Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2024-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to federal holiday. Buyer demand was moderate with a moderate supply.

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	1,540	147.65	2,274	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,611	108.13	1,742	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,378	104.59	1,441	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	92.20	1,040	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,030	125.00	1,288	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,786	113.97	2,035	18
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,401	108.43	1,519	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,365	92.42	1,261	34
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,377	180.32	2,483	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,168	165.52	1,933	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,445	179.50	2,594	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,333	164.06	2,187	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	676.44/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 2	103	575.07/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	85	152.47/cwt	11
Bulls	Utility	77	62.03/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 1	90	740.76/cwt	14
Heifers	Number 2	87	410.93/cwt	11

Every lot, as filed

51 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	234.86/cwt	210.00–260.00	207	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	97	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	805	2
Bulls	Utility	90–100	94	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	71	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	117	458.50/cwt	450.00–475.00	536	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	869.49/cwt	810.00–910.00	809	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	857	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	91	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	728	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	956.19/cwt	900.00–1,020.00	803	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,429	102.40/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,463	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,356	70.25/cwt	65.00–75.00	953	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,298	89.49/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,162	12
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,768	115.11/cwt	110.00–122.00	2,035	16
Steers	Choice	—	1,445	179.50/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,594	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,377	180.32/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,483	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,926	104.87/cwt	101.00–108.00	2,020	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	108.43/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,519	17
Steers	Select	—	1,333	164.06/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,187	4
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,030	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,288	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,252	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,390	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	112.20/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,668	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	92.20/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,040	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	104.59/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,441	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,168	165.52/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,933	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,858	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,858	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	147.65/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,274	4
Heifers	Number 2	90–100	93	260.27/cwt	250.00–270.00	242	2
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	75	233.36/cwt	210.00–270.00	175	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	653	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	79	709.94/cwt	700.00–720.00	561	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	94	366.01/cwt	350.00–400.00	344	3
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	88	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	352	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	97	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	689	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	120	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	840	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	75	136.47/cwt	110.00–200.00	102	5
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	102	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	204	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	848	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	910.37/cwt	800.00–990.00	765	7
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	87	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	409	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	155.34/cwt	140.00–165.00	144	3
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	109	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	491	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	98	400.17/cwt	350.00–450.00	392	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	793.33/cwt	780.00–800.00	841	3
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	560	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	567.37/cwt	545.00–615.00	477	4
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	568.94/cwt	495.00–600.00	529	8
Bulls	Utility	70–80	78	52.50/cwt	40.00–65.00	41	2
Bulls	Utility	60–70	65	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	33	3
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	87	164.39/cwt	130.00–200.00	143	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	105	550.99/cwt	520.00–600.00	579	10
Bulls	Utility	80–90	83	76.08/cwt	40.00–95.00	63	3
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	121	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	545	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 Dec 5, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 95Year ago 118

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 126Last week 110Year ago 192

No comparison due to federal holiday. Buyer demand was moderate with a moderate supply.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	75	210.00–270.00	233.36
2	80–90	88	210.00–260.00	234.86
2	90–100	93	250.00–270.00	260.27
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
7	80–90	84	800.00–990.00	910.37
2	90–100	97	830.00	830.00
1	100–110	101	840.00	840.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	79	700.00–720.00	709.94
1	90–100	97	710.00	710.00
1	120–130	120	700.00	700.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	88	400.00	400.00
3	90–100	94	350.00–400.00	366.01
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	60–70	65	50.00	50.00
2	70–80	78	40.00–65.00	52.50
3	80–90	83	40.00–95.00	76.08
1	90–100	94	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	470.00	470.00
3	90–100	98	350.00–450.00	400.17
1	100–110	109	450.00	450.00
3	110–120	117	450.00–475.00	458.50
1	120–130	121	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	84	900.00–1,020.00	956.19
9	90–100	93	810.00–910.00	869.49
2	100–110	102	840.00	840.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	87	700.00–800.00	750.00
1	90–100	91	800.00	800.00
3	100–110	106	780.00–800.00	793.33
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	70–80	75	110.00–200.00	136.47
2	80–90	87	130.00–200.00	164.39
3	90–100	93	140.00–165.00	155.34
1	100–110	102	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	84	545.00–615.00	567.37
8	90–100	93	495.00–600.00	568.94
10	100–110	105	520.00–600.00	550.99
2	110–120	112	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,429	97.00–107.00	102.40
6	—	1,356	65.00–75.00	70.25
12	—	1,298	82.00–95.00	89.49
1	—	1,252	111.00	111.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,768	110.00–122.00	115.11
2	—	1,926	101.00–108.00	104.87
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,401	104.00–114.00	108.43
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,445	175.00–184.00	179.50
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,333	160.00–167.00	164.06
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,377	176.00–184.00	180.32
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	165.00–166.00	165.52
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	125.00	125.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,487	110.00–114.00	112.20
1	—	1,858	100.00	100.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	90.00–94.00	92.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,378	102.00–107.00	104.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,540	145.00–150.00	147.65

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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