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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-10

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bath, New York · Sat, Oct 10

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1973

← Sep 12Oct 10latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

405 head

▲ 148 vs last sale 257▲ 405 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 45▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 500-600lb feeder steers sold 40.00 to 41.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 68.50 to 75.50 higher. 300-400lb feeder heifers sold 44.00 to 70.00 lower. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 19.50 to 37.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.36/cwt on 24 head, up $25.86 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 5 comparable sales and sits −35.62 against this barn's trailing median of $351.98.

Average price

$316.36

▲ 25.86 vs prior sale

24 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$358

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$59.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−51.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	338.49	1,880	15thin
Medium and Large 2	545	279.46	1,522	9thin

One grade step is worth $59.03/cwt here — about $358 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

316.36

—

NY average1 barns · 24 hd

316.36

+0.00

National average187 barns · 16,614 hd

367.91

−51.55

This barn, trailing median5 sales

351.98

−35.62

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.49, low $290.49, median $351.98 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,342	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,144	$2,396	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,694	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	942	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	772	$1,907	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	798	$1,676	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,124	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,072	$1,863	4thin

Every lot, as filed

85 lots · USDA AMS · Empire Livestock Feeder and Replacement Cattle 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	266	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	998	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	458.45/cwt	405.00–485.00	1,352	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	476.91/cwt	410.00–490.00	1,545	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	344	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,256	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	346.93/cwt	325.00–384.00	1,277	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	428.05/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,588	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	398.42/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,689	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	345.06/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,522	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	400.04/cwt	382.50–425.00	1,908	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,795	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	343.25/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,788	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	395.69/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,069	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	386.28/cwt	375.00–397.50	2,186	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	345.75/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,957	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	390.52/cwt	387.50–395.00	2,437	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,911	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,893	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,605	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	712	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,833	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	295.81/cwt	275.00–317.50	2,171	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,071	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	764	256.28/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,958	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,266	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,258	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	407.74/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,081	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	286	301.09/cwt	300.00–305.00	861	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	386.51/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,264	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	318.49/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,045	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	320.31/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,198	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	395.48/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,491	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	316.66/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,330	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	345.73/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,497	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	318.15/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,511	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	358.07/cwt	335.00–390.00	1,737	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	282.02/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,469	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	335.09/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,786	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	276.27/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,586	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	342.38/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,989	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,398	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	288.79/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,828	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	307.92/cwt	285.00–320.00	2,051	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	256.31/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,740	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,851	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	293.01/cwt	272.50–300.00	2,162	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	767	252.51/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,937	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,055	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	263.75/cwt	260.00–267.50	2,134	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	852	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,151	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	874	226.25/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,977	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	279	306.60/cwt	300.00–320.00	855	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	407.76/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,191	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	304	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,140	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	413.10/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,396	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	355.29/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,297	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	402.16/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,532	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	408.26/cwt	390.00–427.50	1,719	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	352.67/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,495	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	401.55/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,867	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	359.90/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,677	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	314.98/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,635	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	369.43/cwt	350.00–407.50	1,976	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	319.61/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,841	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	286.12/cwt	262.50–317.50	1,791	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	283.83/cwt	260.00–320.00	1,907	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	278.67/cwt	272.50–285.00	2,015	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	794	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,005	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,124	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,757	198.17/cwt	196.00–201.00	3,482	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	765	1,070.21/head	950.00–1,200.00	1,070	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	970	1,036.55/head	925.00–1,150.00	1,037	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,191	2,328.96/head	1,900.00–2,650.00	2,329	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	2,350.57/head	1,600.00–2,700.00	2,351	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	1,342	3,356.95/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,357	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,342	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	774	1,526.74/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,527	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,378	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	983	163.67/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,609	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	132.18/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,498	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,210	107.07/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,296	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	602	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	1,380.99/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,381	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	1,971.32/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,971	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	2,110.15/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,110	2

How this sale compares

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 Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Bath, NY

Sat Oct 10, 2026

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Feeder CattleReceipts 405Last week 257Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 45Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	395.00–420.00	407.74
3	300–350	327	375.00–395.00	386.51
6	350–400	377	375.00–415.00	395.48
5	400–450	433	335.00–365.00	345.73
14	450–500	485	335.00–390.00	358.07
8	500–550	533	300.00–365.00	335.09
7	550–600	581	315.00–360.00	342.38
4	600–650	633	280.00–295.00	288.79
10	650–700	666	285.00–320.00	307.92
6	700–750	738	272.50–300.00	293.01
2	750–800	783	260.00–265.00	262.49
2	800–850	809	260.00–267.50	263.75
1	850–900	852	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	300.00–305.00	301.09
6	300–350	328	300.00–350.00	318.49
12	350–400	374	300.00–360.00	320.31
4	400–450	420	305.00–325.00	316.66
4	450–500	475	312.50–322.50	318.15
5	500–550	521	275.00–292.50	282.02
4	550–600	574	270.00–280.00	276.27
1	600–650	608	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	679	250.00–262.50	256.31
1	700–750	726	255.00	255.00
2	750–800	767	247.50–257.50	252.51
2	850–900	874	217.50–235.00	226.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	279	300.00–320.00	306.60
1	300–350	304	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	365	330.00–370.00	355.29
11	400–450	424	320.00–385.00	352.67
10	450–500	466	335.00–385.00	359.90
5	500–550	519	295.00–345.00	314.98
6	550–600	576	300.00–340.00	319.61
1	750–800	794	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	395.00–420.00	407.76
7	300–350	338	385.00–435.00	413.10
15	350–400	381	375.00–430.00	402.16
14	400–450	421	390.00–427.50	408.26
6	450–500	465	390.00–417.50	401.55
4	500–550	535	350.00–407.50	369.43
5	600–650	626	262.50–317.50	286.12
3	650–700	672	260.00–320.00	283.83
2	700–750	723	272.50–285.00	278.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	266	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	344	365.00	365.00
5	350–400	368	325.00–384.00	346.93
6	400–450	441	330.00–365.00	345.06
1	450–500	482	372.50	372.50
13	500–550	521	300.00–355.00	343.25
6	550–600	566	330.00–367.50	345.75
3	600–650	637	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	676	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	712	257.50	257.50
2	750–800	764	250.00–262.50	256.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	405.00–485.00	458.45
10	300–350	324	410.00–490.00	476.91
3	350–400	371	405.00–440.00	428.05
3	400–450	424	380.00–410.00	398.42
10	450–500	477	382.50–425.00	400.04
9	500–550	523	380.00–420.00	395.69
6	550–600	566	375.00–397.50	386.28
5	600–650	624	387.50–395.00	390.52
2	650–700	681	382.50	382.50
5	700–750	734	275.00–317.50	295.81
1	750–800	760	272.50	272.50
1	800–850	824	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	860	262.50	262.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,124	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,757	196.00–201.00	198.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,342	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,356.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,225	1,600.00–2,700.00	2,350.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	942	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,191	1,900.00–2,650.00	2,328.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,342	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	970	925.00–1,150.00	1,036.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	765	950.00–1,200.00	1,070.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	774	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,526.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,378	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,133	120.00–139.00	132.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	983	155.00–170.00	163.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,210	102.00–115.00	107.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	835	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,971.32
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	857	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,110.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	602	1,500.00	1,500.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	760	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,380.99

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.