Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2020-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Number 1 Feeder Steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher, over 600 lbs not tested; other Feeder Steers not tested. Feeder Dairy Steers not tested. Feeder Heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher except Number 2 Feeder Heifers not tested. Feeder Bulls not tested. Replacement Cattle not tested. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.51/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$126.51

106 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$48.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.69

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	134.86	673	71
Medium and Large 1-2	468	116.33	545	27
Medium and Large 2	584	86.81	507	8thin

One grade step is worth $48.05/cwt here — about $166 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 sale106 hd

126.51

—

NY average3 barns · 139 hd

113.82

+12.69

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

75 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 1-2	—	776	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	138.13/cwt	123.00–143.00	729	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	130.89/cwt	130.00–133.00	801	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	133.01/cwt	127.00–137.00	982	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	413	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	346	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	356	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	132.82/cwt	130.00–136.00	570	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	137.43/cwt	133.00–139.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	125.01/cwt	122.00–126.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	112.11/cwt	106.00–118.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	139.72/cwt	127.50–145.00	785	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	137.30/cwt	128.00–144.00	578	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	137.47/cwt	132.00–139.00	716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	135.67/cwt	132.50–139.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	97.34/cwt	96.00–100.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	121.96/cwt	119.00–125.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	114.32/cwt	113.00–116.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	866	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	296	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	104.49/cwt	101.00–108.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	138.29/cwt	136.00–139.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,176	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	894	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	411	96.99/cwt	82.50–102.00	399	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	358	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	79.71/cwt	72.50–87.00	300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	94.99/cwt	94.00–96.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	121.31/cwt	117.50–125.00	399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	129.57/cwt	126.00–131.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	127.01/cwt	123.00–131.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	120.94/cwt	107.50–127.00	434	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	114.24/cwt	105.00–120.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	136.45/cwt	130.00–143.00	787	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	134.86/cwt	128.00–138.00	631	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	130.65/cwt	128.00–132.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	91.23/cwt	87.50–95.00	312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	111.88/cwt	107.50–125.00	347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	134.43/cwt	130.00–140.00	835	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	132.33/cwt	128.00–143.00	871	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	125.96/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	970	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	480	81.58/cwt	70.00–95.00	392	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	527	76.99/cwt	76.00–78.00	406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	114.23/cwt	112.50–116.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	123.24/cwt	122.50–124.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	139.85/cwt	130.00–144.00	673	16

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	776	111.00	111.00
1	—	248	118.00	118.00
4	—	412	122.00–126.00	125.01
2	—	619	106.00–118.00	112.11
10	—	359	107.50–127.00	120.94
3	—	673	105.00–120.00	114.24
1	—	926	94.00	94.00
4	—	310	107.50–125.00	111.88
1	—	962	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	528	123.00–143.00	138.13
7	—	612	130.00–133.00	130.89
1	—	698	127.00	127.00
14	—	429	130.00–136.00	132.82
4	—	315	133.00–139.00	137.43
1	—	268	130.00	130.00
16	—	577	130.00–143.00	136.45
11	—	468	128.00–138.00	134.86
3	—	385	128.00–132.00	130.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	94.00	94.00
1	—	456	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,176	76.00	76.00
1	—	626	91.00	91.00
2	—	342	87.50–95.00	91.23
1	—	680	86.00	86.00
1	—	278	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	738	127.00–137.00	133.01
1	—	962	130.00	130.00
1	—	306	135.00	135.00
13	—	562	127.50–145.00	139.72
14	—	421	128.00–144.00	137.30
8	—	521	132.00–139.00	137.47
2	—	383	132.50–139.00	135.67
15	—	621	130.00–140.00	134.43
9	—	658	128.00–143.00	132.33
2	—	832	124.00–128.00	125.96
1	—	758	128.00	128.00
16	—	481	130.00–144.00	139.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	92.00	92.00
1	—	314	95.00	95.00
1	—	468	107.50	107.50
1	—	636	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	115.00–120.00	117.51
1	—	846	115.00	115.00
1	—	292	117.50	117.50
2	—	656	120.00–122.00	121.00
2	—	339	125.00	125.00
1	—	352	122.50	122.50
2	—	780	112.50–116.00	114.23
2	—	483	122.50–124.00	123.24
1	—	590	114.00	114.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	346	103.00	103.00
4	—	411	82.50–102.00	96.99
2	—	358	101.00	101.00
7	—	480	70.00–95.00	81.58
2	—	527	76.00–78.00	76.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	690	96.00–100.00	97.34
2	—	407	119.00–125.00	121.96
1	—	734	99.00	99.00
1	—	372	112.50	112.50
2	—	596	101.00–108.00	104.49
1	—	958	95.00	95.00
1	—	466	105.00	105.00
2	—	880	94.00–96.00	94.99
2	—	329	117.50–125.00	121.31
1	—	528	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	621	113.00–116.00	114.32
4	—	478	136.00–139.00	138.29
2	—	429	132.50	132.50
5	—	534	126.00–131.00	129.57
2	—	564	123.00–131.00	127.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	866	86.00	86.00
1	—	296	85.00	85.00
2	—	376	72.50–87.00	79.71
1	—	434	85.00	85.00
1	—	518	75.00	75.00

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