Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2024-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 7.50 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves traded 75.00 to 1000.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $228.00/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$228.00

3 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+18.18

vs NY average

−52.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	561	228.00	1,280	3thin

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 sale3 hd

228.00

—

NY average3 barns · 20 hd

209.82

+18.18

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

−52.34

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	1,720	175.10	3,012	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,930	145.00	2,799	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	131.46	1,785	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,820	182.00	3,312	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,642	140.96	2,315	8thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,460	130.10	1,899	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,261	114.33	1,442	28
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,339	151.46	2,028	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,153	141.32	1,629	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,244	152.46	1,897	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	93	672.20/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	90	599.16/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	93	298.27/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	78	100.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	87	743.10/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	94	650.30/cwt	10

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	803	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	465.38/cwt	430.00–500.00	433	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	96	587.29/cwt	550.00–605.00	564	8
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	120	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	594	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	464.85/cwt	440.00–500.00	395	4
Bulls	Utility	70–80	70	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	70	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	837.74/cwt	800.00–875.00	804	4
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,820	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,312	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	140.96/cwt	136.00–147.50	2,315	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	130.10/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,899	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	102.40/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,085	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,400	123.46/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,728	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,271	113.79/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,446	9
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,244	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,897	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,339	151.46/cwt	149.00–153.00	2,028	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,153	141.32/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,629	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,930	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,799	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	131.46/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,785	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	175.10/cwt	160.00–185.00	3,012	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	624	124.34/cwt	120.00–127.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	242.46/cwt	235.00–250.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	205.99/cwt	197.50–215.00	985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	229.50/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	220.98/cwt	190.00–255.00	709	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	552	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	265.00/cwt	262.50–267.50	912	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	326	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	489	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	284	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,179	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	792	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	551.45/cwt	525.00–570.00	469	7
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	79	540.19/cwt	510.00–570.00	427	2
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	95	292.30/cwt	285.00–300.00	278	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	594	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	101	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	364	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	83	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	203	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	106	596.81/cwt	565.00–605.00	633	7
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	110	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	330	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	77	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	239	1
Heifers	Number 2	110–120	111	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	261	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	98	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	397	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	86	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	86	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	77	445.15/cwt	400.00–500.00	343	3
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	78	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	312	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	102	807.35/cwt	800.00–815.00	823	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	813.33/cwt	780.00–845.00	765	4
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	87	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	252	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	818	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	927.86/cwt	910.00–945.00	779	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	81	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	648	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	75	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	225	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	108	815.00/cwt	815.00–815.00	880	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	75	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	600	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	949.78/cwt	900.00–1,005.00	807	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	837	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 Aug 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 33Last week 19Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 123Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 110Last week 109Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 7.50 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves traded 75.00 to 1000.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	141.00	141.00
1	650–700	664	121.00	121.00
1	750–800	792	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	428	210.00	210.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	284	165.00	165.00
1	300–350	326	150.00	150.00
1	550–600	552	147.50	147.50
3	600–650	624	120.00–127.00	124.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	321	190.00–255.00	220.98
2	350–400	362	235.00–250.00	242.46
2	450–500	478	197.50–215.00	205.99
1	500–550	524	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	580	229.00–230.00	229.50
1	600–650	628	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	344	262.50–267.50	265.00
1	350–400	362	266.00	266.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	77	400.00–500.00	445.15
4	80–90	85	440.00–500.00	464.85
2	90–100	93	430.00–500.00	465.38
1	120–130	120	495.00	495.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	79	510.00–570.00	540.19
7	80–90	85	525.00–570.00	551.45
8	90–100	96	550.00–605.00	587.29
7	100–110	106	565.00–605.00	596.81
1	110–120	112	530.00	530.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	100.00	100.00
1	80–90	86	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	800.00	800.00
4	90–100	96	800.00–875.00	837.74
1	100–110	108	815.00	815.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	300.00	300.00
1	80–90	83	245.00	245.00
2	90–100	95	285.00–300.00	292.30
1	100–110	101	360.00	360.00
1	110–120	110	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
8	80–90	85	900.00–1,005.00	949.78
1	90–100	92	910.00	910.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	310.00	310.00
1	80–90	87	290.00	290.00
1	110–120	111	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	400.00	400.00
1	90–100	98	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	81	800.00	800.00
4	90–100	94	780.00–845.00	813.33
2	100–110	102	800.00–815.00	807.35
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	84	910.00–945.00	927.86
1	90–100	94	870.00	870.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	182.00	182.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,642	136.00–147.50	140.96
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,460	126.00–135.00	130.10
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,060	99.00–105.00	102.40
11	—	1,400	120.00–128.00	123.46
9	—	1,271	109.00–118.00	113.79
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,244	150.00–155.00	152.46
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,339	149.00–153.00	151.46
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,153	140.00–143.00	141.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	145.00	145.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,358	130.00–132.00	131.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,720	160.00–185.00	175.10

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Empire Livestock Sale - Bath, NY

Feeder Cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Slaughter Cattle