Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2021-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Feeder Steers sold 15.00-25.00 lower. Feeder Dairy Steers under 600 lbs sold 10.00-25.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 2.00-10.00 higher. Feeder Heifers sold 10.00-20.00 lower. Feeder Bulls sold weak. Replacement Cows sold strong on a light test. Cow-Calf Pairs sold 200.00 higher on a light test. Replacement Heifers not tested. Replacement Bulls not tested. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.88/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$113.88

158 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$45.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.83

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	128.90	663	81
Medium and Large 1-2	516	113.58	586	37
Medium and Large 2	461	83.73	386	40

One grade step is worth $45.16/cwt here — about $277 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 sale158 hd

113.88

—

NY average5 barns · 215 hd

115.70

−1.83

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

117 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	—	388	127.88/cwt	123.00–135.00	496	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	502	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	863.38/cwt	760.00–1,010.00	9,255	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	5,670	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	815	88.26/cwt	84.00–92.00	719	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	456	88.96/cwt	80.00–98.00	406	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	726	82.05/cwt	79.00–85.00	596	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,067	91.99/cwt	89.00–94.00	982	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	993	87.53/cwt	81.00–94.00	869	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	673	91.27/cwt	86.00–94.00	614	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	986.25/cwt	700.00–1,210.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	—	495.00/cwt	400.00–585.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	126.78/cwt	122.50–131.00	491	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	879	90.98/cwt	90.00–92.00	800	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,025	87.62/cwt	80.00–93.00	898	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	583	93.55/cwt	90.00–101.00	545	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	778	82.46/cwt	59.00–91.00	642	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,100	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	524	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	529	84.61/cwt	65.00–99.00	448	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	322	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	290	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	600	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	128.97/cwt	120.00–135.00	614	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	134.06/cwt	130.00–145.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.38/cwt	124.00–135.00	750	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	140.41/cwt	135.00–144.00	746	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	133.94/cwt	129.00–144.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	139.31/cwt	130.00–152.50	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	125.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	535	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	130.14/cwt	122.00–136.00	685	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	115.07/cwt	110.00–121.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	136.68/cwt	127.00–141.00	834	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	138.14/cwt	132.50–144.00	789	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,392	83.06/cwt	70.00–89.50	1,156	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	139.22/cwt	130.00–151.00	512	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	427	88.52/cwt	70.00–100.00	378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	972.77/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	13,619	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	61.14/cwt	46.00–75.00	533	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,612	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	710.67/cwt	575.00–800.00	7,640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	114.70/cwt	110.00–117.50	487	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	94.83/cwt	88.00–102.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	609	81.36/cwt	75.00–85.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	244	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	78.20/cwt	70.00–86.00	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	826	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	96.88/cwt	87.50–107.00	465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	94.20/cwt	62.50–110.00	314	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	85.99/cwt	84.00–88.00	248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	93.66/cwt	77.00–106.00	398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	84.00/cwt	83.00–85.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	786	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	86.38/cwt	77.00–105.00	322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	87.66/cwt	70.00–105.00	417	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	876	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	124.95/cwt	121.00–129.00	586	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	914	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	271	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	81.39/cwt	69.00–97.00	339	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	246	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	94.53/cwt	82.50–107.50	358	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	84.50/cwt	70.00–99.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	98.47/cwt	92.00–105.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	56.51/cwt	52.00–61.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	95.46/cwt	82.00–108.00	263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	82.40/cwt	70.00–98.00	440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	208	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	114.05/cwt	110.00–118.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	724	75.26/cwt	60.00–89.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	116.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	117.82/cwt	110.00–120.00	692	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	120.63/cwt	110.00–127.50	518	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	112.94/cwt	110.00–119.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	120.95/cwt	117.50–125.00	403	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	112.94/cwt	105.00–118.00	591	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	118.63/cwt	116.00–120.00	457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	95.99/cwt	95.00–97.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	131.76/cwt	131.00–132.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	122.30/cwt	116.00–127.50	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	118.36/cwt	116.00–121.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	114.96/cwt	113.00–117.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	113.46/cwt	112.00–115.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	111.61/cwt	101.00–117.50	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	112.47/cwt	107.50–117.50	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	123.61/cwt	120.00–127.00	654	2

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 May 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 309Year ago 272

