Sale reports / New York / Empire - Bath / 2024-10-03

Empire - Bath

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Oct 3
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 103▼ 40 vs year ago 138 · −29.0%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
136 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 123▼ 50 vs year ago 186 · −26.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Holstein bull calves stayed steady to firm. Beef cross bull calves traded 20.00 to 40.00 lower.

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—Average1,780158.642,8246thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,298120.001,5581thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,354114.001,5446thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,745115.842,0216thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,495115.131,72215
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,33194.561,25930
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,313150.891,9813thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,055136.101,4362thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195592.25/cwt53
BullsNumber 296514.98/cwt15
BullsNumber 392208.88/cwt9
BullsUtility9176.20/cwt8
HeifersNumber 191712.35/cwt19
HeifersNumber 297622.57/cwt8
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7474.48/cwt4

Every lot

45 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——1,780158.64/cwt150.00–164.002,8246
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,298120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5581
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,354114.00/cwt111.00–117.001,5446
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29886.86/cwt76.00–97.001,12718
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,381106.10/cwt100.00–109.001,46512
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,489112.54/cwt110.00–117.001,67613
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,537131.99/cwt128.00–136.002,0292
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,722117.61/cwt115.00–121.002,0255
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,860107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,9901
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,055136.10/cwt134.00–138.001,4362
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,313150.89/cwt147.00–156.001,9813
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Utility/Non-Tubing7474.48/cwt50.00–100.00554
Heifers70–80Number 275360.00/cwt360.00–360.002702
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross85813.60/cwt780.00–840.006929
Heifers80–90Number 2Beef Cross87700.00/cwt700.00–700.006091
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross93820.32/cwt800.00–840.007632
Heifers90–100Number 194497.86/cwt450.00–520.004684
Heifers100–110Number 1100525.00/cwt500.00–550.005252
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross103765.12/cwt760.00–770.007882
Heifers100–110Number 2Beef Cross104720.19/cwt700.00–740.007493
Heifers110–120Number 2Beef Cross114700.00/cwt700.00–700.007982
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls60–70Utility65100.00/cwt100.00–100.00651
Bulls70–80Number 378200.00/cwt200.00–200.001562
Bulls70–80Utility7862.74/cwt50.00–75.00492
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross79820.00/cwt820.00–820.006481
Bulls70–80Number 179400.00/cwt400.00–400.003161
Bulls80–90Utility8050.00/cwt50.00–50.00401
Bulls80–90Number 381200.00/cwt200.00–200.001621
Bulls80–90Number 284352.27/cwt340.00–370.002964
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross86824.38/cwt760.00–860.0070910
Bulls80–90Number 186453.22/cwt440.00–470.003906
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross94789.86/cwt760.00–810.007426
Bulls90–100Number 194469.36/cwt420.00–500.004419
Bulls90–100Number 294334.84/cwt300.00–355.003153
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross95720.42/cwt700.00–740.006843
Bulls90–100Number 396211.99/cwt160.00–280.002045
Bulls100–110Number 2102290.00/cwt290.00–290.002961
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross103759.94/cwt750.00–770.007833
Bulls100–110Number 1104470.93/cwt400.00–525.0049014
Bulls100–110Utility10488.04/cwt65.00–100.00923
Bulls100–110Number 2Beef Cross108720.00/cwt720.00–720.007781
Bulls110–120Number 2Beef Cross111713.26/cwt700.00–730.007923
Bulls110–120Number 1113456.65/cwt450.00–465.005163
Bulls110–120Number 3115220.00/cwt220.00–220.002531
Bulls110–120Utility11670.00/cwt70.00–70.00811

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.