Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2024-02-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 9.00 to 11.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 80.00 to 115.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 90.00 to 120.00 higher.

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,696	119.18	2,021	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,515	108.13	1,638	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,285	95.76	1,231	15
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,195	125.07	1,495	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,095	117.63	1,288	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,396	179.00	2,499	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,234	160.00	1,974	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,416	181.00	2,563	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,295	171.71	2,224	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,333	167.00	2,226	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	584.87/cwt	44
Bulls	Number 2	90	476.10/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 3	91	256.75/cwt	15
Bulls	Utility	88	152.36/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	87	647.37/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	89	604.91/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 3	80	567.62/cwt	4

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
Bulls	Number 1	—	125	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	538	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	368.09/cwt	345.00–390.00	280	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	390.07/cwt	320.00–425.00	359	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	366.84/cwt	310.00–420.00	385	2
Bulls	Utility	—	75	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	135	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	96	243.50/cwt	200.00–290.00	234	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	499.73/cwt	440.00–550.00	515	11
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	287.85/cwt	260.00–300.00	219	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	789.85/cwt	780.00–810.00	750	7
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	77	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	539	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	374	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	77	693.45/cwt	680.00–700.00	534	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	377.46/cwt	370.00–380.00	321	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	100	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	690	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	71	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	540	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	76	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	456	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	249.61/cwt	200.00–300.00	215	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	92	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	161	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	111	245.00/cwt	220.00–270.00	272	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	99	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	762	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	799.73/cwt	750.00–850.00	680	4
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	212	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	87	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	148	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	93	734.84/cwt	730.00–740.00	683	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	112	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	728	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	87	709.48/cwt	680.00–740.00	617	2
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	88	560.23/cwt	540.00–580.00	493	2
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	68	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	374	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	111	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	866	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	840.55/cwt	820.00–860.00	714	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	106	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	806	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	97	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	747	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	786.62/cwt	780.00–790.00	810	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	86	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	654	1
Steers	Select	—	1,333	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,226	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,416	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,563	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,295	171.71/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,224	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,095	117.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,234	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,974	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,195	125.07/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,495	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,396	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,499	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	95.76/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,231	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,696	119.18/cwt	115.00–125.00	2,021	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	108.13/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,638	24
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	488.00/cwt	430.00–565.00	459	14
Bulls	Utility	—	100	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	185	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	119	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	518	1
Bulls	Utility	—	96	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	106	1
Bulls	Utility	—	84	143.39/cwt	100.00–190.00	120	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 Feb 29, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 90Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 130Last week 153Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 9.00 to 11.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 80.00 to 115.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 90.00 to 120.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	125	430.00	430.00
11	—	103	440.00–550.00	499.73
3	—	83	450.00	450.00
14	—	94	430.00–565.00	488.00
1	—	119	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	76	345.00–390.00	368.09
9	—	92	320.00–425.00	390.07
2	—	105	310.00–420.00	366.84
4	—	85	370.00–380.00	377.46
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	180.00	180.00
1	—	100	185.00	185.00
1	—	96	110.00	110.00
2	—	84	100.00–190.00	143.39
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	96	200.00–290.00	243.50
4	—	76	260.00–300.00	287.85
3	—	86	200.00–300.00	249.61
2	—	111	220.00–270.00	245.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	95	780.00–810.00	789.85
1	—	111	780.00	780.00
3	—	85	820.00–860.00	840.55
3	—	103	780.00–790.00	786.62
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	77	700.00	700.00
1	—	106	760.00	760.00
2	—	97	770.00	770.00
1	—	86	760.00	760.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	77	680.00–700.00	693.45
1	—	100	690.00	690.00
2	—	93	730.00–740.00	734.84
1	—	112	650.00	650.00
2	—	87	680.00–740.00	709.48
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	71	760.00	760.00
1	—	99	770.00	770.00
4	—	85	750.00–850.00	799.73
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	600.00	600.00
2	—	88	540.00–580.00	560.23
1	—	68	550.00	550.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	175.00	175.00
1	—	87	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	167.00	167.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,416	181.00	181.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,295	170.00–175.00	171.71
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	115.00–120.00	117.63
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,234	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,396	179.00	179.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	124.00–126.00	125.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,285	90.00–102.00	95.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,696	115.00–125.00	119.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,515	104.00–114.00	108.13

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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