Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2020-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Number 1 Feeder Steers under 500 lbs sold 8.00 lower on a light test, over 500 lbs sold 8.00 higher on a light test; other Feeder Steers not tested. Feeder Dairy Steers not tested. Number 1 Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs sold 10.00 lower on a light test, over 600 lbs not tested; Number 1-2 Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs sold 10.00 higher on a light test, over 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower on a light test; Number 2 Feeder Heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher on a light test. Number 2 Feeder Bulls sold 8.00-10.00 higher on a light test; other Feeder Bulls not tested. Bred and Springing Cows sold steady on a light test; Other Replacement Cows not tested. Replacement Heifers and Bulls not tested. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.48/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$127.48

60 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$408

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$26.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	132.93	720	44
Medium and Large 1-2	677	113.38	768	14thin
Medium and Large 2	294	106.28	312	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.65/cwt here — about $408 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale60 hd

127.48

—

NY average1 barns · 60 hd

127.48

+0.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

36 lots · USDA AMS · Empire Livestock Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Bath, NY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	133.85/cwt	130.00–139.00	646	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	115.60/cwt	115.00–116.00	837	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	682	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	539	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	844.00/cwt	750.00–960.00	—	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	137.00/cwt	136.00–139.00	699	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	294	106.28/cwt	102.50–110.00	312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	116.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	114.01/cwt	110.00–120.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	328	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	123.38/cwt	123.00–124.00	581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	351	83.74/cwt	80.00–87.50	294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	105.03/cwt	102.50–107.50	485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	762	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	95.20/cwt	82.50–107.50	304	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	74.69/cwt	62.50–87.00	318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	99.11/cwt	92.50–105.00	278	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	662.50/cwt	575.00–750.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	124.75/cwt	123.00–126.00	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	111.51/cwt	111.00–114.00	746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	127.31/cwt	122.00–132.00	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	133.10/cwt	129.00–138.00	761	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	111.79/cwt	105.00–117.00	764	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	781.00/cwt	710.00–900.00	—	5

How this sale compares

New York weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New York auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Empire Livestock Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Bath, NY

Sat Apr 18, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Albany, NY (LS-KT)

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 246Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 49Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	442	130.00	130.00
11	—	483	130.00–139.00	133.85
8	—	510	136.00–139.00	137.00
7	—	631	122.00–132.00	127.31
16	—	572	129.00–138.00	133.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	724	115.00–116.00	115.60
1	—	396	115.00	115.00
8	—	683	105.00–117.00	111.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	294	102.50–110.00	106.28
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	682	79.00	79.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	115.00–120.00	116.67
8	—	471	123.00–124.00	123.38
7	—	525	123.00–126.00	124.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	382	115.00	115.00
3	—	421	110.00–120.00	114.01
1	—	522	119.00	119.00
1	—	488	117.50	117.50
6	—	669	111.00–114.00	111.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	336	97.50	97.50
1	—	228	90.00	90.00
2	—	280	92.50–105.00	99.11
1	—	692	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	97.50	97.50
2	—	351	80.00–87.50	83.74
1	—	762	88.00	88.00
4	—	319	82.50–107.50	95.20
1	—	668	85.00	85.00
2	—	426	62.50–87.00	74.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	102.50–107.50	105.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	502	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	750.00–960.00	844.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	710.00–900.00	781.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	575.00–750.00	662.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,116	87.50	87.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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