Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2022-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to previous reports. Today's sale included a herd dispersal and the monthly Saturday Feeder and Replacement Special Sale. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.11/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$125.11

153 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$38.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	139.16	761	75
Medium and Large 1-2	519	124.58	646	36
Medium and Large 2	516	100.48	518	42

One grade step is worth $38.69/cwt here — about $243 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 sale153 hd

125.11

—

NY average1 barns · 153 hd

125.11

+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

111 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	—	722	145.57/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,051	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	148.94/cwt	145.00–151.00	573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	132.81/cwt	117.50–136.00	715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	128.49/cwt	122.00–135.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	132.38/cwt	130.00–134.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	112.31/cwt	100.00–118.00	473	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	98.02/cwt	95.00–101.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	294	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	103.60/cwt	102.00–105.00	337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	127.28/cwt	124.00–130.00	538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	140.52/cwt	131.00–156.00	750	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	146.25/cwt	145.00–148.00	411	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	140.51/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	135.92/cwt	130.00–147.50	855	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	140.61/cwt	130.00–153.00	811	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	136.76/cwt	134.00–141.00	511	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	131.19/cwt	120.00–138.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	128.99/cwt	121.00–137.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	142.34/cwt	136.00–153.00	604	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	107.69/cwt	107.00–108.00	417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	128.57/cwt	117.00–133.00	433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	156.34/cwt	144.00–168.00	815	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	145.65/cwt	138.00–153.00	989	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	143.89/cwt	135.00–154.00	902	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	123.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	152.81/cwt	142.00–164.00	524	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	155.37/cwt	139.00–169.00	726	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	521	79.67/cwt	79.00–80.00	415	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	854	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	769	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	721	88.41/cwt	85.00–94.00	637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	151.69/cwt	141.00–169.00	852	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,179	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	811	91.96/cwt	89.00–95.00	746	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	669	87.54/cwt	86.00–89.00	586	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	472	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	155.99/cwt	142.00–171.00	661	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	143.88/cwt	131.00–158.00	757	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	129.30/cwt	122.00–135.00	475	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	136.85/cwt	132.00–147.50	523	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	137.92/cwt	132.00–140.00	801	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	146.58/cwt	136.00–157.50	476	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	62.43/cwt	44.00–81.00	575	19
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,516	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,670	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,237.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,375.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,084.95/cwt	800.00–1,350.00	12,564	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	1,203.12/cwt	900.00–1,485.00	15,111	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,219.29/cwt	1,000.00–1,425.00	—	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,423	116.37/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,619	123.29/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,996	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	871	89.66/cwt	84.00–100.00	781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	135.51/cwt	134.00–137.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	99.09/cwt	89.00–107.50	371	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	758	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	83.52/cwt	82.00–85.00	356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	402	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	123.82/cwt	122.00–127.50	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	121.60/cwt	120.00–123.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	139.72/cwt	138.00–143.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	155.59/cwt	141.00–170.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,182	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	104.51/cwt	97.00–112.50	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	242	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	123.48/cwt	120.00–128.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	99.63/cwt	81.00–110.00	421	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	103.56/cwt	90.00–111.00	384	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,096	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,042	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,167	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	122.63/cwt	121.00–125.00	708	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	94.72/cwt	70.00–113.00	314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	104.44/cwt	90.00–111.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	92.13/cwt	65.00–107.50	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	848	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,028	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	123.77/cwt	117.50–130.00	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	106.24/cwt	100.00–110.00	505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	125.66/cwt	125.00–126.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	121.35/cwt	118.00–129.00	752	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	125.88/cwt	115.00–130.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	766	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	123.28/cwt	118.00–127.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	98.82/cwt	92.00–101.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	744	3

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 Apr 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 389Last week 567Year ago 309

