Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 500-600lb feeder steers sold 23.00 to 29.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 24.00 to 41.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 42.00 to 42.50 higher. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 48.00 to 70.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $429.12/cwt on 71 head, up $48.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −5.14 against this barn's trailing median of $434.26.

Average price

$429.12

▲ 48.97 vs prior sale

71 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,363

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$65.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−61.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	438.40	2,396	61
Medium and Large 2	576	372.49	2,144	10thin

One grade step is worth $65.91/cwt here — about $253 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale71 hd

429.12

—

NY average1 barns · 71 hd

429.12

+0.00

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−61.71

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,712	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	989	$3,201	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,048	$2,878	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	889	$3,101	12
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	878	$2,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	704	$1,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	902	$3,359	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	750–800	775	275.13/cwt	250.00–300.00	2,132	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	427.36/cwt	380.00–455.00	1,803	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	343.73/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,787	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	407.68/cwt	375.00–440.00	2,140	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	878	265.01/cwt	250.00–280.00	2,327	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	343.33/cwt	330.00–357.50	2,469	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	337.87/cwt	300.00–350.00	2,294	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	344.84/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,945	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	339.95/cwt	310.00–367.50	2,101	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	296	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	742	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	438.88/cwt	400.00–472.50	2,510	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	523.08/cwt	495.00–555.00	2,186	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	515.68/cwt	495.00–560.00	2,424	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	428.28/cwt	385.00–455.00	2,004	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	437.94/cwt	400.00–480.00	2,286	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	612.47/cwt	610.00–615.00	2,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	389.91/cwt	365.00–407.50	2,636	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	411.06/cwt	365.00–445.00	2,573	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	353.62/cwt	347.50–360.00	2,390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	485.17/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	347.44/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,502	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	346.89/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,647	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	460.34/cwt	435.00–480.00	2,154	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	315.79/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	439.08/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	372.21/cwt	305.00–395.00	2,170	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	779	314.15/cwt	312.50–315.00	2,447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	530.11/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	636.58/cwt	625.00–642.50	1,992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	346.98/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,176	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	563.29/cwt	540.00–605.00	2,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	470.63/cwt	460.00–482.50	2,193	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	352.59/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	455.34/cwt	420.00–505.00	1,708	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	316.85/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	393.88/cwt	377.50–410.00	2,639	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	509.31/cwt	465.00–535.00	2,175	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	359.66/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	407.42/cwt	370.00–435.00	2,559	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	406.37/cwt	377.50–430.00	2,312	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	590.97/cwt	565.00–620.00	1,885	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	283.40/cwt	277.50–290.00	2,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	324.98/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,366	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	486.74/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	356	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	441.57/cwt	425.00–482.50	2,093	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	510.34/cwt	470.00–540.00	1,393	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	331.42/cwt	300.00–342.50	2,211	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	364.06/cwt	355.00–372.50	2,490	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	442.21/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,494	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	902	3,359.31/head	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,519	231.49/cwt	218.00–252.00	3,516	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,712	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	852	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	3,540.81/head	3,300.00–3,975.00	3,541	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,011	2,102.18/head	1,200.00–2,800.00	2,102	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	3,653.38/head	3,350.00–4,050.00	3,653	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	696	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	3,209.88/head	2,800.00–3,750.00	3,210	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	704	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	167.56/cwt	155.00–187.00	1,843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	484.65/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	372.07/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,972	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	364.42/cwt	315.00–390.00	2,084	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,081	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 Apr 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 592Last week 491Year ago 649

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 57Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	296	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	321	475.00–490.00	485.17
7	350–400	375	420.00–505.00	455.34
12	400–450	422	380.00–455.00	427.36
15	450–500	468	385.00–455.00	428.28
8	500–550	520	310.00–370.00	343.73
12	550–600	564	320.00–370.00	344.84
9	600–650	618	310.00–367.50	339.95
13	650–700	679	300.00–350.00	337.87
1	700–750	742	245.00	245.00
6	750–800	775	250.00–300.00	275.13
6	850–900	878	250.00–280.00	265.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	296	580.00	580.00
3	300–350	319	565.00–620.00	590.97
3	350–400	357	540.00–605.00	563.29
16	400–450	427	465.00–535.00	509.31
6	450–500	466	460.00–482.50	470.63
20	500–550	525	375.00–440.00	407.68
27	550–600	569	377.50–430.00	406.37
24	600–650	628	370.00–435.00	407.42
9	650–700	670	377.50–410.00	393.88
6	700–750	719	330.00–357.50	343.33
1	750–800	766	325.00	325.00
4	800–850	808	310.00–325.00	316.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	625.00–642.50	636.58
2	350–400	354	610.00–615.00	612.47
22	400–450	418	495.00–555.00	523.08
16	450–500	470	495.00–560.00	515.68
31	500–550	522	400.00–480.00	437.94
30	550–600	572	400.00–472.50	438.88
21	600–650	626	365.00–445.00	411.06
12	650–700	676	365.00–407.50	389.91
19	700–750	720	325.00–365.00	347.44
16	750–800	763	330.00–370.00	346.89
6	800–850	820	312.50–325.00	315.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	314	530.00	530.00
4	350–400	376	510.00–550.00	530.11
5	400–450	426	400.00–475.00	439.08
7	450–500	468	435.00–480.00	460.34
1	500–550	508	375.00	375.00
9	550–600	583	305.00–395.00	372.21
8	600–650	627	325.00–350.00	346.98
2	650–700	676	347.50–360.00	353.62
1	700–750	733	310.00	310.00
3	750–800	779	312.50–315.00	314.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	273	470.00–540.00	510.34
1	350–400	356	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	448	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	486	345.00–360.00	352.59
8	500–550	530	330.00–400.00	372.07
11	550–600	572	315.00–390.00	364.42
1	600–650	612	340.00	340.00
5	650–700	667	300.00–342.50	331.42
4	700–750	728	320.00–327.50	324.98
1	750–800	750	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	356	585.00	585.00
2	400–450	432	470.00–500.00	484.65
5	450–500	474	425.00–482.50	441.57
3	500–550	512	480.00–490.00	486.74
6	550–600	564	410.00–460.00	442.21
2	600–650	626	345.00–375.00	359.66
5	650–700	684	355.00–372.50	364.06
1	700–750	728	362.50	362.50
3	800–850	823	277.50–290.00	283.40
1	850–900	888	265.00	265.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	902	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,359.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,519	218.00–252.00	231.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,712	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,016	3,300.00–3,975.00	3,540.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,085	3,350.00–4,050.00	3,653.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	852	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,011	1,200.00–2,800.00	2,102.18
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	878	2,075.00	2,075.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	907	2,800.00–3,750.00	3,209.88
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	696	1,900.00	1,900.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	704	1,250.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	155.00–187.00	167.56

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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