Sale reports / New York / Empire - Bath / 2024-03-21

Empire - Bath

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Mar 21
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 104▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
120 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 126▲ 120 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 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Holstein bull calves traded 20.00 to 25.00 higher. Beef bull cross calves traded 40.00 to 60.00 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—Average1,531130.161,99310
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,416113.481,6072thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,486107.001,5901thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08692.051,0002thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,712117.352,00920
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,443108.191,56129
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,30795.581,24912
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,184130.161,5416thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,566165.002,5841thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,640175.002,8701thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196615.64/cwt51
BullsNumber 295532.22/cwt21
BullsNumber 395324.28/cwt11
BullsUtility81163.49/cwt6
HeifersNumber 184755.65/cwt10
HeifersNumber 295594.77/cwt9

Every lot

41 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—Choice1,640175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,8701
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,566165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,5841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,531130.16/cwt122.00–140.001,99310
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08692.05/cwt91.00–93.001,0002
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,416113.48/cwt113.00–114.001,6072
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,486107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,5901
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,184130.16/cwt128.00–134.001,5416
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30795.58/cwt90.00–101.001,24912
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,443108.19/cwt103.00–113.001,56129
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,712117.35/cwt114.00–125.002,00920
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 2Beef Cross74740.00/cwt740.00–740.005481
Heifers70–80Number 1Beef Cross76840.00/cwt840.00–840.006381
Heifers80–90Number 180200.00/cwt200.00–200.001601
Heifers80–90Number 2Beef Cross82744.97/cwt740.00–750.006112
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross85813.78/cwt770.00–850.006927
Heifers80–90Number 285116.57/cwt100.00–135.00992
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross90820.00/cwt820.00–820.007381
Heifers100–110Number 2Beef Cross105744.93/cwt740.00–750.007822
Heifers110–120Number 2Beef Cross113700.00/cwt700.00–700.007911
Heifers120–130Number 2Beef Cross120700.00/cwt700.00–700.008401
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Utility76165.23/cwt100.00–190.001264
Bulls70–80Number 278445.00/cwt445.00–445.003471
Bulls80–90Utility80150.00/cwt150.00–150.001201
Bulls80–90Number 384319.64/cwt270.00–370.002684
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross85860.24/cwt840.00–900.007315
Bulls80–90Number 185579.51/cwt540.00–600.004936
Bulls80–90Number 286447.54/cwt390.00–500.003856
Bulls90–100Number 393346.14/cwt300.00–380.003223
Bulls90–100Number 194580.00/cwt520.00–625.0054525
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross95756.94/cwt720.00–780.007193
Bulls90–100Number 295437.58/cwt400.00–500.004166
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross96820.00/cwt820.00–820.007872
Bulls100–110Utility100170.00/cwt170.00–170.001701
Bulls100–110Number 2101500.00/cwt500.00–500.005051
Bulls100–110Number 3104306.71/cwt260.00–360.003193
Bulls100–110Number 2Beef Cross105720.00/cwt720.00–720.007561
Bulls100–110Number 1106573.24/cwt550.00–615.0060811
Bulls110–120Number 2112400.00/cwt400.00–400.004481
Bulls110–120Number 2Beef Cross113765.09/cwt760.00–770.008652
Bulls110–120Number 1114586.81/cwt565.00–610.006692
Bulls110–120Number 3114330.00/cwt330.00–330.003761

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.