Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2024-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 120.00 to 220.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 15.00 to 50.00 higher with good buyer demand.

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	1,579	140.00	2,211	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	217.60	2,685	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,639	107.46	1,761	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,207	93.86	1,133	8thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	108.16	1,741	8thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,386	105.75	1,466	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,282	93.89	1,204	28
Steers	Select	Average	1,257	160.94	2,023	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	742.84/cwt	70
Bulls	Number 2	95	641.45/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	76	377.51/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	79	161.25/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	91	843.10/cwt	18
Heifers	Number 2	92	664.27/cwt	7

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	Number 1	100–110	103	654.23/cwt	610.00–695.00	674	19
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	105	601.67/cwt	600.00–605.00	632	3
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	551.07/cwt	520.00–595.00	524	4
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	77	455.02/cwt	430.00–485.00	350	3
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	629.87/cwt	620.00–640.00	718	2
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	65	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	195	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	82	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	705	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	70	185.00/cwt	120.00–250.00	130	2
Bulls	Utility	110–120	110	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	143	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	77	524.89/cwt	515.00–540.00	404	3
Bulls	Utility	60–70	64	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	93	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	79	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	514	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	85	575.74/cwt	550.00–600.00	489	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	689.41/cwt	615.00–735.00	655	22
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	723.54/cwt	695.00–745.00	615	7
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	119	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	666	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	110	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	880	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	99	820.00/cwt	800.00–840.00	812	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	96	615.00/cwt	610.00–620.00	590	2
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	104	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	634	1
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	84	449.96/cwt	410.00–500.00	378	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	904.89/cwt	900.00–910.00	860	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	915	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	966.81/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	812	8
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	96	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	288	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	908.22/cwt	870.00–980.00	863	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	891.55/cwt	880.00–910.00	909	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	826.60/cwt	800.00–850.00	876	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	819.74/cwt	800.00–840.00	639	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	962.32/cwt	890.00–1,070.00	818	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	108.16/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,741	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	105.27/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,478	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,290	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	98.80/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,240	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,314	88.23/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,159	13
Steers	Select	—	1,257	160.94/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,023	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	93.86/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,133	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,639	107.46/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,761	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	217.60/cwt	100.00–1,104.00	2,685	9
Bulls	—	—	1,579	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,211	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	944	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,020	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,012	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,204	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	998	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,218	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	986	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,065	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	910	113.00/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,028	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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 13

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 130Year ago 88

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 142Last week 140Year ago 163

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 120.00 to 220.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 15.00 to 50.00 higher with good buyer demand.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	650.00	650.00
7	80–90	85	695.00–745.00	723.54
22	90–100	95	615.00–735.00	689.41
19	100–110	103	610.00–695.00	654.23
2	110–120	114	620.00–640.00	629.87
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	77	515.00–540.00	524.89
4	90–100	95	520.00–595.00	551.07
3	100–110	105	600.00–605.00	601.67
1	110–120	119	560.00	560.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	65	300.00	300.00
3	70–80	77	430.00–485.00	455.02
1	90–100	96	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	64	145.00	145.00
2	70–80	70	120.00–250.00	185.00
1	110–120	110	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	85	890.00–1,070.00	962.32
8	90–100	95	870.00–980.00	908.22
6	100–110	102	880.00–910.00	891.55
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	78	800.00–840.00	819.74
3	100–110	106	800.00–850.00	826.60
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	82	860.00	860.00
2	90–100	99	800.00–840.00	820.00
1	110–120	110	800.00	800.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	550.00–600.00	575.74
2	90–100	96	610.00–620.00	615.00
1	100–110	104	610.00	610.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	84	410.00–500.00	449.96
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
8	80–90	84	900.00–1,050.00	966.81
2	90–100	95	900.00–910.00	904.89
3	100–110	104	880.00	880.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,610	104.00–112.00	108.16
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,404	104.00–107.00	105.27
1	—	1,152	112.00	112.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,255	93.00–105.00	98.80
13	—	1,314	81.00–92.00	88.23
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	156.00–164.00	160.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,207	89.00–96.00	93.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,639	106.00–110.00	107.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,234	100.00–1,104.00	217.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,579	140.00	140.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	944	108.00	108.00
1	950–1000	986	108.00	108.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	910	109.00–117.00	113.00
1	950–1000	998	122.00	122.00
1	1000–1050	1,012	119.00	119.00

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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