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 69Year ago 55

No comparison to previous reports. Today's sale included a herd dispersal and the monthly Saturday Feeder and Replacement Special Sale. Demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	722	141.00–150.00	145.57
6	—	385	145.00–151.00	148.94
1	—	200	155.00	155.00
14	—	521	144.00–168.00	156.34
12	—	679	138.00–153.00	145.65
9	—	627	135.00–154.00	143.89
6	—	343	142.00–164.00	152.81
15	—	467	139.00–169.00	155.37
11	—	562	141.00–169.00	151.69
1	—	802	147.00	147.00
1	—	770	140.00	140.00
7	—	424	142.00–171.00	155.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	538	117.50–136.00	132.81
4	—	468	122.00–135.00	128.49
5	—	557	130.00–134.00	132.38
1	—	740	125.00	125.00
1	—	884	129.00	129.00
1	—	296	123.00	123.00
1	—	646	116.00	116.00
1	—	780	125.00	125.00
7	—	423	124.00–130.00	127.28
6	—	337	117.00–133.00	128.57
4	—	370	120.00–130.00	123.80
1	—	842	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	100.00–118.00	112.31
2	—	522	95.00–101.00	98.02
1	—	664	104.00	104.00
1	—	294	101.00	101.00
1	—	485	92.00	92.00
2	—	325	102.00–105.00	103.60
3	—	387	107.00–108.00	107.69
1	—	750	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	534	131.00–156.00	140.52
7	—	281	145.00–148.00	146.25
2	—	736	136.00–145.00	140.51
16	—	629	130.00–147.50	135.92
9	—	577	130.00–153.00	140.61
8	—	374	134.00–141.00	136.76
2	—	817	121.00–137.00	128.99
3	—	691	149.00	149.00
7	—	424	136.00–153.00	142.34
2	—	308	141.00–170.00	155.59
1	—	1,182	106.00	106.00
1	—	238	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,138	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,096	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,042	112.00	112.00
3	—	493	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	120.00–138.00	131.19
1	—	336	130.00	130.00
8	—	577	121.00–125.00	122.63
1	—	280	125.00	125.00
4	—	372	117.50–130.00	123.77
3	—	659	125.00–126.00	125.66
5	—	620	118.00–129.00	121.35
6	—	474	115.00–130.00	125.88
3	—	529	118.00–127.00	123.28
1	—	722	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	423	81.00–110.00	99.63
7	—	371	90.00–111.00	103.56
1	—	548	113.00	113.00
3	—	332	70.00–113.00	94.72
5	—	617	90.00–111.00	104.44
3	—	571	65.00–107.50	92.13
1	—	848	72.00	72.00
1	—	1,028	82.00	82.00
6	—	475	100.00–110.00	106.24
1	—	724	107.00	107.00
1	—	766	109.00	109.00
4	—	677	92.00–101.00	98.82
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	521	79.00–80.00	79.67
1	—	854	90.00	90.00
5	—	721	85.00–94.00	88.41
2	—	811	89.00–95.00	91.96
2	—	669	86.00–89.00	87.54
1	—	472	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	526	131.00–158.00	143.88
7	—	382	132.00–147.50	136.85
9	—	581	132.00–140.00	137.92
2	—	325	136.00–157.50	146.58
2	—	773	131.00	131.00
2	—	474	134.00–137.00	135.51
1	—	402	135.00	135.00
3	—	612	138.00–143.00	139.72
1	—	658	137.00	137.00
1	—	242	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	367	122.00–135.00	129.30
2	—	635	120.00–125.00	122.47
1	—	598	120.00	120.00
3	—	547	122.00–127.50	123.82
1	—	322	120.00	120.00
4	—	437	120.00–123.00	121.60
3	—	462	120.00–128.00	123.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	324	91.00	91.00
4	—	374	89.00–107.50	99.09
1	—	758	80.00	80.00
2	—	568	110.00	110.00
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
2	—	426	82.00–85.00	83.52
1	—	450	112.50	112.50
2	—	526	97.00–112.50	104.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	921	44.00–81.00	62.43
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	956	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	986	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,158	800.00–1,350.00	1,084.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,256	900.00–1,485.00	1,203.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,237.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,219.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,423	108.00–118.00	116.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,619	122.00–125.00	123.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	6	—	871	84.00–100.00	89.66

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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