Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2024-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 10.00 to 30.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 110.00 to 260.00 higher.

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	1,702	145.00	2,468	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	122.43	1,807	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,584	115.63	1,832	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,278	107.00	1,367	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,530	125.00	1,913	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,682	124.81	2,099	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,545	113.16	1,748	33
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,405	98.49	1,384	18
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,158	134.00	1,552	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,377	126.03	1,735	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,368	185.00	2,531	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,347	172.96	2,330	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,318	167.00	2,201	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,532	173.97	2,665	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,394	165.97	2,314	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 2	96	611.23/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 3	101	610.18/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 1	96	607.71/cwt	30
Bulls	Utility	87	229.80/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	87	695.59/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	91	638.26/cwt	18

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,377	126.03/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,735	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,545	113.16/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,748	33
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	110–120	114	699.59/cwt	680.00–720.00	798	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	815.91/cwt	780.00–860.00	767	8
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	840.23/cwt	800.00–880.00	731	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	984.82/cwt	970.00–1,000.00	817	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	86	449.88/cwt	420.00–500.00	387	5
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	587.11/cwt	545.00–630.00	552	14
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	77	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	119	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	79	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	134	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	95	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	190	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	98	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	784	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	868.67/cwt	850.00–895.00	747	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	577	2
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	87	125.14/cwt	100.00–150.00	109	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	103	732.94/cwt	700.00–790.00	755	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	718	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	98	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	715	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	539.69/cwt	530.00–550.00	621	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	82	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	262	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	86	730.58/cwt	700.00–790.00	628	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	750.44/cwt	700.00–790.00	705	5
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	113	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	825	1
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	122	495.04/cwt	485.00–505.00	604	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	87	561.96/cwt	550.00–580.00	489	5
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	593.29/cwt	565.00–610.00	617	7
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	96	460.43/cwt	420.00–500.00	442	5
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	106	734.89/cwt	730.00–740.00	779	4
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	79	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	553	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	90	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	198	1
Bulls	Utility	100–110	108	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	216	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	74	249.59/cwt	240.00–260.00	185	2
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	94	381.34/cwt	345.00–400.00	358	3
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	102	458.82/cwt	420.00–495.00	468	3
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	114	459.69/cwt	450.00–470.00	524	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,158	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,552	1
Steers	Select	—	1,394	165.97/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,314	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,532	173.97/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,665	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,368	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,531	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,913	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,405	98.49/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,384	18
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,682	124.81/cwt	119.00–135.00	2,099	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,347	172.96/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,330	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,318	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,201	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,367	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	122.43/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,807	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,584	115.63/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,832	3
Bulls	—	—	1,702	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,468	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 Apr 4, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 98Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 139Last week 150Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 10.00 to 30.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 110.00 to 260.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,377	124.00–129.00	126.03
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,545	106.00–118.00	113.16
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,405	91.00–104.00	98.49
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,682	119.00–135.00	124.81
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,158	134.00	134.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,394	165.00–167.00	165.97
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,532	170.00–176.00	173.97
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,368	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,347	172.00–174.00	172.96
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,318	167.00	167.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,278	107.00	107.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,476	121.00–124.00	122.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,584	111.00–119.00	115.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,702	145.00	145.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	700.00	700.00
1	90–100	98	730.00	730.00
4	100–110	106	730.00–740.00	734.89
3	110–120	114	680.00–720.00	699.59
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	87	800.00–880.00	840.23
8	90–100	94	780.00–860.00	815.91
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	970.00–1,000.00	984.82
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	86	420.00–500.00	449.88
5	90–100	96	420.00–500.00	460.43
3	100–110	102	420.00–495.00	458.82
2	110–120	114	450.00–470.00	459.69
2	120–130	122	485.00–505.00	495.04
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	87	550.00–580.00	561.96
14	90–100	94	545.00–630.00	587.11
7	100–110	104	565.00–610.00	593.29
2	110–120	115	530.00–550.00	539.69
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	82	320.00	320.00
3	90–100	94	345.00–400.00	381.34
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	74	240.00–260.00	249.59
1	90–100	90	220.00	220.00
1	100–110	108	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	155.00	155.00
2	80–90	87	100.00–150.00	125.14
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	170.00	170.00
1	90–100	95	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	920.00	920.00
4	80–90	86	850.00–895.00	868.67
1	90–100	98	800.00	800.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	78	740.00	740.00
4	80–90	86	700.00–790.00	730.58
5	90–100	94	700.00–790.00	750.44
3	100–110	103	700.00–790.00	732.94
1	110–120	113	730.00	730.00

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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