Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2021-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last Feeder Sale Number 1 Feeder Steers 500-600 lbs sold 4.00-5.00 lower, 600-700 lbs sold 4.00-5.00 higher on a very light test. Number 1 Feeder Heifers sold 6.00-8.00 higher on a light test. Number 1 Feeder Bulls sold 3.0-4.0 higher on a light test. Supply light. Demand moderate. Supply included: 100% Feeder Cattle (36% Steers, 2% Dairy Steers, 46% Heifers, 15% Bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 29%.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.86/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$120.86

87 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$95

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

$16.52/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	468	131.11	613	33
Medium and Large 2	618	114.59	709	54

One grade step is worth $16.52/cwt here — about −$95 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 sale87 hd

120.86

—

NY average1 barns · 87 hd

120.86

+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

50 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	—	312	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	109.76/cwt	109.00–110.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	120.27/cwt	117.00–122.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	659	116.12/cwt	112.50–118.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	129.38/cwt	127.00–132.00	670	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	394	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	100.66/cwt	100.00–102.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	109.95/cwt	104.00–114.00	855	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	124.68/cwt	120.00–127.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	124.76/cwt	124.00–126.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	118.67/cwt	112.00–123.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	120.27/cwt	115.00–123.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	127.95/cwt	125.00–129.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	132.64/cwt	127.00–138.00	561	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	135.77/cwt	133.00–137.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	120.88/cwt	118.00–124.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	123.66/cwt	119.00–125.00	594	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	838	103.94/cwt	99.00–112.00	871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	129.92/cwt	126.00–132.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	122.52/cwt	119.00–126.00	508	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	127.38/cwt	126.00–128.00	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	126.44/cwt	124.00–129.00	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	304	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	121.46/cwt	120.00–123.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	131.29/cwt	125.00–134.00	689	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	126.48/cwt	125.00–131.00	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	126.02/cwt	125.00–128.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	131.01/cwt	129.00–133.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	134.97/cwt	134.00–136.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	309	129.43/cwt	127.00–132.00	400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	214	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	127.25/cwt	125.00–130.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	202	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	681	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	647	118.75/cwt	118.00–119.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	119.21/cwt	115.00–122.50	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	274	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	295	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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	100.00	100.00
4	—	508	117.00–122.00	120.27
3	—	659	112.50–118.00	116.12
1	—	394	118.00	118.00
2	—	570	115.00–117.00	115.98
1	—	202	117.50	117.50
4	—	647	118.00–119.00	118.75
3	—	465	115.00–122.50	119.21
1	—	274	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	120.00–127.00	124.68
4	—	581	124.00–126.00	124.76
3	—	475	129.00–133.00	131.01
2	—	425	134.00–136.00	134.97
2	—	309	127.00–132.00	129.43
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
1	—	272	137.00	137.00
1	—	214	127.50	127.50
4	—	515	125.00–130.00	127.25
3	—	681	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	684	109.00–110.00	109.76
3	—	727	100.00–102.00	100.66
15	—	778	104.00–114.00	109.95
5	—	517	112.00–123.00	118.67
3	—	557	115.00–123.00	120.27
2	—	329	118.00–124.00	120.88
1	—	630	107.50	107.50
8	—	480	119.00–125.00	123.66
5	—	838	99.00–112.00	103.94
2	—	370	125.00	125.00
6	—	415	119.00–126.00	122.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	130.00	130.00
11	—	518	127.00–132.00	129.38
4	—	566	125.00–129.00	127.95
13	—	423	127.00–138.00	132.64
3	—	333	133.00–137.00	135.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	788	125.00	125.00
2	—	932	119.00	119.00
2	—	461	123.00–125.00	124.00
3	—	567	126.00–132.00	129.92
1	—	384	140.00	140.00
1	—	328	136.00	136.00
4	—	670	124.00–129.00	126.44
10	—	525	125.00–134.00	131.29
4	—	719	125.00–131.00	126.48
3	—	624	125.00–128.00	126.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	114.00	114.00
3	—	376	126.00–128.00	127.38
1	—	304	126.00	126.00
2	—	628	120.00–123.00	121.46
1	—	462	120.00	120.00

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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