Sale reports / New York / Empire - Bath / 2024-02-22

Empire - Bath

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Feb 22
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 182▲ 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
153 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 152▲ 153 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Beef bull calves traded 20.00 to 40.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 30.00 to 40.00 higher.

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—Average1,616120.611,9492thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,606108.951,75028
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34399.891,34218
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,35387.971,19011
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,286149.271,9209thin
SteersSelectAverage1,282126.001,6151thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198463.12/cwt55
BullsNumber 294414.83/cwt25
BullsNumber 391235.25/cwt19
BullsUtility9184.89/cwt5
HeifersNumber 191658.55/cwt14
HeifersNumber 299648.69/cwt5
HeifersNumber 375545.27/cwt3

Every lot

42 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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,282126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,6151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,616120.61/cwt106.00–130.001,9492
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34399.89/cwt95.00–104.001,34218
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35387.97/cwt83.00–92.001,19011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,606108.95/cwt105.00–114.001,75028
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,286149.27/cwt135.00–158.001,9209
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross75545.27/cwt500.00–580.004093
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross85620.00/cwt620.00–620.005271
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross86740.91/cwt700.00–800.006377
Heifers—Number 187150.00/cwt150.00–150.001311
Heifers—Number 194175.00/cwt175.00–175.001651
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95749.72/cwt730.00–770.007123
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross96664.22/cwt640.00–690.006382
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross101640.00/cwt640.00–640.006461
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross102729.56/cwt700.00–760.007442
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross115655.00/cwt655.00–655.007531
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross75593.57/cwt580.00–600.004453
Bulls—Number 378186.37/cwt140.00–210.001453
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross79760.00/cwt760.00–760.006001
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross84660.00/cwt660.00–660.005541
Bulls—Number 384168.87/cwt150.00–190.001424
Bulls—Number 185390.56/cwt370.00–410.003328
Bulls—Number 285277.58/cwt245.00–325.002365
Bulls—Utility8670.00/cwt70.00–70.00602
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross87770.00/cwt770.00–770.006701
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross94707.90/cwt700.00–720.006655
Bulls—Number 394207.25/cwt150.00–225.001957
Bulls—Utility9594.82/cwt85.00–100.00903
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross96680.00/cwt680.00–680.006531
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross96474.90/cwt450.00–520.004563
Bulls—Number 196407.24/cwt360.00–450.0039118
Bulls—Number 296306.36/cwt250.00–350.002949
Bulls—Number 1104416.25/cwt365.00–450.0043313
Bulls—Number 2104270.00/cwt270.00–270.002811
Bulls—Number 3104179.83/cwt145.00–215.001872
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross105720.76/cwt700.00–740.007572
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross107640.00/cwt640.00–640.006852
Bulls—Number 1112405.87/cwt395.00–415.004555
Bulls—Number 2112260.00/cwt260.00–260.002911
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross115690.00/cwt690.00–690.007941
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross115647.46/cwt645.00–650.007452
Bulls—Number 1122375.00/cwt375.00–375.004581

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.