Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2024-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves stayed steady to firm. Beef cross bull calves traded 10.00 to 30.00 higher.

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	2,449	105.51	2,584	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	2,077	176.89	3,674	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	119.02	1,723	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,197	105.00	1,257	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,406	148.50	2,088	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,687	122.69	2,070	7thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,464	116.18	1,700	20
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,279	98.89	1,264	31
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,245	133.78	1,666	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,653	125.01	2,066	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,307	176.12	2,302	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,227	170.00	2,086	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	564.67/cwt	49
Bulls	Number 2	92	462.02/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	88	237.85/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	77	108.13/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	96	683.29/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	90	682.14/cwt	16

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	—	2,077	176.89/cwt	172.00–181.00	3,674	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,257	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	119.02/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,723	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,307	176.12/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,302	6
Steers	Select	—	1,227	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,086	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,245	133.78/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,666	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,653	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	2,066	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	113.97/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,710	16
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	125.00/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,648	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,686	120.81/cwt	119.00–125.00	2,037	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	87.75/cwt	80.00–99.00	1,068	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,323	106.93/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,415	18
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,692	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,267	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	2,449	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	2,584	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,406	148.50/cwt	125.00–160.00	2,088	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	791.08/cwt	750.00–810.00	672	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	783.06/cwt	740.00–840.00	744	9
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	554	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	715.14/cwt	710.00–720.00	751	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	106	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	784	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	305.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	229	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	88	775.00/cwt	740.00–810.00	682	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	777.73/cwt	730.00–800.00	739	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	74	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	518	1
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	101	615.02/cwt	610.00–620.00	621	2
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	88	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	537	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	93	610.13/cwt	600.00–620.00	567	5
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	352.81/cwt	330.00–380.00	325	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	121	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	738	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	690.00/cwt	680.00–700.00	587	2
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	74	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	414	1
Bulls	Number 3	120–130	121	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	242	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	94	246.10/cwt	190.00–275.00	231	3
Bulls	Utility	80–90	87	68.16/cwt	50.00–100.00	59	3
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	76	241.13/cwt	190.00–270.00	183	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	790.19/cwt	760.00–820.00	616	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	104	704.86/cwt	700.00–710.00	733	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	446.42/cwt	405.00–495.00	379	10
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	450.80/cwt	390.00–500.00	424	14
Bulls	Utility	60–70	69	92.77/cwt	55.00–130.00	64	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	501.32/cwt	480.00–520.00	511	8
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	326.52/cwt	300.00–370.00	271	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	112	703.37/cwt	700.00–710.00	788	3
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	124	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	496	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	73	158.34/cwt	155.00–160.00	116	3

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 Sep 19, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 114Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 141Last week 128Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves stayed steady to firm. Beef cross bull calves traded 10.00 to 30.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,077	172.00–181.00	176.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,197	105.00	105.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,448	116.00–121.00	119.02
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,307	173.00–180.00	176.12
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,227	170.00	170.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	130.00–138.00	133.78
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	124.00–126.00	125.01
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,500	109.00–116.00	113.97
4	—	1,318	120.00–129.00	125.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,686	119.00–125.00	120.81
1	—	1,692	134.00	134.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,217	80.00–99.00	87.75
18	—	1,323	101.00–113.00	106.93
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,449	105.00–106.00	105.51
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,406	125.00–160.00	148.50

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	750.00–810.00	791.08
9	90–100	95	740.00–840.00	783.06
2	100–110	106	740.00	740.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	84	660.00	660.00
2	100–110	105	710.00–720.00	715.14
3	110–120	112	700.00–710.00	703.37
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	300.00–310.00	305.07
5	80–90	83	300.00–370.00	326.52
4	90–100	92	330.00–380.00	352.81
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	76	190.00–270.00	241.13
3	90–100	94	190.00–275.00	246.10
1	120–130	121	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	69	55.00–130.00	92.77
3	70–80	73	155.00–160.00	158.34
3	80–90	87	50.00–100.00	68.16
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	80–90	85	405.00–495.00	446.42
14	90–100	94	390.00–500.00	450.80
8	100–110	102	480.00–520.00	501.32
1	120–130	124	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	78	760.00–820.00	790.19
2	80–90	88	740.00–810.00	775.00
3	90–100	95	730.00–800.00	777.73
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	700.00	700.00
2	80–90	85	680.00–700.00	690.00
2	100–110	104	700.00–710.00	704.86
1	120–130	121	610.00	610.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	560.00	560.00
1	80–90	88	610.00	610.00
5	90–100	93	600.00–620.00	610.13
2	100–110	101	610.00–620.00	615.02

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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