Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2024-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Holstein bull calves stayed steady to firm. Beef cross bull calves traded 15.00 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	1,850	152.00	2,812	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	131.42	1,858	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,356	123.37	1,673	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,200	115.48	1,386	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,733	129.06	2,237	8thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,466	116.63	1,710	26
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,301	109.93	1,430	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,689	156.00	2,635	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,287	137.35	1,768	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 2	95	631.55/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 1	97	623.75/cwt	73
Bulls	Number 3	93	355.58/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	91	226.06/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	88	721.00/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 2	94	692.09/cwt	16

Every lot, as filed

49 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	100–110	104	603.43/cwt	555.00–630.00	628	23
Bulls	—	—	1,850	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,812	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	131.42/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,858	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	123.37/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,673	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	115.48/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,386	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	129.06/cwt	124.00–134.00	2,237	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,301	109.93/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,430	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,689	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,635	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,287	137.35/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,768	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,466	116.63/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,710	26
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	928.15/cwt	915.00–960.00	891	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	760	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	345.14/cwt	320.00–370.00	321	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	81	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	729	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	882.52/cwt	840.00–900.00	847	4
Bulls	Utility	100–110	108	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	281	1
Heifers	Number 2	60–70	69	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	138	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	80	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	344	1
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	107	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	375	1
Heifers	Number 2	100–110	103	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	309	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	83	850.80/cwt	800.00–900.00	706	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	92	852.41/cwt	800.00–910.00	784	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	937.37/cwt	925.00–950.00	872	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	104	824.28/cwt	800.00–880.00	857	5
Heifers	Number 2	110–120	119	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	238	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	92	419.82/cwt	400.00–430.00	386	3
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	451.17/cwt	440.00–465.00	415	4
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	84	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	323	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	78	355.32/cwt	330.00–380.00	277	2
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	111	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	333	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	77	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	223	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	1,003.91/cwt	950.00–1,060.00	763	2
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	101	364.95/cwt	360.00–370.00	369	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	74	484.33/cwt	430.00–530.00	358	3
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	113	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	531	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	493.63/cwt	480.00–500.00	415	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	116	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	928	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,004.48/cwt	990.00–1,020.00	864	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	874.38/cwt	840.00–900.00	918	5
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	120	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	702	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	76	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	433	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	583.88/cwt	550.00–620.00	490	13
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	609.28/cwt	550.00–635.00	579	26
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	69	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	248	1
Bulls	Number 3	120–130	120	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	456	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	588.84/cwt	575.00–600.00	665	4
Bulls	Utility	90–100	95	225.73/cwt	190.00–270.00	214	3
Bulls	Utility	70–80	75	209.60/cwt	200.00–220.00	157	2
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	102	501.78/cwt	460.00–540.00	512	6

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 30, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 96Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 157Last week 127Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Holstein bull calves stayed steady to firm. Beef cross bull calves traded 15.00 to 60.00 lower.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	570.00	570.00
13	80–90	84	550.00–620.00	583.88
26	90–100	95	550.00–635.00	609.28
23	100–110	104	555.00–630.00	603.43
4	110–120	113	575.00–600.00	588.84
1	120–130	120	585.00	585.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	1,000.00	1,000.00
4	90–100	96	915.00–960.00	928.15
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	360.00	360.00
2	70–80	78	330.00–380.00	355.32
1	80–90	84	385.00	385.00
2	90–100	93	320.00–370.00	345.14
2	100–110	101	360.00–370.00	364.95
1	110–120	111	300.00	300.00
1	120–130	120	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	81	900.00	900.00
4	90–100	96	840.00–900.00	882.52
5	100–110	105	840.00–900.00	874.38
1	110–120	116	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	200.00–220.00	209.60
3	90–100	95	190.00–270.00	225.73
1	100–110	108	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	74	430.00–530.00	484.33
4	80–90	84	480.00–500.00	493.63
4	90–100	92	440.00–465.00	451.17
6	100–110	102	460.00–540.00	501.78
1	110–120	113	470.00	470.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	200.00	200.00
1	70–80	77	290.00	290.00
1	100–110	103	300.00	300.00
1	110–120	119	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	430.00	430.00
3	90–100	92	400.00–430.00	419.82
1	100–110	107	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	83	800.00–900.00	850.80
4	90–100	92	800.00–910.00	852.41
5	100–110	104	800.00–880.00	824.28
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	76	950.00–1,060.00	1,003.91
2	80–90	86	990.00–1,020.00	1,004.48
2	90–100	93	925.00–950.00	937.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	152.00	152.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,414	129.00–135.00	131.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,356	120.00–128.00	123.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	112.00–119.00	115.48
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,733	124.00–134.00	129.06
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,301	105.00–113.00	109.93
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,466	114.00–121.00	116.63
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,689	156.00	156.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	132.00–140.00	137.35

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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