Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale breaker and boner slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Lean slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 15.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 15.00 to 30.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 140.00 to 160.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $312.48/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$312.48

2 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−36.80 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	631	312.48	1,972	2thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

312.48

—

NY average1 barns · 2 hd

312.48

+0.00

National average142 barns · 4,819 hd

349.28

−36.80

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	1,400	204.29	2,860	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	2,186	190.00	4,153	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,770	168.00	2,974	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,494	161.20	2,408	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,280	133.16	1,705	28
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,221	219.48	2,680	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,532	220.70	3,381	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	1,323.44/cwt	57
Bulls	Number 2	93	1,321.22/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	82	676.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	88	1,507.87/cwt	17
Heifers	Number 1	91	1,420.62/cwt	18

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	312.48/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,972	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	204.29/cwt	196.00–214.00	2,860	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,221	219.48/cwt	219.00–220.00	2,680	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,439	223.55/cwt	223.00–224.00	3,217	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,479	166.58/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,464	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,508	155.82/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,350	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,822	186.60/cwt	181.00–193.00	3,400	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,186	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	4,153	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,718	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,694	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,341	149.79/cwt	141.00–158.00	2,009	13
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,751	155.91/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,730	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,769	171.32/cwt	169.00–174.00	3,031	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,239	127.63/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,581	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,277	112.20/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,433	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	91.90/cwt	80.00–100.00	992	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,689.65/cwt	1,660.00–1,700.00	1,453	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,551.61/cwt	1,500.00–1,580.00	1,350	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	72	1,610.00/cwt	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	98	1,463.41/cwt	1,440.00–1,500.00	1,434	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	1,736.53/cwt	1,700.00–1,790.00	1,337	4
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	80	950.00/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	760	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,575.66/cwt	1,540.00–1,600.00	1,229	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	79	1,675.10/cwt	1,660.00–1,690.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	89	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	96	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	1,171	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,571.20/cwt	1,520.00–1,660.00	1,461	9
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,674.24/cwt	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,390	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,447.10/cwt	1,400.00–1,480.00	1,505	4
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	77	1,185.65/cwt	1,110.00–1,310.00	913	4
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	78	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	897	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	112	1,440.71/cwt	1,400.00–1,480.00	1,614	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	1,172.39/cwt	1,060.00–1,270.00	1,008	8
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,489.23/cwt	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,415	7
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,466.17/cwt	1,400.00–1,540.00	1,276	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,740.00/cwt	1,740.00–1,740.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	122	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	1,049	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	117	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,502.43/cwt	1,450.00–1,560.00	1,532	9
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	98	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	970	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	1,116.73/cwt	1,050.00–1,260.00	1,050	11
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	70	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	504	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	937	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	83	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	481	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	120	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	981.98/cwt	940.00–1,040.00	1,119	4
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	1,061.23/cwt	1,000.00–1,090.00	1,093	6
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	94	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	686	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 Jul 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 8

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 139Year ago 50

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 128Last week 114Year ago 104

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	631	310.00–315.00	312.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	196.00–214.00	204.29
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,221	219.00–220.00	219.48
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,439	223.00–224.00	223.55
1	—	1,718	215.00	215.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,479	161.00–170.00	166.58
7	—	1,508	150.00–159.00	155.82
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,822	181.00–193.00	186.60
5	—	1,751	150.00–165.00	155.91
7	—	1,769	169.00–174.00	171.32
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,341	141.00–158.00	149.79
9	—	1,239	120.00–139.00	127.63
4	—	1,277	110.00–115.00	112.20
2	—	1,079	80.00–100.00	91.90
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,186	190.00	190.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	77	1,700.00–1,790.00	1,736.53
4	80–90	86	1,660.00–1,700.00	1,689.65
9	90–100	93	1,520.00–1,660.00	1,571.20
9	100–110	102	1,450.00–1,560.00	1,502.43
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	1,610.00	1,610.00
5	80–90	87	1,500.00–1,580.00	1,551.61
3	90–100	98	1,440.00–1,500.00	1,463.41
1	110–120	117	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	80	900.00–1,000.00	950.00
1	90–100	98	990.00	990.00
1	100–110	103	910.00	910.00
1	120–130	122	860.00	860.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,150.00	1,150.00
8	80–90	86	1,060.00–1,270.00	1,172.39
11	90–100	94	1,050.00–1,260.00	1,116.73
6	100–110	103	1,000.00–1,090.00	1,061.23
4	110–120	114	940.00–1,040.00	981.98
1	120–130	120	960.00	960.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	720.00	720.00
1	80–90	83	580.00	580.00
1	90–100	94	730.00	730.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	70–80	78	1,540.00–1,600.00	1,575.66
5	80–90	87	1,400.00–1,540.00	1,466.17
7	90–100	95	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,489.23
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	79	1,660.00–1,690.00	1,675.10
2	80–90	83	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,674.24
1	90–100	92	1,740.00	1,740.00
4	100–110	104	1,400.00–1,480.00	1,447.10
2	110–120	112	1,400.00–1,480.00	1,440.71
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	77	1,110.00–1,310.00	1,185.65
1	80–90	89	1,280.00	1,280.00
2	90–100	96	1,220.00	1,220.00

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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Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

What quality paid 600–700 lb

How it compared 600–700 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Empire Livestock Sale - Bath, NY

Feeder Cattle

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