Sale reports / New York / Empire - Bath / 2024-02-08

Empire - Bath

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Feb 8
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692
Feeder Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 154▲ 146 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
180 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 163▲ 180 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 130lb and 134lb slaughter cows deleted

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Dairy bull calves traded 20.00 to 50.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 15.00 to 25.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $125.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −104.30 against this barn's trailing median of $229.30.
Average price
$125.00
1 head · 390 lb average
Value per head Derived
$488
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−89.35
vs NY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2390125.004881thin
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 sale1 hd
125.00
—
NY average3 barns · 212 hd
214.35
−89.35
This barn, trailing median6 sales
229.30
−104.30
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

6 sales
252230209188median 229.3003/1904/1605/2109/1710/15
Steers 0–100 lb: high $237.57, low $201.68, median $229.30 across 6 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—Average1,267102.941,3044thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,390110.001,5291thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58696.771,53554
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,41386.841,22734
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,29677.701,00717
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,383102.621,4192thin
SteersSelectAverage1,251116.831,4625thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198426.08/cwt68
BullsNumber 295309.29/cwt30
BullsNumber 388161.36/cwt19
BullsUtility9287.06/cwt5
HeifersNumber 190474.28/cwt12
HeifersNumber 295471.22/cwt7

Every lot

47 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2390125.00/cwt125.00–125.004881
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3506140.00/cwt140.00–140.007081
Dairy Heifers—Large 3952132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,2611
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,251116.83/cwt110.00–121.001,4625
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,267102.94/cwt101.00–105.001,3044
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29677.70/cwt73.00–81.001,00717
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,390110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5291
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41386.84/cwt82.00–92.001,22734
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58696.77/cwt93.00–104.001,53554
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,383102.62/cwt100.00–106.001,4192
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 18497.57/cwt95.00–100.00822
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross85533.13/cwt500.00–555.004533
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross87603.76/cwt590.00–640.005256
Heifers—Number 29080.00/cwt80.00–80.00721
Heifers—Number 192100.00/cwt100.00–100.00921
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95599.34/cwt575.00–625.005692
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross105534.57/cwt520.00–550.005612
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross110575.00/cwt575.00–575.006331
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross113550.00/cwt550.00–550.006221
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 275250.00/cwt250.00–250.001881
Bulls—Number 377161.62/cwt120.00–210.001248
Bulls—Utility7882.52/cwt80.00–85.00642
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross79575.00/cwt575.00–575.004541
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross82500.00/cwt500.00–500.004101
Bulls—Number 184371.84/cwt320.00–400.003129
Bulls—Number 385145.83/cwt115.00–160.001243
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross86605.00/cwt605.00–605.005201
Bulls—Number 287252.63/cwt220.00–295.002208
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross92500.00/cwt500.00–500.004601
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross94599.99/cwt575.00–625.005646
Bulls—Number 294272.32/cwt225.00–305.0025610
Bulls—Number 395163.15/cwt120.00–195.001555
Bulls—Number 196375.84/cwt320.00–430.0036124
Bulls—Utility9880.00/cwt80.00–80.00781
Bulls—Number 2102271.92/cwt215.00–310.002775
Bulls—Number 3103164.78/cwt150.00–180.001702
Bulls—Number 1104386.39/cwt350.00–415.0040218
Bulls—Utility10495.14/cwt85.00–105.00992
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross105596.92/cwt580.00–625.006276
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross109560.00/cwt560.00–560.006101
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross112530.00/cwt530.00–530.005941
Bulls—Number 1112390.00/cwt390.00–390.004371
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross116580.00/cwt580.00–580.006731
Bulls—Number 3119190.00/cwt190.00–190.002261
Bulls—Number 1120320.00/cwt320.00–320.003841
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross122535.00/cwt535.00–535.006531
Bulls—Number 2125300.00/cwt300.00–300.003751

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.