Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2020-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Number 1 Feeder Steers sold 7.00-12.00 lower; other Feeder Steers sold 5.00-7.00 lower. Dairy Feeder Steers sold weak on a light test. Feeder Heifers over 600 lbs not tested; Number 1 Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs sold 9.00-14.00 lower; Number 1-2 Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-6.00 lower; Number 2 Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs sold 11.00-16.00 lower. Number 1 Feeder Bulls sold 11.00-16.00 lower; Number 1-2 Feeder Bulls not tested; Number 2 Feeder Bulls under 600 lbs sold 2.00 lower, over 600 lbs not tested. Open Stock Cows sold 20.00 lower. Short Bred Cows sold 200.00 lower. Bred Cows sold 322.00 lower. Springer Cows not tested. Short Bred Heifers sold 350.00 lower on a light test. Other Replacement Heifers not tested. Replacement Bulls sold steady on a light test. Demand was moderate. Today's sale included the monthly Saturday Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $96.61/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$96.61

153 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$454

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$39.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.85

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	120.15	586	27
Medium and Large 1-2	432	105.71	457	54
Medium and Large 2	492	80.97	398	72

One grade step is worth $39.19/cwt here — about $187 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 sale153 hd

96.61

—

NY average4 barns · 212 hd

90.76

+5.85

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

101 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	—	472	124.79/cwt	120.00–135.00	589	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	122.23/cwt	116.00–129.00	830	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	112.69/cwt	110.00–114.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	127.01/cwt	120.00–135.00	667	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	121.00/cwt	119.00–125.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	123.14/cwt	116.00–128.00	884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	129.81/cwt	123.00–134.00	483	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	120.37/cwt	118.00–121.00	554	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	108.73/cwt	105.00–110.00	348	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	121.75/cwt	120.00–123.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	271	123.45/cwt	122.00–125.00	335	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	108.96/cwt	108.00–111.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	109.91/cwt	102.50–119.00	303	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	104.05/cwt	102.00–107.50	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	103.97/cwt	92.00–110.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	119.35/cwt	117.50–120.00	450	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	121.50/cwt	119.00–127.00	454	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	582.69/cwt	460.00–735.00	6,171	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	707	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	568.30/cwt	400.00–875.00	6,058	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	126.10/cwt	122.50–137.00	477	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	74.56/cwt	69.00–78.00	664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	132.93/cwt	127.00–135.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	130.15/cwt	122.00–135.00	561	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	123.65/cwt	120.00–130.00	392	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	111.58/cwt	109.00–113.00	963	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	449.21/cwt	350.00–485.00	3,531	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	41.29/cwt	29.00–48.00	428	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	708.44/cwt	460.00–875.00	9,160	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	76.13/cwt	75.00–78.50	984	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	124.37/cwt	118.00–136.00	537	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	646	118.99/cwt	115.00–129.00	769	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	123.26/cwt	122.50–125.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	807	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	478	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	320	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	586	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	293	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,044	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	553	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	746	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	358	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	448	47.50/cwt	42.00–53.00	213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	90.20/cwt	77.00–96.00	421	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	78.80/cwt	67.00–88.00	532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	80.85/cwt	60.00–97.00	348	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	962	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	546	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	75.05/cwt	68.00–81.00	423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	89.39/cwt	79.00–100.00	419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	91.84/cwt	91.00–92.50	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	754	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	274	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	76.61/cwt	69.00–87.50	408	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	91.98/cwt	87.50–97.50	393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	91.29/cwt	82.50–100.00	224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	95.09/cwt	70.00–107.50	211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	75.81/cwt	70.00–90.00	289	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	82.19/cwt	74.00–92.50	269	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	917	71.98/cwt	66.00–78.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	89.60/cwt	82.00–97.50	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	806	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	77.31/cwt	65.00–90.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	72.90/cwt	67.50–82.00	454	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	86.91/cwt	80.00–96.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	92.58/cwt	60.00–101.00	250	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	247	111.88/cwt	110.00–117.50	276	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	108.26/cwt	102.00–117.00	294	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	104.62/cwt	99.00–111.00	495	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	113.30/cwt	106.00–119.00	540	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	777	70.13/cwt	61.00–79.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	105.13/cwt	96.00–110.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	96.80/cwt	95.00–98.50	357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	116.35/cwt	115.00–118.00	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	101.30/cwt	97.00–107.50	327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	103.99/cwt	95.00–114.00	325	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	107.43/cwt	97.00–114.00	411	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	84.78/cwt	80.00–90.00	312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	106.81/cwt	100.00–113.00	456	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	85.09/cwt	80.00–90.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	78.29/cwt	60.00–100.00	254	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	72.03/cwt	70.00–74.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	657	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	75.88/cwt	71.00–81.00	438	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	83.14/cwt	65.00–95.00	187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	822	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	526	1

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.

