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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report, Bath, NY

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 17, 2026

265 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 265 178 0
Feeder cattle 5 12 0
Slaughter cattle 160 87 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 60.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 80.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1222–1256 1239 2 184.00–185.00 $184.49 $2,286 —
1184–1554 1349 18 194.00–205.00 $201.19 $2,714 —
1386–1410 1398 2 198.00–200.00 $198.99 $2,782 —
1316–1568 1416 4 208.00–214.00 $210.64 $2,983 —
1490–1558 1524 2 207.00–209.00 $208.02 $3,170 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70–73 71 4 1,200.00–1,350.00 $1,287.89 $914 -119.04
75 75 1 380.00 $380.00 $285 -1,026.93
81–86 83 4 1,360.00–1,380.00 $1,367.42 $1,135 +45.60
88 88 1 820.00 $820.00 $722 -501.82
88–89 89 3 1,060.00–1,200.00 $1,133.31 $1,009 -188.51
90–99 95 2 800.00–820.00 $810.48 $770 -478.30
91–99 95 3 1,230.00–1,300.00 $1,252.43 $1,190 -36.35
98–99 99 2 900.00–1,190.00 $1,045.74 $1,035 -243.04
100–104 102 3 1,180.00–1,200.00 $1,190.07 $1,214 +140.12
103 103 1 420.00 $420.00 $433 -629.95
121 121 1 700.00 $700.00 $847 -349.95
1236–1476 1363 6 195.00–197.00 $196.02 $2,672 —
1374–1488 1414 3 202.00–206.00 $203.65 $2,880 —
1364–1494 1428 4 202.00–205.00 $203.20 $2,902 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,386 —
510 510 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,377 +45.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,242 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
72 72 1 500.00 $500.00 $360 -355.03
75 75 1 890.00 $890.00 $668 +34.97
80 80 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 $960 -276.69
80–86 83 3 1,470.00–1,510.00 $1,490.32 $1,237 +84.46
80–89 87 8 910.00–1,020.00 $974.29 $848 -21.16
90 90 1 600.00 $600.00 $540 -350.00
90–92 91 2 1,330.00–1,400.00 $1,364.62 $1,242 +414.62
90–99 96 10 910.00–1,000.00 $936.37 $899 -389.45
95–97 96 2 1,000.00–1,050.00 $1,025.26 $984 -300.56
92–99 97 4 1,250.00–1,290.00 $1,275.08 $1,237 -50.74
100–108 104 12 850.00–920.00 $881.49 $917 -22.47
104 104 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 $1,040 +96.04
102–109 106 9 1,140.00–1,260.00 $1,186.05 $1,257 +6.54
110 110 1 880.00 $880.00 $968 -289.60
111 111 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 $1,110 -169.60
111–117 114 3 1,090.00–1,140.00 $1,110.09 $1,266 +278.21

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
832–1072 952 85-90% 2 70.00–72.00 $70.87 $675 —
1150 1150 85-90% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,254 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1682–1772 1727 2 202.00–204.00 $202.97 $3,505 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,223 —
1350–1370 1360 2 191.00–194.00 $192.51 $2,618 —
1298–1444 1364 4 195.00–197.00 $195.78 $2,670 —
1350–1510 1430 2 202.00 $202.00 $2,889 —
1582 1582 1 195.00 $195.00 $3,085 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1248–1358 1303 2 185.00–186.00 $185.52 $2,417 —
1244–1642 1442 13 192.00–202.00 $196.80 $2,838 —
1406–1558 1502 4 195.00–197.00 $196.02 $2,944 —
1618 1618 1 203.00 $203.00 $3,285 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
752–1588 1090 85-90% 8 75.00–92.00 $83.11 $906 -6.26
906–1540 1215 85-90% 9 100.00–110.00 $103.98 $1,263 -2.45
942–1604 1268 85-90% 12 112.00–122.00 $116.59 $1,478 —
1016–1752 1374 80-85% 6 112.00–119.00 $115.37 $1,585 —
1296–1698 1435 80-85% 3 131.00–137.00 $134.87 $1,935 +9.26
1078–1936 1465 85-90% 7 125.00–133.00 $129.29 $1,894 -1.22
1296–1752 1470 80-85% 9 119.00–130.00 $125.38 $1,843 -5.13
1616 1616 75-80% 1 125.00 $125.00 $2,020 —
1446–1942 1708 75-80% 14 129.00–138.00 $132.02 $2,255 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1302 1289 3 170.00–180.00 $175.68 $2,265 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1516 1516 1 185.00 $185.00 $2,805 —

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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.