Sale reports / New York / Empire - Bath / 2023-12-28

Empire - Bath

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Dec 28
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692
Feeder Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 13▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 88▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
171 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 163▲ 171 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 1223lb feeder dairy bull calf deleted

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.30/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −1,110.99 against this barn's trailing median of $1,227.29.
Average price
$116.30
4 head · 416 lb average
Value per head Derived
$484
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−247.01
vs NY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 3416116.304844thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale4 hd
116.30
—
NY average2 barns · 188 hd
363.31
−247.01
This barn, trailing median35 sales
1,227.29
−1,110.99
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—Average1,884119.002,2421thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,646102.011,67912
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,48392.741,37541
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,31284.691,11116
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,380130.001,7941thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197445.51/cwt64
BullsNumber 2102392.66/cwt37
BullsNumber 389226.95/cwt8
BullsUtility8566.59/cwt8
HeifersNumber 195468.36/cwt16
HeifersNumber 293387.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 381173.89/cwt4
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing80153.33/cwt3

Every lot

50 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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 3375117.60/cwt115.00–120.004412
Bulls—Large 3426120.00/cwt120.00–120.005111
Bulls—Large 3488110.00/cwt110.00–110.005371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,884119.00/cwt119.00–119.002,2421
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31284.69/cwt79.00–88.001,11116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48392.74/cwt89.00–97.001,37541
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,646102.01/cwt98.00–107.001,67912
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,380130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,7941
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross68200.00/cwt200.00–200.001361
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing6825.00/cwt25.00–25.00171
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross70300.00/cwt300.00–300.002101
Heifers—Number 37445.27/cwt40.00–50.00332
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross79505.00/cwt505.00–505.003991
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross79460.00/cwt460.00–460.003631
Heifers—Number 28280.00/cwt80.00–80.00661
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross83425.00/cwt425.00–425.003531
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross84513.28/cwt500.00–540.004313
Heifers—Number 192140.00/cwt140.00–140.001291
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross97523.85/cwt510.00–540.005085
Heifers—Number 1100105.00/cwt105.00–105.001051
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross102516.92/cwt505.00–525.005275
Heifers—Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross103235.00/cwt235.00–235.002421
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross106490.00/cwt490.00–490.005191
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross107305.00/cwt305.00–305.003261
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross115480.00/cwt480.00–480.005521
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7662.99/cwt50.00–75.00482
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross78545.00/cwt545.00–545.004251
Bulls—Number 379220.00/cwt220.00–220.001741
Bulls—Number 283311.07/cwt250.00–350.002586
Bulls—Utility8371.65/cwt40.00–100.00594
Bulls—Number 384175.15/cwt150.00–200.001474
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85598.59/cwt555.00–615.005095
Bulls—Number 185399.37/cwt380.00–420.003397
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross89380.00/cwt380.00–380.003381
Bulls—Number 293336.93/cwt260.00–370.003138
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross94471.01/cwt435.00–500.004433
Bulls—Number 195415.57/cwt380.00–445.0039519
Bulls—Number 395170.00/cwt170.00–170.001621
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross96538.42/cwt525.00–555.005174
Bulls—Utility9660.05/cwt50.00–70.00582
Bulls—Number 1103414.04/cwt380.00–435.0042616
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104524.95/cwt515.00–535.005466
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross104483.57/cwt450.00–510.005036
Bulls—Number 2105359.62/cwt350.00–370.003782
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross110345.00/cwt345.00–345.003801
Bulls—Number 1113392.50/cwt375.00–415.004446
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross114485.95/cwt480.00–500.005545
Bulls—Number 2116330.72/cwt300.00–350.003843
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross125435.14/cwt400.00–470.005442
Bulls—Number 2125320.40/cwt295.00–345.004012

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.