Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2024-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter dairy cows traded 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Holstein bull calves stayed steady to firm. Beef cross bull calves traded 100.00 to 105.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb bulls averaged $215.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$215.00

1 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+62.50

vs NY average

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	494	215.00	1,062	1thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

215.00

—

NY average2 barns · 4 hd

152.50

+62.50

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	1,172	134.00	1,570	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,701	174.97	2,976	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,647	150.43	2,478	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	141.64	1,829	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,692	167.95	2,842	5thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,804	147.19	2,655	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,507	132.66	2,000	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,203	103.54	1,246	22
Steers	Choice	Average	1,660	163.00	2,706	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,264	150.00	1,896	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	669.36/cwt	56
Bulls	Number 2	97	551.26/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 3	85	255.63/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	75	106.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	92	708.38/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	87	517.31/cwt	7

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2Beef Cross	110–120	115	709.98/cwt	700.00–730.00	816	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	97	727.31/cwt	700.00–740.00	705	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	800.37/cwt	750.00–840.00	744	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	801.40/cwt	780.00–820.00	825	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,172	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,570	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,481	133.66/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,980	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,692	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	2,081	2
Steers	Select	—	1,264	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,896	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	97.08/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,168	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	111.29/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,340	10
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	144.37/cwt	139.00–150.00	2,502	9
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,692	167.95/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,842	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,013	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,015	155.66/cwt	152.00–159.50	3,137	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,660	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,706	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,647	150.43/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,478	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	141.64/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,829	3
Bulls	—	—	1,701	174.97/cwt	161.00–185.00	2,976	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	368	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	454	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,053	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	662	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	927	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	478	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	550	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	586	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	305.04/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	329.32/cwt	315.00–345.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	97	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	194	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	73	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	73	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	67	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	57	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	541.27/cwt	525.00–570.00	617	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	590.72/cwt	580.00–600.00	603	6
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	73	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	219	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	74	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	274	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	427.12/cwt	380.00–480.00	363	4
Bulls	Utility	90–100	93	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	93	1
Bulls	Utility	50–60	59	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	62	1
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	118	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	307	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	86	269.47/cwt	240.00–300.00	232	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	750.05/cwt	740.00–760.00	780	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	574.70/cwt	505.00–605.00	540	14
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	570.52/cwt	530.00–600.00	485	10
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	419.82/cwt	360.00–490.00	390	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	109	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	796	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	825.30/cwt	760.00–890.00	710	6
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	76	380.30/cwt	350.00–400.00	289	4
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	68	245.22/cwt	230.00–260.00	167	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	72	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	576	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	110	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	825	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	735	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	800.00/cwt	740.00–860.00	664	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	780.14/cwt	740.00–800.00	726	3
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	85	503.33/cwt	500.00–510.00	428	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	658	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	108	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	540	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	82	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	115	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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 18Last week 33Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 98Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 138Last week 110Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter dairy cows traded 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Holstein bull calves stayed steady to firm. Beef cross bull calves traded 100.00 to 105.00 lower.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	90–100	97	700.00–740.00	727.31
1	100–110	109	730.00	730.00
4	110–120	115	700.00–730.00	709.98
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	800.00	800.00
6	80–90	86	760.00–890.00	825.30
9	90–100	93	750.00–840.00	800.37
7	100–110	103	780.00–820.00	801.40
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	68	230.00–260.00	245.22
1	70–80	73	300.00	300.00
2	80–90	86	240.00–300.00	269.47
1	90–100	97	200.00	200.00
1	110–120	118	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	59	105.00	105.00
1	60–70	67	85.00	85.00
1	70–80	73	100.00	100.00
1	80–90	82	140.00	140.00
1	90–100	93	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	80–90	85	530.00–600.00	570.52
14	90–100	94	505.00–605.00	574.70
6	100–110	102	580.00–600.00	590.72
3	110–120	114	525.00–570.00	541.27
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	370.00	370.00
4	80–90	85	380.00–480.00	427.12
6	90–100	93	360.00–490.00	419.82
1	100–110	108	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	83	740.00–860.00	800.00
3	90–100	93	740.00–800.00	780.14
2	100–110	104	740.00–760.00	750.05
1	110–120	110	750.00	750.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	76	350.00–400.00	380.30
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	94	700.00	700.00
2	100–110	105	700.00	700.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	500.00–510.00	503.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,172	134.00	134.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,481	128.00–138.00	133.66
2	—	1,692	121.00–125.00	122.99
1	—	1,428	141.00	141.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,203	90.00–107.00	97.08
10	—	1,204	109.00–118.00	111.29
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,733	139.00–150.00	144.37
3	—	2,015	152.00–159.50	155.66
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,264	150.00	150.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	163.00	163.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,692	155.00–175.00	167.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	147.00–154.00	150.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,291	137.00–144.00	141.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,701	161.00–185.00	174.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	368	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	412	185.00	185.00
1	450–500	454	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	448	235.00	235.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	478	115.00	115.00
1	550–600	586	129.00	129.00
1	650–700	662	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	266	315.00–345.00	329.32
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	369	300.00–310.00	305.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	494	215.00	215.00

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 400–500 lb

What quality paid 400–500 lb

How it compared 400–500 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Empire Livestock Sale - Bath, NY

Feeder Dairy Calves

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