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 55Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	388	123.00–135.00	127.88
1	—	306	123.00	123.00
15	—	476	120.00–135.00	128.97
10	—	575	124.00–135.00	130.38
3	—	658	129.00–144.00	133.94
8	—	426	120.00–130.00	125.55
29	—	526	122.00–136.00	130.14
2	—	711	116.00–117.00	116.50
1	—	774	116.00	116.00
4	—	627	131.00–132.00	131.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	110.00–117.50	114.70
1	—	244	120.00	120.00
1	—	882	108.00	108.00
4	—	566	110.00–118.00	114.05
2	—	729	110.00	110.00
3	—	382	115.00–120.00	116.66
11	—	523	105.00–118.00	112.94
1	—	336	117.50	117.50
1	—	768	91.00	91.00
3	—	633	116.00–121.00	118.36
2	—	468	107.50–117.50	112.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	74.00	74.00
2	—	564	70.00–86.00	78.20
4	—	333	62.50–110.00	94.20
3	—	373	77.00–105.00	86.38
5	—	476	70.00–105.00	87.66
11	—	417	69.00–97.00	81.39
1	—	870	60.00	60.00
1	—	674	80.00	80.00
2	—	739	52.00–61.00	56.51
4	—	275	82.00–108.00	95.46
4	—	534	70.00–98.00	82.40
1	—	208	90.00	90.00
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	147.50	147.50
5	—	470	130.00–145.00	134.06
18	—	531	135.00–144.00	140.41
4	—	428	130.00–152.50	139.31
1	—	904	107.00	107.00
3	—	824	110.00–121.00	115.07
8	—	610	127.00–141.00	136.68
15	—	571	132.50–144.00	138.14
1	—	882	110.00	110.00
10	—	368	130.00–151.00	139.22
2	—	705	124.00	124.00
1	—	666	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	627	88.00–102.00	94.83
1	—	826	93.00	93.00
2	—	480	87.50–107.00	96.88
1	—	300	100.00	100.00
1	—	378	90.00	90.00
2	—	288	84.00–88.00	85.99
1	—	700	81.00	81.00
2	—	681	83.00–85.00	84.00
1	—	786	76.00	76.00
1	—	876	88.00	88.00
2	—	589	92.00–105.00	98.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	862	106.00	106.00
6	—	587	110.00–120.00	117.82
11	—	429	110.00–127.50	120.63
3	—	527	122.00–123.00	122.49
3	—	773	110.00–119.00	112.94
7	—	333	117.50–125.00	120.95
1	—	636	110.00	110.00
3	—	385	116.00–120.00	118.63
3	—	724	108.00	108.00
2	—	965	95.00–97.00	95.99
8	—	480	116.00–127.50	122.30
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	815	84.00–92.00	88.26
2	—	456	80.00–98.00	88.96
2	—	726	79.00–85.00	82.05
3	—	1,067	89.00–94.00	91.99
2	—	993	81.00–94.00	87.53
3	—	673	86.00–94.00	91.27
2	—	879	90.00–92.00	90.98
3	—	1,025	80.00–93.00	87.62
3	—	583	90.00–101.00	93.55
5	—	778	59.00–91.00	82.46
1	—	1,100	87.00	87.00
10	—	529	65.00–99.00	84.61
1	—	322	90.00	90.00
1	—	600	93.00	93.00
3	—	427	70.00–100.00	88.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	387	122.50–131.00	126.78
1	—	340	152.50	152.50
1	—	618	120.00	120.00
5	—	469	121.00–129.00	124.95
3	—	435	125.00	125.00
2	—	529	120.00–127.00	123.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	672	78.00	78.00
3	—	609	75.00–85.00	81.36
1	—	500	87.50	87.50
1	—	468	100.00	100.00
3	—	425	77.00–106.00	93.66
1	—	312	87.50	87.50
1	—	914	71.00	71.00
2	—	271	99.00	99.00
1	—	246	80.00	80.00
4	—	379	82.50–107.50	94.53
2	—	572	70.00–99.00	84.50
4	—	724	60.00–89.00	75.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	428	112.50	112.50
1	—	636	112.00	112.00
1	—	264	109.00	109.00
2	—	461	113.00–117.00	114.96
4	—	574	112.00–115.00	113.46
1	—	674	108.00	108.00
5	—	528	101.00–117.50	111.61

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,072	760.00–1,010.00	863.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,400	900.00–1,025.00	972.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,075	575.00–800.00	710.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	700	810.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,392	70.00–89.50	83.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	700.00–1,210.00	986.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	400.00–585.00	495.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	872	46.00–75.00	61.14
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	688	525.00	525.00

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