Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold steady. Beef cross bull calves sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $200.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$200.00

1 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−172.14 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	430	200.00	860	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

200.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

200.00

+0.00

National average155 barns · 10,286 hd

372.14

−172.14

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	2,224	134.00	2,980	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	762	100.00	762	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,758	130.98	2,303	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,481	122.84	1,819	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,252	100.53	1,259	23
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,222	174.00	2,126	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,222	144.89	1,771	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	763.53/cwt	37
Bulls	Number 2	102	621.60/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 3	92	340.03/cwt	13
Bulls	Utility	94	261.77/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	93	910.89/cwt	14
Heifers	Number 2	91	668.04/cwt	6
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	83	226.00/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

54 lots · USDA AMS · Empire Livestock 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	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	87	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	174	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	933.10/cwt	900.00–950.00	877	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	909.85/cwt	900.00–920.00	937	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	73	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	80	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	74	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	392	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	80–90	87	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	278	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	70–80	77	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	231	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	90–100	92	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	184	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	105	475.24/cwt	450.00–500.00	499	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	116	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	882	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	932.70/cwt	870.00–990.00	895	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	106	887.84/cwt	860.00–920.00	941	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	122	759.97/cwt	750.00–770.00	927	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	760	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,264	89.44/cwt	75.00–100.00	1,131	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,337	123.73/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,654	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	108.47/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,304	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,758	130.98/cwt	123.00–138.00	2,303	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,481	122.84/cwt	105.00–128.00	1,819	11
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,222	144.89/cwt	133.00–155.00	1,771	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,222	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,126	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	762	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	762	1
Bulls	—	—	2,224	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,980	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	920	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,242	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	920	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,030	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	97	638.07/cwt	590.00–680.00	619	10
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	628.88/cwt	610.00–660.00	654	6
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	76	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	243	1
Bulls	Utility	100–110	101	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	131	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	98	210.31/cwt	180.00–240.00	206	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	637.12/cwt	550.00–695.00	542	3
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	94	294.95/cwt	260.00–320.00	277	4
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	446.73/cwt	440.00–450.00	411	3
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	100–110	102	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	296	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	86	322.12/cwt	310.00–350.00	277	5
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	112	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	336	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	109	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	425	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	680	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	115	784.49/cwt	700.00–850.00	902	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,036.64/cwt	1,020.00–1,050.00	902	3
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	115	457.91/cwt	400.00–520.00	527	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	88	447.27/cwt	400.00–500.00	394	4
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	98	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	608	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	784.11/cwt	700.00–870.00	745	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	111	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	910	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	86	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	679	1
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	80–90	88	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	387	1
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	70–80	79	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	229	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	830.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	880	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,010.53/cwt	960.00–1,060.00	879	7
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	82	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	246	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	99	529.85/cwt	500.00–560.00	525	2

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 Sale - Bath, NY

Thu Jan 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6Last week 18Year ago 14

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 90Year ago 163

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 108Last week 143Year ago 185

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold steady. Beef cross bull calves sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	73	110.00	110.00
1	80–90	87	200.00	200.00
1	90–100	92	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
7	80–90	87	960.00–1,060.00	1,010.53
3	90–100	94	900.00–950.00	933.10
2	100–110	103	900.00–920.00	909.85
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	530.00	530.00
1	80–90	82	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	300.00	300.00
1	80–90	87	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	86	790.00	790.00
2	90–100	95	700.00–870.00	784.11
1	110–120	111	820.00	820.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	99	500.00–560.00	529.85
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	88	400.00–500.00	447.27
3	90–100	92	440.00–450.00	446.73
2	100–110	105	450.00–500.00	475.24
2	110–120	115	400.00–520.00	457.91
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	87	1,020.00–1,050.00	1,036.64
6	90–100	96	870.00–990.00	932.70
5	100–110	106	860.00–920.00	887.84
1	110–120	116	760.00	760.00
3	120–130	122	750.00–770.00	759.97
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	800.00	800.00
1	90–100	95	800.00	800.00
4	100–110	106	800.00–850.00	830.00
4	110–120	115	700.00–850.00	784.49
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	550.00–695.00	637.12
10	90–100	97	590.00–680.00	638.07
6	100–110	104	610.00–660.00	628.88
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	320.00	320.00
5	80–90	86	310.00–350.00	322.12
4	90–100	94	260.00–320.00	294.95
1	100–110	109	390.00	390.00
1	110–120	112	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	98	180.00–240.00	210.31
1	100–110	101	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	290.00	290.00
1	80–90	88	440.00	440.00
1	100–110	102	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	98	620.00	620.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,264	75.00–100.00	89.44
3	—	1,337	120.00–126.00	123.73
8	—	1,202	102.00–115.00	108.47
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,758	123.00–138.00	130.98
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,481	105.00–128.00	122.84
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	133.00–155.00	144.89
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,222	174.00	174.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	762	100.00	100.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,224	134.00	134.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	920	135.00	135.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	105.00	105.00
1	900–950	920	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	200.00	200.00

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.

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Steers · summary 400–500 lb

What quality paid 400–500 lb

How it compared 400–500 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Dairy Calves

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