Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2023-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-21

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	1,626	90.00	1,463	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,754	93.52	1,640	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,489	84.28	1,255	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,354	75.82	1,027	16
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,732	149.64	2,592	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,232	114.00	1,404	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,578	163.00	2,572	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,118	116.00	1,297	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	392.27/cwt	70
Bulls	Number 2	97	272.55/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 3	88	155.86/cwt	14
Bulls	Utility	93	56.26/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 1	91	440.49/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	91	336.98/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 3	83	152.83/cwt	6
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	75	23.29/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Steers	Select	—	1,118	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,297	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,232	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,578	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,572	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	211.95/cwt	200.00–230.00	216	5
Bulls	Utility	—	95	32.73/cwt	20.00–50.00	31	4
Bulls	Utility	—	84	39.84/cwt	20.00–50.00	33	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	114	123.95/cwt	100.00–170.00	141	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	124.21/cwt	100.00–150.00	118	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	157.15/cwt	140.00–180.00	132	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	109	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	518	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	330.81/cwt	315.00–345.00	377	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	331.95/cwt	300.00–370.00	285	11
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	71	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	213	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	85	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	374	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	523.37/cwt	520.00–530.00	497	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	527.68/cwt	500.00–550.00	464	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	546	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	319	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	77	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	420	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	93	432.62/cwt	400.00–450.00	402	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	83	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	104	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	91	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	91	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	85	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	102	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	69	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	214	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	188	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	75	23.29/cwt	20.00–30.00	17	3
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	98	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	206	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	77	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	193	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	87	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	392	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	68	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	204	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	84	52.33/cwt	40.00–70.00	44	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	107	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	514	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	77	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	373	1
Bulls	Utility	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	81	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	429	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	530.57/cwt	500.00–550.00	552	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	122	434.75/cwt	420.00–450.00	530	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	111	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	555	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	527.82/cwt	500.00–575.00	501	13
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,732	149.64/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,592	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,354	75.82/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,027	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,754	93.52/cwt	89.00–101.00	1,640	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,489	84.28/cwt	80.00–88.50	1,255	25
Bulls	—	—	1,626	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,463	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	198	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	267	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	423	133.72/cwt	130.00–137.50	566	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	379	133.79/cwt	132.50–135.00	507	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	456	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	593	1
Bulls	Utility	—	106	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	53	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	120.08/cwt	100.00–165.00	91	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	335.19/cwt	300.00–360.00	318	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	121	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	363	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	251.38/cwt	210.00–290.00	216	6
Bulls	Utility	—	114	57.35/cwt	40.00–75.00	65	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	338.96/cwt	300.00–360.00	353	22
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	—	71	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	178	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	232.29/cwt	200.00–280.00	218	7

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 166Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 163Last week 155Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,118	116.00	116.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,232	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,578	163.00	163.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,732	144.00–155.00	149.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,354	71.00–79.00	75.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,754	89.00–101.00	93.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,489	80.00–88.50	84.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,626	90.00	90.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	102	200.00–230.00	211.95
1	—	110	290.00	290.00
6	—	86	210.00–290.00	251.38
7	—	94	200.00–280.00	232.29
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	95	20.00–50.00	32.73
3	—	84	20.00–50.00	39.84
1	—	74	10.00	10.00
1	—	106	50.00	50.00
2	—	114	40.00–75.00	57.35
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	114	100.00–170.00	123.95
2	—	95	100.00–150.00	124.21
3	—	84	140.00–180.00	157.15
4	—	76	100.00–165.00	120.08
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	109	475.00	475.00
1	—	85	440.00	440.00
2	—	122	420.00–450.00	434.75
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	114	315.00–345.00	330.81
11	—	86	300.00–370.00	331.95
10	—	95	300.00–360.00	335.19
1	—	121	300.00	300.00
22	—	104	300.00–360.00	338.96
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	71	300.00	300.00
1	—	69	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	81	530.00	530.00
5	—	104	500.00–550.00	530.57
2	—	111	500.00	500.00
13	—	95	500.00–575.00	527.82
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	71	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	520.00–530.00	523.37
4	—	88	500.00–550.00	527.68
1	—	103	530.00	530.00
1	—	77	545.00	545.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	400.00–450.00	432.62
1	—	87	450.00	450.00
1	—	107	480.00	480.00
1	—	77	485.00	485.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	83	125.00	125.00
2	—	93	200.00–205.00	202.51
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	91	100.00	100.00
1	—	85	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	75	20.00–30.00	23.29
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	210.00	210.00
1	—	77	250.00	250.00
1	—	68	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	84	40.00–70.00	52.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	198	135.00	135.00
2	—	423	130.00–137.50	133.72
2	—	379	132.50–135.00	133.79
1	—	456	130.00	130.00

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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