Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale breaker slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Boner and lean slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 35.00 to 80.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $347.50/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$347.50

2 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−82.77

vs NY average

−106.61 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	455	347.50	1,581	2thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

347.50

—

NY average2 barns · 19 hd

430.27

−82.77

National average151 barns · 4,256 hd

454.11

−106.61

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	150.00	2,289	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	127.10	1,169	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,742	159.44	2,777	9thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,454	142.64	2,074	8thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,308	126.60	1,656	25
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,282	207.00	2,654	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,294	182.00	2,355	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,130	204.00	2,305	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	1,112.73/cwt	47
Bulls	Number 2	85	985.77/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	84	546.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	92	1,355.45/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	89	1,028.75/cwt	8

Every lot, as filed

56 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	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,661	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	127.10/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,169	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,289	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,294	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,355	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	164.82/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,777	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,507	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,375	138.01/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,898	9
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	146.44/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,226	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,572	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,578	1
Steers	Select	—	1,130	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,305	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,282	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,654	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,314	123.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,628	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	112.15/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,170	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,813	152.72/cwt	145.00–159.00	2,769	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,420	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,262	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	72	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	554	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	100	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	91	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	637	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	776.25/cwt	700.00–900.00	582	4
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	85	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	901	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	95	1,038.32/cwt	960.00–1,120.00	986	2
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	112	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	582	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	72	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	360	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	122	813.15/cwt	800.00–840.00	992	3
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	867.56/cwt	865.00–870.00	989	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	1,067.61/cwt	1,000.00–1,130.00	918	7
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	78	976.96/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	762	4
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	69	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	428	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	105	940.62/cwt	870.00–990.00	988	9
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	1,042.91/cwt	980.00–1,100.00	980	8
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	89	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	641	1
Bulls	Number 2	60–70	66	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	660	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,603.55/cwt	1,570.00–1,640.00	1,363	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	120	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,439.91/cwt	1,400.00–1,480.00	1,368	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,377.40/cwt	1,300.00–1,440.00	1,446	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	116	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	71	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	73	1,660.00/cwt	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,212	1
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	80	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	640	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	115	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Number 2	60–70	62	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	273	1
Heifers	Number 2	110–120	115	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	621	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	65	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	780	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,333.03/cwt	1,300.00–1,370.00	1,373	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,479.93/cwt	1,460.00–1,500.00	1,376	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,544.94/cwt	1,540.00–1,550.00	1,344	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 Sale - Bath, NY

Thu Aug 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 11Year ago 6

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 76Year ago 81

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 90Last week 112Year ago 111

Compared to last week's sale breaker slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Boner and lean slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 35.00 to 80.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	412	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	566	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	474	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	442	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	468	355.00	355.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	124.00–130.00	127.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,526	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,294	182.00	182.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,282	207.00	207.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,685	161.00–171.00	164.82
4	—	1,813	145.00–159.00	152.72
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,231	120.00–125.00	122.45
5	—	1,520	143.00–149.00	146.44
1	—	1,572	164.00	164.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,375	134.00–145.00	138.01
12	—	1,314	120.00–130.00	123.88
3	—	1,043	110.00–116.00	112.15
1	—	1,420	100.00	100.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	204.00	204.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	770.00	770.00
2	80–90	87	1,450.00	1,450.00
1	90–100	92	1,300.00	1,300.00
1	100–110	100	1,160.00	1,160.00
1	110–120	116	1,160.00	1,160.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	1,000.00	1,000.00
4	70–80	75	700.00–900.00	776.25
1	80–90	89	720.00	720.00
1	90–100	91	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	620.00	620.00
1	70–80	72	500.00	500.00
1	110–120	112	520.00	520.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	78	900.00–1,050.00	976.96
7	80–90	86	1,000.00–1,130.00	1,067.61
8	90–100	94	980.00–1,100.00	1,042.91
9	100–110	105	870.00–990.00	940.62
2	110–120	114	865.00–870.00	867.56
3	120–130	122	800.00–840.00	813.15
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	1,570.00–1,640.00	1,603.55
6	90–100	95	1,400.00–1,480.00	1,439.91
5	100–110	105	1,300.00–1,440.00	1,377.40
1	120–130	120	1,200.00	1,200.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	1,060.00	1,060.00
2	90–100	95	960.00–1,120.00	1,038.32
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	71	1,600.00	1,600.00
2	80–90	87	1,540.00–1,550.00	1,544.94
3	90–100	93	1,460.00–1,500.00	1,479.93
3	100–110	103	1,300.00–1,370.00	1,333.03
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	1,200.00	1,200.00
1	70–80	73	1,660.00	1,660.00
1	90–100	95	1,300.00	1,300.00
1	100–110	103	1,200.00	1,200.00
1	110–120	115	1,090.00	1,090.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	62	440.00	440.00
1	80–90	80	800.00	800.00
1	110–120	115	540.00	540.00

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 400–500 lb

What quality paid 400–500 lb

How it compared 400–500 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Empire Livestock Sale - Bath, NY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves