Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2024-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Replacement bull deleted

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.86/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$196.86

70 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$50.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.81

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	211.28	1,177	50
Medium and Large 2	641	160.81	1,031	20

One grade step is worth $50.47/cwt here — about $146 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 sale70 hd

196.86

—

NY average3 barns · 118 hd

224.67

−27.81

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

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,601	$1,625	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	907	$1,031	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	928	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	137.13/cwt	128.00–146.00	1,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	175.26/cwt	165.00–185.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	193.75/cwt	185.00–208.00	1,211	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	140.23/cwt	120.00–160.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	212.98/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,295	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	119.21/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,229	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	1,030.87/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,031	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,601	1,625.09/head	1,375.00–1,850.00	1,625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	176.26/cwt	175.00–177.50	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	687	177.50/cwt	177.00–178.00	1,219	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	821	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	201.27/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,157	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	952	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	199.63/cwt	192.50–207.00	1,437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	153.14/cwt	140.00–166.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	189.92/cwt	180.00–200.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	220.60/cwt	197.50–227.50	1,244	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	211.62/cwt	200.00–220.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	155.93/cwt	147.50–165.00	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	158.20/cwt	149.00–167.50	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	162.60/cwt	150.00–185.00	951	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	181.43/cwt	174.00–187.50	1,047	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	164.76/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	225.12/cwt	197.50–245.00	1,063	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	148.74/cwt	122.50–173.00	1,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	171.08/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	203.74/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,347	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	222.59/cwt	205.00–232.50	1,153	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	196.25/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	211.33/cwt	207.50–214.00	1,433	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	227.96/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,302	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	233.51/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,200	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	206.46/cwt	184.00–222.50	1,272	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	209.04/cwt	182.50–222.50	1,490	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	220.43/cwt	210.00–230.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	755	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	694	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	909	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	678	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	302	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	216.22/cwt	202.50–230.00	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	210.52/cwt	182.50–237.50	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	844	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	748	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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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Albany, NY (LS-KT)

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 268Year ago 189

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 59Year ago 30

Correction: Replacement bull deleted

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	928	175.00	175.00
1	—	766	195.00	195.00
7	—	678	207.50–214.00	211.33
1	—	862	186.00	186.00
6	—	571	220.00–235.00	227.96
5	—	514	232.50–237.50	233.51
12	—	616	184.00–222.50	206.46
7	—	713	182.50–222.50	209.04
2	—	418	210.00–230.00	220.43
1	—	454	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	782	126.00	126.00
5	—	577	174.00–187.50	181.43
2	—	623	155.00–175.00	164.76
4	—	735	122.50–173.00	148.74
3	—	688	160.00–180.00	171.08
1	—	444	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	185.00	185.00
2	—	935	128.00–146.00	137.13
3	—	517	165.00–185.00	175.26
2	—	461	175.00–177.50	176.26
1	—	952	127.50	127.50
3	—	615	147.50–165.00	155.93
2	—	742	149.00–167.50	158.20
4	—	585	150.00–185.00	162.60
1	—	774	142.50	142.50
1	—	674	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	608	210.00–215.00	212.98
1	—	854	155.00	155.00
1	—	804	160.00	160.00
2	—	720	192.50–207.00	199.63
1	—	284	160.00	160.00
2	—	379	180.00–200.00	189.92
5	—	564	197.50–227.50	220.60
3	—	421	200.00–220.00	211.62
13	—	472	197.50–245.00	225.12
8	—	661	200.00–207.50	203.74
7	—	518	205.00–232.50	222.59
2	—	774	195.00–197.50	196.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	625	185.00–208.00	193.75
6	—	575	195.00–210.00	201.27
3	—	302	204.00	204.00
2	—	507	202.50–230.00	216.22
2	—	420	182.50–237.50	210.52
1	—	844	152.50	152.50
1	—	722	155.00	155.00
1	—	460	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	441	120.00–160.00	140.23
1	—	860	135.00	135.00
4	—	687	177.00–178.00	177.50
2	—	821	132.00	132.00
1	—	630	168.00	168.00
2	—	568	140.00–166.00	153.14
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	694	131.00	131.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	678	107.50	107.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,031	110.00–125.00	119.21
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	907	950.00–1,100.00	1,030.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,601	1,375.00–1,850.00	1,625.09

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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