Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2022-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, feeder cattle prices were firm. Replacement cattle not tested. Demand was moderate. Today's sale included the monthly Saturday Feeder and Replacement Special Sale.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.16/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$124.16

116 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$64.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.28

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	158.52	815	36
Medium and Large 1-2	572	131.44	751	31
Medium and Large 2	657	94.31	620	49

One grade step is worth $64.21/cwt here — about $195 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 sale116 hd

124.16

—

NY average1 barns · 121 hd

123.88

+0.28

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	—	578	161.87/cwt	150.00–170.00	936	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	168.33/cwt	155.00–175.00	813	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	143.68/cwt	140.00–147.50	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	974	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	172.84/cwt	172.50–173.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	131.92/cwt	125.00–139.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	163.61/cwt	152.50–168.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	167.08/cwt	150.00–180.00	715	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,164	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	113.86/cwt	110.00–117.50	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	145.78/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,127	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	154.79/cwt	147.50–156.00	1,048	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	150.39/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,212	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	144.10/cwt	137.50–147.50	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	105.99/cwt	85.00–122.50	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	117.93/cwt	115.00–124.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	149.02/cwt	139.00–165.00	925	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	144.11/cwt	137.50–150.00	981	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	131.33/cwt	125.00–137.50	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	804	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	151.30/cwt	147.50–167.00	772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	172.61/cwt	165.00–180.00	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	164.75/cwt	150.00–180.00	855	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,109	94.02/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	114.08/cwt	97.50–130.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	133.24/cwt	119.00–142.00	949	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	158.69/cwt	156.00–160.00	995	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	185.50/cwt	185.00–186.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	135.05/cwt	132.50–137.50	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	143.26/cwt	142.50–144.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	152.54/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,097	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	143.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	143.51/cwt	132.50–155.00	534	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	815	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	143.75/cwt	140.00–147.50	985	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	162.28/cwt	157.50–167.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	156.97/cwt	145.00–167.50	819	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	302	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	146.06/cwt	140.00–162.50	903	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	391	171.54/cwt	158.00–185.00	671	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	922.00/cwt	635.00–1,250.00	9,644	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	71.79/cwt	51.00–84.00	732	28
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	928.72/cwt	835.00–1,050.00	7,913	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,046.48/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	8,843	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	1,052.50/cwt	700.00–1,400.00	11,704	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,400.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,135.00/cwt	875.00–1,400.00	—	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	117.42/cwt	80.00–129.00	1,679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	731	93.61/cwt	70.00–103.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	145.83/cwt	142.50–150.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,146	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	979	86.34/cwt	85.00–88.00	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	100.29/cwt	84.00–112.50	668	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	99.46/cwt	72.00–115.00	372	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	142.27/cwt	136.00–149.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	589	103.58/cwt	90.00–115.00	610	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	774	87.24/cwt	70.00–105.00	675	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	111.48/cwt	105.00–117.50	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	143.34/cwt	130.00–155.00	460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	234	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,052	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	167.95/cwt	156.00–177.50	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	136.22/cwt	131.00–145.00	996	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	157.49/cwt	152.50–165.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	132.46/cwt	127.50–140.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	130.63/cwt	120.00–140.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	101.24/cwt	100.00–102.50	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	160.20/cwt	155.00–167.50	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	131.51/cwt	131.00–132.00	967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	137.04/cwt	127.50–143.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	139.68/cwt	135.00–144.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	394	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	111.22/cwt	100.00–122.50	464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	128.03/cwt	126.00–130.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	172.68/cwt	161.00–180.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	127.11/cwt	115.00–134.00	875	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	858	83.51/cwt	82.00–85.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	66.58/cwt	60.00–80.00	421	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.

