Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2020-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Previous Feeder Special Sale was November 23, 2019. Compared to the last report, Feeder Steers sold 15.00-20.00 higher on a light test, except Number 2 Feeder Steers sold 5.00 higher on a light test. Feeder Heifers sold 15.00 higher on a light test, except Number 1 Feeder Heifers not tested. Feeder Bulls and Feeder Holstein Steers not tested. Short Bred Cows sold 50.00 lower on a light test; other Replacement Cows not tested. Cow-Calf Pairs sold steady on a light test, except two large-framed Cow-Calf Pairs not tested. Replacement Bulls not tested. Demand was moderate. Today's supply included a small herd dispersal and consignments.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $114.77/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$114.77

61 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$26

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$61.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.17

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	135.02	691	35
Medium and Large 1-2	610	110.56	674	10thin
Medium and Large 2	981	73.11	717	16thin

One grade step is worth $61.91/cwt here — about −$26 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale61 hd

114.77

—

NY average2 barns · 83 hd

114.61

+0.17

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

Every lot, as filed

65 lots · USDA AMS · Empire Livestock Feeder and Replacement Cattle 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	Medium and Large 1	—	564	121.34/cwt	117.50–125.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	863	72.99/cwt	71.00–77.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	87.76/cwt	82.50–97.50	329	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,011	76.96/cwt	73.00–81.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	972	72.55/cwt	70.00–75.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	925	73.01/cwt	72.00–74.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,098	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	804	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	298	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	124.41/cwt	116.00–132.00	479	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	73.80/cwt	67.50–79.00	617	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	612.50/cwt	550.00–675.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	81.83/cwt	70.00–92.50	307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	114.40/cwt	109.00–120.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	118.12/cwt	116.00–120.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	132.38/cwt	127.00–137.00	488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	126.40/cwt	122.00–131.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	135.75/cwt	135.00–136.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	130.84/cwt	127.50–132.00	408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	952	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,026	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,252	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	80.51/cwt	79.00–82.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,124	66.81/cwt	62.50–71.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,172	70.05/cwt	65.00–75.00	821	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	536	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	402	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,034	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	543	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,120	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	683	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,077	57.45/cwt	51.00–64.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	86.31/cwt	80.00–92.50	679	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	—	1,137.50/cwt	1,050.00–1,225.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	134.43/cwt	132.00–135.00	515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	135.40/cwt	135.00–136.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	137.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	143.27/cwt	136.00–147.50	616	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	101.03/cwt	98.00–104.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	116.19/cwt	111.00–120.00	439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	102.83/cwt	102.50–103.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	856	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	936	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	655	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 Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Bath, NY

Sat Feb 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	564	117.50–125.00	121.34
1	—	744	115.00	115.00
1	—	604	127.50	127.50
6	—	369	127.00–137.00	132.38
5	—	429	122.00–131.00	126.40
4	—	515	135.00–136.00	135.75
4	—	312	127.50–132.00	130.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	70.00–92.50	81.83
1	—	732	62.00	62.00
1	—	412	95.00	95.00
1	—	312	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	377	109.00–120.00	114.40
2	—	327	116.00–120.00	118.12
1	—	850	101.00	101.00
1	—	654	105.00	105.00
1	—	516	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	863	71.00–77.00	72.99
3	—	375	82.50–97.50	87.76
2	—	1,011	73.00–81.00	76.96
2	—	972	70.00–75.00	72.55
2	—	925	72.00–74.00	73.01
1	—	1,098	64.00	64.00
1	—	804	66.00	66.00
1	—	780	66.00	66.00
1	—	298	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	381	105.00–110.00	107.43
1	—	420	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	116.00–132.00	124.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	130.00–135.00	132.55
1	—	758	123.00	123.00
3	—	675	120.00	120.00
4	—	623	130.00–132.00	130.97
5	—	383	132.00–135.00	134.43
5	—	545	135.00–136.00	135.40
6	—	477	135.00–140.00	137.67
8	—	430	136.00–147.50	143.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	952	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,026	69.00	69.00
1	—	1,070	72.00	72.00
1	—	1,200	67.50	67.50
1	—	1,252	68.00	68.00
2	—	739	79.00–82.00	80.51
2	—	1,124	62.50–71.00	66.81
3	—	1,172	65.00–75.00	70.05
1	—	342	87.50	87.50
1	—	820	75.00	75.00
1	—	856	82.00	82.00
1	—	936	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	124.00	124.00
1	—	408	122.50	122.50
2	—	868	98.00–104.00	101.03
3	—	378	111.00–120.00	116.19
3	—	826	102.50–103.00	102.83
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	536	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,034	52.50	52.50
1	—	1,120	61.00	61.00
2	—	1,077	51.00–64.00	57.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	836	67.50–79.00	73.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	550.00–675.00	612.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	926	55.00	55.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	787	80.00–92.50	86.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,137.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	600.00–800.00	700.00

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