Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2022-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to lack of Feeder Specials over the summer months. Today's sale included the monthly Saturday Beef Replacement and Feeder Special Sale. Not included in this report is today's annual Feeder Board Sale. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.84/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$149.84

104 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$50.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.77

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	170.39	831	48
Medium and Large 1-2	512	138.99	712	36
Medium and Large 2	618	120.06	742	20

One grade step is worth $50.33/cwt here — about $89 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 sale104 hd

149.84

—

NY average2 barns · 219 hd

146.07

+3.77

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,177	$1,198	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,292	$1,175	12
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$996	4thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2	—	376	138.72/cwt	130.00–149.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	134.65/cwt	133.00–136.00	987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,063	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	122.65/cwt	115.00–130.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	157.98/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	168.29/cwt	152.00–172.50	781	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	254	235.08/cwt	230.00–240.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	396	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	902	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	151.67/cwt	150.00–155.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	154.69/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	141.76/cwt	132.50–150.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	894	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	169.24/cwt	167.50–171.00	1,139	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	167.73/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,052	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	129.01/cwt	125.00–135.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	126.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	140.80/cwt	135.00–150.00	590	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	147.55/cwt	142.50–150.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,201	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	174.81/cwt	157.00–195.00	977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	137.49/cwt	137.00–138.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	143.48/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	166.59/cwt	157.50–174.00	705	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,140	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	969	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	652	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	456	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	544	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	639	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	319	83.75/cwt	82.50–85.00	267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	966	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	418	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	408	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	232	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	232	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	988	88.51/cwt	82.00–95.00	874	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,290	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	404	175.65/cwt	160.00–191.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	244	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	390	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,197.68/head	800.00–1,550.00	1,198	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	1,174.96/head	875.00–1,550.00	1,175	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	961.67/head	885.00–1,000.00	962	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	504	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	844	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	167.81/cwt	158.00–170.00	787	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	186.89/cwt	165.00–195.00	712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	160.96/cwt	156.00–166.00	834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	197.52/cwt	194.00–200.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	142.46/cwt	137.50–150.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	192.62/cwt	185.00–195.00	507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	736	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	202	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	365	208.05/cwt	180.00–230.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	115.72/cwt	100.00–127.50	495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,162	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	122.59/cwt	115.00–128.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	112.51/cwt	111.00–114.00	973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	141.31/cwt	140.00–143.00	951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	194	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	145.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	120.25/cwt	117.50–123.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	140.84/cwt	140.00–143.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	125.37/cwt	120.00–131.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	330	210.08/cwt	205.00–220.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	268	219.63/cwt	210.00–240.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	162.95/cwt	146.00–169.00	1,084	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	146.51/cwt	145.00–148.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	161.21/cwt	151.00–167.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	158.38/cwt	155.00–171.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	157.79/cwt	151.00–165.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	804	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	137.18/cwt	131.00–142.00	584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	140.62/cwt	130.00–150.00	657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	418	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	332	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	161.75/cwt	152.00–167.50	1,021	6

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 Sep 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 133Year ago 262

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 59Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	130.00–149.00	138.72
3	—	733	133.00–136.00	134.65
1	—	630	140.00	140.00
3	—	673	140.00–143.00	141.31
6	—	534	140.00–143.00	140.84
1	—	222	135.00	135.00
2	—	569	145.00–148.00	146.51
1	—	846	121.00	121.00
6	—	426	131.00–142.00	137.18
8	—	467	130.00–150.00	140.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	145.00	145.00
10	—	464	152.00–172.50	168.29
3	—	522	150.00–155.00	151.67
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
5	—	665	146.00–169.00	162.95
4	—	384	151.00–167.00	161.21
5	—	406	155.00–171.00	158.38
2	—	577	151.00–165.00	157.79
6	—	631	152.00–167.50	161.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
1	—	202	85.00	85.00
3	—	774	115.00–128.00	122.59
2	—	865	111.00–114.00	112.51
2	—	740	117.50–123.00	120.25
2	—	476	125.00–126.00	125.50
5	—	531	120.00–131.00	125.37
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
1	—	690	117.50	117.50
1	—	604	127.50	127.50
1	—	804	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	180.00–230.00	208.05
3	—	330	205.00–220.00	210.08
3	—	268	210.00–240.00	219.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	544	130.00	130.00
3	—	413	115.00–130.00	122.65
1	—	396	130.00	130.00
1	—	902	95.00	95.00
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
1	—	676	125.00	125.00
1	—	894	117.50	117.50
5	—	571	125.00–135.00	129.01
4	—	469	120.00–130.00	126.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	704	154.00–162.00	157.98
3	—	818	150.00–157.00	154.69
1	—	342	165.00	165.00
4	—	673	167.50–171.00	169.24
6	—	627	161.00–171.00	167.73
4	—	770	156.00	156.00
5	—	559	157.00–195.00	174.81
2	—	862	142.00–145.00	143.48
3	—	423	157.50–174.00	166.59
1	—	504	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	254	230.00–240.00	235.08
1	—	418	210.00	210.00
1	—	332	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	248	150.00	150.00
4	—	469	132.50–150.00	141.76
1	—	524	145.00	145.00
1	—	780	149.00	149.00
7	—	419	135.00–150.00	140.80
3	—	563	142.50–150.00	147.55
2	—	622	137.00–138.00	137.49
1	—	988	126.00	126.00
1	—	700	138.00	138.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	85.00	85.00
1	—	652	70.00	70.00
1	—	544	117.50	117.50
2	—	319	82.50–85.00	83.75
1	—	418	97.50	97.50
1	—	232	100.00	100.00
2	—	988	82.00–95.00	88.51
1	—	1,290	87.50	87.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
1	—	440	154.00	154.00
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
1	—	244	160.00	160.00
3	—	457	137.50–150.00	142.46
1	—	1,134	100.00	100.00
1	—	194	150.00	150.00
4	—	377	140.00–150.00	145.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	404	160.00–191.00	175.65
1	—	550	173.00	173.00
7	—	469	158.00–170.00	167.81
6	—	381	165.00–195.00	186.89
5	—	518	156.00–166.00	160.96
5	—	331	194.00–200.00	197.52
4	—	263	185.00–195.00	192.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	504	75.00	75.00
1	—	844	89.00	89.00
1	—	470	90.00	90.00
1	—	736	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,025	86.00	86.00
1	—	588	77.50	77.50
3	—	428	100.00–127.50	115.72
1	—	1,162	81.50	81.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,177	800.00–1,550.00	1,197.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,292	875.00–1,550.00	1,174.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	885.00–1,000.00	961.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	1,375.00	1,375.00

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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