Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2023-12-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 1223lb feeder dairy bull calf deleted

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.30/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,136.45 against this barn's trailing median of $1,252.75.

Average price

$116.30

4 head · 416 lb average

Value per head Derived

$484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−247.01

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	416	116.30	484	4thin

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

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 sale4 hd

116.30

—

NY average2 barns · 188 hd

363.31

−247.01

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,252.75

−1,136.45

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	1,884	119.00	2,242	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,646	102.01	1,679	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,483	92.74	1,375	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,312	84.69	1,111	16
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,380	130.00	1,794	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	445.51/cwt	64
Bulls	Number 2	102	392.66/cwt	37
Bulls	Number 3	89	226.95/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	85	66.59/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 1	95	468.36/cwt	16
Heifers	Number 2	93	387.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 3	81	173.89/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80	153.33/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

50 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	Large 3	—	488	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	537	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	375	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	441	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	426	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	511	1
Bulls	—	—	1,884	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,242	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,483	92.74/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,375	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	102.01/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,679	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,312	84.69/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,111	16
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	94	471.01/cwt	435.00–500.00	443	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	104	483.57/cwt	450.00–510.00	503	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	414.04/cwt	380.00–435.00	426	16
Bulls	Number 2	—	116	330.72/cwt	300.00–350.00	384	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	336.93/cwt	260.00–370.00	313	8
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	125	435.14/cwt	400.00–470.00	544	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	92	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	129	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	—	103	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	242	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	105	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	70	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	210	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	—	68	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	136	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	115	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	552	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	79	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	363	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	97	523.85/cwt	510.00–540.00	508	5
Heifers	Number 3	—	74	45.27/cwt	40.00–50.00	33	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	106	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	519	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	516.92/cwt	505.00–525.00	527	5
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	107	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	326	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	89	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	338	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	538.42/cwt	525.00–555.00	517	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	114	485.95/cwt	480.00–500.00	554	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	68	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	17	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	82	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	66	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	79	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	399	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	175.15/cwt	150.00–200.00	147	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	79	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	174	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	311.07/cwt	250.00–350.00	258	6
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	83	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	353	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	513.28/cwt	500.00–540.00	431	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	110	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	380	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	125	320.40/cwt	295.00–345.00	401	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	162	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	415.57/cwt	380.00–445.00	395	19
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	399.37/cwt	380.00–420.00	339	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	598.59/cwt	555.00–615.00	509	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	425	1
Bulls	Utility	—	76	62.99/cwt	50.00–75.00	48	2
Bulls	Utility	—	96	60.05/cwt	50.00–70.00	58	2
Bulls	Utility	—	83	71.65/cwt	40.00–100.00	59	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	392.50/cwt	375.00–415.00	444	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	359.62/cwt	350.00–370.00	378	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	524.95/cwt	515.00–535.00	546	6

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 Dec 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 19Last week 13Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 88Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 171Last week 163Year ago 0

Correction: 1223lb feeder dairy bull calf deleted

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	488	110.00	110.00
2	—	375	115.00–120.00	117.60
1	—	426	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,884	119.00	119.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,483	89.00–97.00	92.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,646	98.00–107.00	102.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,312	79.00–88.00	84.69
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	130.00	130.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	94	435.00–500.00	471.01
6	—	104	450.00–510.00	483.57
2	—	125	400.00–470.00	435.14
5	—	114	480.00–500.00	485.95
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	103	380.00–435.00	414.04
19	—	95	380.00–445.00	415.57
7	—	85	380.00–420.00	399.37
6	—	113	375.00–415.00	392.50
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	116	300.00–350.00	330.72
8	—	93	260.00–370.00	336.93
6	—	83	250.00–350.00	311.07
2	—	125	295.00–345.00	320.40
2	—	105	350.00–370.00	359.62
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	89	380.00	380.00
1	—	110	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	96	525.00–555.00	538.42
5	—	85	555.00–615.00	598.59
1	—	78	545.00	545.00
6	—	104	515.00–535.00	524.95
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	84	150.00–200.00	175.15
1	—	79	220.00	220.00
1	—	95	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	76	50.00–75.00	62.99
2	—	96	50.00–70.00	60.05
4	—	83	40.00–100.00	71.65
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	140.00	140.00
1	—	100	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	103	235.00	235.00
1	—	68	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	300.00	300.00
1	—	107	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	480.00	480.00
1	—	79	460.00	460.00
1	—	106	490.00	490.00
1	—	83	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	97	510.00–540.00	523.85
5	—	102	505.00–525.00	516.92
1	—	79	505.00	505.00
3	—	84	500.00–540.00	513.28
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	74	40.00–50.00	45.27
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	80.00	80.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Empire Livestock Sale - Bath, NY

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