Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 24.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 85.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 55.00 to 160.00 lower.

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	1,636	170.00	2,781	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,246	135.00	1,682	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,546	120.00	1,855	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	110.00	1,243	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,687	134.99	2,277	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,436	131.35	1,887	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,327	111.11	1,475	37
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,265	184.34	2,332	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	1,022.21/cwt	64
Bulls	Number 2	99	913.54/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	79	250.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	94	1,200.73/cwt	15
Heifers	Number 2	88	957.24/cwt	7
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	86	400.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

45 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 2Beef Cross	100–110	103	965.17/cwt	930.00–1,000.00	994	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,280.19/cwt	1,210.00–1,330.00	1,114	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,201.30/cwt	1,190.00–1,220.00	1,261	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	1,132.43/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,280	7
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	919.27/cwt	860.00–1,070.00	855	14
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	825	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	872	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,160.23/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,009	3
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	87	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	687	1
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	80	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	488	1
Heifers	Number 2	90–100	96	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	653	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,316.16/cwt	1,260.00–1,360.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,176.25/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,187	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	65	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	195	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	92	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	184	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	86	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	344	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	863.26/cwt	800.00–930.00	898	12
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	970.69/cwt	900.00–1,010.00	825	10
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,241.95/cwt	1,180.00–1,320.00	1,143	7
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	82	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	574	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	98	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	784	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	70	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	910	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	828.96/cwt	800.00–860.00	953	2
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	122	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	976	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	124	1,048.79/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	98	1,020.51/cwt	910.00–1,150.00	1,000	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,290.69/cwt	1,230.00–1,380.00	1,226	5
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	721	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	112	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	1,154	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,442	128.88/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,858	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,701	135.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,305	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	77.97/cwt	70.00–90.00	909	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,303	104.41/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,360	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,342	119.62/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,605	12
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	120.76/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,683	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,888	145.93/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,755	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	121.50/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,692	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	136.13/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,719	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	132.89/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,957	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,265	184.34/cwt	182.00–186.00	2,332	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,546	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,855	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,243	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,246	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,682	1
Bulls	—	—	1,636	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,781	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 Sep 3, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 50Year ago 66

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 111Last week 104Year ago 121

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 24.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 85.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 55.00 to 160.00 lower.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	90–100	98	910.00–1,150.00	1,020.51
2	100–110	103	930.00–1,000.00	965.17
1	110–120	112	1,030.00	1,030.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	1,300.00	1,300.00
3	80–90	87	1,210.00–1,330.00	1,280.19
5	90–100	95	1,230.00–1,380.00	1,290.69
7	100–110	105	1,190.00–1,220.00	1,201.30
7	110–120	113	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,132.43
2	120–130	124	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,048.79
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	80–90	85	900.00–1,010.00	970.69
14	90–100	93	860.00–1,070.00	919.27
12	100–110	104	800.00–930.00	863.26
2	110–120	115	800.00–860.00	828.96
1	120–130	122	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	300.00	300.00
1	90–100	92	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	82	700.00	700.00
1	90–100	98	800.00	800.00
1	100–110	103	700.00	700.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	1,100.00	1,100.00
3	80–90	87	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,160.23
1	100–110	105	830.00	830.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	790.00	790.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	610.00	610.00
1	90–100	96	680.00	680.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	86	1,260.00–1,360.00	1,316.16
7	90–100	92	1,180.00–1,320.00	1,241.95
3	100–110	102	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,176.25
1	110–120	113	1,050.00	1,050.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	86	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,442	125.00–133.00	128.88
4	—	1,166	70.00–90.00	77.97
14	—	1,303	100.00–111.00	104.41
12	—	1,342	114.00–124.00	119.62
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,701	130.00–140.00	135.50
2	—	1,394	115.00–126.00	120.76
2	—	1,888	145.00–147.00	145.93
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	117.00–125.00	121.50
2	—	1,263	132.00–139.00	136.13
13	—	1,473	127.00–136.00	132.89
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	182.00–186.00	184.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,546	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	110.00	110.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,246	135.00	135.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,636	170.00	170.00

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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