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Empire Livestock Sale Market Report, Bath, NY

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 1, 2026

163 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 163 184 0
Feeder cattle 7 — 0
Slaughter cattle 79 77 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 40.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 20.00 to 90.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,529 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
67–68 68 2 300.00–320.00 $309.93 $211 -170.07
70 70 1 1,160.00 $1,160.00 $812 +680.00
82 82 1 800.00 $800.00 $656 +300.00
80–89 84 3 800.00–1,110.00 $972.98 $817 +472.98
80–89 85 4 1,200.00–1,320.00 $1,254.50 $1,066 +41.51
92 92 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 $920 -207.32
93–96 94 5 1,100.00–1,270.00 $1,180.06 $1,109 -27.26
100–102 101 2 1,240.00 $1,240.00 $1,252 +90.29
110–114 112 2 1,040.00–1,100.00 $1,070.54 $1,199 -79.17

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
78 78 1 1,440.00 $1,440.00 $1,123 +469.87
80–84 82 2 1,260.00–1,360.00 $1,311.22 $1,075 +341.09
84 84 2 780.00–800.00 $790.00 $664 -660.00
80–88 85 5 880.00–980.00 $936.92 $796 -513.08
86 86 2 1,000.00–1,180.00 $1,090.00 $937 +155.59
87 87 1 120.00 $120.00 $104 -983.14
90–98 93 3 660.00–800.00 $734.46 $683 -137.20
90–97 93 9 830.00–980.00 $911.72 $848 +40.06
92–96 95 5 1,230.00–1,340.00 $1,311.65 $1,246 +245.40
95 95 2 400.00–440.00 $420.00 $399 -646.25
99 99 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 $1,138 +83.75
100–109 103 8 1,010.00–1,280.00 $1,218.00 $1,255 +375.38
103–108 105 6 820.00–870.00 $851.44 $894 +8.82
111–118 115 2 1,060.00–1,100.00 $1,079.39 $1,241 +291.76
115 115 1 750.00 $750.00 $862 -37.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,043 —
322 322 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,095 —
400 400 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,280 —
566 566 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,726 —
602 602 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,565 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1024 1024 85-90% 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,065 —
1148 1148 85-90% 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,366 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580–1792 1686 75-80% 2 120.00–126.00 $122.81 $2,071 -12.19
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 80-85% 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,598 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2020 2020 1 180.00 $180.00 $3,636 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1386–2112 1749 2 150.00–172.00 $163.28 $2,856 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1026–1378 1209 85-90% 6 80.00–97.00 $83.93 $1,015 -18.40
870–1774 1322 85-90% 8 100.00–104.00 $101.11 $1,337 -14.35
1088–1678 1389 85-90% 14 109.00–118.00 $112.63 $1,564 -0.82
1330–1510 1421 80-85% 4 115.00–120.00 $117.68 $1,672 —
1302–1668 1506 80-85% 7 123.00–125.00 $124.01 $1,868 —
1222–2042 1627 85-90% 3 119.00–120.00 $119.58 $1,946 —
1408–1850 1640 75-80% 5 127.00–133.00 $130.76 $2,144 —
1696–1802 1733 75-80% 3 120.00–125.00 $123.02 $2,132 -9.18

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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.