Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2024-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cattle traded 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold steady. Beef cross bull calves traded 40.00 to 70.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $160.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$160.00

1 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	534	160.00	854	1thin

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 sale1 hd

160.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

160.00

+0.00

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	1,600	132.00	2,112	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,609	156.66	2,521	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,761	124.43	2,191	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	111.62	1,440	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	939	84.22	791	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,308	134.90	1,764	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,802	126.23	2,275	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,532	117.77	1,804	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,219	95.70	1,166	30
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,318	144.00	1,898	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,278	178.00	2,275	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,400	165.00	2,310	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	514.43/cwt	43
Bulls	Number 2	100	441.97/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 3	85	255.75/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	85	78.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	90	716.63/cwt	16
Heifers	Number 2	95	534.08/cwt	13

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
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	88	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	264	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	708	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	122	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	817	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	474.91/cwt	410.00–525.00	489	15
Bulls	Utility	80–90	89	75.00/cwt	50.00–100.00	67	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	379.37/cwt	350.00–400.00	319	5
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	355.10/cwt	340.00–370.00	327	4
Bulls	Utility	70–80	70	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	46	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,504	117.82/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,772	9
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,701	108.71/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,849	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	135.73/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,735	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	89.73/cwt	80.00–98.00	1,050	17
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	130.30/cwt	127.00–133.00	2,274	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,974	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,250	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,282	103.50/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,327	13
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,318	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,898	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,308	134.90/cwt	118.00–156.00	1,764	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,112	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,278	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,310	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	84.22/cwt	80.00–90.00	791	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,761	124.43/cwt	120.00–128.00	2,191	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	111.62/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,440	6
Bulls	—	—	1,609	156.66/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	298	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	302	190.00/cwt	170.00–210.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,119	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	106	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	827	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	104	348.14/cwt	300.00–400.00	362	6
Bulls	Utility	90–100	92	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	92	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	454.43/cwt	410.00–490.00	391	7
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	75	168.93/cwt	150.00–190.00	127	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	109	689.95/cwt	680.00–700.00	752	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	242.85/cwt	210.00–280.00	206	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	114	664.38/cwt	600.00–740.00	757	4
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	431.23/cwt	400.00–500.00	405	14
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	112	396.59/cwt	390.00–400.00	444	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	869.64/cwt	840.00–900.00	730	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	796.63/cwt	790.00–800.00	765	3
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	76	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	239	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	116	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	800	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	860.70/cwt	830.00–900.00	732	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	79	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	608	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	91	846.20/cwt	800.00–880.00	770	3
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	96	239.79/cwt	230.00–250.00	230	2
Heifers	Number 2	110–120	111	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	516	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	808	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	104	705.00/cwt	640.00–770.00	733	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	95	537.16/cwt	500.00–600.00	510	3
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	101	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	556	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	84	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	420	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	93	739.35/cwt	700.00–780.00	688	2
Heifers	Number 2	100–110	109	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	436	1
Heifers	Number 2	90–100	95	314.68/cwt	300.00–330.00	299	2
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	74	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	296	2
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	85	534.38/cwt	500.00–600.00	454	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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 109Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 123Last week 141Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cattle traded 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold steady. Beef cross bull calves traded 40.00 to 70.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	74	400.00	400.00
1	80–90	88	300.00	300.00
2	90–100	95	300.00–330.00	314.68
1	100–110	109	400.00	400.00
1	110–120	111	465.00	465.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	920.00	920.00
4	80–90	85	830.00–900.00	860.70
3	90–100	91	800.00–880.00	846.20
1	100–110	101	800.00	800.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	770.00	770.00
2	90–100	93	700.00–780.00	739.35
2	100–110	104	640.00–770.00	705.00
1	110–120	116	690.00	690.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	500.00–600.00	534.38
3	90–100	95	500.00–600.00	537.16
1	100–110	101	550.00	550.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–110	109	680.00–700.00	689.95
4	110–120	114	600.00–740.00	664.38
1	120–130	122	670.00	670.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	80–90	86	410.00–490.00	454.43
14	90–100	94	400.00–500.00	431.23
15	100–110	103	410.00–525.00	474.91
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	65.00	65.00
2	80–90	89	50.00–100.00	75.00
1	90–100	92	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	76	310.00–320.00	315.00
5	80–90	84	350.00–400.00	379.37
4	90–100	92	340.00–370.00	355.10
6	100–110	104	300.00–400.00	348.14
3	110–120	112	390.00–400.00	396.59
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	84	840.00–900.00	869.64
3	90–100	96	790.00–800.00	796.63
1	100–110	106	780.00	780.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	150.00–190.00	168.93
3	80–90	85	210.00–280.00	242.85
2	90–100	96	230.00–250.00	239.79
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	84	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,504	112.00–125.00	117.82
6	—	1,701	106.00–110.00	108.71
3	—	1,278	135.00–137.00	135.73
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,170	80.00–98.00	89.73
13	—	1,282	99.00–109.00	103.50
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,745	127.00–133.00	130.30
1	—	1,974	114.00	114.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,318	144.00	144.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,308	118.00–156.00	134.90
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,278	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	165.00	165.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	939	80.00–90.00	84.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,761	120.00–128.00	124.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,290	109.00–115.00	111.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,609	150.00–168.00	156.66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	298	205.00	205.00
2	300–350	302	170.00–210.00	190.00
1	500–550	534	160.00	160.00
1	600–650	636	145.00	145.00
1	700–750	722	155.00	155.00

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

Bulls · 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 Dairy Calves

Slaughter Cattle

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