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Empire Livestock Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Bath, NY

Sat May 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 364Last week 389Year ago 429

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 82Year ago 47

Compared to the last report, feeder cattle prices were firm. Replacement cattle not tested. Demand was moderate. Today's sale included the monthly Saturday Feeder and Replacement Special Sale.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	578	150.00–170.00	161.87
9	—	483	155.00–175.00	168.33
3	—	432	172.50–173.00	172.84
7	—	677	147.50–156.00	154.79
1	—	850	143.00	143.00
5	—	806	148.00–152.00	150.39
2	—	262	165.00–180.00	172.61
7	—	519	150.00–180.00	164.75
4	—	756	150.00	150.00
5	—	627	156.00–160.00	158.69
2	—	390	185.00–186.00	185.50
6	—	719	150.00–160.00	152.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	140.00–147.50	143.68
1	—	752	137.00	137.00
7	—	712	119.00–142.00	133.24
2	—	525	142.50–144.00	143.26
2	—	570	140.00–146.00	143.05
1	—	1,204	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,100	113.00	113.00
1	—	344	157.50	157.50
2	—	372	132.50–155.00	143.51
1	—	914	105.00	105.00
4	—	685	140.00–147.50	143.75
2	—	638	143.00–144.00	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	974	101.00	101.00
2	—	463	125.00–139.00	131.92
1	—	1,164	100.00	100.00
2	—	521	110.00–117.50	113.86
1	—	348	122.50	122.50
1	—	728	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,109	90.00–98.00	94.02
3	—	675	97.50–130.00	114.08
2	—	412	132.50–137.50	135.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	152.50–168.00	163.61
18	—	428	150.00–180.00	167.08
5	—	773	145.00–147.00	145.78
8	—	621	139.00–165.00	149.02
10	—	681	137.50–150.00	144.11
4	—	555	157.50	157.50
7	—	510	147.50–167.00	151.30
2	—	814	150.00	150.00
4	—	373	156.00–177.50	167.95
6	—	731	131.00–145.00	136.22
3	—	327	152.50–165.00	157.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	686	115.00	115.00
1	—	358	132.50	132.50
6	—	417	137.50–147.50	144.10
3	—	719	115.00–124.00	117.93
2	—	492	125.00–137.50	131.33
3	—	561	127.50–140.00	132.46
2	—	271	120.00–140.00	130.63
1	—	1,050	111.00	111.00
4	—	532	127.50–143.00	137.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	85.00–122.50	105.99
1	—	655	102.50	102.50
1	—	804	100.00	100.00
1	—	646	97.50	97.50
1	—	508	114.00	114.00
2	—	708	100.00–102.50	101.24
1	—	348	130.00	130.00
1	—	592	110.00	110.00
2	—	394	130.00	130.00
2	—	417	100.00–122.50	111.22
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	82.50	82.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	554	157.50–167.00	162.28
11	—	522	145.00–167.50	156.97
1	—	650	145.00	145.00
1	—	302	182.00	182.00
6	—	618	140.00–162.50	146.06
5	—	391	158.00–185.00	171.54
4	—	475	155.00–167.50	160.20
2	—	735	131.00–132.00	131.51
4	—	417	161.00–180.00	172.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	731	70.00–103.00	93.61
1	—	1,146	90.00	90.00
3	—	979	85.00–88.00	86.34
8	—	666	84.00–112.50	100.29
2	—	268	90.00	90.00
4	—	374	72.00–115.00	99.46
7	—	589	90.00–115.00	103.58
8	—	774	70.00–105.00	87.24
2	—	521	105.00–117.50	111.48
1	—	422	127.50	127.50
1	—	334	115.00	115.00
1	—	234	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,052	95.00	95.00
1	—	810	92.50	92.50
2	—	858	82.00–85.00	83.51
3	—	633	60.00–80.00	66.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	142.50–150.00	145.83
2	—	367	145.00	145.00
2	—	481	136.00–149.00	142.27
4	—	321	130.00–155.00	143.34
2	—	582	122.00	122.00
3	—	527	135.00–144.00	139.68
1	—	916	104.00	104.00
2	—	614	126.00–130.00	128.03
2	—	717	109.00–110.00	109.51
9	—	688	115.00–134.00	127.11
1	—	958	103.00	103.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,046	635.00–1,250.00	922.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,112	700.00–1,400.00	1,052.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	875.00–1,400.00	1,135.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,020	51.00–84.00	71.79
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	852	835.00–1,050.00	928.72
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	845	900.00–1,100.00	1,046.48
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,430	80.00–129.00	117.42

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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