Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2024-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 2 .00-3.00/cwt lower. Holstein bull calves traded 50.00-60.00/cwt lower. Beef cross bull calves traded 40.00-60.00/cwt lower.

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	1,781	123.95	2,208	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,721	105.79	1,821	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,676	92.79	1,555	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,510	88.54	1,337	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,408	80.64	1,135	20
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,331	128.04	1,704	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	400.58/cwt	63
Bulls	Number 2	97	335.54/cwt	26
Bulls	Number 3	93	236.92/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	90	103.17/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 1	93	460.09/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 2	84	262.31/cwt	11

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	486	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	498	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	528	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	475	1
Bulls	—	—	1,781	123.95/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,208	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	88.54/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,337	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,676	92.79/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,555	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,408	80.64/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,135	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,721	105.79/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,821	6
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,331	128.04/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,704	9
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	78	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	390	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	89	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	409	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	113	450.71/cwt	410.00–490.00	509	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	104	463.32/cwt	440.00–500.00	482	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	541.14/cwt	525.00–560.00	444	4
Bulls	Utility	—	103	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	103	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	93	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	93	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	84	148.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	125	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	160	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	84	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	172	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	74	120.00/cwt	100.00–140.00	89	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	506.62/cwt	480.00–520.00	522	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	85	416.73/cwt	405.00–425.00	354	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	510.16/cwt	500.00–520.00	469	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	75	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	300	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	106	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	477	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	536.44/cwt	515.00–570.00	472	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	91	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	455	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	552.53/cwt	520.00–610.00	525	10
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	519.82/cwt	510.00–535.00	546	5
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	—	87	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	235	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	88	277.08/cwt	250.00–295.00	244	5
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	115	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	460	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	121	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	532	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	102	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	408	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	78	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	148	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	194.47/cwt	175.00–215.00	185	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	139.76/cwt	130.00–150.00	117	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	108	267.51/cwt	220.00–300.00	289	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	293	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	269.54/cwt	250.00–300.00	253	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	79	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	182	2
Bulls	Utility	—	93	73.32/cwt	70.00–75.00	68	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	334.90/cwt	320.00–350.00	372	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	340.94/cwt	305.00–365.00	355	15
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	339.96/cwt	305.00–360.00	326	23
Bulls	Utility	—	79	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	79	1
Bulls	Utility	—	84	86.22/cwt	70.00–100.00	72	4
Bulls	Utility	—	111	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	111	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	403	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 Sale - Bath, NY

Thu Jan 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 14Last week 12Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 124Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 185Last week 161Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 2 .00-3.00/cwt lower. Holstein bull calves traded 50.00-60.00/cwt lower. Beef cross bull calves traded 40.00-60.00/cwt lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	486	102.50	102.50
1	—	528	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,781	120.00–129.00	123.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,510	85.00–90.00	88.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,676	91.00–97.00	92.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,408	77.00–83.00	80.64
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,721	100.00–112.00	105.79
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,331	121.00–135.00	128.04

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	500.00	500.00
1	—	89	460.00	460.00
2	—	113	410.00–490.00	450.71
3	—	104	440.00–500.00	463.32
1	—	91	500.00	500.00
1	—	121	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	82	525.00–560.00	541.14
10	—	95	520.00–610.00	552.53
5	—	105	510.00–535.00	519.82
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	103	100.00	100.00
3	—	93	70.00–75.00	73.32
1	—	79	100.00	100.00
4	—	84	70.00–100.00	86.22
1	—	111	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	87	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	88	250.00–295.00	277.08
4	—	108	220.00–300.00	267.51
6	—	94	250.00–300.00	269.54
2	—	79	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	400.00	400.00
1	—	102	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	190.00	190.00
2	—	95	175.00–215.00	194.47
2	—	84	130.00–150.00	139.76
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	345.00	345.00
4	—	111	320.00–350.00	334.90
15	—	104	305.00–365.00	340.94
23	—	96	305.00–360.00	339.96
1	—	122	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	93	100.00	100.00
3	—	84	145.00–150.00	148.39
2	—	74	100.00–140.00	120.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	170.00	170.00
1	—	84	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	103	480.00–520.00	506.62
2	—	92	500.00–520.00	510.16
4	—	88	515.00–570.00	536.44
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	405.00–425.00	416.73
1	—	75	400.00	400.00
1	—	106	450.00	450.00

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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Every lot, as filed

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