Sale reports / New York / Empire - Bath / 2023-10-05

Empire - Bath

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Oct 5
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692
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Feeder Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 0▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 138 vs last sale 0▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
186 head
▲ 186 vs last sale 0▲ 186 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.33/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −1,106.97 against this barn's trailing median of $1,227.29.
Average price
$120.33
14 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$676
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$362
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 3
$46.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−153.60
vs NY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2595136.958159thin
Large 350190.404535thin
One grade step is worth $46.55/cwt here — about $362 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 sale14 hd
120.33
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NY average2 barns · 146 hd
273.93
−153.60
This barn, trailing median35 sales
1,227.29
−1,106.97
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 0–100 lb

35 sales
175914671175883median 1227.2903/0504/3007/0209/0310/29
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,745.05, low $897.09, median $1,227.29 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,618121.271,9624thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,660102.621,70413
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,45890.021,31226
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,29078.691,01536
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,442126.331,8223thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,579161.592,5522thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,450181.482,6316thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,425176.692,51810
SteersSelectAverage1,395169.052,3587thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196405.03/cwt44
BullsNumber 296336.59/cwt30
BullsNumber 391140.28/cwt15
BullsUtility8134.41/cwt9
HeifersNumber 191561.21/cwt13
HeifersNumber 28068.86/cwt4

Every lot

62 lots · USDA AMS · Empire Livestock 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 · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318120.00/cwt120.00–120.003821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424165.00/cwt165.00–165.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2548170.00/cwt170.00–170.009321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2606120.00/cwt120.00–120.007271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 327065.00/cwt65.00–65.001761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338145.00/cwt145.00–145.004901
Bulls—Large 334880.00/cwt80.00–80.002781
Bulls—Large 3406113.00/cwt113.00–113.004591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432140.00/cwt140.00–140.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526130.00/cwt130.00–130.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2552155.00/cwt155.00–155.008561
Bulls—Large 362480.00/cwt80.00–80.004991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2658135.00/cwt135.00–135.008881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2712123.79/cwt120.00–127.508812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2786120.00/cwt120.00–120.009431
Bulls—Large 3856114.00/cwt114.00–114.009761
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 341850.00/cwt50.00–50.002091
Dairy Heifers—Large 370660.00/cwt60.00–60.004241
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 389283.00/cwt83.00–83.007401
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,395169.05/cwt164.00–174.002,3587
Steers—Choice1,425176.69/cwt175.00–180.002,51810
Steers—Choice and Prime1,450181.48/cwt181.00–182.002,6316
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,579161.59/cwt160.00–163.002,5522
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,618121.27/cwt116.00–130.001,9624
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29078.69/cwt70.00–85.001,01536
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45890.02/cwt87.00–93.001,31226
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,657101.67/cwt95.00–107.001,68512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,698114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,9361
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,442126.33/cwt120.00–132.001,8223
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27662.62/cwt45.00–80.00482
Heifers—Number 28475.09/cwt60.00–90.00632
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross86540.29/cwt480.00–600.004656
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross93582.34/cwt550.00–640.005426
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross106560.00/cwt560.00–560.005941
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 3Jersey68132.00/cwt132.00–132.00901
Bulls—Number 373150.00/cwt150.00–150.001101
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross75480.40/cwt460.00–500.003602
Bulls—UtilityJersey7530.00/cwt30.00–30.00232
Bulls—Number 276245.00/cwt245.00–245.001861
Bulls—Utility7826.72/cwt20.00–40.00213
Bulls—Utility8239.76/cwt30.00–50.00332
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross84642.09/cwt610.00–690.005395
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross84500.00/cwt500.00–500.004202
Bulls—UtilityJersey8440.00/cwt40.00–40.00341
Bulls—Number 185318.42/cwt310.00–330.002716
Bulls—Number 386137.51/cwt90.00–200.001186
Bulls—Number 288258.42/cwt235.00–270.002273
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93669.28/cwt630.00–700.006223
Bulls—Number 393142.88/cwt100.00–200.001333
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross95515.45/cwt480.00–550.004904
Bulls—Number 295279.33/cwt250.00–300.002659
Bulls—Number 196327.80/cwt310.00–345.0031516
Bulls—Utility9950.00/cwt50.00–50.00501
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross101633.20/cwt620.00–640.006403
Bulls—Number 3103169.42/cwt150.00–190.001752
Bulls—Number 2104290.02/cwt280.00–300.003025
Bulls—Number 1105322.54/cwt310.00–340.003399
Bulls—Number 2111265.27/cwt250.00–295.002943
Bulls—Number 3112114.82/cwt105.00–125.001292
Bulls—Number 1114322.60/cwt315.00–330.003682
Bulls—Number 2122295.00/cwt295.00–295.003601

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.