Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2024-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 20.00 to 40.00 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,588	164.00	2,604	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,521	142.98	2,175	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	124.81	1,774	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,397	115.55	1,614	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,210	125.00	1,513	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,718	122.46	2,104	16
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,480	113.72	1,683	25
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,367	104.40	1,427	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,279	151.33	1,936	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,096	127.37	1,396	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,520	155.00	2,356	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,282	140.00	1,795	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,128	153.03	1,726	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 2	96	630.82/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 1	95	614.20/cwt	55
Bulls	Number 3	98	567.50/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	101	824.80/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	83	730.35/cwt	8

Every lot, as filed

41 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	101	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	505	3
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	75	382.40/cwt	375.00–390.00	287	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	925.00/cwt	920.00–930.00	879	2
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	80	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	328	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	842.95/cwt	830.00–860.00	801	3
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	75	549.80/cwt	535.00–560.00	412	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	86	861.40/cwt	820.00–900.00	741	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	110	815.00/cwt	810.00–820.00	897	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	826.78/cwt	800.00–840.00	868	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	933.12/cwt	920.00–960.00	784	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	780	1
Bulls	—	—	1,521	142.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,175	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	115.55/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,614	2
Steers	Select	—	1,128	153.03/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,726	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,279	151.33/cwt	143.00–159.00	1,936	7
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,096	127.37/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,396	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,356	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	558.86/cwt	520.00–650.00	475	10
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	598.27/cwt	530.00–640.00	622	13
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	120–130	123	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	947	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	124	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	670	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	113	415.07/cwt	400.00–430.00	469	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	565.95/cwt	550.00–585.00	645	5
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	484.85/cwt	470.00–500.00	456	7
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	92	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	350	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	89	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	329	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	887.61/cwt	850.00–910.00	843	3
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	73	474.75/cwt	410.00–510.00	347	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	572.30/cwt	520.00–625.00	538	16
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	931.99/cwt	890.00–1,030.00	802	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	865	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	107	806.64/cwt	800.00–810.00	863	3
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	476.93/cwt	470.00–490.00	405	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	86	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	645	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,588	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,604	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,367	104.40/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,427	20
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,718	122.46/cwt	118.00–130.00	2,104	16
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	113.72/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,683	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	124.81/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,774	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,282	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,795	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,210	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,513	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 May 16, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 94Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 136Last week 114Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Beef cross 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	73	410.00–510.00	474.75
3	80–90	85	470.00–490.00	476.93
7	90–100	94	470.00–500.00	484.85
3	100–110	101	500.00	500.00
2	110–120	113	400.00–430.00	415.07
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	1,040.00	1,040.00
3	80–90	84	920.00–960.00	933.12
2	90–100	95	920.00–930.00	925.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	75	535.00–560.00	549.80
10	80–90	85	520.00–650.00	558.86
16	90–100	94	520.00–625.00	572.30
13	100–110	104	530.00–640.00	598.27
5	110–120	114	550.00–585.00	565.95
1	120–130	124	540.00	540.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	86	820.00–900.00	861.40
3	90–100	95	850.00–910.00	887.61
6	100–110	105	800.00–840.00	826.78
2	110–120	110	810.00–820.00	815.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	86	750.00	750.00
1	120–130	123	770.00	770.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	89	370.00	370.00
1	90–100	92	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	375.00–390.00	382.40
1	80–90	80	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	90–100	95	830.00–860.00	842.95
3	100–110	107	800.00–810.00	806.64
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	86	890.00–1,030.00	931.99
1	90–100	92	940.00	940.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,521	140.00–146.00	142.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,397	114.00–117.00	115.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,421	120.00–134.00	124.81
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	150.00–156.00	153.03
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,279	143.00–159.00	151.33
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,096	126.00–129.00	127.37
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	155.00	155.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,282	140.00	140.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,588	164.00	164.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,367	99.00–108.00	104.40
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,718	118.00–130.00	122.46
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,480	110.00–117.00	113.72
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	125.00	125.00

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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