Sale reports / New York / Empire - Bath / 2024-04-18

Empire - Bath

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Apr 18
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 117▲ 110 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
121 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 101▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Dairy Bull Yield Grade corrected to 1-2

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Holstein bull calves traded 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves stayed steady to firm.

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—Average1,530150.002,2951thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,462118.001,7251thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,468105.641,5513thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13198.191,1113thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,650146.002,4091thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,675112.741,88819
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,447105.271,52315
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,49097.911,45916
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,172145.001,6991thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197643.03/cwt46
BullsNumber 295525.37/cwt26
BullsNumber 391365.07/cwt8
HeifersNumber 183645.14/cwt6
HeifersNumber 294530.02/cwt5

Every lot

36 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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,530150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,2951
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13198.19/cwt95.00–100.001,1113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,462118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,7251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,468105.64/cwt103.00–109.001,5513
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,650146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,4091
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,447105.27/cwt102.00–108.001,52315
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,49097.91/cwt93.00–101.001,45916
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,675112.74/cwt109.00–117.001,88819
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,172145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6991
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 1Beef Cross76800.00/cwt800.00–800.006081
Heifers70–80Number 179260.00/cwt260.00–260.002051
Heifers80–90Number 283200.00/cwt200.00–200.001661
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross86820.27/cwt790.00–840.007053
Heifers80–90Number 186350.00/cwt350.00–350.003011
Heifers90–100Number 290210.00/cwt210.00–210.001891
Heifers90–100Number 2Beef Cross97750.05/cwt740.00–760.007282
Heifers100–110Number 2Beef Cross105740.00/cwt740.00–740.007771
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross75780.00/cwt780.00–780.005851
Bulls70–80Number 378355.06/cwt350.00–360.002772
Bulls80–90Number 382365.12/cwt360.00–370.002992
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross84836.67/cwt810.00–850.007033
Bulls80–90Number 285470.57/cwt430.00–505.004006
Bulls80–90Number 187555.84/cwt550.00–570.004845
Bulls90–100Number 391370.11/cwt360.00–380.003372
Bulls90–100Number 293451.97/cwt420.00–500.0042010
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross95813.16/cwt780.00–850.007735
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross95724.92/cwt720.00–730.006892
Bulls90–100Number 195583.02/cwt530.00–630.0055415
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross103782.71/cwt770.00–810.008064
Bulls100–110Number 1104588.15/cwt550.00–610.006129
Bulls100–110Number 2104476.74/cwt410.00–500.004964
Bulls100–110Number 2Beef Cross106743.25/cwt720.00–760.007883
Bulls100–110Number 3109370.00/cwt370.00–370.004031
Bulls110–120Number 2Beef Cross114730.00/cwt730.00–730.008321
Bulls110–120Number 1114568.67/cwt550.00–580.006484
Bulls110–120Number 3116370.00/cwt370.00–370.004291

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.