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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report, Bath, NY

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 3, 2026

187 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 187 164 187
Feeder cattle — 10 —
Slaughter cattle 76 50 66

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 24.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 85.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 55.00 to 160.00 lower.

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 $825 -100.00
80 80 1 610.00 $610.00 $488 -590.00
84–87 86 3 1,260.00–1,360.00 $1,316.16 $1,132 +56.57
86 86 1 400.00 $400.00 $344 -859.59
86–87 87 3 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,160.23 $1,009 -99.36
87 87 1 790.00 $790.00 $687 -469.59
90–97 92 7 1,180.00–1,320.00 $1,241.95 $1,143 -25.15
96 96 1 680.00 $680.00 $653 -440.73
100–105 102 3 1,150.00–1,200.00 $1,176.25 $1,200 -6.81
105 105 1 830.00 $830.00 $872 -353.06
113 113 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 $1,186 -50.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 300.00 $300.00 $195 -505.15
70 70 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 $910 +300.00
82 82 1 700.00 $700.00 $574 -223.33
82–89 85 10 900.00–1,010.00 $970.69 $825 +47.36
87–88 87 3 1,210.00–1,330.00 $1,280.19 $1,114 +840.19
92 92 1 200.00 $200.00 $184 -1,023.16
90–98 93 14 860.00–1,070.00 $919.27 $855 -303.89
90–99 95 5 1,230.00–1,380.00 $1,290.69 $1,226 +350.92
97–99 98 3 910.00–1,150.00 $1,020.51 $1,000 +226.22
98 98 1 800.00 $800.00 $784 +5.71
102–103 103 2 930.00–1,000.00 $965.17 $994 +67.91
103 103 1 700.00 $700.00 $721 -197.26
100–108 104 12 800.00–930.00 $863.26 $898 -34.00
102–108 105 7 1,190.00–1,220.00 $1,201.30 $1,261 +2.15
112 112 1 1,030.00 $1,030.00 $1,154 +192.51
110–118 113 7 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,132.43 $1,280 +294.94
111–119 115 2 800.00–860.00 $828.96 $953 -271.04
122 122 1 800.00 $800.00 $976 -240.00
121–127 124 2 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,048.79 $1,300 +8.79

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,243 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1246 1246 75-80% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,682 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1546 1546 80-85% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,855 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1636 1636 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,781 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
996–1248 1166 85-90% 4 70.00–90.00 $77.97 $909 -21.28
1036–1490 1263 80-85% 2 132.00–139.00 $136.13 $1,719 —
890–1552 1303 85-90% 14 100.00–111.00 $104.41 $1,360 —
1042–1788 1342 85-90% 12 114.00–124.00 $119.62 $1,605 —
1190–1530 1393 80-85% 3 117.00–125.00 $121.50 $1,692 +1.65
1328–1460 1394 75-80% 2 115.00–126.00 $120.76 $1,683 +0.91
1086–1708 1442 85-90% 7 125.00–133.00 $128.88 $1,858 -3.09
1270–1800 1473 80-85% 13 127.00–136.00 $132.89 $1,957 +1.83
1448–1924 1701 75-80% 13 130.00–140.00 $135.50 $2,305 —
1754–2022 1888 75-80% 2 145.00–147.00 $145.93 $2,755 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1176–1390 1265 3 182.00–186.00 $184.34 $2,332 —

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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.