Sale reports / New York / Empire - Bath / 2021-12-18

Empire - Bath

Feeder Cattle · Bath, New York · Sat, Dec 18
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1973
Receipts
236 head
331 vs last sale 567 236 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last Feeder Sale Number 1 Feeder Steers 500-600 lbs sold 4.00-5.00 lower, 600-700 lbs sold 4.00-5.00 higher on a very light test. Number 1 Feeder Heifers sold 6.00-8.00 higher on a light test. Number 1 Feeder Bulls sold 3.0-4.0 higher on a light test. Supply light. Demand moderate. Supply included: 100% Feeder Cattle (36% Steers, 2% Dairy Steers, 46% Heifers, 15% Bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 29%.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.86/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$120.86
87 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$678
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$95
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.52/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 1468131.1161333
Medium and Large 2618114.5970954
One grade step is worth $16.52/cwt here — about −$95 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 sale87 hd
120.86
NY average1 barns · 87 hd
120.86
+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

50 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
BullsMedium and Large 2312100.00/cwt100.00–100.003123
HeifersMedium and Large 2684109.76/cwt109.00–110.007514
HeifersMedium and Large 1490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006372
BullsMedium and Large 2508120.27/cwt117.00–122.006114
BullsMedium and Large 2659116.12/cwt112.50–118.007653
HeifersMedium and Large 1518129.38/cwt127.00–132.0067011
BullsMedium and Large 2394118.00/cwt118.00–118.004651
HeifersMedium and Large 2727100.66/cwt100.00–102.007323
HeifersMedium and Large 2778109.95/cwt104.00–114.0085515
BullsMedium and Large 1621124.68/cwt120.00–127.007744
BullsMedium and Large 1581124.76/cwt124.00–126.007254
HeifersMedium and Large 2517118.67/cwt112.00–123.006145
HeifersMedium and Large 2557120.27/cwt115.00–123.006703
SteersMedium and Large 1788125.00/cwt125.00–125.009851
HeifersMedium and Large 1566127.95/cwt125.00–129.007244
HeifersMedium and Large 1423132.64/cwt127.00–138.0056113
HeifersMedium and Large 1333135.77/cwt133.00–137.004523
HeifersMedium and Large 2329120.88/cwt118.00–124.003982
HeifersMedium and Large 2630107.50/cwt107.50–107.506771
SteersMedium and Large 1932119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1092
SteersMedium and Large 1461124.00/cwt123.00–125.005722
HeifersMedium and Large 2480123.66/cwt119.00–125.005948
HeifersMedium and Large 2838103.94/cwt99.00–112.008715
SteersMedium and Large 2413114.00/cwt114.00–114.004713
SteersMedium and Large 1567129.92/cwt126.00–132.007373
SteersMedium and Large 1384140.00/cwt140.00–140.005381
SteersMedium and Large 1328136.00/cwt136.00–136.004461
HeifersMedium and Large 2370125.00/cwt125.00–125.004632
HeifersMedium and Large 2415122.52/cwt119.00–126.005086
SteersMedium and Large 2376127.38/cwt126.00–128.004793
SteersMedium and Large 1670126.44/cwt124.00–129.008474
SteersMedium and Large 2304126.00/cwt126.00–126.003831
SteersMedium and Large 2628121.46/cwt120.00–123.007632
SteersMedium and Large 1525131.29/cwt125.00–134.0068910
SteersMedium and Large 2462120.00/cwt120.00–120.005541
SteersMedium and Large 1719126.48/cwt125.00–131.009094
SteersMedium and Large 1624126.02/cwt125.00–128.007863
BullsMedium and Large 1475131.01/cwt129.00–133.006223
BullsMedium and Large 1425134.97/cwt134.00–136.005742
BullsMedium and Large 1309129.43/cwt127.00–132.004002
BullsMedium and Large 1360130.00/cwt130.00–130.004681
BullsMedium and Large 1272137.00/cwt137.00–137.003731
BullsMedium and Large 1214127.50/cwt127.50–127.502731
BullsMedium and Large 1515127.25/cwt125.00–130.006554
BullsMedium and Large 2570115.98/cwt115.00–117.006612
BullsMedium and Large 2202117.50/cwt117.50–117.502371
BullsMedium and Large 1681124.00/cwt124.00–124.008443
BullsMedium and Large 2647118.75/cwt118.00–119.007684
BullsMedium and Large 2465119.21/cwt115.00–122.505543
BullsMedium and Large 2274107.50/cwt107.50–107.502951

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.