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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2024-02-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-29

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Feb 29

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692

← Feb 22Feb 29Mar 7 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 90▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

130 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 153▲ 130 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 9.00 to 11.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 80.00 to 115.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 90.00 to 120.00 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,696	119.18	2,021	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,515	108.13	1,638	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,285	95.76	1,231	15
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,195	125.07	1,495	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,095	117.63	1,288	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,396	179.00	2,499	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,234	160.00	1,974	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,416	181.00	2,563	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,295	171.71	2,224	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,333	167.00	2,226	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	584.87/cwt	44
Bulls	Number 2	90	476.10/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 3	91	256.75/cwt	15
Bulls	Utility	88	152.36/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	87	647.37/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	89	604.91/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 3	80	567.62/cwt	4

Every lot

49 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,295	171.71/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,224	3
Steers	—	Select	1,333	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,226	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,416	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,563	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,234	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,974	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,396	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,499	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,285	95.76/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,231	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,515	108.13/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,638	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,696	119.18/cwt	115.00–125.00	2,021	16
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,095	117.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,288	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,195	125.07/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,495	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 3Beef Cross	68	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	374	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	71	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Number 3Beef Cross	76	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	456	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	77	693.45/cwt	680.00–700.00	534	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	799.73/cwt	750.00–850.00	680	4
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	87	709.48/cwt	680.00–740.00	617	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	87	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	148	1
Heifers	—	Number 3Beef Cross	88	560.23/cwt	540.00–580.00	493	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	92	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	161	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	93	734.84/cwt	730.00–740.00	683	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	212	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	99	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	762	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	100	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	112	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	728	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	75	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	135	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	76	368.09/cwt	345.00–390.00	280	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	76	287.85/cwt	260.00–300.00	219	4
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	77	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	539	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	83	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	374	3
Bulls	—	Utility	84	143.39/cwt	100.00–190.00	120	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	840.55/cwt	820.00–860.00	714	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	377.46/cwt	370.00–380.00	321	4
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	86	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	654	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	86	249.61/cwt	200.00–300.00	215	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	92	390.07/cwt	320.00–425.00	359	9
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	488.00/cwt	430.00–565.00	459	14
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	789.85/cwt	780.00–810.00	750	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	96	243.50/cwt	200.00–290.00	234	6
Bulls	—	Utility	96	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	106	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	97	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	747	2
Bulls	—	Utility	100	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	185	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	103	786.62/cwt	780.00–790.00	810	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	499.73/cwt	440.00–550.00	515	11
Bulls	—	Number 2	105	366.84/cwt	310.00–420.00	385	2
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	106	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	111	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	866	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	111	245.00/cwt	220.00–270.00	272	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	119	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	125	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	538	1

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.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Empire Livestock Sale - Bath, NY

Thu Feb 29, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Albany, NY (LS-KT)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 90Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 130Last week 153Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 9.00 to 11.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 80.00 to 115.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves traded 90.00 to 120.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	125	430.00	430.00
11	—	103	440.00–550.00	499.73
3	—	83	450.00	450.00
14	—	94	430.00–565.00	488.00
1	—	119	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	76	345.00–390.00	368.09
9	—	92	320.00–425.00	390.07
2	—	105	310.00–420.00	366.84
4	—	85	370.00–380.00	377.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	180.00	180.00
1	—	100	185.00	185.00
1	—	96	110.00	110.00
2	—	84	100.00–190.00	143.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	96	200.00–290.00	243.50
4	—	76	260.00–300.00	287.85
3	—	86	200.00–300.00	249.61
2	—	111	220.00–270.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	95	780.00–810.00	789.85
1	—	111	780.00	780.00
3	—	85	820.00–860.00	840.55
3	—	103	780.00–790.00	786.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	77	700.00	700.00
1	—	106	760.00	760.00
2	—	97	770.00	770.00
1	—	86	760.00	760.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	77	680.00–700.00	693.45
1	—	100	690.00	690.00
2	—	93	730.00–740.00	734.84
1	—	112	650.00	650.00
2	—	87	680.00–740.00	709.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	71	760.00	760.00
1	—	99	770.00	770.00
4	—	85	750.00–850.00	799.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	600.00	600.00
2	—	88	540.00–580.00	560.23
1	—	68	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	175.00	175.00
1	—	87	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,416	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,295	170.00–175.00	171.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	115.00–120.00	117.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,234	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,396	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	124.00–126.00	125.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,285	90.00–102.00	95.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,696	115.00–125.00	119.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,515	104.00–114.00	108.13

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.