90% 15 122.00–137.00 $130.52 $1,749 +17.00
1110–1616 1418 85-90% 12 140.00–154.00 $145.33 $2,061 —
1180–1742 1443 80-85% 7 142.00–151.00 $147.86 $2,134 —
1394–1476 1444 80-85% 3 130.00–136.00 $133.63 $1,930 —
1288–1806 1556 80-85% 5 152.00–158.00 $154.71 $2,407 —
1414–1854 1653 75-80% 9 154.00–164.00 $159.88 $2,643 —
1628–1736 1682 75-80% 2 145.00–148.00 $146.45 $2,463 -5.27

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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.