Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2021-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Number 1 Feeder Steers sold 2.00-8.00 higher; other Feeder Steers not tested. Feeder Dairy Steers not tested. Number 1 Feeder Heifers sold 3.00-10.00 higher; Number 1-2 Feeder Heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher on a light test; Number 2 Feeder Heifers not tested. Feeder Bulls not tested. Replacement Cattle not tested. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $119.75/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$119.75

75 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$22.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.45

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	129.13	672	30
Medium and Large 1-2	623	115.48	720	35
Medium and Large 2	385	106.55	410	10thin

One grade step is worth $22.58/cwt here — about $263 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 sale75 hd

119.75

—

NY average2 barns · 107 hd

117.30

+2.45

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

76 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	698	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	548	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	130.25/cwt	127.50–132.50	620	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	628.92/cwt	485.00–725.00	5,880	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	688.17/cwt	650.00–735.00	7,769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	864	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	964	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	802	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	98.89/cwt	94.00–103.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	88.87/cwt	83.00–95.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	754	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	117.84/cwt	115.00–122.50	451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	86.25/cwt	85.00–87.50	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,009	77.00/cwt	74.00–80.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	77.07/cwt	70.00–81.00	442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	78.49/cwt	72.00–85.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	127.00/cwt	120.00–132.50	526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	177	133.58/cwt	130.00–137.50	236	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	302	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	317	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	900.00–950.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	825.00–950.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	864	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	404	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	112	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	171	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	706	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	547	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	598	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	86.49/cwt	86.00–87.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.50	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	105.50/cwt	101.00–112.50	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	103.49/cwt	97.50–107.50	553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	109.67/cwt	97.00–117.50	622	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	926	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	107.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	107.02/cwt	106.00–110.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	109.74/cwt	108.00–112.50	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	118.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	117.60/cwt	112.50–122.50	736	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	111.18/cwt	104.00–120.00	429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	198	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	132.32/cwt	119.00–137.50	611	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	713.90/cwt	575.00–850.00	7,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	145	128.72/cwt	127.50–130.00	187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	168	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,266	820.49/cwt	675.00–1,060.00	10,387	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	128.95/cwt	125.00–132.00	686	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,022	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	136.27/cwt	132.50–140.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	127.86/cwt	120.00–131.00	721	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	874.58/cwt	550.00–1,060.00	11,501	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	8,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	448	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.

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

Empire Livestock Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Bath, NY

Sat Feb 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 182Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 0Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	698	75.00	75.00
1	—	548	67.00	67.00
1	—	864	70.00	70.00
1	—	964	69.00	69.00
1	—	428	80.00	80.00
1	—	310	101.00	101.00
2	—	1,009	74.00–80.00	77.00
3	—	574	70.00–81.00	77.07
1	—	926	76.00	76.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	177	130.00–137.50	133.58
1	—	864	100.00	100.00
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	404	120.00	120.00
1	—	112	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	628	93.00	93.00
1	—	518	87.50	87.50
1	—	474	116.00	116.00
3	—	386	104.00–120.00	111.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	127.50–132.50	130.25
8	—	532	125.00–132.00	128.95
1	—	1,022	95.00	95.00
4	—	445	132.50–140.00	136.27
7	—	564	120.00–131.00	127.86
1	—	332	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	544	97.50	97.50
1	—	672	110.00	110.00
4	—	359	108.00	108.00
3	—	302	105.00	105.00
1	—	288	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	708	115.00–117.50	116.00
1	—	546	117.50	117.50
6	—	589	108.00–112.50	109.74
1	—	1,032	87.00	87.00
4	—	397	120.00	120.00
5	—	686	115.00–120.00	118.01
13	—	626	112.50–122.50	117.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	774	97.00	97.00
4	—	383	115.00–122.50	117.84
2	—	1,022	86.00–87.00	86.49
5	—	681	101.00–112.50	105.50
8	—	534	97.50–107.50	103.49
8	—	567	97.00–117.50	109.67
1	—	722	91.00	91.00
2	—	626	106.00–110.00	107.99
4	—	470	106.00–110.00	107.02
1	—	436	104.00	104.00
1	—	198	112.50	112.50
1	—	270	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	802	88.00	88.00
3	—	465	94.00–103.00	98.89
2	—	626	83.00–95.00	88.87
1	—	754	69.00	69.00
2	—	673	85.00–87.50	86.25
1	—	424	92.00	92.00
2	—	739	72.00–85.00	78.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	414	120.00–132.50	127.00
1	—	706	115.00	115.00
1	—	350	137.50	137.50
5	—	462	119.00–137.50	132.32
2	—	145	127.50–130.00	128.72
4	—	515	127.50	127.50
1	—	558	120.00	120.00
2	—	614	120.00	120.00
1	—	168	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	706	77.50	77.50
1	—	598	76.00	76.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	935	485.00–725.00	628.92
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	984	575.00–850.00	713.90
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	635.00	635.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,129	650.00–735.00	688.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,266	675.00–1,060.00	820.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,315	550.00–1,060.00	874.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–950.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	825.00–950.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	954	935.00	935.00

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