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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 30.00 to 60.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves traded 10.00 to 20.00 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,514	140.00	2,120	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	107.00	1,569	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,408	106.00	1,492	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	95.00	1,058	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,526	128.30	1,958	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,789	110.49	1,977	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,539	105.01	1,616	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,309	94.91	1,243	51
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,270	141.99	1,803	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,077	118.04	1,271	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,180	132.00	1,558	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,065	116.61	1,242	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,360	186.60	2,538	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,478	186.00	2,749	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,426	174.00	2,481	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 2	95	684.41/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 1	96	660.03/cwt	56
Bulls	Number 3	89	310.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	85	94.37/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 1	92	830.47/cwt	21
Heifers	Number 2	90	752.12/cwt	9

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	—	1,514	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,120	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	78	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	413	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	559.37/cwt	500.00–595.00	582	12
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	87	502.90/cwt	490.00–530.00	438	7
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	77	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	308	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	90	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	270	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	73	122.81/cwt	100.00–145.00	90	2
Bulls	Utility	100–110	103	112.90/cwt	100.00–140.00	116	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	544.26/cwt	500.00–600.00	512	14
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	511.00/cwt	500.00–520.00	583	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	77	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	539	3
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	415.48/cwt	400.00–430.00	386	2
Bulls	Utility	80–90	89	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	45	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	118	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	460	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	969.87/cwt	870.00–1,010.00	815	8
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	102	809.54/cwt	740.00–850.00	826	7
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	102	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	775	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	908.27/cwt	840.00–1,000.00	781	10
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	87	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	278	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	546	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	110	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	814	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	116	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	905	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	759.36/cwt	700.00–820.00	714	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	869.66/cwt	840.00–920.00	809	5
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	86	432.50/cwt	415.00–450.00	372	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	94	549.20/cwt	500.00–600.00	516	2
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	103	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	515	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	83	762.58/cwt	700.00–800.00	633	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	815.22/cwt	810.00–820.00	856	2
Bulls	Utility	60–70	67	60.30/cwt	50.00–70.00	40	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	800.68/cwt	760.00–840.00	753	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	115	704.80/cwt	660.00–750.00	811	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	89	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	676	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	892.55/cwt	860.00–940.00	848	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	842.80/cwt	810.00–860.00	877	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,526	128.30/cwt	115.00–140.00	1,958	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,267	87.05/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,103	21
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,478	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,749	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,339	100.41/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,344	30
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,789	110.49/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,977	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,360	186.60/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,538	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,539	105.01/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,616	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,180	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,558	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,065	116.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,242	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,077	118.04/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,271	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,270	141.99/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,803	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,426	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,481	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,058	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,569	2

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 12, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 124Year ago 166

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 140Last week 126Year ago 155

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 30.00 to 60.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves traded 10.00 to 20.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,514	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	106.00	106.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,114	95.00	95.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,466	107.00	107.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,526	115.00–140.00	128.30
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,267	80.00–92.00	87.05
30	—	1,339	94.00–107.00	100.41
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,789	107.00–115.00	110.49
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,539	100.00–108.00	105.01
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,478	186.00	186.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,426	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	185.00–188.00	186.60
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	132.00	132.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	115.00–120.00	116.61
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,077	110.00–125.00	118.04
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,270	135.00–148.00	141.99

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	530.00	530.00
7	80–90	87	490.00–530.00	502.90
14	90–100	94	500.00–600.00	544.26
12	100–110	104	500.00–595.00	559.37
4	110–120	114	500.00–520.00	511.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	400.00	400.00
2	80–90	86	415.00–450.00	432.50
2	90–100	93	400.00–430.00	415.48
1	110–120	118	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	320.00	320.00
1	90–100	90	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	67	50.00–70.00	60.30
2	70–80	73	100.00–145.00	122.81
1	80–90	89	50.00	50.00
3	100–110	103	100.00–140.00	112.90
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	77	700.00	700.00
1	80–90	89	760.00	760.00
5	90–100	94	760.00–840.00	800.68
7	100–110	102	740.00–850.00	809.54
2	110–120	115	660.00–750.00	704.80
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
8	80–90	84	870.00–1,010.00	969.87
7	90–100	95	860.00–940.00	892.55
3	100–110	104	810.00–860.00	842.80
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	700.00	700.00
4	80–90	83	700.00–800.00	762.58
2	90–100	94	700.00–820.00	759.36
1	100–110	102	760.00	760.00
1	110–120	110	740.00	740.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
10	80–90	86	840.00–1,000.00	908.27
5	90–100	93	840.00–920.00	869.66
2	100–110	105	810.00–820.00	815.22
1	110–120	116	780.00	780.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	94	500.00–600.00	549.20
1	100–110	103	500.00	500.00

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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