Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 60.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 80.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$250.00

2 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.73

vs NY average

−104.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	510	270.00	1,377	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	230.00	1,242	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale2 hd

250.00

—

NY average2 barns · 17 hd

285.73

−35.73

National average170 barns · 9,216 hd

354.36

−104.36

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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,481	199.67	2,956	3thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,325	194.62	2,579	5thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,360	192.51	2,618	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,525	197.42	3,011	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,442	196.80	2,838	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,303	185.52	2,417	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,727	202.97	3,505	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	83.58	851	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,702	131.55	2,239	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,432	123.63	1,771	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,254	108.47	1,360	36
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,289	175.68	2,265	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,516	185.00	2,805	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,414	203.65	2,880	3thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,389	198.89	2,763	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,416	210.64	2,983	4thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,367	201.87	2,759	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,319	191.74	2,528	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 2	94	1,087.81/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 1	99	1,037.93/cwt	48
Bulls	Number 3	88	850.17/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	95	1,162.93/cwt	13
Heifers	Number 2	84	1,146.30/cwt	10
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	89	400.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

61 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	500–550	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Bulls	—	—	1,727	202.97/cwt	202.00–204.00	3,505	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,414	203.65/cwt	202.00–206.00	2,880	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	70.87/cwt	70.00–72.00	675	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,428	203.20/cwt	202.00–205.00	2,902	4
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,289	175.68/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,265	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,430	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,889	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,442	196.80/cwt	192.00–202.00	2,838	13
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,360	192.51/cwt	191.00–194.00	2,618	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,303	185.52/cwt	185.00–186.00	2,417	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,502	196.02/cwt	195.00–197.00	2,944	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,364	195.78/cwt	195.00–197.00	2,670	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,170	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,223	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	115.37/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,585	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,582	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,085	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	103.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,263	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,268	116.59/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,478	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	83.11/cwt	75.00–92.00	906	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,465	129.29/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,894	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,524	208.02/cwt	207.00–209.00	3,170	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,618	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	3,285	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,516	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,805	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	125.38/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,843	9
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	134.87/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,935	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,020	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,363	196.02/cwt	195.00–197.00	2,672	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	132.02/cwt	129.00–138.00	2,255	14
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,190.07/cwt	1,180.00–1,200.00	1,214	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	881.49/cwt	850.00–920.00	917	12
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	72	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	360	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	90	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	540	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	668	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	87	974.29/cwt	910.00–1,020.00	848	8
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	99	1,045.74/cwt	900.00–1,190.00	1,035	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	110	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	968	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	96	936.37/cwt	910.00–1,000.00	899	10
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,490.32/cwt	1,470.00–1,510.00	1,237	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	91	1,364.62/cwt	1,330.00–1,400.00	1,242	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	106	1,186.05/cwt	1,140.00–1,260.00	1,257	9
Heifers	Number 1	120–130	121	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	847	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	95	810.48/cwt	800.00–820.00	770	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	100–110	103	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	433	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	75	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	285	1
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	88	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	722	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,367.42/cwt	1,360.00–1,380.00	1,135	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	71	1,287.89/cwt	1,200.00–1,350.00	914	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	89	1,133.31/cwt	1,060.00–1,200.00	1,009	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,252.43/cwt	1,230.00–1,300.00	1,190	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	114	1,110.09/cwt	1,090.00–1,140.00	1,266	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	80	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	960	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	97	1,275.08/cwt	1,250.00–1,290.00	1,237	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	111	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,025.26/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	984	2
Steers	Select	—	1,239	184.49/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,286	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,416	210.64/cwt	208.00–214.00	2,983	4
Steers	Select	—	1,398	198.99/cwt	198.00–200.00	2,782	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,349	201.19/cwt	194.00–205.00	2,714	18

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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5Last week 12Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 87Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 100Last week 79Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 60.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 80.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	478	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,727	202.00–204.00	202.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	109.00	109.00
2	—	952	70.00–72.00	70.87
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,414	202.00–206.00	203.65
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,428	202.00–205.00	203.20
6	—	1,363	195.00–197.00	196.02
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,289	170.00–180.00	175.68
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	202.00	202.00
1	—	1,582	195.00	195.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	191.00–194.00	192.51
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	195.00–197.00	195.78
1	—	1,170	190.00	190.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,442	192.00–202.00	196.80
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	185.00–186.00	185.52
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,502	195.00–197.00	196.02
1	—	1,618	203.00	203.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,374	112.00–119.00	115.37
9	—	1,470	119.00–130.00	125.38
3	—	1,435	131.00–137.00	134.87
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,215	100.00–110.00	103.98
12	—	1,268	112.00–122.00	116.59
8	—	1,090	75.00–92.00	83.11
7	—	1,465	125.00–133.00	129.29
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,616	125.00	125.00
14	—	1,708	129.00–138.00	132.02
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,524	207.00–209.00	208.02
18	—	1,349	194.00–205.00	201.19
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,239	184.00–185.00	184.49
2	—	1,398	198.00–200.00	198.99
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,416	208.00–214.00	210.64
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,516	185.00	185.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	83	1,360.00–1,380.00	1,367.42
3	90–100	95	1,230.00–1,300.00	1,252.43
3	100–110	102	1,180.00–1,200.00	1,190.07
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	71	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,287.89
3	80–90	89	1,060.00–1,200.00	1,133.31
2	90–100	99	900.00–1,190.00	1,045.74
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	95	800.00–820.00	810.48
1	120–130	121	700.00	700.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	380.00	380.00
1	100–110	103	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	88	820.00	820.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	80–90	87	910.00–1,020.00	974.29
10	90–100	96	910.00–1,000.00	936.37
12	100–110	104	850.00–920.00	881.49
1	110–120	110	880.00	880.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	890.00	890.00
1	90–100	90	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	83	1,470.00–1,510.00	1,490.32
2	90–100	91	1,330.00–1,400.00	1,364.62
9	100–110	106	1,140.00–1,260.00	1,186.05
3	110–120	114	1,090.00–1,140.00	1,110.09
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	1,200.00	1,200.00
4	90–100	97	1,250.00–1,290.00	1,275.08
1	100–110	104	1,000.00	1,000.00
1	110–120	111	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	96	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.26

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Empire Livestock Sale - Bath, NY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves