Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2023-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-14

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,562	107.00	1,671	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,717	85.02	1,460	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,448	77.20	1,118	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,394	69.68	971	16
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,251	128.86	1,612	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,606	119.29	1,916	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,230	122.20	1,503	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	377.57/cwt	46
Bulls	Number 2	98	353.08/cwt	25
Bulls	Number 3	90	185.05/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	88	65.02/cwt	15
Heifers	Number 1	92	371.11/cwt	16
Heifers	Number 2	89	194.13/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 3	82	101.74/cwt	12

Every lot, as filed

52 lots · USDA AMS · Empire Livestock 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
Heifers	Number 2	—	84	62.54/cwt	50.00–75.00	53	4
Heifers	Number 3	—	74	32.10/cwt	30.00–40.00	24	5
Heifers	Number 2	—	67	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	50	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	105	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	53	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	89	225.00/cwt	200.00–250.00	200	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	103	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	155	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	75	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	188	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	93	35.16/cwt	30.00–40.00	33	2
Heifers	Number 3	—	84	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	34	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	367	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	113	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	463	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	93	2
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	92	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	230	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	339.68/cwt	300.00–370.00	323	20
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	81	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	324	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	533.93/cwt	500.00–560.00	507	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	524.83/cwt	520.00–530.00	546	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	115	449.48/cwt	420.00–470.00	517	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	84	436.05/cwt	400.00–470.00	366	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,606	119.29/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,916	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	86	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	349.17/cwt	320.00–360.00	363	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	125.73/cwt	100.00–150.00	130	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	259.00/cwt	210.00–275.00	243	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	268.12/cwt	250.00–280.00	223	5
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	—	75	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	233	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	102	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	408	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	96	453.66/cwt	420.00–480.00	436	4
Heifers	Number 1	—	87	125.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	109	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	95	403.05/cwt	385.00–420.00	383	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	471.37/cwt	460.00–480.00	401	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	469.98/cwt	465.00–475.00	484	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	502.72/cwt	475.00–535.00	468	5
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	81	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	284	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,251	128.86/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,612	10
Steers	Select	—	1,230	122.20/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,503	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,394	69.68/cwt	65.00–73.00	971	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,717	85.02/cwt	82.00–97.00	1,460	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	77.20/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,118	46
Bulls	—	—	1,562	107.00/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,671	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	77	154.77/cwt	140.00–170.00	119	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	97	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	146	3
Bulls	Utility	—	94	53.61/cwt	40.00–75.00	50	4
Bulls	Utility	—	106	45.00/cwt	40.00–50.00	48	2
Bulls	Utility	—	72	45.35/cwt	20.00–70.00	33	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	119	269.96/cwt	260.00–280.00	321	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	459	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	105	455.46/cwt	440.00–480.00	478	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	258	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	331.33/cwt	320.00–345.00	378	7
Bulls	Utility	—	85	45.02/cwt	40.00–50.00	38	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	339.25/cwt	300.00–360.00	292	5

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 Sale - Bath, NY

Thu Dec 14, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 155Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	84	50.00–75.00	62.54
1	—	67	75.00	75.00
1	—	105	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	74	30.00–40.00	32.10
2	—	93	30.00–40.00	35.16
1	—	84	40.00	40.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	89	200.00–250.00	225.00
1	—	75	250.00	250.00
1	—	92	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	103	150.00	150.00
2	—	93	100.00	100.00
2	—	87	120.00–130.00	125.03
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	470.00	470.00
3	—	85	460.00–480.00	471.37
2	—	103	465.00–475.00	469.98
5	—	93	475.00–535.00	502.72
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	113	410.00	410.00
2	—	95	385.00–420.00	403.05
1	—	81	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	95	300.00–370.00	339.68
5	—	104	320.00–360.00	349.17
7	—	114	320.00–345.00	331.33
5	—	86	300.00–360.00	339.25
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	81	400.00	400.00
1	—	102	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	95	500.00–560.00	533.93
2	—	104	520.00–530.00	524.83
1	—	82	560.00	560.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	115	420.00–470.00	449.48
2	—	84	400.00–470.00	436.05
4	—	96	420.00–480.00	453.66
3	—	105	440.00–480.00	455.46
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	100.00	100.00
2	—	103	100.00–150.00	125.73
4	—	77	140.00–170.00	154.77
3	—	97	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	94	210.00–275.00	259.00
5	—	83	250.00–280.00	268.12
2	—	119	260.00–280.00	269.96
1	—	103	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	94	40.00–75.00	53.61
2	—	106	40.00–50.00	45.00
2	—	72	20.00–70.00	45.35
6	—	85	40.00–50.00	45.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,606	110.00–128.00	119.29
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,251	120.00–137.00	128.86
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	120.00–125.00	122.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,394	65.00–73.00	69.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,717	82.00–97.00	85.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,448	74.00–81.00	77.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,562	100.00–111.00	107.00

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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