Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Vaccinated cattle brought a 20.00 to 40.00 premium.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $439.39/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits +5.14 against this barn's trailing median of $434.26.

Average price

$439.39

36 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,394

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$60.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs NY average

−39.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	454.46	2,420	27
Medium and Large 2	582	394.21	2,293	9thin

One grade step is worth $60.25/cwt here — about $127 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale36 hd

439.39

—

NY average1 barns · 36 hd

439.39

−0.00

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−39.00

This barn, trailing median4 sales

434.26

+5.14

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)	1,351	$3,320	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,498	$3,277	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	999	$2,401	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	550–600	573	424.17/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,430	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	792	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	418.70/cwt	395.00–427.50	2,579	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	373.01/cwt	362.50–380.00	2,753	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	734	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	442.33/cwt	410.00–470.00	2,101	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	883	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	400.06/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	450.82/cwt	442.50–460.00	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	339.65/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	302.49/cwt	297.50–307.50	2,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	330.07/cwt	317.50–342.50	2,769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	501.06/cwt	465.00–520.00	2,160	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,936	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	706	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,683	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	737	206.29/cwt	180.00–232.50	1,520	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	606	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	388.98/cwt	352.50–405.00	2,314	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	419.30/cwt	370.00–440.00	1,744	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	482	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	908	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Large 3	400–450	426	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	406.79/cwt	385.00–417.50	2,778	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	378.36/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,898	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	463.11/cwt	420.00–480.00	2,413	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	392.96/cwt	372.50–402.50	2,252	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	415.20/cwt	370.00–462.50	1,968	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	325.93/cwt	305.00–362.50	1,903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	313.57/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	942	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	430.49/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,299	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	382.92/cwt	375.00–397.50	2,569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	421.89/cwt	375.00–450.00	2,190	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	374.79/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	351.78/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	784	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	333.69/cwt	302.50–350.00	2,399	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,981	199.87/cwt	194.00–206.00	3,959	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,425	3,768.38/head	3,600.00–4,100.00	3,768	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	150.98/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,824	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,541	3,340.49/head	2,950.00–3,700.00	3,340	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,324	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	2,400.90/head	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,401	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,198	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,557	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 212Last week 396Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 67Year ago 0

Vaccinated cattle brought a 20.00 to 40.00 premium.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	431	465.00–520.00	501.06
6	450–500	475	410.00–470.00	442.33
21	500–550	521	420.00–480.00	463.11
6	550–600	573	420.00–435.00	424.17
11	600–650	616	395.00–427.50	418.70
13	650–700	683	385.00–417.50	406.79
10	700–750	738	362.50–380.00	373.01
15	750–800	766	360.00–395.00	378.36
2	800–850	839	317.50–342.50	330.07
1	850–900	866	322.50	322.50
4	900–950	929	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	326	442.50–460.00	450.82
4	400–450	416	370.00–440.00	419.30
1	450–500	478	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	535	412.50	412.50
7	550–600	595	352.50–405.00	388.98
1	650–700	692	302.50	302.50
1	750–800	792	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	828	287.50	287.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	482	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	734	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	395.00–405.00	400.06
1	350–400	388	412.50	412.50
6	450–500	477	345.00–355.00	351.78
4	500–550	514	320.00–350.00	339.65
4	550–600	584	305.00–362.50	325.93
4	600–650	614	302.50–330.00	313.57
1	650–700	652	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	784	280.00	280.00
2	800–850	830	266.00	266.00
2	850–900	883	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	942	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	342	525.00	525.00
1	400–450	424	382.50	382.50
6	450–500	474	370.00–462.50	415.20
9	500–550	519	375.00–450.00	421.89
5	550–600	573	372.50–402.50	392.96
2	600–650	601	390.00	390.00
3	650–700	671	375.00–397.50	382.92
6	700–750	719	302.50–350.00	333.69
2	800–850	821	297.50–307.50	302.49
1	900–950	906	280.00	280.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	706	380.00	380.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	606	175.00	175.00
2	700–750	737	180.00–232.50	206.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	414	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	554	370.00	370.00
1	900–950	908	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	426	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	534	415.00–445.00	430.49
1	550–600	574	420.00	420.00
2	600–650	621	365.00–385.00	374.79
1	650–700	680	390.00	390.00
1	950–1000	960	255.00	255.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,981	194.00–206.00	199.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,425	3,600.00–4,100.00	3,768.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,541	2,950.00–3,700.00	3,340.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,113	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,128	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,324	3,025.00	3,025.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,208	148.00–156.00	150.98
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,198	130.00	130.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	999	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,400.90

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