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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2023-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bath, New York · Sat, Dec 9

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1973

← Oct 14Dec 9Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

268 head

▼ 170 vs last sale 438▲ 79 vs year ago 189 · +41.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 26▲ 29 vs year ago 30 · +96.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Report Released

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.30/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$196.30

86 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	202.09	1,112	56
Medium and Large 2	573	185.49	1,062	30

One grade step is worth $16.60/cwt here — about $50 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 sale86 hd

196.30

—

NY average1 barns · 86 hd

196.30

+0.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,426	$1,298	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,512	$1,282	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,181	$965	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,161	$914	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	926	$721	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	784	$350	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	996	$1,059	5

Every lot

83 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	314	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	565	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	662	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	251.70/cwt	245.00–255.00	951	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	773	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	237.79/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,006	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	456	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,174	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	459	204.97/cwt	202.50–207.50	941	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	231.51/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,114	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	503	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,031	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	218.42/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,153	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	217.53/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,218	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,195	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	207.54/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,264	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	671	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	923	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,402	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	216.92/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,564	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	194.13/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,493	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,411	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	845	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,838	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	846	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,586	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	912	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,368	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	976	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,781	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	304	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	623	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	217.24/cwt	212.50–222.50	719	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	213.11/cwt	205.00–220.00	806	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	193.59/cwt	187.50–200.00	823	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	211.59/cwt	202.50–217.50	916	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	204.95/cwt	202.50–210.00	986	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	192.73/cwt	185.00–197.50	933	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	187.60/cwt	182.50–192.50	981	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	204.96/cwt	202.50–207.50	1,080	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	198.51/cwt	197.50–202.50	1,130	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	186.79/cwt	180.00–192.50	1,065	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	195.54/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,248	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	186.62/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,263	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,225	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	741	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,278	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	191.84/cwt	182.50–195.00	1,483	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	161.28/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,255	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	802	173.75/cwt	172.50–175.00	1,393	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	884	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,503	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,603	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	352	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	801	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	364	271.49/cwt	265.00–277.50	988	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	411	243.64/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,001	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	438	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,040	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	238.00/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,121	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	213.11/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,021	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,168	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	197.44/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,037	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	577	190.07/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,097	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	596	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,237	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	624	204.48/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,276	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	191.76/cwt	182.50–195.00	1,199	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	662	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,423	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	668	185.60/cwt	177.50–192.50	1,240	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	714	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,285	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	731	207.97/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,520	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	752	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,391	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	785	171.26/cwt	167.50–175.00	1,344	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	828	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,180	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	978	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,584	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	428	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	353	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	491	77.45/cwt	72.50–82.50	380	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	508	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	610	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	564	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	592	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	666	138.67/cwt	135.00–142.50	924	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	736	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,086	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	774	817.25/head	725.00–900.00	817	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,144	1,219.77/head	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,220	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	926	721.34/head	600.00–800.00	721	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	913.76/head	825.00–1,000.00	914	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,181	964.84/head	875.00–1,050.00	965	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,426	1,298.06/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,298	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,512	1,281.81/head	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,282	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	946	63.92/cwt	60.00–68.00	605	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,337	74.56/cwt	70.00–80.00	997	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	88.89/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,276	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,468	101.91/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,496	2

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.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Empire Livestock Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Bath, NY

Sat Dec 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 438Year ago 189

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 26Year ago 30

Correction: Report Released

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	456	257.50	257.50
2	—	845	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	225.00–240.00	231.51
5	—	609	205.00–217.50	207.54
3	—	769	190.00–202.50	194.13
9	—	721	215.00–220.00	216.92
1	—	846	187.50	187.50
6	—	560	215.00–222.50	217.53
6	—	423	230.00–242.50	237.79
3	—	378	245.00–255.00	251.70
5	—	528	215.00–225.00	218.42
1	—	976	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	205.00	205.00
2	—	459	202.50–207.50	204.97
1	—	590	202.50	202.50
1	—	314	180.00	180.00
2	—	368	180.00	180.00
3	—	710	197.50	197.50
2	—	671	135.00–140.00	137.50
1	—	912	150.00	150.00
1	—	830	170.00	170.00
1	—	418	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	802	172.50–175.00	173.75
1	—	884	170.00	170.00
4	—	570	180.00–192.50	186.79
2	—	778	160.00–162.50	161.28
2	—	425	187.50–200.00	193.59
2	—	741	170.00–175.00	172.51
1	—	690	177.50	177.50
1	—	304	205.00	205.00
1	—	640	180.00	180.00
11	—	484	185.00–197.50	192.73
3	—	523	182.50–192.50	187.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	916	175.00	175.00
8	—	378	205.00–220.00	213.11
5	—	569	197.50–202.50	198.51
5	—	481	202.50–210.00	204.95
7	—	773	182.50–195.00	191.84
7	—	527	202.50–207.50	204.96
10	—	638	187.50–200.00	195.54
8	—	433	202.50–217.50	211.59
3	—	677	185.00–190.00	186.62
2	—	331	212.50–222.50	217.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	508	120.00	120.00
1	—	428	82.50	82.50
2	—	491	72.50–82.50	77.45
1	—	736	147.50	147.50
2	—	666	135.00–142.50	138.67
1	—	564	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	260.00	260.00
1	—	662	215.00	215.00
5	—	471	235.00–240.00	238.00
4	—	624	200.00–215.00	204.48
2	—	519	225.00	225.00
1	—	752	185.00	185.00
2	—	364	265.00–277.50	271.49
5	—	731	205.00–210.00	207.97
1	—	596	207.50	207.50
7	—	411	240.00–252.50	243.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	668	177.50–192.50	185.60
1	—	978	162.00	162.00
1	—	714	180.00	180.00
4	—	479	205.00–217.50	213.11
2	—	785	167.50–175.00	171.26
1	—	280	200.00	200.00
1	—	828	142.50	142.50
4	—	625	182.50–195.00	191.76
1	—	352	227.50	227.50
4	—	577	180.00–195.00	190.07
2	—	525	195.00–200.00	197.44
1	—	438	237.50	237.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,144	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,219.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	774	725.00–900.00	817.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	—	1,426	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,298.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	784	350.00	350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,161	825.00–1,000.00	913.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,512	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,281.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,181	875.00–1,050.00	964.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	926	600.00–800.00	721.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	946	60.00–68.00	63.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,468	95.00–110.00	101.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,435	86.00–93.00	88.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,337	70.00–80.00	74.56

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.