Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2020-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Number 1 Feeder Steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher; Number 1-2 Feeder Steers sold 2.00 higher on a light test; Number 2 Feeder Steers sold 6.00-12.00 lower on a light test. Feeder Dairy Steers under 600 lbs sold 20.00-25.00 higher on a light test, over 600 lbs sold 1.00-2.00 higher on a light test. Number 1 Feeder Heifers sold steady; Number 1-2 Feeder Heifers sold 4.00-9.00 higher; Number 2 Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs sold 15.00-25.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 4.00 lower. Feeder Bulls not tested. Open Replacement Cows sold 12.00 higher. Short Bred Replacement Cows sold 100.00 higher. Bred Replacement Cows sold 200.00 higher on a light test. Other 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 $106.43/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$106.43

85 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$32.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.38

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	428	119.98	513	37
Medium and Large 1-2	518	105.53	547	23
Medium and Large 2	506	87.20	441	25

One grade step is worth $32.78/cwt here — about $72 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 sale85 hd

106.43

—

NY average7 barns · 394 hd

101.05

+5.38

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

78 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	975	50.03/cwt	48.00–52.00	488	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,186	57.01/cwt	56.00–58.00	676	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	712	49.69/cwt	41.00–65.00	354	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	264	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	178	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	554	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	402	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	600	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	258	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,022	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	552	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	444	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	320	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	381	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	257	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	856	44.01/cwt	43.00–45.00	377	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	909	52.02/cwt	49.00–55.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	123.14/cwt	120.00–127.00	638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	122.72/cwt	118.00–132.50	344	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	119.99/cwt	116.00–124.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	616	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	782.83/cwt	725.00–825.00	10,451	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	—	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	52.96/cwt	48.00–55.50	597	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,094	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,138	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	669.30/cwt	525.00–835.00	7,904	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	138.73/cwt	137.50–140.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	122.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	138.21/cwt	135.00–142.00	856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	133.92/cwt	122.50–137.50	629	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	137.89/cwt	130.00–141.00	801	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	132.89/cwt	122.00–141.00	691	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	118.61/cwt	118.00–120.00	493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	121.49/cwt	120.00–123.00	452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	118.64/cwt	118.00–120.00	378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	130.39/cwt	120.00–140.00	548	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	98.14/cwt	92.50–100.00	324	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	74.86/cwt	67.50–86.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	98.70/cwt	97.50–100.00	282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	103.70/cwt	102.50–105.00	221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,084	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	888	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	798	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	812	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	67.71/cwt	51.00–78.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	90.51/cwt	86.00–92.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	82.95/cwt	74.00–90.00	562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	936	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	764	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	96.43/cwt	90.00–102.50	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	84.21/cwt	67.50–102.50	280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	646	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	91.44/cwt	89.00–94.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	110.50/cwt	102.50–115.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	111.66/cwt	105.00–115.00	427	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	113.96/cwt	110.00–117.00	367	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	111.94/cwt	107.50–119.00	365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	116.28/cwt	115.00–117.50	333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	396	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 Nov 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 418Year ago 194

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 72Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	48.00–52.00	50.03
2	—	1,186	56.00–58.00	57.01
3	—	712	41.00–65.00	49.69
4	—	264	67.50	67.50
1	—	554	72.50	72.50
1	—	600	43.00	43.00
1	—	1,022	54.00	54.00
1	—	444	72.00	72.00
2	—	381	67.50	67.50
2	—	856	43.00–45.00	44.01
2	—	909	49.00–55.00	52.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	123.00	123.00
1	—	580	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	346	112.50	112.50
2	—	437	114.00–115.00	114.49
2	—	222	110.00	110.00
1	—	352	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	764	81.00	81.00
2	—	333	67.50–102.50	84.21
1	—	646	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	120.00–127.00	123.14
6	—	280	118.00–132.50	122.72
7	—	480	116.00–124.00	119.99
1	—	616	100.00	100.00
1	—	764	100.00	100.00
5	—	416	118.00–120.00	118.61
6	—	372	120.00–123.00	121.49
3	—	319	118.00–120.00	118.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	330	92.50–100.00	98.14
1	—	384	103.00	103.00
3	—	683	67.50–86.00	74.86
2	—	286	97.50–100.00	98.70
2	—	213	102.50–105.00	103.70
1	—	1,100	63.00	63.00
1	—	812	76.00	76.00
3	—	711	51.00–78.00	67.71
1	—	936	65.00	65.00
2	—	519	90.00–102.50	96.43
1	—	554	62.50	62.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	89.00–94.00	91.44
3	—	474	102.50–115.00	110.50
2	—	523	115.00	115.00
1	—	746	87.00	87.00
6	—	382	105.00–115.00	111.66
5	—	322	110.00–117.00	113.96
3	—	937	82.00	82.00
1	—	436	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	661	137.50–140.00	138.73
4	—	378	120.00–130.00	122.53
5	—	619	135.00–142.00	138.21
7	—	470	122.50–137.50	133.92
7	—	581	130.00–141.00	137.89
11	—	520	122.00–141.00	132.89
1	—	704	112.50	112.50
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
1	—	334	120.00	120.00
7	—	420	120.00–140.00	130.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,084	70.00	70.00
1	—	888	87.00	87.00
1	—	798	72.50	72.50
1	—	286	95.00	95.00
4	—	710	86.00–92.00	90.51
4	—	677	74.00–90.00	82.95
3	—	591	73.00	73.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	98.00	98.00
1	—	450	113.00	113.00
1	—	896	92.00	92.00
1	—	528	118.00	118.00
3	—	326	107.50–119.00	111.94
2	—	286	115.00–117.50	116.28
1	—	424	117.50	117.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,335	725.00–825.00	782.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,181	525.00–835.00	669.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,284	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	935.00	935.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,127	48.00–55.50	52.96
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	728	425.00	425.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	875.00	875.00

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