Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2024-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 890lb feeder dairy calf deleted

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows stayed steady to firm. Holstein bull calves traded 30.00 t0 50.00 higher. Beef bull calves traded 20.00 to 40.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb bulls averaged $180.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$180.00

1 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−57.89

vs NY average

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	460	180.00	828	1thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

180.00

—

NY average2 barns · 13 hd

237.89

−57.89

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	1,777	133.06	2,364	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	114.10	1,706	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,399	104.02	1,455	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	114.64	1,897	28
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,443	104.27	1,505	26
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,333	94.42	1,259	8thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,320	140.46	1,854	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	583.59/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	99	527.25/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 3	93	373.64/cwt	14
Bulls	Utility	97	124.63/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 1	88	714.99/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	95	627.07/cwt	7

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1	110–120	111	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	577	1
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	124	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	589	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	87	442.91/cwt	390.00–480.00	385	5
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	415.60/cwt	370.00–485.00	387	5
Bulls	Utility	90–100	96	110.43/cwt	80.00–160.00	106	5
Bulls	Utility	100–110	105	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	155	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	306.32/cwt	240.00–350.00	260	4
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	505.03/cwt	500.00–510.00	424	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	549.26/cwt	500.00–600.00	516	9
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	104	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	666	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	84	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	512	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	524.36/cwt	500.00–555.00	540	10
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	102	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	296	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	106	417.35/cwt	390.00–450.00	442	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	79	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	648	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	798.32/cwt	770.00–815.00	734	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	798	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	95	304.27/cwt	260.00–350.00	289	6
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	73	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	153	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	81	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	664	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	74	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	74	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	672	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	88	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	156.27/cwt	152.50–160.00	1,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	706	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	980	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	324	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	518	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	352	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	680	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	334	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	881	1
Bulls	—	—	1,777	133.06/cwt	126.00–138.00	2,364	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	114.10/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,706	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	104.02/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,455	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,320	140.46/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,854	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,333	94.42/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,259	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	114.64/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,897	28
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	104.27/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,505	26
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	722	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	800.00/cwt	770.00–830.00	760	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	74	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	518	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	114	699.65/cwt	680.00–720.00	798	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	722.70/cwt	690.00–740.00	759	4
Bulls	Utility	80–90	85	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	128	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	104	729.84/cwt	700.00–750.00	759	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 Sale - Bath, NY

Thu Mar 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 151Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 126Last week 138Year ago 0

Correction: 890lb feeder dairy calf deleted

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows stayed steady to firm. Holstein bull calves traded 30.00 t0 50.00 higher. Beef bull calves traded 20.00 to 40.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	84	500.00–510.00	505.03
9	90–100	94	500.00–600.00	549.26
10	100–110	103	500.00–555.00	524.36
1	110–120	111	520.00	520.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	87	390.00–480.00	442.91
5	90–100	93	370.00–485.00	415.60
4	100–110	106	390.00–450.00	417.35
1	120–130	124	475.00	475.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	150.00	150.00
5	90–100	96	80.00–160.00	110.43
2	100–110	105	145.00–150.00	147.46
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	85	240.00–350.00	306.32
6	90–100	95	260.00–350.00	304.27
1	100–110	102	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	84	610.00	610.00
2	100–110	104	640.00	640.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	86	840.00	840.00
4	90–100	95	770.00–830.00	800.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	700.00	700.00
4	100–110	105	690.00–740.00	722.70
3	110–120	114	680.00–720.00	699.65
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	820.00	820.00
1	80–90	81	820.00	820.00
3	90–100	92	770.00–815.00	798.32
1	100–110	105	760.00	760.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	73	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	88	700.00	700.00
2	90–100	96	700.00	700.00
3	100–110	104	700.00–750.00	729.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	180.00	180.00
2	800–850	823	152.50–160.00	156.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	406	167.50	167.50
1	700–750	706	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	534	165.00	165.00
1	550–600	594	165.00	165.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	324	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	352	150.00	150.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	334	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,777	126.00–138.00	133.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	113.00–115.00	114.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,399	103.00–106.00	104.02
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,320	140.00–142.00	140.46
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,333	90.00–99.00	94.42
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,655	111.00–120.00	114.64
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,443	100.00–109.00	104.27

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 400–500 lb

What quality paid 400–500 lb

How it compared 400–500 lb

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Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Dairy Calves

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