Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2024-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows stayed steady to firm. Holstein bull calves traded 10.00 to 30.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 10.00 to 20.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $180.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$180.00

1 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−33.12

vs NY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	538	180.00	968	1thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

180.00

—

NY average3 barns · 11 hd

213.12

−33.12

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	1,872	148.71	2,784	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	123.63	1,754	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	113.88	1,398	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,180	138.00	1,628	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,811	124.13	2,248	9thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,476	113.61	1,677	30
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,377	104.73	1,442	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,236	147.00	1,817	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,254	130.45	1,636	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	684.40/cwt	41
Bulls	Number 2	93	654.27/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 3	90	362.02/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	97	836.59/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 1	85	685.19/cwt	11

Every lot, as filed

52 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	80–90	85	461.91/cwt	400.00–510.00	393	6
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	71	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	284	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	113	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	588	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	522	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	963	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	738	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	886	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	588	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	647	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	285	126.55/cwt	120.00–132.50	361	3
Bulls	—	—	1,872	148.71/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,784	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	123.63/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,754	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	113.88/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,398	4
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,254	130.45/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,636	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,236	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,817	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,377	104.73/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,442	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,476	113.61/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,677	30
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,811	124.13/cwt	119.00–131.00	2,248	9
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,180	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	790	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	81	1,029.97/cwt	1,000.00–1,060.00	834	4
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	121	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	684	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	614.40/cwt	600.00–630.00	639	9
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	584.94/cwt	550.00–615.00	491	7
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	91	440.22/cwt	400.00–480.00	401	2
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	76	345.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	262	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	91	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	910	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	957.55/cwt	920.00–1,000.00	814	5
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	85	379.65/cwt	350.00–410.00	323	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	97	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	291	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	859.42/cwt	820.00–890.00	825	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	74	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	592	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	112	815.00/cwt	815.00–815.00	913	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	103	820.00/cwt	780.00–860.00	845	2
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	369.96/cwt	340.00–390.00	344	3
Bulls	Number 2	60–70	67	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	335	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	856.09/cwt	800.00–900.00	805	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	937.46/cwt	930.00–950.00	891	4
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	78	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	429	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	605.16/cwt	550.00–630.00	575	11
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	106	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	477	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	86	350.12/cwt	330.00–370.00	301	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	832	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	784	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	202.47/cwt	200.00–205.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	689	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	584.87/cwt	570.00–600.00	667	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	118	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	944	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	104	846.96/cwt	800.00–880.00	881	4

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 120Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 127Last week 136Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows stayed steady to firm. Holstein bull calves traded 10.00 to 30.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 10.00 to 20.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	500.00	500.00
1	70–80	71	400.00	400.00
6	80–90	85	400.00–510.00	461.91
2	90–100	91	400.00–480.00	440.22
1	100–110	106	450.00	450.00
1	110–120	113	520.00	520.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	1,040.00	1,040.00
4	80–90	81	1,000.00–1,060.00	1,029.97
4	90–100	95	930.00–950.00	937.46
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	550.00	550.00
7	80–90	84	550.00–615.00	584.94
11	90–100	95	550.00–630.00	605.16
9	100–110	104	600.00–630.00	614.40
3	110–120	114	570.00–600.00	584.87
1	120–130	121	565.00	565.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	86	330.00–370.00	350.12
3	90–100	93	340.00–390.00	369.96
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
7	90–100	94	800.00–900.00	856.09
4	100–110	104	800.00–880.00	846.96
1	110–120	118	800.00	800.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	76	340.00–350.00	345.03
2	80–90	85	350.00–410.00	379.65
1	90–100	97	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	85	920.00–1,000.00	957.55
1	90–100	91	1,000.00	1,000.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	800.00	800.00
4	90–100	96	820.00–890.00	859.42
2	100–110	103	780.00–860.00	820.00
1	110–120	112	815.00	815.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	120.00–132.50	126.55
2	300–350	310	120.00	120.00
1	500–550	522	120.00	120.00
1	550–600	588	110.00	110.00
1	700–750	738	120.00	120.00
1	800–850	832	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	412	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	618	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	336	205.00	205.00
2	400–450	411	200.00–205.00	202.47
1	500–550	538	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	636	147.50	147.50
1	750–800	784	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,872	145.00–151.00	148.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,419	121.00–126.00	123.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,228	111.00–116.00	113.88
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,254	130.00–131.00	130.45
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,236	147.00	147.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,377	100.00–108.00	104.73
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,476	110.00–117.00	113.61
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,811	119.00–131.00	124.13
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	138.00	138.00

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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