Sale reports / New York / Empire - Bath / 2024-11-09

Empire - Bath

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bath, New York · Sat, Nov 9
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1973
Feeder Cattle receipts
350 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 269▼ 88 vs year ago 438 · −20.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 63▲ 22 vs year ago 26 · +84.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale in October, Feeder Steers traded 10.00-20.00 higher and Feeder Heifers were 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder Cattle that showed prior vaccination were able to receive a 20.00-40.00 dollar premium.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $221.02/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −130.96 against this barn's trailing median of $351.98.
Average price
$221.02
33 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,218
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$89
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.43
vs NY average
−37.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551225.381,24224
Medium and Large 2551209.391,1539thin
One grade step is worth $15.99/cwt here — about $89 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 sale33 hd
221.02
—
NY average2 barns · 69 hd
229.45
−8.43
National average194 barns · 18,518 hd
258.39
−37.37
This barn, trailing median5 sales
351.98
−130.96
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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,645$1,7703thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,465$1,7246
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,445$1,6212thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,412$1,4501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)971$2,0033thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)975$1,4002thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2274270.00/cwt270.00–270.007401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376247.30/cwt230.00–256.009305
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431236.23/cwt225.00–252.501,0187
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1436292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,2751
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2461228.42/cwt207.00–260.001,0535
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469267.44/cwt245.00–292.501,2547
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2512233.46/cwt220.00–250.001,1955
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517244.77/cwt232.00–257.001,2652
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565229.75/cwt227.50–232.001,2982
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569254.95/cwt242.50–261.001,4513
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2602182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,0991
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4412
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671243.96/cwt239.00–247.501,6375
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2684204.99/cwt200.00–207.501,4023
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2708205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4511
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1742227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6841
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1783196.75/cwt192.50–205.001,5413
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2831179.00/cwt177.50–182.501,4875
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2850202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,7171
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1883192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,6952
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2946168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5891
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2968193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,8681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2252190.00/cwt190.00–190.004791
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324220.83/cwt200.00–245.007154
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383193.45/cwt190.00–200.007413
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390262.46/cwt260.00–265.001,0242
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426209.48/cwt202.00–220.008923
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1438229.58/cwt210.00–245.001,0067
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470238.34/cwt220.00–255.001,1206
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477200.01/cwt180.00–227.509544
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519232.62/cwt217.00–245.001,20712
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532211.38/cwt190.00–235.001,1255
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574206.91/cwt190.00–217.501,1884
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583218.14/cwt210.00–241.001,27212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2631195.78/cwt190.00–205.001,2355
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1634207.81/cwt200.00–215.001,3186
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665211.64/cwt200.00–229.001,4076
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4161
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730180.05/cwt177.50–185.001,3143
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1772194.49/cwt190.00–199.001,5012
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2779166.35/cwt160.00–172.501,2962
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2889160.95/cwt152.00–170.001,4312
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2264282.50/cwt282.50–282.507461
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1307270.00/cwt270.00–270.008291
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370253.69/cwt252.50–255.009392
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2411214.21/cwt182.00–242.508803
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538202.24/cwt167.50–237.501,0882
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570244.05/cwt237.50–253.001,3917
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723189.00/cwt188.00–190.001,3662
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2766129.16/cwt120.00–138.009892
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2814158.36/cwt147.00–170.001,2892
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2931123.01/cwt121.00–125.001,1452
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2968119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1521
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,040122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2691
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers600–650Large 2-3614230.16/cwt180.00–242.501,4135
Beef/Dairy Steers700–750Large 2-3725208.69/cwt200.00–215.001,5136
Beef/Dairy Steers750–800Large 2-3764215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6432
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Large 2-3461140.00/cwt140.00–140.006452
Beef/Dairy Heifers500–550Large 2-3546206.29/cwt195.00–217.501,1262
Beef/Dairy Heifers550–600Large 2-3584212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2411
Beef/Dairy Heifers700–750Large 2-3726182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3251
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,211128.36/cwt118.00–144.001,5549
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19702,204.74/head2,100.00–2,300.002,2052
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29741,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29751,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4121,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4451,620.93/head1,350.00–1,850.001,6212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4651,724.14/head1,600.00–2,050.001,7246
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6451,770.18/head1,600.00–1,975.001,7703

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.