Sale reports / New York / Empire - Bath / 2024-05-11

Empire - Bath

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bath, New York · Sat, May 11
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1973
Feeder Cattle receipts
340 head
▼ 301 vs last sale 641▼ 186 vs year ago 526 · −35.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 31▲ 6 vs year ago 29 · +20.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: per unit replacement cattle changed to per cwt

Compared to last month's feeder sale 500-700lb feeder heifers traded 7.50 to 10.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder steers traded 10.00 to 15.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder steers traded 12.50 to 15.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.48/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −121.50 against this barn's trailing median of $351.98.
Average price
$230.48
29 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,279
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+24.69
vs NY average
−37.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550242.501,33319thin
Medium and Large 2565207.651,17410thin
One grade step is worth $34.85/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale29 hd
230.48
—
NY average3 barns · 43 hd
205.79
+24.69
National average178 barns · 10,823 hd
267.59
−37.11
This barn, trailing median5 sales
351.98
−121.50
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
434382329276median 351.9803/1404/1105/0909/1210/10
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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,241$1,9957
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,528$1,7751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)834$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,190$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,029$1,9454thin

Every lot

68 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1265315.09/cwt300.00–325.008353
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2268255.00/cwt255.00–255.006831
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331277.55/cwt272.50–282.509192
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2348225.00/cwt225.00–225.007831
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2367245.95/cwt235.00–255.009033
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376262.50/cwt262.50–262.509871
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427291.21/cwt280.00–317.501,2438
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479293.62/cwt275.00–312.501,4065
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482240.10/cwt200.00–265.001,1573
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520271.43/cwt242.50–295.001,41118
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527217.93/cwt202.50–235.001,1485
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2782
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573250.48/cwt240.00–265.001,4357
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621247.08/cwt230.00–257.501,5348
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4033
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683245.33/cwt227.50–260.001,6767
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2704217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5311
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732234.66/cwt232.50–237.501,7188
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7283
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1802235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8854
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2848175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1258325.00/cwt325.00–325.008391
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322269.71/cwt257.50–285.008685
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378205.69/cwt187.50–235.007784
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1387269.95/cwt250.00–302.501,0453
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431258.94/cwt235.00–282.501,11610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431204.36/cwt192.50–222.508813
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466257.38/cwt232.50–285.001,19911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476211.32/cwt202.50–220.001,0066
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514195.93/cwt182.50–210.001,0072
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532244.93/cwt225.00–265.001,30313
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578210.58/cwt180.00–217.501,2178
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1588237.23/cwt220.00–242.501,3956
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617235.93/cwt220.00–260.001,45622
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624210.52/cwt187.50–217.501,3146
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2666213.73/cwt210.00–215.001,4234
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674230.06/cwt220.00–235.001,5513
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5693
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2734173.08/cwt162.50–177.501,2705
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1766218.76/cwt182.50–227.501,6769
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1826212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,7551
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2836160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1284335.00/cwt335.00–335.009511
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323255.00/cwt255.00–255.008242
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2336200.00/cwt200.00–200.006721
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2357229.21/cwt225.00–235.008183
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378260.48/cwt255.00–275.009856
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415251.23/cwt250.00–252.501,0432
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2448212.50/cwt212.50–212.509521
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2454210.00/cwt210.00–210.009531
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463228.75/cwt227.50–230.001,0592
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525212.51/cwt200.00–235.001,1165
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571224.96/cwt222.50–230.001,2853
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626222.44/cwt220.00–225.001,3922
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2634217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3791
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4851
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2728182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3291
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2837153.80/cwt150.00–157.501,2872
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2856157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,3481
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3284175.00/cwt175.00–175.004971
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,913157.68/cwt149.00–170.003,0164
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2411,994.80/head1,800.00–2,150.001,9957
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5281,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29551,835.37/head1,500.00–2,050.001,8353
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,018109.42/cwt99.00–115.001,1145
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28341,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.