Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last months sale 500-600lb feeder steers sold 15.00 to 48.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 31.00 to 58.00 lower. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 29.00 to 56.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 30.00 to 59.00 higher. Double vaccinated cattle sold with a 30.00 to 60.00 higher premium. Single vaccinated cattle sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $351.98/cwt on 57 head, down $30.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −33.61 against this barn's trailing median of $385.59.

Average price

$351.98

▼ 30.94 vs prior sale

57 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$56.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.41

vs NY average

−61.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	364.92	1,997	44
Medium and Large 2	558	308.18	1,718	13thin

One grade step is worth $56.74/cwt here — about $278 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale57 hd

351.98

—

NY average2 barns · 58 hd

349.57

+2.41

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−61.80

This barn, trailing median4 sales

385.59

−33.61

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)	1,165	$2,040	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,382	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,054	$1,725	15
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	939	$2,528	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	912	$2,243	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	806	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	644	$1,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1	850–900	858	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	415.14/cwt	390.00–450.00	1,345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	414.90/cwt	390.00–460.00	2,216	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	348.38/cwt	330.00–363.00	2,338	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,066	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	259.76/cwt	207.50–290.00	1,634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	395.94/cwt	362.50–427.50	1,512	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	386.82/cwt	365.00–403.00	2,441	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	314.37/cwt	295.00–330.00	2,584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	295.13/cwt	270.00–330.00	1,558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	352.39/cwt	300.00–384.00	1,494	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	294.23/cwt	250.00–302.50	2,545	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	341.74/cwt	310.00–365.00	2,474	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	754	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	496.95/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	838	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	371.55/cwt	335.00–405.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	349.95/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,631	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	327.14/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,708	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	403.62/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,929	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	420.42/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	315.19/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,825	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	315.57/cwt	287.50–327.50	2,452	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	298.68/cwt	260.00–325.00	2,034	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	409.13/cwt	380.00–440.00	2,369	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	309.65/cwt	270.00–350.00	1,945	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	339.50/cwt	317.50–360.00	1,473	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	594	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,099	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	312	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	546	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	721	166.34/cwt	162.50–170.00	1,199	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	420	212.43/cwt	205.00–220.00	892	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	880	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	303.61/cwt	270.00–315.00	2,207	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	294.91/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	706	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	328.71/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	646	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,392	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	1,769.50/head	1,475.00–2,150.00	1,770	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,017	1,387.11/head	1,000.00–2,000.00	1,387	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,686	2,865.91/head	2,800.00–2,925.00	2,866	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	172.29/cwt	159.00–178.00	2,157	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	644	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	2,554.01/head	2,325.00–2,750.00	2,554	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,011	145.19/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,468	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	2,528.37/head	1,950.00–3,000.00	2,528	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,775.85/head	2,600.00–2,975.00	2,776	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	2,195.68/head	1,450.00–2,550.00	2,196	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	871	1,229.86/head	900.00–1,400.00	1,230	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,382	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,787	198.77/cwt	189.00–205.00	3,552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	382.45/cwt	362.50–420.00	1,446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	366.99/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,560	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	365.01/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	259.46/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	365.65/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,923	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	359.07/cwt	305.00–382.50	2,255	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	363.96/cwt	337.50–390.00	2,093	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	315.07/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	323.70/cwt	310.00–357.50	2,166	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	331.02/cwt	297.50–350.00	1,566	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	408.04/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,514	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	347.48/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	425.43/cwt	402.50–500.00	1,757	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	347.46/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	389.06/cwt	352.50–420.00	1,829	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	324.79/cwt	295.00–347.50	2,319	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	321.76/cwt	295.00–335.00	2,455	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	297	372.64/cwt	330.00–415.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	316.33/cwt	275.00–337.50	1,822	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	292.23/cwt	260.00–310.00	2,390	5

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 491Last week 212Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	475.00	475.00
3	300–350	324	390.00–450.00	415.14
9	350–400	371	380.00–440.00	408.04
11	400–450	413	402.50–500.00	425.43
14	450–500	470	352.50–420.00	389.06
25	500–550	526	340.00–400.00	365.65
19	550–600	575	337.50–390.00	363.96
23	600–650	628	305.00–382.50	359.07
11	650–700	669	310.00–357.50	323.70
13	700–750	714	295.00–347.50	324.79
12	750–800	763	295.00–335.00	321.76
5	800–850	818	260.00–310.00	292.23
1	850–900	858	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	956	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	330.00–415.00	372.64
4	300–350	315	340.00–355.00	347.46
1	350–400	384	367.50	367.50
12	400–450	424	300.00–384.00	352.39
10	450–500	473	297.50–350.00	331.02
5	500–550	528	270.00–330.00	295.13
8	550–600	576	275.00–337.50	316.33
3	600–650	629	207.50–290.00	259.76
2	650–700	681	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	718	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	838	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	272	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	334	530.00	530.00
3	350–400	381	470.00–515.00	496.95
2	400–450	433	400.00–440.00	420.42
6	450–500	478	380.00–440.00	403.62
17	500–550	534	390.00–460.00	414.90
13	550–600	579	380.00–440.00	409.13
13	600–650	631	365.00–403.00	386.82
14	650–700	671	330.00–363.00	348.38
11	700–750	724	310.00–365.00	341.74
22	750–800	777	287.50–327.50	315.57
7	800–850	822	295.00–330.00	314.37
9	850–900	865	250.00–302.50	294.23
1	1050–1100	1,066	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	316	335.00–405.00	371.55
6	350–400	382	362.50–427.50	395.94
5	400–450	434	317.50–360.00	339.50
9	450–500	466	340.00–360.00	349.95
6	500–550	522	300.00–350.00	327.14
10	550–600	579	280.00–330.00	315.19
12	600–650	628	270.00–350.00	309.65
11	650–700	681	260.00–325.00	298.68
10	700–750	727	270.00–315.00	303.61
1	750–800	754	240.00	240.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	312	175.00	175.00
2	400–450	420	205.00–220.00	212.43
1	550–600	594	185.00	185.00
2	700–750	721	162.50–170.00	166.34
1	850–900	880	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	324	335.00–357.50	347.48
1	350–400	374	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	445	325.00–340.00	328.71
1	450–500	480	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	516	240.00–280.00	259.46
2	550–600	568	290.00–300.00	294.91
1	600–650	646	262.50	262.50
1	650–700	650	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	706	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	782	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	334	405.00	405.00
4	350–400	378	362.50–420.00	382.45
9	400–450	425	350.00–395.00	366.99
3	450–500	479	360.00–370.00	365.01
1	500–550	502	365.00	365.00
3	550–600	558	310.00–325.00	315.07
1	700–750	742	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	832	267.50	267.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,009	1,475.00–2,150.00	1,769.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,133	1,450.00–2,550.00	2,195.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,382	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,017	1,000.00–2,000.00	1,387.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	871	900.00–1,400.00	1,229.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,686	2,800.00–2,925.00	2,865.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,320	2,600.00–2,975.00	2,775.85
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,252	159.00–178.00	172.29
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,011	140.00–148.00	145.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	644	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	959	2,325.00–2,750.00	2,554.01
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	939	1,950.00–3,000.00	2,528.37
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	806	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	722	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,787	189.00–205.00	198.77

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