Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2023-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.09/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$185.09

91 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,135

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$70.25/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	562	207.54	1,167	46
Medium and Large 1-2	648	171.17	1,109	33
Medium and Large 2	712	137.29	977	12thin

One grade step is worth $70.25/cwt here — about $190 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 sale91 hd

185.09

—

NY average1 barns · 91 hd

185.09

+0.00

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,174	$1,130	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	858	$550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,052	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	747	$688	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	843	$896	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	479	221.57/cwt	207.50–230.00	1,061	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	133.73/cwt	130.00–137.50	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	181.05/cwt	172.50–187.50	1,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	892	134.02/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	158.75/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	206.09/cwt	197.50–215.00	1,173	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	209.21/cwt	197.00–219.00	1,310	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	184.73/cwt	177.50–193.00	1,243	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	173.66/cwt	165.00–178.00	1,073	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	954	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	832	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	165.97/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,193	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	184.99/cwt	180.00–187.50	871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	187.70/cwt	177.50–192.50	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	784	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	172.40/cwt	167.50–177.50	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	216.41/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,112	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,485	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,098	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,208	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	938	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	154.99/cwt	152.50–157.50	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	140	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	141.73/cwt	141.00–142.50	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	222.71/cwt	200.00–247.50	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	142.77/cwt	140.00–148.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	182.47/cwt	177.50–185.00	1,057	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	196.56/cwt	190.00–200.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	178.05/cwt	171.00–185.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	722	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	184.66/cwt	175.00–195.00	981	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,038	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	140.41/cwt	128.00–147.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	296	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	596	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	174.06/cwt	172.00–176.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	895.79/head	725.00–1,050.00	896	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	1,130.05/head	485.00–1,625.00	1,130	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	688.49/head	550.00–835.00	688	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	67.16/cwt	46.00–99.00	567	7

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 Mar 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 189Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 30Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	207.50–230.00	221.57
13	—	569	197.50–215.00	206.09
8	—	626	197.00–219.00	209.21
7	—	673	177.50–193.00	184.73
1	—	342	217.50	217.50
6	—	514	215.00–217.50	216.41
1	—	394	212.50	212.50
1	—	788	175.00	175.00
3	—	421	200.00–247.50	222.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	659	130.00–137.50	133.73
2	—	892	130.00–138.00	134.02
1	—	276	162.00	162.00
1	—	614	140.00	140.00
1	—	954	145.00	145.00
1	—	832	134.00	134.00
1	—	784	130.00	130.00
1	—	534	117.50	117.50
2	—	723	141.00–142.50	141.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	762	155.00–160.00	158.75
9	—	618	165.00–178.00	173.66
1	—	804	160.00	160.00
8	—	719	160.00–167.50	165.97
2	—	697	170.00	170.00
3	—	471	180.00–187.50	184.99
3	—	439	177.50–192.50	187.70
2	—	586	167.50–177.50	172.40
1	—	928	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	669	172.50–187.50	181.05
1	—	492	191.00	191.00
12	—	579	177.50–185.00	182.47
3	—	434	190.00–200.00	196.56
14	—	531	175.00–195.00	184.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	352	170.00	170.00
4	—	594	167.50	167.50
2	—	428	175.00	175.00
1	—	274	162.50	162.50
3	—	542	167.50	167.50
2	—	601	147.00	147.00
2	—	466	172.00–176.00	174.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	155.00	155.00
3	—	518	140.00–148.00	142.77
1	—	656	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,038	125.00	125.00
3	—	613	128.00–147.00	140.41
1	—	296	157.50	157.50
1	—	596	143.00	143.00
1	—	416	137.50	137.50
1	—	486	152.50	152.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,098	110.00	110.00
1	—	938	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	432	152.50–157.50	154.99
1	—	200	145.00	145.00
1	—	722	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	140	200.00	200.00
1	—	430	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	624	172.00	172.00
1	—	580	175.00	175.00
2	—	413	171.00–185.00	178.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	843	725.00–1,050.00	895.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,174	485.00–1,625.00	1,130.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	858	550.00	550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,052	1,150.00	1,150.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	747	550.00–835.00	688.49
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	844	46.00–99.00	67.16

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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