Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2024-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale, Slaughter Dairy Cows traded 5.00-6.00 lower and Feeder Dairy Calves were 20.00-40.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $156.50/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$156.50

3 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$68.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.88

vs NY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	200.00	1,128	1thin
Large 3	554	137.50	762	1thin
Medium and Large 2	580	132.00	766	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.00/cwt here — about $362 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

156.50

—

NY average2 barns · 5 hd

172.38

−15.88

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	Select	Average	1,372	143.00	1,962	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,662	170.71	2,837	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	136.37	2,107	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,454	132.00	1,919	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,614	173.23	2,796	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,697	134.55	2,283	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,375	124.24	1,708	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,180	102.53	1,210	21
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,257	141.96	1,784	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	703.18/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 2	92	665.40/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	78	374.79/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	69	140.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	95	871.68/cwt	16
Heifers	Number 2	81	619.57/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 3	73	500.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	68	40.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

60 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 Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	126.35/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,737	8
Bulls	Utility	60–70	69	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	97	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	985.06/cwt	980.00–990.00	857	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,752	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,190	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	71	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	298	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	484	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	108.67/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,381	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	86.16/cwt	80.00–90.00	964	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	120.18/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,502	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	104.76/cwt	92.00–115.00	1,244	13
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,614	173.23/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,796	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,372	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,962	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,479	134.16/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,984	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,667	133.95/cwt	129.00–140.00	2,233	9
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,802	142.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,560	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,257	141.96/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,784	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,454	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,919	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	136.37/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,107	3
Bulls	—	—	1,062	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,497	1
Bulls	—	—	1,812	178.14/cwt	173.00–182.00	3,228	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Bulls	Large 3	450–500	496	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	893	1
Bulls	Large 3	350–400	382	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	863	1
Bulls	Large 3	300–350	304	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	593	1
Bulls	Large 3	600–650	622	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	964	1
Bulls	Large 3	550–600	554	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	612.46/cwt	600.00–625.00	570	13
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	683	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	684	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60–70	68	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	27	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	71	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	142	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	92	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	478	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	997.99/cwt	980.00–1,030.00	858	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	117	825.43/cwt	800.00–850.00	966	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	909.82/cwt	890.00–940.00	855	3
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	100	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	500	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	76	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	456	2
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	67	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	201	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	111	830.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	921	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	929.68/cwt	900.00–950.00	939	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	69	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	414	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	93	760.86/cwt	720.00–800.00	708	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	77	653.81/cwt	550.00–760.00	503	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	885.53/cwt	850.00–910.00	921	3
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	115	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	679	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	77	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	431	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	576.45/cwt	550.00–605.00	478	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	103	721.68/cwt	620.00–920.00	743	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	1,069.76/cwt	1,060.00–1,080.00	877	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	97	925.62/cwt	855.00–1,000.00	898	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	610.14/cwt	600.00–630.00	513	6
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	611.95/cwt	570.00–620.00	636	7
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	84	422.38/cwt	320.00–500.00	355	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	98	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	617	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	115	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	736	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	74	327.68/cwt	260.00–400.00	242	5

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 Aug 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 11Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 86Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 114Last week 117Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale, Slaughter Dairy Cows traded 5.00-6.00 lower and Feeder Dairy Calves were 20.00-40.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,375	122.00–133.00	126.35
3	—	1,271	104.00–112.00	108.67
3	—	1,479	129.00–138.00	134.16
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,752	125.00	125.00
9	—	1,667	129.00–140.00	133.95
2	—	1,802	140.00–145.00	142.04
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,119	80.00–90.00	86.16
3	—	1,250	118.00–123.00	120.18
13	—	1,187	92.00–115.00	104.76
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,614	169.00–176.00	173.23
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,372	143.00	143.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,257	140.00–144.00	141.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,454	132.00	132.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	135.00–137.00	136.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,062	141.00	141.00
4	—	1,812	173.00–182.00	178.14

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	600.00	600.00
2	80–90	87	980.00–990.00	985.06
1	90–100	98	630.00	630.00
3	100–110	103	620.00–920.00	721.68
1	110–120	115	640.00	640.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	71	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	560.00	560.00
4	80–90	83	550.00–605.00	576.45
1	90–100	93	520.00	520.00
1	110–120	115	590.00	590.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	84	600.00–630.00	610.14
13	90–100	93	600.00–625.00	612.46
7	100–110	104	570.00–620.00	611.95
1	110–120	111	615.00	615.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	82	1,060.00–1,080.00	1,069.76
2	90–100	97	855.00–1,000.00	925.62
4	100–110	101	900.00–950.00	929.68
3	110–120	111	800.00–850.00	830.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	70–80	74	260.00–400.00	327.68
4	80–90	84	320.00–500.00	422.38
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	900.00	900.00
5	80–90	86	980.00–1,030.00	997.99
3	90–100	94	890.00–940.00	909.82
3	100–110	104	850.00–910.00	885.53
2	110–120	117	800.00–850.00	825.43
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	40.00	40.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	71	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	92	520.00	520.00
1	100–110	100	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	300.00	300.00
2	70–80	76	600.00	600.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	77	550.00–760.00	653.81
2	90–100	93	720.00–800.00	760.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	304	195.00	195.00
1	350–400	382	215.00	215.00
1	450–500	496	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	554	137.50	137.50
1	600–650	622	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	438	197.00	197.00
1	550–600	580	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	564	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	774	190.00	190.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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