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Empire Livestock Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Bath, NY

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Feeder CattleReceipts 418Last week 209Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 33Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	472	120.00–135.00	124.79
9	—	679	116.00–129.00	122.23
9	—	525	120.00–135.00	127.01
5	—	718	116.00–128.00	123.14
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
2	—	974	97.00	97.00
3	—	780	117.00	117.00
2	—	602	117.00–118.00	117.50
7	—	378	122.50–137.00	126.10
3	—	809	115.00	115.00
14	—	431	122.00–135.00	130.15
5	—	863	109.00–113.00	111.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	110.00	110.00
3	—	681	108.00–111.00	108.96
7	—	377	117.50–120.00	119.35
2	—	589	115.00–118.00	116.50
1	—	326	110.00	110.00
6	—	477	106.00–119.00	113.30
1	—	532	117.50	117.50
4	—	433	115.00–118.00	116.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	469	79.00–100.00	89.39
1	—	286	60.00	60.00
4	—	222	70.00–107.50	95.09
2	—	677	82.00–97.50	89.60
2	—	774	65.00–90.00	77.31
5	—	620	80.00–96.00	86.91
2	—	536	105.00	105.00
4	—	323	97.00–107.50	101.30
1	—	434	60.00	60.00
2	—	368	80.00–90.00	84.78
2	—	588	80.00–90.00	85.09
1	—	822	64.00	64.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	786	110.00–114.00	112.69
2	—	573	118.00	118.00
5	—	460	118.00–121.00	120.37
7	—	521	120.00–123.00	121.75
1	—	286	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	124.00	124.00
8	—	374	119.00–127.00	121.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	112.00	112.00
1	—	910	86.00	86.00
4	—	524	102.00–107.50	104.05
6	—	272	102.00–117.00	108.26
12	—	473	99.00–111.00	104.62
3	—	572	96.00–110.00	105.13
5	—	313	95.00–114.00	103.99
6	—	383	97.00–114.00	107.43
16	—	427	100.00–113.00	106.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	467	77.00–96.00	90.20
9	—	675	67.00–88.00	78.80
12	—	431	60.00–97.00	80.85
1	—	754	87.00	87.00
6	—	532	69.00–87.50	76.61
2	—	245	82.50–100.00	91.29
7	—	381	70.00–90.00	75.81
3	—	327	74.00–92.50	82.19
1	—	806	60.00	60.00
7	—	623	67.50–82.00	72.90
7	—	270	60.00–101.00	92.58
2	—	733	70.00–74.00	72.03
5	—	577	71.00–81.00	75.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	119.00–125.00	121.00
7	—	372	123.00–134.00	129.81
2	—	271	122.00–125.00	123.45
4	—	455	127.00–135.00	132.93
4	—	317	120.00–130.00	123.65
10	—	432	118.00–136.00	124.37
6	—	646	115.00–129.00	118.99
4	—	524	122.50–125.00	123.26
1	—	678	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	438	114.00	114.00
4	—	320	105.00–110.00	108.73
5	—	276	102.50–119.00	109.91
3	—	529	92.00–110.00	103.97
2	—	472	110.00	110.00
4	—	247	110.00–117.50	111.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	962	76.00	76.00
1	—	546	77.00	77.00
3	—	563	68.00–81.00	75.05
3	—	471	91.00–92.50	91.84
1	—	274	82.50	82.50
3	—	427	87.50–97.50	91.98
2	—	917	66.00–78.00	71.98
2	—	777	61.00–79.00	70.13
2	—	369	95.00–98.50	96.80
1	—	870	71.00	71.00
6	—	325	60.00–100.00	78.29
2	—	657	60.00	60.00
3	—	225	65.00–95.00	83.14
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	478	67.00	67.00
1	—	586	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,044	53.00	53.00
1	—	746	48.00	48.00
2	—	448	42.00–53.00	47.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,059	460.00–735.00	582.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,066	400.00–875.00	568.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,293	460.00–875.00	708.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	7	—	890	69.00–78.00	74.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,293	75.00–78.50	76.13
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	786	350.00–485.00	449.21
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,036	29.00–48.00	41.29

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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