Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2024-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 500-600lb feeder heifers stayed steady to firm. 600-700lb feeder heifers traded 15.00 to 22.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder steers traded 17.50 to 30.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder steers traded 33.00 to 40.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.35/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −147.24 against this barn's trailing median of $385.59.

Average price

$238.35

44 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$34.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−25.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	513	250.00	1,283	14thin
Medium and Large 1	558	241.47	1,348	20
Medium and Large 2	539	215.81	1,164	10thin

One grade step is worth $34.19/cwt here — about $119 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.49, low $351.98, median $385.59 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale44 hd

238.35

—

NY average1 barns · 44 hd

238.35

+0.00

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−25.61

This barn, trailing median4 sales

385.59

−147.24

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,293	$1,612	18
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	874	$1,626	4thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	650–700	678	240.36/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,630	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	218.38/cwt	190.00–235.00	1,249	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	211.77/cwt	197.50–227.50	1,307	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	209.84/cwt	175.00–247.50	1,093	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	211.27/cwt	205.00–217.50	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	265.43/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,250	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	241.99/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,130	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	220.23/cwt	212.50–227.50	947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	942	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,846	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	241.88/cwt	230.00–267.00	1,514	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	232.68/cwt	197.50–237.00	1,771	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	239.95/cwt	225.00–255.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	278.88/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,325	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	295.60/cwt	267.50–337.50	1,262	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,529	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	225.56/cwt	218.00–232.00	1,762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	177.83/cwt	160.00–200.00	1,362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	272.99/cwt	262.00–290.00	1,567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	218.75/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	258.74/cwt	247.50–275.00	1,625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	244.39/cwt	210.00–265.00	926	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	189.70/cwt	180.00–206.00	1,360	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	532	167.73/cwt	160.00–175.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	280.07/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,473	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	302.82/cwt	272.50–335.00	1,145	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	240.27/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,728	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	230.30/cwt	207.50–238.00	1,557	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	313.05/cwt	275.00–325.00	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	254.03/cwt	243.00–261.00	1,707	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	718	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,084	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	572	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	196.66/cwt	185.00–217.51	1,522	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	309.56/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	259.44/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,269	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	242.12/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,363	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	1,625.66/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,626	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	119.89/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,571	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,611.67/head	1,150.00–2,175.00	1,612	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,488	148.23/cwt	137.00–158.00	2,206	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	237.66/cwt	222.50–252.50	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	245.28/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,300	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	207.46/cwt	190.00–222.50	1,104	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	277.50/cwt	257.50–300.00	1,177	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	228.56/cwt	220.00–250.00	853	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	191.66/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	190.00/cwt	170.00–210.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	223.13/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,506	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	224.81/cwt	195.00–250.00	1,068	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	228.16/cwt	210.00–247.50	961	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	217.53/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,146	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	218.33/cwt	200.00–232.50	1,375	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	208.42/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,184	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	241.24/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,373	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	211.79/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,203	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	726	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,408	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	277.74/cwt	242.50–295.00	1,211	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	834	158.62/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	216.72/cwt	190.00–227.50	1,359	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	210.77/cwt	207.50–215.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	242.14/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,274	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	226.12/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,752	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,283	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	798	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 641Last week 420Year ago 526

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 51Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	296	240.00	240.00
2	300–350	335	255.00	255.00
8	350–400	373	220.00–250.00	228.56
13	400–450	424	257.50–300.00	277.50
40	450–500	471	250.00–267.50	265.43
5	500–550	526	232.50–255.00	242.14
15	550–600	569	235.00–247.50	241.24
29	600–650	626	230.00–267.00	241.88
17	650–700	678	230.00–247.50	240.36
1	700–750	712	230.00	230.00
18	750–800	761	197.50–237.00	232.68
1	800–850	812	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	852	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	200.00	200.00
2	300–350	341	205.00–217.50	211.27
3	350–400	376	207.50–215.00	210.77
10	400–450	421	210.00–247.50	228.16
14	450–500	475	195.00–250.00	224.81
7	500–550	527	205.00–227.50	217.53
3	550–600	568	205.00–217.50	211.79
20	600–650	627	190.00–227.50	216.72
4	650–700	669	225.00–227.50	226.12
1	700–750	700	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	798	167.50	167.50
1	800–850	810	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	726	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	513	250.00	250.00
14	850–900	863	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	225.00–255.00	239.95
8	350–400	379	210.00–265.00	244.39
3	400–450	430	212.50–227.50	220.23
5	450–500	467	200.00–255.00	241.99
9	500–550	521	175.00–247.50	209.84
10	550–600	572	190.00–235.00	218.38
3	600–650	617	197.50–227.50	211.77
7	650–700	676	207.50–238.00	230.30
5	700–750	717	180.00–206.00	189.70
3	750–800	766	160.00–200.00	177.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	558	274.00	274.00
10	900–950	942	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	275.00–325.00	313.05
6	350–400	378	272.50–335.00	302.82
8	400–450	427	267.50–337.50	295.60
10	450–500	475	260.00–310.00	278.88
6	500–550	526	250.00–305.00	280.07
6	550–600	574	262.00–290.00	272.99
7	600–650	628	247.50–275.00	258.74
14	650–700	672	243.00–261.00	254.03
10	700–750	719	220.00–250.00	240.27
4	750–800	781	218.00–232.00	225.56
3	800–850	838	210.00–220.00	215.00
2	850–900	854	217.50–220.00	218.75
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	532	160.00–175.00	167.73
1	550–600	572	160.00	160.00
1	700–750	718	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	324	267.50	267.50
2	350–400	373	295.00–325.00	309.56
3	400–450	436	242.50–295.00	277.74
5	450–500	489	242.50–265.00	259.44
7	500–550	530	240.00–250.00	245.28
7	550–600	563	230.00–247.50	242.12
7	600–650	630	200.00–232.50	218.33
11	650–700	675	216.00–228.00	223.13
3	700–750	721	190.00–195.00	191.66
8	750–800	774	185.00–217.51	196.66
2	850–900	859	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	278	210.00	210.00
1	300–350	322	220.00	220.00
2	350–400	384	222.50–252.50	237.66
1	400–450	432	207.50	207.50
2	450–500	482	170.00–210.00	190.00
4	500–550	532	190.00–222.50	207.46
6	550–600	568	185.00–225.00	208.42
1	600–650	632	197.50	197.50
1	650–700	674	190.00	190.00
2	800–850	834	150.00–167.50	158.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	874	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,625.66
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,310	110.00–130.00	119.89
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,293	1,150.00–2,175.00	1,611.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,488	137.00–158.00	148.23

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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