Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2024-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 5.00 to 20.00 higher. Beef bull calves traded 40.00 to 60.00 lower.

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	1,951	128.97	2,516	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	113.72	1,731	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	103.64	1,382	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	88.51	1,039	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,747	113.59	1,984	19
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,549	103.91	1,610	27
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,418	94.62	1,342	35
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,450	144.00	2,088	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,436	170.33	2,446	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,572	153.59	2,414	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,294	153.91	1,992	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	565.65/cwt	46
Bulls	Number 2	98	496.10/cwt	36
Bulls	Number 3	87	331.37/cwt	13
Bulls	Utility	92	132.01/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	83	635.99/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	94	506.27/cwt	10

Every lot, as filed

44 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	100–110	102	407.81/cwt	360.00–450.00	416	6
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	401.21/cwt	340.00–450.00	341	5
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	113	400.88/cwt	350.00–450.00	453	2
Bulls	Utility	90–100	94	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	141	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	116	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	563	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	67	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	67	1
Bulls	Utility	100–110	108	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	149	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	103	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	587	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	709.74/cwt	700.00–720.00	674	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	517.04/cwt	480.00–570.00	538	13
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	744.97/cwt	740.00–750.00	574	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	81	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	559	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	496.50/cwt	460.00–550.00	427	5
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	91	387.30/cwt	330.00–445.00	352	10
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	97	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	582	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	75	250.31/cwt	200.00–320.00	188	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	662.27/cwt	635.00–700.00	702	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	89	735.00/cwt	730.00–740.00	654	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	83	236.85/cwt	200.00–300.00	197	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	116	643.42/cwt	640.00–650.00	746	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	81	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	437	1
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	83	125.00/cwt	100.00–150.00	104	2
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	77	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	116	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	83	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	183	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	668.98/cwt	650.00–690.00	636	4
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	97	299.83/cwt	290.00–310.00	291	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	104	670.31/cwt	640.00–710.00	697	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	775.02/cwt	765.00–790.00	729	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	806.64/cwt	800.00–820.00	678	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	116	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	847	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	748.19/cwt	740.00–760.00	771	3
Steers	Select	—	1,294	153.91/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,992	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,572	153.59/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,414	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,418	94.62/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,342	35
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,747	113.59/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,984	19
Heifers	Choice	—	1,436	170.33/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,446	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,549	103.91/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,610	27
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,450	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,088	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	103.64/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,382	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	88.51/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,039	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	113.72/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,731	7
Bulls	—	—	1,951	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	2,516	2
Bulls	Utility	80–90	83	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	112	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	506.54/cwt	460.00–560.00	476	17

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 Mar 7, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 88Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 138Last week 130Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 5.00 to 20.00 higher. Beef bull calves traded 40.00 to 60.00 lower.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	85	340.00–450.00	401.21
10	90–100	91	330.00–445.00	387.30
6	100–110	102	360.00–450.00	407.81
2	110–120	113	350.00–450.00	400.88
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	100.00	100.00
1	80–90	83	135.00	135.00
1	90–100	94	150.00	150.00
2	100–110	108	135.00–140.00	137.53
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	86	460.00–550.00	496.50
17	90–100	94	460.00–560.00	506.54
13	100–110	104	480.00–570.00	517.04
1	110–120	116	485.00	485.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	81	540.00	540.00
1	90–100	97	600.00	600.00
1	100–110	103	570.00	570.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	81	690.00	690.00
2	90–100	95	700.00–720.00	709.74
7	100–110	104	640.00–710.00	670.31
3	110–120	116	640.00–650.00	643.42
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	75	200.00–320.00	250.31
4	80–90	83	200.00–300.00	236.85
3	90–100	97	290.00–310.00	299.83
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	84	800.00–820.00	806.64
3	90–100	94	765.00–790.00	775.02
3	100–110	103	740.00–760.00	748.19
1	110–120	116	730.00	730.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	740.00–750.00	744.97
2	80–90	89	730.00–740.00	735.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	90–100	95	650.00–690.00	668.98
3	100–110	106	635.00–700.00	662.27
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	150.00	150.00
2	80–90	83	100.00–150.00	125.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	83	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,294	151.00–157.00	153.91
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,572	150.00–157.00	153.59
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,436	168.00–173.00	170.33
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,418	90.00–98.00	94.62
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,747	110.00–124.00	113.59
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,549	99.00–109.00	103.91
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	144.00	144.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	95.00–108.00	103.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,174	87.00–90.00	88.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,522	110.00–119.00	113.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,951	128.00–130.00	128.97

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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