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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 12, 2026

226 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 226 174 236
Feeder cattle — 3 —
Slaughter cattle 90 63 121

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 35.00 to 45.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold steady.

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 $1,428 +210.00
73–78 75 3 1,700.00 $1,700.00 $1,275 -510.00
81 81 2 1,800.00–2,080.00 $1,940.00 $1,571 -60.32
84 84 1 1,380.00 $1,380.00 $1,159 -620.32
84–87 86 2 910.00–1,000.00 $955.79 $822 +306.38
93 93 1 600.00 $600.00 $558 +100.00
91–98 95 6 1,730.00–1,840.00 $1,770.61 $1,682 +1,270.61
99 99 1 860.00 $860.00 $851 +80.00
101 101 1 540.00 $540.00 $545 -1,180.39
100–105 102 6 1,600.00–1,710.00 $1,672.85 $1,706 -47.54
106 106 1 1,560.00 $1,560.00 $1,654 -160.39
111 111 1 790.00 $790.00 $877 +50.00
114 114 1 760.00 $760.00 $866 +20.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
59 59 1 610.00 $610.00 $360 -1,390.00
65 65 1 710.00 $710.00 $462 -1,290.00
68 68 1 1,910.00 $1,910.00 $1,299 -90.00
69 69 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 $690 -1,000.00
70 70 1 500.00 $500.00 $350 -1,500.00
73–79 76 2 2,090.00 $2,090.00 $1,588 +920.92
76–78 77 2 1,340.00–1,360.00 $1,350.13 $1,040 +181.05
79 79 1 600.00 $600.00 $474 -840.00
84–86 85 3 420.00–680.00 $566.41 $481 -821.42
81–89 86 10 1,200.00–1,500.00 $1,384.81 $1,191 -3.02
83–89 86 2 1,920.00–2,000.00 $1,958.60 $1,684 +570.77
91–98 94 4 500.00–600.00 $573.20 $539 -743.07
91–97 94 3 800.00–1,000.00 $931.45 $876 -384.82
90–99 95 28 1,210.00–1,480.00 $1,351.02 $1,283 +34.75
90–99 95 5 1,750.00–1,870.00 $1,791.12 $1,702 +474.85
97–98 98 2 340.00–360.00 $350.05 $343 -660.82
99 99 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 $1,287 +289.13
100–104 102 10 1,500.00–1,770.00 $1,698.19 $1,732 +469.39
100–109 104 15 1,100.00–1,430.00 $1,276.00 $1,327 -410.96
107 107 2 1,300.00–1,330.00 $1,315.00 $1,407 -371.96
112 112 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 $1,568 +248.31

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1164 1164 85-90% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,164 -33.00
1328 1328 85-90% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,726 —
1410 1410 85-90% 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,988 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 80-85% 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,690 —
1292–1328 1310 80-85% 2 150.00–153.00 $151.48 $1,984 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1536–1992 1764 2 180.00–185.00 $182.18 $3,214 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1314 1314 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,142 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1328 1118 85-90% 5 110.00–119.00 $113.32 $1,267 —
970–1632 1313 85-90% 22 122.00–140.00 $132.81 $1,744 —
1212–1420 1317 80-85% 3 135.00–140.00 $138.11 $1,819 —
1316–1520 1385 80-85% 3 155.00 $155.00 $2,147 +43.12
1044–1686 1399 80-85% 17 144.00–152.00 $148.63 $2,079 +17.85
1276–1590 1416 85-90% 5 136.00–147.00 $143.24 $2,028 —
1510 1510 85-90% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,510 -42.03
1412–1954 1665 75-80% 16 153.00–162.00 $156.07 $2,599 +8.77
1574–1808 1691 75-80% 2 148.00–149.00 $148.53 $2,512 +1.23

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1334 1334 1 191.00 $191.00 $2,548 —

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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.