Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2021-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Number 1 Feeder Steers sold 5.00-10.00 lower; Number 1-2 Feeder Steers sold mixed; Number 2 Feeder Steers sold 20.00 lower. Dairy Feeder Steers not tested. Feeder Heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder Bulls sold 10.00 lower. Short Bred Cows sold 200.00 lower; Open Replacement Cows sold 5.00 lower; other Replacement Cows and Heifers not tested. Cow-Calf Pairs sold 15.00 lower on a light test. Replacement Bulls sold 6.00 higher on a light test. Demand was moderate. Today's sale included the monthly Saturday Feeder and Beef Replacement Special Sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $102.35/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$102.35

106 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$519

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$37.36/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	535	127.34	682	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	543	112.73	613	33
Medium and Large 2	479	89.98	431	58

One grade step is worth $37.36/cwt here — about $250 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 sale106 hd

102.35

—

NY average1 barns · 106 hd

102.35

+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

115 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	—	520	136.26/cwt	132.00–140.00	709	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	133.21/cwt	129.00–137.50	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	142.86/cwt	142.00–146.00	903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	119.42/cwt	114.00–125.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	130.96/cwt	127.50–140.00	568	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	94.78/cwt	85.00–105.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	118.93/cwt	115.00–123.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	121.19/cwt	117.00–126.00	522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	821	99.14/cwt	93.00–105.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	216	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	227	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	123.55/cwt	120.00–127.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	138.26/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,186	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,008	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	882	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	514	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	293	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,144	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	136.18/cwt	130.00–142.50	645	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	992	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	833	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	472	66.68/cwt	55.00–77.50	315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	106.17/cwt	105.00–107.50	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	196	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	130.34/cwt	124.00–136.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	134.61/cwt	130.00–139.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	129.39/cwt	128.00–130.00	606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	87.52/cwt	65.00–112.50	283	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	83.42/cwt	70.00–107.50	314	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	960	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	925	86.53/cwt	85.00–88.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	128.73/cwt	125.00–136.00	530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	134.87/cwt	125.00–144.00	507	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,016	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	82.45/cwt	80.00–85.00	421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	83.90/cwt	72.00–90.00	472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	874	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	234	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	752	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	271	96.05/cwt	80.00–110.00	260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	782	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	129.88/cwt	125.00–135.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	116.59/cwt	115.00–118.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	87.63/cwt	80.00–102.50	280	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	95.00/cwt	85.00–100.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	192	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	91.89/cwt	70.00–102.50	396	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	95.63/cwt	92.50–97.50	452	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	129.65/cwt	125.00–135.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	212	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	88.23/cwt	60.00–110.00	462	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	874	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	74.31/cwt	67.50–85.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	92.58/cwt	70.00–105.00	338	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	115.28/cwt	112.50–118.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	97.49/cwt	82.50–105.00	267	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	77.93/cwt	67.50–90.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	95.19/cwt	80.00–110.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	114.21/cwt	107.00–120.00	436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	117.27/cwt	116.00–121.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	105.88/cwt	100.00–112.50	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	109.39/cwt	105.00–120.00	473	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	867	89.60/cwt	77.00–102.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,377	90.05/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,240	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	656.15/cwt	485.00–760.00	6,253	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	764.00/cwt	600.00–900.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	643.89/cwt	450.00–910.00	7,340	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	592.16/cwt	500.00–985.00	5,880	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,188	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,662	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,074	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,546	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	610.44/cwt	560.00–650.00	5,238	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	53.86/cwt	35.00–67.00	599	20

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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 262Year ago 418

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 38Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	520	132.00–140.00	136.26
2	—	575	129.00–137.50	133.21
2	—	761	130.00	130.00
5	—	632	142.00–146.00	142.86
8	—	434	127.50–140.00	130.96
1	—	382	132.00	132.00
4	—	734	137.00–140.00	138.26
1	—	904	115.00	115.00
1	—	866	137.00	137.00
1	—	828	126.00	126.00
1	—	668	135.00	135.00
10	—	474	130.00–142.50	136.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	844	118.00	118.00
1	—	502	120.00	120.00
1	—	928	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,032	108.00	108.00
2	—	633	114.00–125.00	119.42
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
2	—	713	115.00–123.00	118.93
5	—	431	117.00–126.00	121.19
1	—	492	125.00	125.00
2	—	779	120.00–127.00	123.55
1	—	978	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	444	107.50	107.50
2	—	679	85.00–105.00	94.78
1	—	348	85.00	85.00
1	—	752	80.00	80.00
2	—	821	93.00–105.00	99.14
1	—	216	105.00	105.00
1	—	590	70.00	70.00
2	—	867	77.00–102.00	89.60
1	—	510	95.00	95.00
1	—	628	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	846	113.00–115.00	114.00
4	—	425	125.00–135.00	129.88
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
4	—	464	125.00–135.00	129.65
1	—	500	135.00	135.00
1	—	694	126.00	126.00
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
1	—	396	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	115.00–118.00	116.59
2	—	684	112.50–118.00	115.28
1	—	772	112.50	112.50
2	—	896	108.00	108.00
2	—	528	115.00–116.00	115.49
5	—	382	107.00–120.00	114.21
1	—	728	118.00	118.00
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
4	—	575	116.00–121.00	117.27
3	—	636	100.00–112.50	105.88
6	—	432	105.00–120.00	109.39
1	—	818	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	80.00–102.50	87.63
3	—	779	85.00–100.00	95.00
1	—	192	80.00	80.00
6	—	431	70.00–102.50	91.89
7	—	473	92.50–97.50	95.63
1	—	658	97.50	97.50
1	—	212	80.00	80.00
9	—	524	60.00–110.00	88.23
1	—	874	80.00	80.00
3	—	613	67.50–85.00	74.31
8	—	365	70.00–105.00	92.58
5	—	274	82.50–105.00	97.49
4	—	725	67.50–90.00	77.93
4	—	571	80.00–110.00	95.19
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,008	87.50	87.50
1	—	514	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,144	88.00	88.00
1	—	992	84.00	84.00
2	—	472	55.00–77.50	66.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	509	105.00–107.50	106.17
1	—	752	92.00	92.00
1	—	372	125.00	125.00
1	—	630	98.00	98.00
1	—	238	122.00	122.00
1	—	416	121.00	121.00
2	—	480	115.00	115.00
1	—	872	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	196	135.00	135.00
3	—	615	124.00–136.00	130.34
2	—	529	130.00–139.00	134.61
1	—	200	127.50	127.50
5	—	468	128.00–130.00	129.39
5	—	412	125.00–136.00	128.73
9	—	376	125.00–144.00	134.87
1	—	752	123.00	123.00
1	—	568	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	65.00–112.50	87.52
4	—	377	70.00–107.50	83.42
1	—	740	70.00	70.00
1	—	960	86.00	86.00
2	—	925	85.00–88.00	86.53
1	—	1,160	86.00	86.00
1	—	456	72.50	72.50
1	—	1,016	77.00	77.00
2	—	511	80.00–85.00	82.45
3	—	563	72.00–90.00	83.90
1	—	874	83.00	83.00
1	—	614	72.50	72.50
1	—	234	80.00	80.00
2	—	271	80.00–110.00	96.05
1	—	782	79.00	79.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,377	84.00–95.00	90.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	600.00–900.00	764.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	860.00	860.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	953	485.00–760.00	656.15
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	858	560.00–650.00	610.44
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,188	1,150.00	1,150.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,074	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,140	450.00–910.00	643.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	993	500.00–985.00	592.16
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,112	35.00–67.00	53.86

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