Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Sale was held in conjunction with video graded board feeder sale (262 head in board sale) with a full barn of bidders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $296.99/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −137.27 against this barn's trailing median of $434.26.

Average price

$296.99

12 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$691

per head · Large 1 over Large 2

$122.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−116.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	561	357.16	2,002	3thin
Medium 1	562	322.50	1,812	1thin
Medium 2	556	285.61	1,587	4thin
Medium 2-3	537	278.72	1,497	2thin
Large 2	558	235.00	1,311	2thin

One grade step is worth $122.16/cwt here — about $691 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 sale12 hd

296.99

—

NY average1 barns · 12 hd

296.99

+0.00

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

−116.53

This barn, trailing median4 sales

434.26

−137.27

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,518	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,478	$3,250	1thin

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	Large 2-3	400–450	446	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,561	1
Steers	Large 1	850–900	868	260.03/cwt	227.50–280.00	2,257	3
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,091	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,566	3
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	525	323.71/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,699	2
Steers	Large 1	450–500	465	373.91/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,739	3
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	439	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	649	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,161	4
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,012	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,803	2
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	498	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,718	1
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	385	457.27/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,760	2
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	442	376.86/cwt	330.00–425.00	1,666	2
Steers	Large 1	500–550	532	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,849	1
Steers	Large 1	350–400	364	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	648	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,733	1
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	586	247.50/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,450	2
Steers	Large 2	750–800	761	313.63/cwt	311.00–320.00	2,387	8
Steers	Large 2	700–750	730	301.32/cwt	297.50–305.00	2,200	2
Steers	Large 2	900–950	934	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,228	4
Steers	Large 2	650–700	689	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,998	2
Steers	Medium 2-3	500–550	537	278.72/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,497	2
Steers	Large 2	600–650	625	287.58/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,797	2
Steers	Large 2	850–900	866	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,563	1
Steers	Large 2	550–600	576	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,440	1
Steers	Large 2	450–500	464	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,111	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	450–500	498	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,693	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	418	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,839	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	800–850	820	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,214	2
Heifers	Large 2Fleshy	650–700	662	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,854	1
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,090	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,700	4
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	536	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Large 1	600–650	600	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,662	1
Bred Cows	Large 1Registered	—	1,574	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,186	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,426	2,604.42/head	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,604	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,478	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	1,012	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	698	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,003	3
Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	776	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	402	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,427	5
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	326	421.34/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,374	3
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	566	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,726	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	396	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	782	300.23/cwt	298.00–302.50	2,348	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	536	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	578	300.52/cwt	270.00–330.00	1,737	2
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	572	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,825	3
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	843	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,150	2
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	548	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,767	1
Heifers	Large 2	700–750	710	293.25/cwt	289.00–299.00	2,082	8
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	990	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,624	1
Steers	Large 1	600–650	607	330.44/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,006	4
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	480	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,788	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	714	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,071	4
Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	700	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,023	3
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	574	270.35/cwt	233.00–305.00	1,552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,068	6
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	562	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,812	1
Heifers	Large 2	850–900	873	217.01/cwt	195.00–240.00	1,894	2
Heifers	Large 2	650–700	692	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,817	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	406	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,878	1
Steers	Large 1	550–600	575	361.99/cwt	345.00–378.00	2,081	2
Steers	Large 2	500–550	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Steers	Large 1	700–750	702	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,267	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 Sep 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 422Last week 204Year ago 341

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 57Year ago 66

Sale was held in conjunction with video graded board feeder sale (262 head in board sale) with a full barn of bidders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	446	350.00	350.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	364	460.00	460.00
3	450–500	465	350.00–400.00	373.91
1	500–550	532	347.50	347.50
2	550–600	575	345.00–378.00	361.99
4	600–650	607	305.00–345.00	330.44
1	700–750	702	323.00	323.00
3	850–900	868	227.50–280.00	260.03
1	950–1000	990	265.00	265.00
3	1050–1100	1,091	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	304	515.00	515.00
4	600–650	649	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	445.00–470.00	457.27
2	400–450	442	330.00–425.00	376.86
2	500–550	525	322.50–325.00	323.71
2	550–600	586	225.00–270.00	247.50
1	600–650	648	267.50	267.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	447.50	447.50
2	1000–1050	1,012	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	406	462.50	462.50
1	450–500	498	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	562	322.50	322.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	464	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	576	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	625	285.00–290.00	287.58
2	650–700	689	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	730	297.50–305.00	301.32
8	750–800	761	311.00–320.00	313.63
1	850–900	866	296.00	296.00
1	900–950	934	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	452	457.50	457.50
4	700–750	745	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	537	275.00–282.50	278.72
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	498	340.00	340.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	418	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	698	287.00	287.00
3	700–750	700	289.00	289.00
3	750–800	776	306.00	306.00
2	800–850	820	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	662	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,090	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	402	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	326	410.00–427.50	421.34
1	500–550	536	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	578	270.00–330.00	300.52
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	396	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	566	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	714	290.00	290.00
8	750–800	782	298.00–302.50	300.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	464	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	572	319.00	319.00
2	800–850	843	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	372.50	372.50
1	500–550	548	322.50	322.50
3	550–600	574	233.00–305.00	270.35
1	650–700	692	262.50	262.50
8	700–750	710	289.00–299.00	293.25
2	850–900	873	195.00–240.00	217.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	400	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	536	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	277.00	277.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,574	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,186	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,426	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,604.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,298	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,012	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,478	3,250.00	3,250.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Empire - Bath