Sale reports / New York / Empire - Bath / 2024-10-12

Empire - Bath

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bath, New York · Sat, Oct 12
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1973
Feeder Cattle receipts
269 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 341▼ 169 vs year ago 438 · −38.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 66▲ 37 vs year ago 26 · +142.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Buyer demand was good to moderate on a fair amount of feeder cattle and replacement cattle sales.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $216.38/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −135.60 against this barn's trailing median of $351.98.
Average price
$216.38
29 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,185
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$224
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$47.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs NY average
−36.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543226.301,22923
Medium and Large 2564178.341,0056thin
One grade step is worth $47.96/cwt here — about $224 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
216.38
—
NY average1 barns · 29 hd
216.38
+0.00
National average183 barns · 16,319 hd
252.68
−36.30
This barn, trailing median5 sales
351.98
−135.60
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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,507$1,67019
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,268$1,4093thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,231$1,33810
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)939$1,1602thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,046$1,4892thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2266215.00/cwt215.00–215.005721
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2322194.18/cwt175.00–207.006253
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1336286.05/cwt270.00–300.009613
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383262.40/cwt235.00–287.501,00510
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384192.53/cwt190.00–195.007392
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415182.35/cwt175.00–195.007573
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430242.51/cwt215.00–272.001,0439
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475192.19/cwt185.00–200.009133
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479250.72/cwt220.00–287.501,20111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513184.92/cwt180.00–192.009494
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526242.36/cwt230.00–255.001,27510
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564249.27/cwt233.00–262.501,40610
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579198.53/cwt195.00–202.001,1492
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1602230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3851
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2621173.94/cwt152.50–182.501,0804
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673157.38/cwt150.00–175.001,0594
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675228.00/cwt220.00–232.001,5396
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2746177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3201
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,4811
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2768172.47/cwt170.00–175.001,3252
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268195.00/cwt195.00–195.005231
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285229.36/cwt222.50–240.006543
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330181.07/cwt160.00–205.005988
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333243.24/cwt225.00–255.0081010
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366251.17/cwt225.00–325.009199
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371188.32/cwt170.00–200.006998
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417183.70/cwt175.00–195.007664
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431223.31/cwt205.00–257.509625
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474169.78/cwt155.00–187.008059
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479234.48/cwt212.50–257.501,1238
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528224.51/cwt200.00–246.001,18512
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535175.08/cwt170.00–180.009372
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560228.25/cwt200.00–240.001,27811
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578179.97/cwt175.00–185.001,0404
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626197.00/cwt180.00–215.001,2338
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0532
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672206.32/cwt195.00–217.501,3862
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2696150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0441
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2251
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2264210.00/cwt210.00–210.005541
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1282249.28/cwt225.00–262.507033
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2329182.39/cwt175.00–190.006002
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1342249.47/cwt220.00–280.008532
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371190.05/cwt170.00–205.007053
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372239.24/cwt225.00–257.508903
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1407265.03/cwt240.00–280.001,0796
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2448190.00/cwt190.00–190.008511
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485225.59/cwt200.00–255.001,0944
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526212.24/cwt205.00–220.001,1162
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2616163.87/cwt150.00–177.001,0093
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2686160.53/cwt151.00–170.001,1012
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1766205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5701
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,449154.75/cwt144.00–172.002,2425
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,369111.00/cwt102.00–117.001,5208
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29391,160.30/head1,100.00–1,225.001,1602
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2311,337.92/head875.00–1,700.001,33810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2681,409.23/head1,325.00–1,550.001,4093
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5071,669.54/head1,100.00–1,950.001,67019
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0461,488.58/head1,375.00–1,575.001,4892

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.