Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2024-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 50.00 to 60.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves traded 60.00 to 80.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $167.50/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$167.50

1 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−115.21 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	606	167.50	1,015	1thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

167.50

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

167.50

+0.00

National average147 barns · 7,636 hd

282.71

−115.21

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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,227	166.05	2,037	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,824	175.47	3,201	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	121.00	1,367	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	2,306	150.00	3,459	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,777	139.83	2,485	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,357	132.82	1,803	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,242	118.87	1,476	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,042	169.00	1,761	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	695.98/cwt	49
Bulls	Number 2	89	601.83/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 3	88	387.94/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	91	897.45/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	85	894.66/cwt	9

Every lot, as filed

43 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	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	884	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	680	108.14/cwt	100.00–116.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,015	1
Bulls	—	—	1,824	175.47/cwt	165.00–185.00	3,201	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,367	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,227	166.05/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,037	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,306	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,459	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,042	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,761	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,242	118.87/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,476	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	131.73/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,772	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,045	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,777	139.83/cwt	138.00–142.00	2,485	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	969	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	988.49/cwt	940.00–1,025.00	840	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	82	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	738	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	628.78/cwt	600.00–650.00	534	9
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	610.08/cwt	560.00–640.00	634	8
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	623.14/cwt	580.00–650.00	586	15
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	76	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	654	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	107	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	952	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	917.46/cwt	910.00–925.00	872	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	893	2
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	80	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	256	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	98	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	882	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	964.94/cwt	940.00–1,000.00	897	5
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	515.57/cwt	440.00–550.00	479	5
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	340	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	79	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	751	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	980.38/cwt	940.00–1,020.00	824	5
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	513.45/cwt	480.00–540.00	436	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	114	865.00/cwt	865.00–865.00	986	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	74	522.50/cwt	440.00–550.00	387	4
Bulls	Number 2	60–70	69	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	297	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	899.88/cwt	880.00–920.00	783	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	904.17/cwt	880.00–930.00	958	2
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	113	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	452	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	97	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	407	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	515	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	77	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	454	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	579.83/cwt	565.00–590.00	661	4
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	74	353.81/cwt	320.00–390.00	262	2

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 Jul 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 96Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 117Last week 111Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 50.00 to 60.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves traded 60.00 to 80.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	426	207.50	207.50
1	550–600	578	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	680	100.00–116.00	108.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	468	175.00	175.00
1	600–650	606	167.50	167.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,824	165.00–185.00	175.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	121.00	121.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,227	164.00–168.00	166.05
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,306	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,042	169.00	169.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,242	114.00–126.00	118.87
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,345	129.00–136.00	131.73
2	—	1,450	140.00–142.00	141.02
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,777	138.00–142.00	139.83

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	85	940.00–1,025.00	988.49
5	90–100	93	940.00–1,000.00	964.94
1	100–110	102	950.00	950.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	82	900.00	900.00
1	90–100	98	900.00	900.00
2	100–110	106	880.00–930.00	904.17
1	110–120	114	865.00	865.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	590.00	590.00
9	80–90	85	600.00–650.00	628.78
15	90–100	94	580.00–650.00	623.14
8	100–110	104	560.00–640.00	610.08
4	110–120	114	565.00–590.00	579.83
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	430.00	430.00
4	70–80	74	440.00–550.00	522.50
5	80–90	85	480.00–540.00	513.45
5	90–100	93	440.00–550.00	515.57
1	100–110	103	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	74	320.00–390.00	353.81
2	80–90	85	400.00	400.00
1	90–100	97	420.00	420.00
1	110–120	113	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	860.00	860.00
2	80–90	87	880.00–920.00	899.88
2	90–100	95	910.00–925.00	917.46
1	100–110	107	890.00	890.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	950.00	950.00
5	80–90	84	940.00–1,020.00	980.38
2	90–100	95	940.00	940.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	320.00	320.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

What quality paid 600–700 lb

How it compared 600–700 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Empire Livestock Sale - Bath, NY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves