Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last feeder sale in December, Feeder Steers traded 20.00-30.00 higher with good demand across all weights especially 400-500 lbs, Feeder Heifers traded 25.00-35.00 higher with good demand for 400-500 lb calves. There was a significant 50.00-75.00 higher price for value added vaccinated calves. The majority of the replacement cattle was a herd sell off of Wagyu x Angus Crossbred cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $302.97/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −131.29 against this barn's trailing median of $434.26.

Average price

$302.97

9 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$89.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.42

vs NY average

−39.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	332.78	1,788	6thin
Medium and Large 2	554	243.33	1,348	3thin

One grade step is worth $89.45/cwt here — about $440 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $449.07, low $380.15, median $434.26 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

302.97

—

NY average2 barns · 65 hd

281.54

+21.42

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−39.11

This barn, trailing median4 sales

434.26

−131.29

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

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,839	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,074	$1,666	51
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,077	$1,515	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	932	$1,833	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,060	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	853	$1,550	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 lots · USDA AMS · Empire Livestock Feeder and Replacement Cattle 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	266.62/cwt	235.00–300.00	960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	268	299.93/cwt	290.00–310.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	212.54/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	208.93/cwt	187.00–247.00	1,740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	218.98/cwt	197.00–230.00	1,351	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	401.32/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,690	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	294	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	403.85/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	284.42/cwt	247.00–350.00	1,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	299.96/cwt	252.00–350.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	343.34/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	391.80/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,830	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	594	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	282	298.31/cwt	260.00–330.00	841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	334.18/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,571	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	283.42/cwt	245.00–310.00	1,902	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	399.38/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	239.99/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,721	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	378	185.89/cwt	170.00–195.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	316	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	280.97/cwt	245.00–317.50	1,764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	200–250	234	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	253.97/cwt	237.50–317.00	1,613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	208.94/cwt	192.00–220.00	1,412	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	235.53/cwt	217.00–250.00	1,352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	272.91/cwt	225.00–332.00	1,414	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	349.62/cwt	327.50–372.00	1,668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	846	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	264.81/cwt	250.00–280.00	2,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	336.66/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,209	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	293.25/cwt	235.00–335.00	1,088	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	257.77/cwt	230.00–317.00	1,098	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	328.29/cwt	287.50–365.00	1,202	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	323.60/cwt	290.00–367.50	1,385	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	238.96/cwt	200.00–270.00	1,145	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	270.51/cwt	255.00–285.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	243.22/cwt	222.00–272.50	1,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	193.70/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	253.31/cwt	232.50–260.00	1,426	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	216.08/cwt	202.50–230.00	1,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	277.21/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	253.44/cwt	232.50–287.50	1,599	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	315.62/cwt	290.00–337.50	1,487	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	769	202.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	296.66/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,160	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	866	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	242.71/cwt	220.00–280.00	1,163	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,507	165.85/cwt	155.00–188.00	2,499	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	2,307.05/head	2,220.00–2,450.00	2,307	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,116	1,416.98/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,417	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	1,838.84/head	1,550.00–2,050.00	1,839	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,104	1,699.01/head	1,300.00–2,150.00	1,699	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	953	1,289.79/head	950.00–1,500.00	1,290	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	932	1,832.51/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,833	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	853	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,216	2,220.00/head	2,220.00–2,220.00	2,220	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 Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Bath, NY

Sat Jan 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 196Year ago 300

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 63Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	294	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	329	252.00–350.00	299.96
3	350–400	359	320.00–350.00	336.66
3	400–450	430	247.00–350.00	284.42
8	450–500	470	300.00–355.00	334.18
2	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	582	200.00	200.00
3	600–650	617	197.00–230.00	218.98
1	650–700	682	190.00	190.00
3	700–750	705	190.00–225.00	212.54
1	750–800	780	190.00	190.00
5	800–850	833	187.00–247.00	208.93
1	850–900	890	222.00	222.00
1	900–950	920	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	400.00–407.50	403.85
4	350–400	392	397.50–400.00	399.38
14	400–450	421	370.00–415.00	401.32
14	450–500	467	355.00–405.00	391.80
5	500–550	526	337.00–350.00	343.34
1	550–600	594	280.00	280.00
5	600–650	628	245.00–317.50	280.97
7	650–700	671	245.00–310.00	283.42
3	700–750	717	230.00–250.00	239.99
2	750–800	788	250.00–280.00	264.81
1	800–850	846	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	874	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	234	335.00	335.00
5	250–300	282	260.00–330.00	298.31
1	300–350	316	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	350	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	290.00–310.00	299.93
1	300–350	330	255.00	255.00
4	350–400	360	235.00–300.00	266.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	287.50–365.00	328.29
5	400–450	428	290.00–367.50	323.60
11	450–500	471	290.00–337.50	315.62
5	500–550	520	270.00–297.50	277.21
6	550–600	563	232.50–260.00	253.31
10	600–650	631	232.50–287.50	253.44
4	800–850	839	221.00	221.00
4	850–900	880	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	255.00–285.00	270.51
5	350–400	371	235.00–335.00	293.25
9	400–450	426	230.00–317.00	257.77
5	450–500	479	200.00–270.00	238.96
3	550–600	567	222.00–272.50	243.22
1	600–650	614	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	657	187.50–200.00	193.70
3	700–750	712	207.50	207.50
2	750–800	769	200.00–205.00	202.53
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	170.00–195.00	185.89
2	700–750	745	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	332	300.00	300.00
6	450–500	477	327.50–372.00	349.62
7	500–550	518	225.00–332.00	272.91
3	550–600	574	217.00–250.00	235.53
5	600–650	635	237.50–317.00	253.97
4	650–700	676	192.00–220.00	208.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
3	350–400	391	275.00–320.00	296.66
2	400–450	433	250.00	250.00
5	450–500	479	220.00–280.00	242.71
1	500–550	518	227.00	227.00
2	550–600	581	202.50–230.00	216.08
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	866	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,507	155.00–188.00	165.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,105	2,220.00–2,450.00	2,307.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,216	2,220.00	2,220.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,116	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,416.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,550.00–2,050.00	1,838.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	—	1,104	1,300.00–2,150.00	1,699.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	953	950.00–1,500.00	1,289.79
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	932	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,832.51
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	853	1,550.00	1,550.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,800.00	1,800.00

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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