Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2024-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 6.00 to 13.00 higher. Dairy bull calves traded 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Beef bull calves traded 10.00 to 15.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $112.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −1,122.45 against this barn's trailing median of $1,234.45.

Average price

$112.00

4 head · 891 lb average

Value per head Derived

$998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−143.34

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	891	112.00	998	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

35 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,745.05, low $898.79, median $1,234.45 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

112.00

—

NY average3 barns · 187 hd

255.34

−143.34

This barn, trailing median35 sales

1,234.45

−1,122.45

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

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	1,386	119.93	1,662	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,704	117.00	1,994	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,661	107.04	1,778	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,443	97.94	1,413	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,303	84.75	1,104	16
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,254	129.22	1,620	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,561	156.56	2,444	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,219	115.46	1,407	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	365.34/cwt	56
Bulls	Number 2	102	355.57/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	90	137.45/cwt	17
Bulls	Utility	92	60.17/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 1	99	311.57/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	93	255.33/cwt	6

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
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	169	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	113	154.60/cwt	140.00–170.00	175	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	91	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	91	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	79	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	63	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	119	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	119	1
Bulls	Utility	—	89	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	45	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	341.01/cwt	300.00–380.00	355	15
Bulls	Number 1	—	123	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	369	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	80	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	360	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	88	265.00/cwt	235.00–295.00	233	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	530	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,561	156.56/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,444	2
Steers	Select	—	1,219	115.46/cwt	106.00–136.00	1,407	5
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,254	129.22/cwt	119.00–136.00	1,620	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,303	84.75/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,104	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,661	107.04/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,778	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	97.94/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,413	46
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,704	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,994	2
Bulls	—	—	1,386	119.93/cwt	114.00–131.00	1,662	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	785	82.03/cwt	79.00–85.00	644	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	838	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	922	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	902	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	956	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	962	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	862	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	965	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	329.99/cwt	300.00–350.00	287	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	239.09/cwt	200.00–255.00	227	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	337.55/cwt	300.00–380.00	324	20
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	594.56/cwt	555.00–620.00	511	4
Bulls	Utility	—	74	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	37	1
Bulls	Utility	—	101	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	76	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	126.54/cwt	100.00–150.00	106	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	127.07/cwt	100.00–170.00	121	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	101	134.65/cwt	100.00–170.00	136	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	242	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	351.84/cwt	315.00–370.00	398	8
Bulls	Utility	—	95	61.27/cwt	50.00–90.00	58	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	113	468.83/cwt	435.00–500.00	530	5
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	93	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	326	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	255	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	101	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	556	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	473	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	97.62/cwt	95.00–100.00	73	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	116	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	464	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	489.71/cwt	480.00–500.00	514	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	76	425.99/cwt	400.00–450.00	324	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	522	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	101	150.15/cwt	120.00–180.00	152	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	103	474.27/cwt	450.00–500.00	488	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	89	154.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	138	2

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9Last week 14Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 163Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 155Last week 185Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 6.00 to 13.00 higher. Dairy bull calves traded 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Beef bull calves traded 10.00 to 15.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	180.00	180.00
2	—	113	140.00–170.00	154.60
2	—	101	120.00–180.00	150.15
2	—	89	150.00–160.00	154.97
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	91	100.00	100.00
1	—	79	80.00	80.00
1	—	119	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	550.00	550.00
2	—	105	480.00–500.00	489.71
2	—	94	555.00	555.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	116	400.00	400.00
2	—	76	400.00–450.00	425.99
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	89	50.00	50.00
1	—	74	50.00	50.00
1	—	101	75.00	75.00
5	—	95	50.00–90.00	61.27
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	104	300.00–380.00	341.01
1	—	123	300.00	300.00
6	—	87	300.00–350.00	329.99
20	—	96	300.00–380.00	337.55
8	—	113	315.00–370.00	351.84
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	450.00	450.00
5	—	113	435.00–500.00	468.83
2	—	103	450.00–500.00	474.27
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	88	235.00–295.00	265.00
4	—	95	200.00–255.00	239.09
1	—	115	210.00	210.00
1	—	102	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	93	570.00	570.00
4	—	86	555.00–620.00	594.56
1	—	101	550.00	550.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	84	100.00–150.00	126.54
7	—	95	100.00–170.00	127.07
2	—	101	100.00–170.00	134.65
2	—	75	95.00–100.00	97.62
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	93	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,561	152.00–160.00	156.56
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,219	106.00–136.00	115.46
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,254	119.00–136.00	129.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,303	80.00–89.00	84.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,661	104.00–113.00	107.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,443	91.00–103.00	97.94
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,704	117.00	117.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,386	114.00–131.00	119.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	79.00–85.00	82.03
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	838	110.00	110.00
1	—	902	106.00	106.00
1	—	962	120.00	120.00
1	—	862	112.00	112.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Empire Livestock Sale - Bath, NY

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