Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2021-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Number 1 Feeder Steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 higher on a light test, over 600 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 lower; other Feeder Steers not tested. Dairy Feeder Steers not tested. Number 1 Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00-8.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 5.00 lower on a light test; Number 1-2 Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-7.00 lower on a light test, over 600 lbs not tested; Number 2 Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-13.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher. 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 $111.76/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$111.76

78 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$35.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.67

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	121.79	587	41
Medium and Large 1-2	579	106.80	619	26
Medium and Large 2	453	86.08	390	11thin

One grade step is worth $35.70/cwt here — about $196 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 sale78 hd

111.76

—

NY average5 barns · 352 hd

108.09

+3.67

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

61 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	79.45/cwt	75.00–89.00	349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	108.79/cwt	105.00–110.00	465	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	108.04/cwt	107.00–109.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	89.77/cwt	83.00–96.00	329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	115.63/cwt	115.00–117.50	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	356	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,064	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	103.74/cwt	102.50–105.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	125.96/cwt	125.00–128.00	550	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	402	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	251	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	370	66.78/cwt	62.50–69.50	247	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	310	53.48/cwt	40.00–67.50	166	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	954	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	563	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	464	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	103.27/cwt	97.50–105.00	684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	121.17/cwt	118.00–127.00	805	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	106.91/cwt	102.50–108.00	630	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	120.46/cwt	119.00–124.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	123.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	522	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,102	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	942	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	131.64/cwt	122.50–142.00	550	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	126.57/cwt	124.00–131.00	415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	598	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	127.34/cwt	124.00–130.00	450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	128.03/cwt	126.00–130.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	117.54/cwt	115.00–122.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	122.81/cwt	115.00–127.50	576	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	117.69/cwt	110.00–125.00	733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	921	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.

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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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	82.00	82.00
1	—	548	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	368	65.00	65.00
1	—	616	83.00	83.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	376	123.00	123.00
7	—	664	118.00–127.00	121.17
4	—	534	119.00–124.00	120.46
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
2	—	769	100.00	100.00
1	—	942	90.00	90.00
9	—	418	122.50–142.00	131.64
1	—	598	120.00	120.00
4	—	485	126.00–130.00	128.03
1	—	1,158	100.00	100.00
6	—	623	110.00–125.00	117.69
1	—	1,012	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	439	75.00–89.00	79.45
1	—	640	82.00	82.00
4	—	367	83.00–96.00	89.77
1	—	660	95.00	95.00
1	—	566	80.00	80.00
1	—	336	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	427	105.00–110.00	108.79
2	—	623	107.00–109.00	108.04
1	—	806	105.00	105.00
1	—	528	107.50	107.50
6	—	662	97.50–105.00	103.27
1	—	318	117.50	117.50
11	—	589	102.50–108.00	106.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	738	120.00	120.00
11	—	422	120.00–130.00	123.77
1	—	1,102	93.00	93.00
1	—	696	110.00	110.00
3	—	328	124.00–131.00	126.57
6	—	353	124.00–130.00	127.34
4	—	632	118.00–120.00	118.98
1	—	570	119.00	119.00
5	—	523	115.00–122.00	117.54
8	—	469	115.00–127.50	122.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	416	74.00	74.00
1	—	508	82.50	82.50
1	—	356	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,064	69.00	69.00
1	—	332	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	537	115.00–117.50	115.63
2	—	633	102.50–105.00	103.74
2	—	477	120.00–122.00	121.01
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
1	—	382	131.00	131.00
3	—	437	125.00–128.00	125.96
3	—	674	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	564	91.00	91.00
1	—	376	108.00	108.00
1	—	404	97.50	97.50
1	—	840	89.00	89.00
1	—	798	87.00	87.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	402	62.50	62.50
4	—	370	62.50–69.50	66.78
2	—	310	40.00–67.50	53.48
1	—	954	59.00	59.00
2	—	464	67.50	67.50

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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