Sale reports / New York / Empire - Bath / 2020-05-09

Empire - Bath

Feeder Cattle · Bath, New York · Sat, May 9
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1973
Receipts
272 head
▲ 160 vs last sale 112▼ 158 vs year ago 430 · −36.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Number 1 Feeder Steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher, over 600 lbs not tested; other Feeder Steers not tested. Feeder Dairy Steers not tested. Feeder Heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher except Number 2 Feeder Heifers not tested. Feeder Bulls not tested. Replacement Cattle not tested. Demand was moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.51/cwt on 106 head.
Average price
$126.51
106 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$630
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$166
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$48.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.69
vs NY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1499134.8667371
Medium and Large 1-2468116.3354527
Medium and Large 258486.815078thin
One grade step is worth $48.05/cwt here — about $166 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale106 hd
126.51
—
NY average3 barns · 139 hd
113.82
+12.69
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

75 lots · USDA AMS · Empire Livestock Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Bath, NY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2292117.50/cwt117.50–117.503431
Steers—Medium and Large 1306135.00/cwt135.00–135.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 231495.00/cwt95.00–95.002981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2339125.00/cwt125.00–125.004242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2352122.50/cwt122.50–122.504311
Steers—Medium and Large 1383135.67/cwt132.50–139.005202
Steers—Medium and Large 1421137.30/cwt128.00–144.0057814
Steers—Medium and Large 2468107.50/cwt107.50–107.505031
Steers—Medium and Large 1481139.85/cwt130.00–144.0067316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483123.24/cwt122.50–124.005952
Steers—Medium and Large 1521137.47/cwt132.00–139.007168
Steers—Medium and Large 1562139.72/cwt127.50–145.0078513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590114.00/cwt114.00–114.006731
Steers—Medium and Large 1621134.43/cwt130.00–140.0083515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635117.51/cwt115.00–120.007462
Steers—Medium and Large 2636100.00/cwt100.00–100.006361
Steers—Medium and Large 265092.00/cwt92.00–92.005981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2656121.00/cwt120.00–122.007942
Steers—Medium and Large 1658132.33/cwt128.00–143.008719
Steers—Medium and Large 1738133.01/cwt127.00–137.009825
Steers—Medium and Large 1758128.00/cwt128.00–128.009701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780114.23/cwt112.50–116.008912
Steers—Medium and Large 1832125.96/cwt124.00–128.001,0482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2846115.00/cwt115.00–115.009731
Steers—Medium and Large 1962130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2248118.00/cwt118.00–118.002931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268130.00/cwt130.00–130.003481
Heifers—Medium and Large 227870.00/cwt70.00–70.001951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310111.88/cwt107.50–125.003474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315137.43/cwt133.00–139.004334
Heifers—Medium and Large 234291.23/cwt87.50–95.003122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2359120.94/cwt107.50–127.0043410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385130.65/cwt128.00–132.005033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412125.01/cwt122.00–126.005154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429132.82/cwt130.00–136.0057014
Heifers—Medium and Large 245695.00/cwt95.00–95.004331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468134.86/cwt128.00–138.0063111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528138.13/cwt123.00–143.0072914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577136.45/cwt130.00–143.0078716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612130.89/cwt130.00–133.008017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619112.11/cwt106.00–118.006942
Heifers—Medium and Large 262691.00/cwt91.00–91.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673114.24/cwt105.00–120.007693
Heifers—Medium and Large 268086.00/cwt86.00–86.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1698127.00/cwt127.00–127.008861
Heifers—Medium and Large 277094.00/cwt94.00–94.007241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2776111.00/cwt111.00–111.008611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-292694.00/cwt94.00–94.008701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-296294.00/cwt94.00–94.009041
Heifers—Medium and Large 21,17676.00/cwt76.00–76.008941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 229685.00/cwt85.00–85.002521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2329121.31/cwt117.50–125.003992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372112.50/cwt112.50–112.504191
Bulls—Medium and Large 237679.71/cwt72.50–87.003002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2407121.96/cwt119.00–125.004962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429132.50/cwt132.50–132.505682
Bulls—Medium and Large 243485.00/cwt85.00–85.003691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466105.00/cwt105.00–105.004891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478138.29/cwt136.00–139.006614
Bulls—Medium and Large 251875.00/cwt75.00–75.003891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528101.00/cwt101.00–101.005331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1534129.57/cwt126.00–131.006925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564127.01/cwt123.00–131.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2596104.49/cwt101.00–108.006232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621114.32/cwt113.00–116.007103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-269097.34/cwt96.00–100.006723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-273499.00/cwt99.00–99.007271
Bulls—Medium and Large 286686.00/cwt86.00–86.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-288094.99/cwt94.00–96.008362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-295895.00/cwt95.00–95.009101
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3346103.00/cwt103.00–103.003563
Dairy Steers—Large 3358101.00/cwt101.00–101.003622
Dairy Steers—Large 341196.99/cwt82.50–102.003994
Dairy Steers—Large 348081.58/cwt70.00–95.003927
Dairy Steers—Large 352776.99/cwt76.00–78.004062

This sale against other markets

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.