Sale reports / New York / Empire - Bath / 2020-04-18

Empire - Bath

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bath, New York · Sat, Apr 18
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1973
Feeder Cattle receipts
112 head
134 vs last sale 246 112 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
32 vs last sale 49 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Number 1 Feeder Steers under 500 lbs sold 8.00 lower on a light test, over 500 lbs sold 8.00 higher on a light test; other Feeder Steers not tested. Feeder Dairy Steers not tested. Number 1 Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs sold 10.00 lower on a light test, over 600 lbs not tested; Number 1-2 Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs sold 10.00 higher on a light test, over 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower on a light test; Number 2 Feeder Heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher on a light test. Number 2 Feeder Bulls sold 8.00-10.00 higher on a light test; other Feeder Bulls not tested. Bred and Springing Cows sold steady on a light test; Other Replacement Cows not tested. Replacement Heifers and Bulls not tested. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $127.48/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$127.48
60 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$721
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$408
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542132.9372044
Medium and Large 1-2677113.3876814thin
Medium and Large 2294106.283122thin
One grade step is worth $26.65/cwt here — about $408 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 sale60 hd
127.48
NY average1 barns · 60 hd
127.48
+0.00
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

36 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1442130.00/cwt130.00–130.005752
SteersMedium and Large 1483133.85/cwt130.00–139.0064611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2724115.60/cwt115.00–116.008375
Dairy SteersLarge 368279.00/cwt79.00–79.005391
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2844.00/cwt750.00–960.005
SteersMedium and Large 1510137.00/cwt136.00–139.006998
SteersMedium and Large 1-2396115.00/cwt115.00–115.004551
SteersMedium and Large 2294106.28/cwt102.50–110.003122
HeifersMedium and Large 1622116.67/cwt115.00–120.007263
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2382115.00/cwt115.00–115.004391
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421114.01/cwt110.00–120.004803
HeifersMedium and Large 233697.50/cwt97.50–97.503281
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2825.00/cwt825.00–825.001
HeifersMedium and Large 1471123.38/cwt123.00–124.005818
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522119.00/cwt119.00–119.006211
HeifersMedium and Large 222890.00/cwt90.00–90.002051
BullsMedium and Large 249097.50/cwt97.50–97.504781
BullsMedium and Large 235183.74/cwt80.00–87.502942
BullsMedium and Large 1-2462105.03/cwt102.50–107.504853
BullsMedium and Large 276288.00/cwt88.00–88.006711
BullsMedium and Large 231995.20/cwt82.50–107.503044
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2800.00/cwt800.00–800.001
BullsMedium and Large 1502120.00/cwt120.00–120.006021
BullsMedium and Large 266885.00/cwt85.00–85.005681
BullsMedium and Large 242674.69/cwt62.50–87.003182
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,11687.50/cwt87.50–87.509771
HeifersMedium and Large 228099.11/cwt92.50–105.002782
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2662.50/cwt575.00–750.002
HeifersMedium and Large 1525124.75/cwt123.00–126.006557
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2488117.50/cwt117.50–117.505731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2669111.51/cwt111.00–114.007466
HeifersMedium and Large 269294.00/cwt94.00–94.006501
SteersMedium and Large 1631127.31/cwt122.00–132.008037
SteersMedium and Large 1572133.10/cwt129.00–138.0076116
SteersMedium and Large 1-2683111.79/cwt105.00–117.007648
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2781.00/cwt710.00–900.005

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.