Sale reports / New York / Empire - Bath / 2024-02-10

Empire - Bath

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bath, New York · Sat, Feb 10
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1973
Feeder Cattle receipts
228 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 300▲ 39 vs year ago 189 · +20.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 20▲ 3 vs year ago 30 · +10.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 500-700lb feeder steers traded 20.00 to 40.00 higher. 400-600lb feeder heifers traded 20.00 to 40.00 higher with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $227.13/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$227.13
97 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,270
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$401
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−28.34
vs NY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1594237.191,40965
Medium and Large 2488206.701,00932
One grade step is worth $30.49/cwt here — about $401 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 sale97 hd
227.13
—
NY average3 barns · 148 hd
255.46
−28.34
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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,307$1,35723
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)815$9742thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1276250.00/cwt250.00–250.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 2370220.00/cwt220.00–220.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 1379258.57/cwt225.00–302.509807
Steers—Medium and Large 1413319.35/cwt317.50–320.001,3194
Steers—Medium and Large 2423193.69/cwt175.00–207.508193
Steers—Medium and Large 1461261.02/cwt232.50–325.001,20310
Steers—Medium and Large 2480225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0802
Steers—Medium and Large 1528262.67/cwt247.50–277.501,3872
Steers—Medium and Large 2546197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,0781
Steers—Medium and Large 2565202.37/cwt187.50–217.501,1432
Steers—Medium and Large 1580247.70/cwt220.00–287.501,4378
Steers—Medium and Large 2612180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1022
Steers—Medium and Large 1613232.83/cwt232.50–235.001,4278
Steers—Medium and Large 2662195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2911
Steers—Medium and Large 1672233.94/cwt225.00–237.001,5729
Steers—Medium and Large 2718174.99/cwt170.00–177.501,2563
Steers—Medium and Large 1719217.56/cwt187.50–230.001,5647
Steers—Medium and Large 1788185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4581
Steers—Medium and Large 1833213.38/cwt195.00–217.501,7776
Steers—Medium and Large 2844165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3931
Steers—Medium and Large 2974180.11/cwt175.00–185.001,7542
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1288232.50/cwt232.50–232.506701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330265.00/cwt265.00–265.008751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2337195.83/cwt180.00–220.006604
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377203.18/cwt192.50–215.007662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382263.71/cwt222.50–330.001,0078
Heifers—Medium and Large 1409292.49/cwt287.50–300.001,19610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429232.97/cwt195.00–250.009999
Heifers—Medium and Large 2457221.61/cwt217.50–230.001,0133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1487265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517199.46/cwt180.00–220.001,0316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534269.02/cwt240.00–287.501,43711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578264.91/cwt250.00–270.001,5314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2582195.23/cwt180.00–222.501,1366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1636172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,0971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671196.86/cwt170.00–217.501,3218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1737179.90/cwt170.00–200.001,3264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2778130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1823197.37/cwt180.00–212.501,6246
Heifers—Medium and Large 2908165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1915168.78/cwt165.00–172.501,5442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1973162.45/cwt160.00–167.501,5813
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280205.00/cwt205.00–205.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310150.00/cwt150.00–150.004651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330251.10/cwt210.00–305.008293
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360135.00/cwt135.00–135.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2444167.50/cwt167.50–167.507441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483223.80/cwt200.00–247.501,0812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2493184.15/cwt180.00–187.509083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1544277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,5101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577190.16/cwt185.00–202.501,0978
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623180.22/cwt170.00–190.001,1233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1676177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2687150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2827154.95/cwt150.00–160.001,2812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1898180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6161
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3364115.00/cwt115.00–115.004191
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 356490.00/cwt90.00–90.005081
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,459135.61/cwt130.00–141.001,9793
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3071,356.67/head800.00–1,700.001,35723
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815973.62/head900.00–1,050.009742
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10098.62/cwt97.00–100.001,0853

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.