Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 12.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 30.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 170.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $390.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$390.00

1 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−78.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	510	390.00	1,989	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

390.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

390.00

+0.00

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

−78.46

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

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	1,918	206.09	3,953	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	182.00	2,646	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	154.00	2,017	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,630	200.00	3,260	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,716	165.10	2,833	25
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,421	155.77	2,213	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,276	130.39	1,664	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,299	214.45	2,786	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,238	207.00	2,563	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	1,346.14/cwt	59
Bulls	Number 2	91	1,095.35/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	85	570.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	109	280.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	93	1,640.41/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 2	91	1,443.33/cwt	6
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	58	450.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

54 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	106	1,633.60/cwt	1,600.00–1,690.00	1,732	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	174.34/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,978	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	156.62/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,197	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,499	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,188	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,421	164.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,343	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,289	131.70/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,698	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,294	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,260	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	101.22/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,150	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,345	147.45/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,983	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,703	156.97/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,673	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,722	162.41/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,797	15
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,238	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,563	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,299	214.45/cwt	214.00–215.00	2,786	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,017	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,646	1
Bulls	—	—	1,918	206.09/cwt	195.00–215.00	3,953	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	674	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	843	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	648	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	778	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	456.67/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	252	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,809	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	111	1,590.00/cwt	1,590.00–1,590.00	1,765	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	91	1,833.38/cwt	1,820.00–1,840.00	1,668	3
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	96	1,064.04/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,021	8
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	1,175.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	881	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	1,145.80/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	951	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	1,909.82/cwt	1,900.00–1,920.00	1,566	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,637.84/cwt	1,590.00–1,680.00	1,540	7
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	2,000.00/cwt	2,000.00–2,000.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Number 1	120–130	124	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	942	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	111	1,480.00/cwt	1,480.00–1,480.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Number 2	60–70	67	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	523	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	40–50	47	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	197	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60–70	69	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	331	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	101	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,515	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,877.89/cwt	1,800.00–1,920.00	1,596	4
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	1,247.16/cwt	1,160.00–1,350.00	1,172	21
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	100	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Utility	100–110	109	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	305	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	1,169.35/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,204	9
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	91	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	400	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	79	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	553	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	79	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	120	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	1,112.02/cwt	1,060.00–1,160.00	1,234	5
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	1,329.79/cwt	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,144	9
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	111	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,110	1

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 Sale - Bath, NY

Thu Jun 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13Last week 10Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 112Year ago 88

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 129Last week 137Year ago 162

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 12.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 30.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 170.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	85	1,800.00–1,920.00	1,877.89
3	90–100	91	1,820.00–1,840.00	1,833.38
5	100–110	106	1,600.00–1,690.00	1,633.60
1	110–120	111	1,590.00	1,590.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,175.00
4	80–90	83	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,145.80
8	90–100	96	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,064.04
1	100–110	100	1,080.00	1,080.00
1	110–120	111	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,350.00	1,350.00
9	80–90	86	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,329.79
21	90–100	94	1,160.00–1,350.00	1,247.16
9	100–110	103	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,169.35
5	110–120	111	1,060.00–1,160.00	1,112.02
1	120–130	120	1,060.00	1,060.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	109	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	700.00	700.00
1	90–100	91	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	2,000.00	2,000.00
2	80–90	82	1,900.00–1,920.00	1,909.82
7	90–100	94	1,590.00–1,680.00	1,637.84
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	120–130	124	760.00	760.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	84	1,700.00	1,700.00
2	100–110	101	1,500.00	1,500.00
1	110–120	111	1,480.00	1,480.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	780.00	780.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	40–50	47	420.00	420.00
1	60–70	69	480.00	480.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,708	170.00–179.00	174.34
3	—	1,703	155.00–159.00	156.97
15	—	1,722	160.00–168.00	162.41
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,403	153.00–159.00	156.62
3	—	1,499	145.00–147.00	145.99
2	—	1,421	160.00–170.00	164.90
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,289	124.00–139.00	131.70
2	—	1,176	110.00	110.00
4	—	1,136	100.00–105.00	101.22
8	—	1,345	144.00–158.00	147.45
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,238	207.00	207.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,299	214.00–215.00	214.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	154.00	154.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,454	182.00	182.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,918	195.00–215.00	206.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	648	120.00	120.00
1	650–700	674	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	272	465.00	465.00
3	300–350	324	450.00–465.00	456.67
1	500–550	510	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	252	710.00	710.00
1	700–750	734	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	458	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	678	290.00	290.00

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.

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Dairy Calves

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