Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2024-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's feeder sale 400-500lb feeder steers traded 15.00 to 17.50 higher. 500-600lb feeder steers traded 30.00 to 37.50 higher. 400-500lb feeder heifers traded 5.00 to 15.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder heifers traded 2.50 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.08/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −147.51 against this barn's trailing median of $385.59.

Average price

$238.08

10 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,335

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−34.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	238.08	1,335	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale10 hd

238.08

—

NY average1 barns · 10 hd

238.08

+0.00

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−34.95

This barn, trailing median4 sales

385.59

−147.51

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,876	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,798	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,287	$1,683	12
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	915	$1,805	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,058	$2,305	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	953	$2,068	6

Every lot, as filed

41 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	650–700	695	233.82/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	300.38/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	272.11/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,309	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	269.05/cwt	247.50–290.00	1,154	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	167.38/cwt	150.00–185.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	278.41/cwt	255.00–315.00	1,345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	235.15/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,592	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	232.87/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,334	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	337.00/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,072	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	196.78/cwt	195.00–198.50	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	214.36/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,068	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	180.01/cwt	170.00–192.50	1,510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	259.06/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	235.73/cwt	222.50–252.50	1,462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	2,304.98/head	1,350.00–4,300.00	2,305	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,542	193.31/cwt	171.00–203.00	2,981	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	2,067.78/head	1,650.00–2,500.00	2,068	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	238.70/cwt	227.50–260.00	1,215	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	1,683.48/head	1,050.00–2,500.00	1,683	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,798.18/head	1,250.00–2,000.00	1,798	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,875.91/head	1,400.00–2,600.00	1,876	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,805.28/head	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,805	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	148.24/cwt	130.00–168.00	1,890	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	292.05/cwt	260.00–335.00	1,270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	258.90/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	308.76/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	192.60/cwt	180.00–205.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	237.61/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	262.63/cwt	230.00–282.50	1,242	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	181.70/cwt	177.50–185.00	1,410	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.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Empire Livestock Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Bath, NY

Sat Jun 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 340Year ago 526

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 35Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	362	307.50–310.00	308.76
3	400–450	435	260.00–335.00	292.05
3	450–500	483	255.00–315.00	278.41
8	500–550	535	285.00–302.50	300.38
3	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	640	250.00	250.00
4	650–700	695	222.50–245.00	233.82
3	800–850	802	225.00	225.00
2	850–900	875	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	482	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	300.00–305.00	302.51
4	400–450	429	247.50–290.00	269.05
8	450–500	481	255.00–282.50	272.11
2	500–550	511	250.00–267.50	258.90
8	550–600	573	225.00–255.00	232.87
4	600–650	620	222.50–252.50	235.73
12	650–700	677	220.00–250.00	235.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	352	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	634	192.50	192.50
1	700–750	722	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	498	207.50–225.00	214.36
2	500–550	516	180.00–205.00	192.60
2	550–600	580	150.00–185.00	167.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	310.00–355.00	337.00
3	400–450	432	255.00–265.00	259.06
6	450–500	473	230.00–282.50	262.63
4	500–550	509	227.50–260.00	238.70
2	550–600	589	230.00–245.00	237.61
1	600–650	640	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	680	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	715	195.00–198.50	196.78
3	750–800	776	177.50–185.00	181.70
5	800–850	839	170.00–192.50	180.01

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	23	—	1,058	1,350.00–4,300.00	2,304.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	9	—	1,542	171.00–203.00	193.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	953	1,650.00–2,500.00	2,067.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,287	1,050.00–2,500.00	1,683.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,100	1,250.00–2,000.00	1,798.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,193	1,400.00–2,600.00	1,875.91
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	915	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,805.28
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,275	130.00–168.00	148.24

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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