Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2023-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to previous report. Demand was moderate. Today's sale included the monthly Saturday Special Feeder and Replacement Sale and the Fall Board Sale. Board Sale reported separately.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.98/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$180.98

137 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

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

$63.73/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	550	222.91	1,226	23
Medium and Large 1-2	651	186.83	1,216	55
Medium and Large 2	549	159.17	874	59

One grade step is worth $63.73/cwt here — about $352 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 sale137 hd

180.98

—

NY average1 barns · 137 hd

180.98

+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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,360	$1,508	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,469	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	975	$1,159	4thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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 2	—	369	172.51/cwt	157.50–182.50	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	233.52/cwt	222.50–247.50	955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	234.63/cwt	215.00–241.00	1,086	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	159.85/cwt	150.00–167.50	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	176.75/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	194.30/cwt	180.00–207.50	993	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	173.20/cwt	150.00–185.00	575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	162.35/cwt	120.00–180.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	164.57/cwt	142.50–180.00	864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	158.90/cwt	137.50–182.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	177.44/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	206	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	923	146.09/cwt	137.50–155.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	819	143.58/cwt	122.00–158.00	1,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	191.49/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,162	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	139.53/cwt	127.50–150.00	370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	221.01/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,346	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	146.22/cwt	131.00–157.50	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	162.66/cwt	145.00–180.00	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	158.31/cwt	157.50–160.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	992	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	194.79/cwt	180.00–205.00	925	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	148.88/cwt	137.50–157.50	1,078	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	716	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	149.78/cwt	147.50–152.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	190.62/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,102	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	168.76/cwt	150.00–175.00	960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	156.33/cwt	148.00–161.00	974	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	233.75/cwt	222.50–245.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	218.72/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	200.39/cwt	194.00–207.00	1,367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	824	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	858	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	150.00/cwt	122.50–177.50	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	187.62/cwt	182.50–192.50	1,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,346	121.35/cwt	100.00–130.00	1,633	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,159.03/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,159	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	106.19/cwt	96.00–115.00	1,313	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,468.86/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,469	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,507.79/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	213.60/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	258.41/cwt	227.50–267.00	1,127	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	216.20/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,269	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	388	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	504	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	830	113.56/cwt	110.00–121.00	943	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	426	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	639	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	603	118.73/cwt	105.00–132.50	716	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	983	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,180	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	884	118.83/cwt	115.00–127.50	1,050	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	683	116.95/cwt	97.00–147.50	799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	208.51/cwt	200.00–217.50	988	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	728	117.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	855	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	328	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,129	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	921	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	760	121.46/cwt	114.00–127.50	923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	224.99/cwt	220.00–230.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	183.06/cwt	179.00–187.00	1,774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	192.52/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	205.29/cwt	192.50–211.00	749	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	221.93/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,036	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	172.97/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,062	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	164.71/cwt	135.00–187.50	715	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	203.41/cwt	192.50–215.00	1,157	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,184	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	871	168.74/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	181.88/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	194.99/cwt	180.00–211.00	825	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	164.15/cwt	135.00–187.50	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	207.88/cwt	195.00–215.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	164.61/cwt	145.00–187.50	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	174.49/cwt	163.00–179.00	1,715	4

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 526Year ago 260

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 29Year ago 74

No comparison to previous report. Demand was moderate. Today's sale included the monthly Saturday Special Feeder and Replacement Sale and the Fall Board Sale. Board Sale reported separately.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	157.50–182.50	172.51
3	—	484	150.00–167.50	159.85
7	—	332	150.00–185.00	173.20
6	—	422	120.00–180.00	162.35
5	—	525	142.50–180.00	164.57
2	—	287	137.50–182.00	158.90
1	—	206	160.00	160.00
2	—	923	137.50–155.00	146.09
3	—	819	122.00–158.00	143.58
4	—	667	131.00–157.50	146.22
9	—	724	137.50–157.50	148.88
1	—	760	132.50	132.50
5	—	569	150.00–175.00	168.76
6	—	623	148.00–161.00	156.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	409	222.50–247.50	233.52
4	—	463	215.00–241.00	234.63
3	—	609	220.00–223.00	221.01
3	—	747	208.00	208.00
2	—	753	214.00	214.00
2	—	388	222.50–245.00	233.75
2	—	518	210.00–227.50	218.72
2	—	682	194.00–207.00	200.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	170.00–180.00	176.75
7	—	511	180.00–207.50	194.30
2	—	903	169.00	169.00
2	—	869	170.00–185.00	177.44
4	—	607	190.00–192.00	191.49
3	—	1,022	166.00	166.00
1	—	716	195.00	195.00
7	—	475	180.00–205.00	194.79
6	—	578	180.00–200.00	190.62
7	—	841	175.00–187.00	181.88
9	—	423	180.00–211.00	194.99
4	—	983	163.00–179.00	174.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	127.50–150.00	139.53
2	—	656	145.00–180.00	162.66
3	—	565	157.50–160.00	158.31
1	—	992	163.00	163.00
1	—	312	152.50	152.50
2	—	533	150.00–155.00	152.53
7	—	614	172.00–175.00	172.97
8	—	434	135.00–187.50	164.71
4	—	871	165.00–170.00	168.74
1	—	240	110.00	110.00
4	—	478	135.00–187.50	164.15
3	—	376	145.00–187.50	164.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	200.00–217.50	208.51
2	—	969	179.00–187.00	183.06
5	—	786	185.00–200.00	192.52
6	—	365	192.50–211.00	205.29
1	—	1,146	161.00	161.00
2	—	886	182.00	182.00
1	—	1,050	170.00	170.00
1	—	504	200.00	200.00
2	—	569	192.50–215.00	203.41
2	—	607	195.00	195.00
1	—	694	205.00	205.00
3	—	417	195.00–215.00	207.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	220.00–222.00	220.99
1	—	414	222.50	222.50
2	—	337	220.00–230.00	224.99
1	—	668	219.00	219.00
1	—	748	217.50	217.50
1	—	578	257.50	257.50
2	—	392	227.50	227.50
9	—	467	220.00–232.50	221.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	716	157.50	157.50
2	—	381	147.50–152.00	149.78
1	—	516	145.00	145.00
2	—	317	155.00	155.00
1	—	824	160.00	160.00
1	—	858	150.00	150.00
1	—	434	140.00	140.00
1	—	760	128.00	128.00
2	—	470	122.50–177.50	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	312	205.00	205.00
1	—	716	182.50	182.50
2	—	570	182.50–192.50	187.62
1	—	522	185.00	185.00
1	—	422	180.00	180.00
1	—	644	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	517	210.00–217.00	213.60
6	—	436	227.50–267.00	258.41
7	—	587	210.00–226.00	216.20
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	388	130.00	130.00
6	—	830	110.00–121.00	113.56
1	—	426	150.00	150.00
2	—	603	105.00–132.50	118.73
2	—	983	120.00	120.00
4	—	884	115.00–127.50	118.83
5	—	683	97.00–147.50	116.95
2	—	728	115.00–120.00	117.44
1	—	328	132.50	132.50
5	—	760	114.00–127.50	121.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,346	100.00–130.00	121.35
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	975	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,159.03
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,236	96.00–115.00	106.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,320	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,468.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,360	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,507.79

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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