Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 400-500lb feeder steers sold 40.00 to 60.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 15.00 to 30.00 higher. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 55.00 to 60.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.62/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −92.97 against this barn's trailing median of $385.59.

Average price

$292.62

33 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$58.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.69

vs NY average

−6.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	313.83	1,669	21
Medium and Large 2	531	255.51	1,356	12thin

One grade step is worth $58.32/cwt here — about $313 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.49, low $351.98, median $385.59 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 sale33 hd

292.62

—

NY average2 barns · 34 hd

290.93

+1.69

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−6.24

This barn, trailing median4 sales

385.59

−92.97

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,126	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,192	$2,134	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,322	$1,738	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,696	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,148	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,024	$2,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,178	$2,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,524	$2,344	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,231	$2,312	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	321.66/cwt	300.00–340.00	987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	259.60/cwt	250.00–270.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	227.09/cwt	202.00–255.00	1,453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	862	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	826	204.60/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	454	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	326.58/cwt	280.00–345.00	1,708	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	342.44/cwt	310.00–375.00	1,472	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	277.82/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	263.58/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,887	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	329.70/cwt	280.00–352.50	1,592	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	305.57/cwt	282.50–317.50	1,800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	222.96/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,260	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	356	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	436	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	970	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,698	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	324	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	454	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	418	152.80/cwt	140.00–165.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	344.91/cwt	310.00–380.00	1,335	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	235.49/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,867	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	578	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,243	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	482	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	868	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	592	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,450	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	674	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,159	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	673	194.75/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,311	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	628	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,319	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	480	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	263.29/cwt	247.50–277.50	1,638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	354.70/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Natural	600–650	648	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Natural	750–800	790	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,386	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,244	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,844.63/head	1,450.00–2,400.00	1,845	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	820	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	2,312.43/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,312	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	122.06/cwt	110.00–137.00	1,437	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,737.23/head	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,737	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	2,371.69/head	1,850.00–2,900.00	2,372	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,690	159.62/cwt	152.00–167.00	2,698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,524	2,344.49/head	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	336.98/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	227.46/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	222.44/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,157	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	330.20/cwt	292.50–360.00	1,539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,906	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	233.80/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,340	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	219.44/cwt	192.00–250.00	1,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	233.34/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	229.03/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	882	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	265.76/cwt	200.00–295.00	1,377	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	356.04/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,317	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	315.98/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,637	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	314.57/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,346	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	308.45/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	246.41/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,146	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	236.47/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	288.79/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	234.84/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	500–550	518	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	300–350	315	307.06/cwt	295.00–325.00	967	3

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 314Year ago 228

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 72Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	250.00–270.00	259.60
8	450–500	465	220.00–275.00	246.41
8	500–550	518	200.00–295.00	265.76
3	550–600	569	230.00–235.00	233.34
3	600–650	621	230.00–250.00	236.47
3	650–700	691	217.00–240.00	229.03
1	700–750	712	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	778	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	882	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	284	330.00	330.00
3	300–350	307	300.00–340.00	321.66
4	350–400	370	340.00–375.00	356.04
8	400–450	428	290.00–345.00	314.57
7	450–500	466	292.50–360.00	330.20
15	500–550	518	300.00–360.00	315.98
6	550–600	566	300.00–320.00	308.45
4	600–650	625	280.00–300.00	288.79
4	700–750	740	257.50	257.50
1	750–800	780	254.00	254.00
1	900–950	934	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	518	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	295.00–325.00	307.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	416	262.50	262.50
1	450–500	454	242.50	242.50
1	500–550	526	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	565	205.00–240.00	222.96
3	600–650	640	202.00–255.00	227.09
2	750–800	793	226.00–245.00	235.49
2	800–850	826	200.00–209.00	204.60
1	850–900	862	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	348	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	387	310.00–380.00	344.91
9	400–450	430	310.00–375.00	342.44
6	450–500	483	280.00–352.50	329.70
10	500–550	523	280.00–345.00	326.58
4	550–600	589	282.50–317.50	305.57
2	600–650	619	295.00	295.00
6	650–700	685	275.00–287.50	277.82
12	700–750	716	245.00–267.50	263.58
1	750–800	756	230.00	230.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	324	140.00	140.00
1	350–400	356	122.50	122.50
2	400–450	418	140.00–165.00	152.80
1	950–1000	970	175.00	175.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	482	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	578	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	674	172.00	172.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	592	245.00	245.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	628	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	673	180.00–210.00	194.75
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	310.00	310.00
3	350–400	373	345.00–365.00	354.70
7	450–500	472	300.00–385.00	336.98
1	500–550	510	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	584	267.50	267.50
4	600–650	622	247.50–277.50	263.29
2	800–850	813	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	648	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	302.00	302.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	428	215.00	215.00
2	450–500	463	210.00–260.00	234.84
4	500–550	520	200.00–240.00	222.44
5	550–600	573	210.00–250.00	233.80
3	600–650	631	192.00–250.00	219.44
2	650–700	679	225.00–230.00	227.46
1	700–750	708	227.00	227.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,024	2,050.00	2,050.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,148	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,244	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	890	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,737.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,126	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,198	1,450.00–2,400.00	1,844.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,373	1,850.00–2,900.00	2,371.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,231	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,312.43
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,177	110.00–137.00	122.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,178	2,900.00	2,900.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	900	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,690	152.00–167.00	159.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,524	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,344.49

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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