Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2023-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-05

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.33/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,132.42 against this barn's trailing median of $1,252.75.

Average price

$120.33

14 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 3

$46.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−153.60

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	595	136.95	815	9thin
Large 3	501	90.40	453	5thin

One grade step is worth $46.55/cwt here — about $362 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

33 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,745.05, low $898.79, median $1,252.75 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

120.33

—

NY average2 barns · 146 hd

273.93

−153.60

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,252.75

−1,132.42

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

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,618	121.27	1,962	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,660	102.62	1,704	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,458	90.02	1,312	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,290	78.69	1,015	36
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,442	126.33	1,822	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,579	161.59	2,552	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,450	181.48	2,631	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,425	176.69	2,518	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,395	169.05	2,358	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	405.03/cwt	44
Bulls	Number 2	96	336.59/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 3	91	140.28/cwt	15
Bulls	Utility	81	34.41/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 1	91	561.21/cwt	13
Heifers	Number 2	80	68.86/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

62 lots · USDA AMS · Empire Livestock 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
Bulls	Number 2	—	111	265.27/cwt	250.00–295.00	294	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	76	62.62/cwt	45.00–80.00	48	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	84	75.09/cwt	60.00–90.00	63	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	594	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	95	515.45/cwt	480.00–550.00	490	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	669.28/cwt	630.00–700.00	622	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	101	633.20/cwt	620.00–640.00	640	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	642.09/cwt	610.00–690.00	539	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	540.29/cwt	480.00–600.00	465	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	84	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	420	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	75	480.40/cwt	460.00–500.00	360	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	84	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	34	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	75	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	23	2
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	—	68	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	90	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	582.34/cwt	550.00–640.00	542	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	122	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	360	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	322.60/cwt	315.00–330.00	368	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	88	258.42/cwt	235.00–270.00	227	3
Bulls	Utility	—	78	26.72/cwt	20.00–40.00	21	3
Bulls	Utility	—	99	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	50	1
Bulls	Utility	—	82	39.76/cwt	30.00–50.00	33	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	290.02/cwt	280.00–300.00	302	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	279.33/cwt	250.00–300.00	265	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	318.42/cwt	310.00–330.00	271	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	112	114.82/cwt	105.00–125.00	129	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	327.80/cwt	310.00–345.00	315	16
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	186	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	142.88/cwt	100.00–200.00	133	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	706	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	424	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	418	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	727	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	406	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	459	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	892	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	932	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	856	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	976	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	624	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	712	123.79/cwt	120.00–127.50	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	786	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	888	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	137.51/cwt	90.00–200.00	118	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	110	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	322.54/cwt	310.00–340.00	339	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	169.42/cwt	150.00–190.00	175	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,450	181.48/cwt	181.00–182.00	2,631	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,425	176.69/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,518	10
Steers	Select	—	1,395	169.05/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,358	7
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,442	126.33/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,822	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	78.69/cwt	70.00–85.00	1,015	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	90.02/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,312	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,936	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,579	161.59/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,552	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,657	101.67/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,685	12
Bulls	—	—	1,618	121.27/cwt	116.00–130.00	1,962	4
Bulls	Large 3	—	270	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	552	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	605	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	348	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	382	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 Sale - Bath, NY

Thu Oct 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 24Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 186Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	111	250.00–295.00	265.27
1	—	122	295.00	295.00
3	—	88	235.00–270.00	258.42
5	—	104	280.00–300.00	290.02
9	—	95	250.00–300.00	279.33
1	—	76	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	95	480.00–550.00	515.45
2	—	84	500.00	500.00
2	—	75	460.00–500.00	480.40
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	630.00–700.00	669.28
3	—	101	620.00–640.00	633.20
5	—	84	610.00–690.00	642.09
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	40.00	40.00
2	—	75	30.00	30.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	114	315.00–330.00	322.60
6	—	85	310.00–330.00	318.42
16	—	96	310.00–345.00	327.80
9	—	105	310.00–340.00	322.54
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	78	20.00–40.00	26.72
1	—	99	50.00	50.00
2	—	82	30.00–50.00	39.76
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	112	105.00–125.00	114.82
3	—	93	100.00–200.00	142.88
6	—	86	90.00–200.00	137.51
1	—	73	150.00	150.00
2	—	103	150.00–190.00	169.42
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	76	45.00–80.00	62.62
2	—	84	60.00–90.00	75.09
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	560.00	560.00
6	—	86	480.00–600.00	540.29
6	—	93	550.00–640.00	582.34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	706	60.00	60.00
1	—	418	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	606	120.00	120.00
1	—	548	170.00	170.00
1	—	424	165.00	165.00
1	—	318	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	406	113.00	113.00
1	—	856	114.00	114.00
1	—	624	80.00	80.00
1	—	270	65.00	65.00
1	—	348	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	712	120.00–127.50	123.79
1	—	338	145.00	145.00
1	—	786	120.00	120.00
1	—	658	135.00	135.00
1	—	640	160.00	160.00
1	—	552	155.00	155.00
1	—	432	140.00	140.00
1	—	526	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	892	83.00	83.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,450	181.00–182.00	181.48
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,425	175.00–180.00	176.69
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,395	164.00–174.00	169.05
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	120.00–132.00	126.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,290	70.00–85.00	78.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,458	87.00–93.00	90.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,698	114.00	114.00
12	—	1,657	95.00–107.00	101.67
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,579	160.00–163.00	161.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,618	116.00–130.00	121.27

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Empire Livestock Sale - Bath, NY

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