Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 300-400 feeder steers sold 98.00 to 152.00 higher. 400-500lb feeder steers sold 62.00 to 73.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 20.00 to 84.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 38.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.54/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −33.05 against this barn's trailing median of $385.59.

Average price

$352.54

8 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$357

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

$50.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

+11.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	377.98	2,088	4thin
Medium and Large 2	529	327.11	1,731	4thin

One grade step is worth $50.87/cwt here — about $357 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 sale8 hd

352.54

—

NY average1 barns · 8 hd

352.54

+0.00

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

+11.62

This barn, trailing median4 sales

385.59

−33.05

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,324	$2,739	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,492	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,990	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,839	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$2,577	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,168	$1,705	4thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1	750–800	773	310.26/cwt	305.00–312.00	2,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	315.04/cwt	295.00–337.00	1,468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	319.97/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	268.44/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	262.60/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	287.73/cwt	275.00–312.50	2,123	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	431.89/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,969	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	694	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	948	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,233	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	298.22/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	256.15/cwt	232.50–280.00	1,852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	336.46/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	332.16/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,086	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	832	233.72/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	396.41/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	456.09/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	794	264.87/cwt	238.00–290.00	2,103	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	304.54/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,213	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,990.39/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,990	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,324	2,739.27/head	2,400.00–3,100.00	2,739	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	2,576.74/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,577	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	139.59/cwt	125.00–150.00	1,326	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,705.42/head	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,705	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,159	162.86/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,888	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,492	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,117	1,858.49/head	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,923	185.91/cwt	172.00–199.00	3,575	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	3,166.32/head	2,400.00–3,800.00	3,166	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	409.97/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	736	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	391.35/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	294	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	366.33/cwt	327.50–390.00	1,766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	301.94/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	320.71/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,992	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	809	203.75/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	263.44/cwt	247.50–280.00	1,639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	266.24/cwt	252.00–280.00	1,973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	332.36/cwt	295.00–355.00	1,432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	352.80/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	294	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	330.48/cwt	317.50–355.00	1,715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	294.12/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	654	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	353.69/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	397.97/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	425.37/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,144	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	402.26/cwt	355.00–450.00	2,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	390.10/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,775	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 308Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 57Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	370	470.00	470.00
4	400–450	441	430.00	430.00
5	450–500	456	420.00–480.00	431.89
2	500–550	534	352.50	352.50
2	550–600	585	325.00–347.50	336.46
4	600–650	628	325.00–337.00	332.16
1	650–700	680	315.00	315.00
3	700–750	709	315.00	315.00
4	750–800	773	305.00–312.00	310.26
1	900–950	948	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	440.00–470.00	456.09
1	350–400	368	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	428	385.00–410.00	397.97
3	450–500	475	390.00–405.00	396.41
4	550–600	576	285.00–315.00	298.22
5	600–650	625	260.00–282.50	268.44
1	650–700	694	302.00	302.00
2	700–750	723	232.50–280.00	256.15
3	750–800	794	238.00–290.00	264.87
3	800–850	832	225.00–247.50	233.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	294	365.00	365.00
4	350–400	376	335.00–360.00	352.80
4	400–450	431	295.00–355.00	332.36
5	450–500	466	295.00–337.00	315.04
3	500–550	519	317.50–355.00	330.48
1	550–600	560	317.00	317.00
2	600–650	633	250.00–275.00	262.60
1	650–700	684	277.50	277.50
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	768	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	808	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	269	405.00–455.00	425.37
4	350–400	380	380.00–405.00	390.10
3	400–450	408	452.00	452.00
2	500–550	522	350.00–357.50	353.69
2	550–600	583	355.00–450.00	402.26
10	600–650	621	320.00–327.00	320.71
2	650–700	654	310.00–330.00	319.97
5	700–750	738	275.00–312.50	287.73
4	800–850	836	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	282	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	346	390.00	390.00
3	350–400	369	395.00–430.00	409.97
3	400–450	437	375.00–415.00	391.35
5	450–500	482	327.50–390.00	366.33
3	550–600	552	282.50–300.00	294.12
2	600–650	610	302.00–307.00	304.54
1	650–700	694	337.00	337.00
3	700–750	741	252.00–280.00	266.24
1	750–800	782	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	844	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	294	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	476	290.00–320.00	301.94
2	600–650	622	247.50–280.00	263.44
1	650–700	654	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	736	235.00	235.00
2	800–850	809	200.00–207.50	203.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,067	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,990.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,324	2,400.00–3,100.00	2,739.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,492	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,576.74
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	950	125.00–150.00	139.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,168	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,705.42
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,159	160.00–166.00	162.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,117	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,858.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,923	172.00–199.00	185.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	9	—	1,172	2,400.00–3,800.00	3,166.32

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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