Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2024-12-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Buyer demand was high with a light supply. Holstein bull calves traded 60.00 to 125.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves stayed steady.

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	1,730	145.00	2,509	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	109.87	1,584	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,516	106.00	1,607	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,440	96.72	1,393	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,140	130.00	1,482	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,672	116.40	1,946	8thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,459	114.65	1,673	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,358	97.88	1,329	33
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,344	152.00	2,043	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,224	141.36	1,730	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,280	162.48	2,080	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	660.06/cwt	88
Bulls	Number 2	95	523.85/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 3	94	332.39/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	86	170.08/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 1	96	781.61/cwt	21
Heifers	Number 2	83	528.27/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 3	89	458.03/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	75	211.75/cwt	7

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	884	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,246	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,036	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,140	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	970	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,310	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	966	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,208	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,509	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,516	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,607	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	109.87/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,584	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,440	96.72/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,393	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,344	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,043	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,307	76.72/cwt	70.00–90.00	1,003	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,373	98.45/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,352	9
Steers	Select	—	1,280	162.48/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,080	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,224	141.36/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,730	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,140	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,482	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,380	110.24/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,521	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,459	114.65/cwt	109.00–122.00	1,673	14
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,672	116.40/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,946	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	879.78/cwt	840.00–910.00	915	8
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	840	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	748.68/cwt	700.00–800.00	711	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	907.68/cwt	880.00–920.00	862	9
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	70–80	76	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	342	1
Bulls	Utility	100–110	105	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	210	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	81	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	81	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60–70	65	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	20	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	90–100	94	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	235	1
Heifers	Number 3	70–80	70	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	196	1
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	88	364.80/cwt	330.00–400.00	321	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	122	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	854	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	83	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	498	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	104	595.07/cwt	590.00–600.00	619	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	895.97/cwt	820.00–950.00	842	8
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	79	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	411	1
Bulls	Utility	110–120	111	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	200	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	596.05/cwt	540.00–640.00	513	14
Bulls	Utility	80–90	87	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	87	2
Bulls	Utility	70–80	72	129.48/cwt	100.00–140.00	93	4
Bulls	Utility	90–100	94	161.50/cwt	120.00–200.00	152	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	424.85/cwt	400.00–500.00	353	4
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	113	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	565	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	96	596.66/cwt	530.00–645.00	573	29
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	595.82/cwt	545.00–630.00	620	18
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	556.52/cwt	530.00–575.00	634	7
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	87	234.78/cwt	210.00–310.00	204	4
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	105	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	315	1
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	124	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	496	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	76	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	433	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	102	454.96/cwt	400.00–500.00	464	4
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	440.86/cwt	400.00–505.00	410	5
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	73	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	511	1
Bulls	Number 3	120–130	121	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	242	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	872	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	116	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	905	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	72	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	504	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	107	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	556	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	111	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	899	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	546	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	950.55/cwt	930.00–980.00	808	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	115	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	805	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	91	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	455	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	89	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	587	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	838.12/cwt	830.00–850.00	872	3
Heifers	Number 1	120–130	123	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	517	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	79	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	300	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	70–80	73	357.41/cwt	260.00–430.00	261	3
Heifers	Number 3	80–90	84	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	185	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	87	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	452	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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 19

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 116Year ago 108

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 179Last week 142Year ago 171

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	884	141.00	141.00
1	950–1000	970	135.00	135.00
1	1000–1050	1,036	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	966	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	145.00	145.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,516	106.00	106.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,442	107.00–113.00	109.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	95.00–99.00	96.72
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,344	152.00	152.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,224	140.00–144.00	141.36
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,307	70.00–90.00	76.72
9	—	1,373	92.00–102.00	98.45
15	—	1,380	104.00–118.00	110.24
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,459	109.00–122.00	114.65
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,672	110.00–119.00	116.40
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	161.00–164.00	162.48
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	130.00	130.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	83	1,050.00	1,050.00
9	90–100	95	880.00–920.00	907.68
8	100–110	104	840.00–910.00	879.78
2	110–120	116	780.00	780.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	700.00	700.00
2	90–100	95	700.00–800.00	748.68
1	100–110	105	800.00	800.00
1	110–120	111	810.00	810.00
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	72	100.00–140.00	129.48
2	80–90	87	100.00	100.00
2	90–100	94	120.00–200.00	161.50
1	100–110	105	200.00	200.00
1	110–120	111	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	80–90	86	540.00–640.00	596.05
29	90–100	96	530.00–645.00	596.66
18	100–110	104	545.00–630.00	595.82
7	110–120	114	530.00–575.00	556.52
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	570.00	570.00
4	80–90	83	400.00–500.00	424.85
5	90–100	93	400.00–505.00	440.86
4	100–110	102	400.00–500.00	454.96
1	110–120	113	500.00	500.00
1	120–130	124	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	87	210.00–310.00	234.78
1	100–110	105	300.00	300.00
1	120–130	121	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	73	700.00	700.00
1	100–110	107	520.00	520.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	65	30.00	30.00
1	80–90	81	100.00	100.00
1	90–100	94	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	280.00	280.00
1	80–90	84	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	380.00	380.00
2	80–90	88	330.00–400.00	364.80
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	930.00–980.00	950.55
8	90–100	94	820.00–950.00	895.97
3	100–110	104	830.00–850.00	838.12
1	110–120	115	700.00	700.00
1	120–130	122	700.00	700.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	83	600.00	600.00
2	100–110	104	590.00–600.00	595.07
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	520.00	520.00
2	80–90	87	520.00	520.00
1	90–100	91	500.00	500.00
1	120–130	123	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	78	700.00	700.00
1	80–90	89	660.00	660.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	73	260.00–430.00	357.41

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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