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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2024-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bath, New York · Sat, Apr 13

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1973

← Mar 9Apr 13May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

641 head

▲ 221 vs last sale 420▲ 115 vs year ago 526 · +21.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 51▲ 2 vs year ago 29 · +6.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 500-600lb feeder heifers stayed steady to firm. 600-700lb feeder heifers traded 15.00 to 22.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder steers traded 17.50 to 30.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder steers traded 33.00 to 40.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.35/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −113.63 against this barn's trailing median of $351.98.

Average price

$238.35

44 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$34.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−25.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	513	250.00	1,283	14thin
Medium and Large 1	558	241.47	1,348	20
Medium and Large 2	539	215.81	1,164	10thin

One grade step is worth $34.19/cwt here — about $119 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale44 hd

238.35

—

NY average1 barns · 44 hd

238.35

+0.00

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−25.61

This barn, trailing median5 sales

351.98

−113.63

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.49, low $290.49, median $351.98 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,293	$1,612	18
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	874	$1,626	4thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	239.95/cwt	225.00–255.00	684	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	313.05/cwt	275.00–325.00	989	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	302.82/cwt	272.50–335.00	1,145	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	244.39/cwt	210.00–265.00	926	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	295.60/cwt	267.50–337.50	1,262	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	220.23/cwt	212.50–227.50	947	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	241.99/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,130	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	278.88/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,325	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	209.84/cwt	175.00–247.50	1,093	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	280.07/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,473	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,529	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	218.38/cwt	190.00–235.00	1,249	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	272.99/cwt	262.00–290.00	1,567	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	211.77/cwt	197.50–227.50	1,307	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	258.74/cwt	247.50–275.00	1,625	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	254.03/cwt	243.00–261.00	1,707	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	230.30/cwt	207.50–238.00	1,557	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	189.70/cwt	180.00–206.00	1,360	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	240.27/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,728	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	766	177.83/cwt	160.00–200.00	1,362	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	225.56/cwt	218.00–232.00	1,762	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,802	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	854	218.75/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,868	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	942	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,846	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	296	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	710	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	854	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	341	211.27/cwt	205.00–217.50	720	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	228.56/cwt	220.00–250.00	853	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	210.77/cwt	207.50–215.00	792	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	228.16/cwt	210.00–247.50	961	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	277.50/cwt	257.50–300.00	1,177	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	265.43/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,250	40
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	224.81/cwt	195.00–250.00	1,068	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,283	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	242.14/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,274	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	217.53/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,146	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	211.79/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,203	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	241.24/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,373	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	241.88/cwt	230.00–267.00	1,514	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	216.72/cwt	190.00–227.50	1,359	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	226.12/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,513	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	240.36/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,630	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,638	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	726	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,408	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	232.68/cwt	197.50–237.00	1,771	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	798	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,337	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,296	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,462	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	852	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,534	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,752	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	584	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	708	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	867	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	309.56/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,155	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	237.66/cwt	222.50–252.50	913	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	896	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	277.74/cwt	242.50–295.00	1,211	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	190.00/cwt	170.00–210.00	916	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	259.44/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,269	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	245.28/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,300	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	207.46/cwt	190.00–222.50	1,104	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	242.12/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,363	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	208.42/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,184	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	218.33/cwt	200.00–232.50	1,375	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,248	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,281	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	223.13/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,506	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	191.66/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,382	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	196.66/cwt	185.00–217.51	1,522	8
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	834	158.62/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,323	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	859	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,482	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	532	167.73/cwt	160.00–175.00	892	2
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	572	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	915	1
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	718	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,084	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,488	148.23/cwt	137.00–158.00	2,206	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	874	1,625.66/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,626	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	119.89/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,571	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	1,611.67/head	1,150.00–2,175.00	1,612	18

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 Apr 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 641Last week 420Year ago 526

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 51Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	296	240.00	240.00
2	300–350	335	255.00	255.00
8	350–400	373	220.00–250.00	228.56
13	400–450	424	257.50–300.00	277.50
40	450–500	471	250.00–267.50	265.43
5	500–550	526	232.50–255.00	242.14
15	550–600	569	235.00–247.50	241.24
29	600–650	626	230.00–267.00	241.88
17	650–700	678	230.00–247.50	240.36
1	700–750	712	230.00	230.00
18	750–800	761	197.50–237.00	232.68
1	800–850	812	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	852	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	200.00	200.00
2	300–350	341	205.00–217.50	211.27
3	350–400	376	207.50–215.00	210.77
10	400–450	421	210.00–247.50	228.16
14	450–500	475	195.00–250.00	224.81
7	500–550	527	205.00–227.50	217.53
3	550–600	568	205.00–217.50	211.79
20	600–650	627	190.00–227.50	216.72
4	650–700	669	225.00–227.50	226.12
1	700–750	700	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	798	167.50	167.50
1	800–850	810	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	726	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	513	250.00	250.00
14	850–900	863	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	225.00–255.00	239.95
8	350–400	379	210.00–265.00	244.39
3	400–450	430	212.50–227.50	220.23
5	450–500	467	200.00–255.00	241.99
9	500–550	521	175.00–247.50	209.84
10	550–600	572	190.00–235.00	218.38
3	600–650	617	197.50–227.50	211.77
7	650–700	676	207.50–238.00	230.30
5	700–750	717	180.00–206.00	189.70
3	750–800	766	160.00–200.00	177.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	558	274.00	274.00
10	900–950	942	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	275.00–325.00	313.05
6	350–400	378	272.50–335.00	302.82
8	400–450	427	267.50–337.50	295.60
10	450–500	475	260.00–310.00	278.88
6	500–550	526	250.00–305.00	280.07
6	550–600	574	262.00–290.00	272.99
7	600–650	628	247.50–275.00	258.74
14	650–700	672	243.00–261.00	254.03
10	700–750	719	220.00–250.00	240.27
4	750–800	781	218.00–232.00	225.56
3	800–850	838	210.00–220.00	215.00
2	850–900	854	217.50–220.00	218.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	532	160.00–175.00	167.73
1	550–600	572	160.00	160.00
1	700–750	718	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	324	267.50	267.50
2	350–400	373	295.00–325.00	309.56
3	400–450	436	242.50–295.00	277.74
5	450–500	489	242.50–265.00	259.44
7	500–550	530	240.00–250.00	245.28
7	550–600	563	230.00–247.50	242.12
7	600–650	630	200.00–232.50	218.33
11	650–700	675	216.00–228.00	223.13
3	700–750	721	190.00–195.00	191.66
8	750–800	774	185.00–217.51	196.66
2	850–900	859	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	278	210.00	210.00
1	300–350	322	220.00	220.00
2	350–400	384	222.50–252.50	237.66
1	400–450	432	207.50	207.50
2	450–500	482	170.00–210.00	190.00
4	500–550	532	190.00–222.50	207.46
6	550–600	568	185.00–225.00	208.42
1	600–650	632	197.50	197.50
1	650–700	674	190.00	190.00
2	800–850	834	150.00–167.50	158.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	874	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,625.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,310	110.00–130.00	119.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,293	1,150.00–2,175.00	1,611.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,488	137.00–158.00	148.23

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.