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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2024-12-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Dec 26

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692

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Feeder Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 9▼ 15 vs year ago 19 · −78.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 116▼ 34 vs year ago 108 · −31.5%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

179 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 142▲ 8 vs year ago 171 · +4.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Buyer demand was high with a light supply. Holstein bull calves traded 60.00 to 125.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves stayed steady.

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,730	145.00	2,509	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	109.87	1,584	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,516	106.00	1,607	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,440	96.72	1,393	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,140	130.00	1,482	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,672	116.40	1,946	8thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,459	114.65	1,673	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,358	97.88	1,329	33
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,344	152.00	2,043	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,224	141.36	1,730	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,280	162.48	2,080	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	660.06/cwt	88
Bulls	Number 2	95	523.85/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 3	94	332.39/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	86	170.08/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 1	96	781.61/cwt	21
Heifers	Number 2	83	528.27/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 3	89	458.03/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	75	211.75/cwt	7

Every lot

67 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
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	884	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,246	1
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	970	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,310	1
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,036	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,140	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3	966	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,208	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,280	162.48/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,080	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,730	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,509	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,440	96.72/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,393	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	109.87/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,584	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,516	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,607	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,224	141.36/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,730	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,344	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,043	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,307	76.72/cwt	70.00–90.00	1,003	9
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,373	98.45/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,352	9
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,380	110.24/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,521	15
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,459	114.65/cwt	109.00–122.00	1,673	14
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,672	116.40/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,946	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,140	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,482	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	60–70	Utility/Non-Tubing	65	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	20	2
Heifers	70–80	Number 3	70	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	196	1
Heifers	70–80	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	73	357.41/cwt	260.00–430.00	261	3
Heifers	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	78	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	546	2
Heifers	70–80	Number 1	79	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	411	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 2	79	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	300	1
Heifers	80–90	Utility/Non-Tubing	81	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	81	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 3Beef Cross	83	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	498	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 3	84	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	185	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	85	950.55/cwt	930.00–980.00	808	3
Heifers	80–90	Number 1	87	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	452	2
Heifers	80–90	Number 2	88	364.80/cwt	330.00–400.00	321	2
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	89	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	587	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1	91	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	455	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	94	895.97/cwt	820.00–950.00	842	8
Heifers	90–100	Utility/Non-Tubing	94	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	235	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	104	838.12/cwt	830.00–850.00	872	3
Heifers	100–110	Number 3Beef Cross	104	595.07/cwt	590.00–600.00	619	2
Heifers	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	115	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	805	1
Heifers	120–130	Number 1Beef Cross	122	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	854	1
Heifers	120–130	Number 1	123	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	517	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	72	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	504	1
Bulls	70–80	Utility	72	129.48/cwt	100.00–140.00	93	4
Bulls	70–80	Number 3Beef Cross	73	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	511	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	76	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	433	1
Bulls	70–80	UtilityBeef Cross	76	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	342	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	83	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	872	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	83	424.85/cwt	400.00–500.00	353	4
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	86	596.05/cwt	540.00–640.00	513	14
Bulls	80–90	Number 3	87	234.78/cwt	210.00–310.00	204	4
Bulls	80–90	Utility	87	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	87	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	93	440.86/cwt	400.00–505.00	410	5
Bulls	90–100	Utility	94	161.50/cwt	120.00–200.00	152	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	95	907.68/cwt	880.00–920.00	862	9
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	95	748.68/cwt	700.00–800.00	711	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	96	596.66/cwt	530.00–645.00	573	29
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	102	454.96/cwt	400.00–500.00	464	4
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	104	879.78/cwt	840.00–910.00	915	8
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	104	595.82/cwt	545.00–630.00	620	18
Bulls	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	105	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	840	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 3	105	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	315	1
Bulls	100–110	Utility	105	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	210	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 3Beef Cross	107	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	556	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	111	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	899	1
Bulls	110–120	Utility	111	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	200	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 2	113	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	565	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	114	556.52/cwt	530.00–575.00	634	7
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	116	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	905	2
Bulls	120–130	Number 3	121	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	242	1
Bulls	120–130	Number 2	124	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	496	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 Dec 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 19

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 116Year ago 108

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 179Last week 142Year ago 171

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	884	141.00	141.00
1	950–1000	970	135.00	135.00
1	1000–1050	1,036	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	966	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,516	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,442	107.00–113.00	109.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	95.00–99.00	96.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,344	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,224	140.00–144.00	141.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,307	70.00–90.00	76.72
9	—	1,373	92.00–102.00	98.45
15	—	1,380	104.00–118.00	110.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,459	109.00–122.00	114.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,672	110.00–119.00	116.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	161.00–164.00	162.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	130.00	130.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	83	1,050.00	1,050.00
9	90–100	95	880.00–920.00	907.68
8	100–110	104	840.00–910.00	879.78
2	110–120	116	780.00	780.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	700.00	700.00
2	90–100	95	700.00–800.00	748.68
1	100–110	105	800.00	800.00
1	110–120	111	810.00	810.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	72	100.00–140.00	129.48
2	80–90	87	100.00	100.00
2	90–100	94	120.00–200.00	161.50
1	100–110	105	200.00	200.00
1	110–120	111	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	80–90	86	540.00–640.00	596.05
29	90–100	96	530.00–645.00	596.66
18	100–110	104	545.00–630.00	595.82
7	110–120	114	530.00–575.00	556.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	570.00	570.00
4	80–90	83	400.00–500.00	424.85
5	90–100	93	400.00–505.00	440.86
4	100–110	102	400.00–500.00	454.96
1	110–120	113	500.00	500.00
1	120–130	124	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	87	210.00–310.00	234.78
1	100–110	105	300.00	300.00
1	120–130	121	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	73	700.00	700.00
1	100–110	107	520.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	65	30.00	30.00
1	80–90	81	100.00	100.00
1	90–100	94	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	280.00	280.00
1	80–90	84	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	380.00	380.00
2	80–90	88	330.00–400.00	364.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	930.00–980.00	950.55
8	90–100	94	820.00–950.00	895.97
3	100–110	104	830.00–850.00	838.12
1	110–120	115	700.00	700.00
1	120–130	122	700.00	700.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	83	600.00	600.00
2	100–110	104	590.00–600.00	595.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	520.00	520.00
2	80–90	87	520.00	520.00
1	90–100	91	500.00	500.00
1	120–130	123	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	78	700.00	700.00
1	80–90	89	660.00	660.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	73	260.00–430.00	357.41

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.