Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2024-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 35.00 to 55.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 60.00 to 80.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb bulls averaged $202.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$202.00

1 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	434	202.00	877	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

202.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

202.00

+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	1,379	126.81	1,749	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,597	173.38	2,769	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,572	125.02	1,965	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,393	115.34	1,607	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	107.75	1,241	6thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,249	138.82	1,734	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,477	126.39	1,867	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,719	125.91	2,164	6thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,311	109.44	1,435	41
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,328	128.50	1,706	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,349	187.00	2,523	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,192	178.00	2,122	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,257	180.00	2,263	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,280	165.00	2,112	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,402	155.00	2,173	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	640.02/cwt	46
Bulls	Number 2	99	565.21/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 3	89	417.44/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	81	110.09/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 1	90	805.88/cwt	15
Heifers	Number 2	95	627.50/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 3	84	419.91/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	200.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	908.45/cwt	840.00–960.00	763	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	82	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	164	1
Bulls	Utility	100–110	101	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	131	1
Bulls	Utility	110–120	117	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	281	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	806.92/cwt	800.00–820.00	750	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	89	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	623	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	77	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	539	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	116	715.45/cwt	700.00–730.00	830	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	92.99/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,167	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,381	120.91/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,670	14
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,328	128.50/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,706	3
Steers	Select	—	1,402	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,173	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,257	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,263	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,112	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,249	138.82/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,734	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,379	126.81/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,749	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,719	125.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,164	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	147.48/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,964	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,509	121.70/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,836	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	692	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	844	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,289	110.71/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,427	16
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,349	187.00/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,523	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,192	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,122	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	125.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,965	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	115.34/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,607	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	107.75/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,241	6
Bulls	—	—	1,597	173.38/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,769	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	500–550	502	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	828	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	450–500	468	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	702	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	400–450	414	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	712	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	450–500	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	433	161.27/cwt	140.00–175.00	698	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	500–550	512	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	768	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	280	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	666	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	540.29/cwt	530.00–550.00	465	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	502.13/cwt	490.00–510.00	472	9
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	115	488.27/cwt	460.00–505.00	562	3
Bulls	Utility	70–80	75	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	68	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	67	73.70/cwt	70.00–75.00	49	4
Bulls	Utility	80–90	84	118.01/cwt	75.00–160.00	99	2
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	112	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	336	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	83	387.21/cwt	330.00–420.00	321	4
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	77	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	231	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	544.72/cwt	520.00–595.00	512	14
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	543.53/cwt	520.00–565.00	565	11
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	519.01/cwt	515.00–525.00	576	5
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	110–120	110	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	693	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	111	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	888	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	931.26/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	782	7
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	525	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	89	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	401	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	94	345.19/cwt	340.00–350.00	324	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	834.85/cwt	820.00–870.00	785	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	111	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	833	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	104	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	780	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	103	764.71/cwt	750.00–780.00	788	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	98	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	627	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	77	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	462	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	95	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	575	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	79	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	490	1
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	87	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	444	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	78	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	390	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	820.00/cwt	780.00–860.00	828	3
Heifers	Number 3	60–70	66	264.77/cwt	260.00–270.00	175	2
Heifers	Number 3	70–80	75	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	278	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	120–130	120	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	648	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	95	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	627	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	585	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	84	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	546	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 Oct 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16Last week 29Year ago 11

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 108Year ago 101

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 128Last week 117Year ago 179

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 35.00 to 55.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 60.00 to 80.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	780.00	780.00
4	80–90	84	840.00–960.00	908.45
4	90–100	94	820.00–870.00	834.85
3	100–110	101	780.00–860.00	820.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	82	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	104	750.00	750.00
1	110–120	111	750.00	750.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	620.00	620.00
1	80–90	84	650.00	650.00
1	90–100	95	605.00	605.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	500.00	500.00
1	80–90	87	510.00	510.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	66	260.00–270.00	264.77
1	70–80	75	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	95	660.00	660.00
1	120–130	120	540.00	540.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
4	60–70	67	70.00–75.00	73.70
1	70–80	75	90.00	90.00
2	80–90	84	75.00–160.00	118.01
1	100–110	101	130.00	130.00
1	110–120	117	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
7	80–90	84	800.00–1,000.00	931.26
6	90–100	93	800.00–820.00	806.92
1	110–120	111	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	700.00	700.00
1	80–90	89	700.00	700.00
2	100–110	103	750.00–780.00	764.71
2	110–120	116	700.00–730.00	715.45
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	86	530.00–550.00	540.29
14	90–100	94	520.00–595.00	544.72
11	100–110	104	520.00–565.00	543.53
5	110–120	111	515.00–525.00	519.01
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	89	450.00	450.00
9	90–100	94	490.00–510.00	502.13
1	100–110	103	510.00	510.00
3	110–120	115	460.00–505.00	488.27
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	300.00	300.00
4	80–90	83	330.00–420.00	387.21
2	90–100	94	340.00–350.00	345.19
1	110–120	112	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	600.00	600.00
1	90–100	98	640.00	640.00
1	110–120	110	630.00	630.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,255	87.00–100.00	92.99
14	—	1,381	118.00–124.00	120.91
16	—	1,289	106.00–116.00	110.71
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,719	120.00–130.00	125.91
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,332	147.00–148.00	147.48
9	—	1,509	116.00–127.00	121.70
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,328	120.00–136.00	128.50
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,402	155.00	155.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,257	180.00	180.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	165.00	165.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,249	130.00–149.00	138.82
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,379	124.00–130.00	126.81
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,349	185.00–189.00	187.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,192	178.00	178.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,572	120.00–128.00	125.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	110.00–119.00	115.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,152	100.00–110.00	107.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,597	165.00–180.00	173.38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	112.00	112.00
1	650–700	692	122.00	122.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	414	172.00	172.00
1	450–500	468	150.00	150.00
1	500–550	502	165.00	165.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	140.00–175.00	161.27
1	450–500	490	160.00	160.00
1	500–550	512	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	272	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	434	202.00	202.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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