Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $150.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$150.00

1 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,041

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−85.25

vs NY average

−127.52 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	694	150.00	1,041	1thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

150.00

—

NY average3 barns · 26 hd

235.25

−85.25

National average187 barns · 29,341 hd

277.52

−127.52

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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,285	173.35	2,228	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,709	161.77	2,765	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	115.00	1,677	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	110.00	1,441	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,011	158.52	1,603	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,736	122.89	2,133	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,434	122.50	1,757	25
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,299	111.79	1,452	29
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,140	175.00	1,995	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,349	162.97	2,198	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,272	130.00	1,654	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,405	197.67	2,777	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,453	192.30	2,794	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,375	193.86	2,666	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,422	176.39	2,508	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	735.45/cwt	51
Bulls	Number 2	97	523.59/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 3	90	424.13/cwt	11
Bulls	Utility	91	204.97/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 1	96	777.18/cwt	23
Heifers	Number 2	100	722.39/cwt	6
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	94	315.00/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

76 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	Number 1	110–120	115	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	656	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	100–110	107	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	235	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	70	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	168	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	100–110	108	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	324	1
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	60–70	68	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	347	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	112	836.99/cwt	800.00–860.00	937	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	77	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	431	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	834	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	97	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	776	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	104	753.91/cwt	710.00–800.00	784	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	141.95/cwt	133.00–150.00	1,789	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,467	118.80/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,743	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,420	120.38/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,709	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,375	193.86/cwt	190.00–197.00	2,666	7
Steers	Select	—	1,422	176.39/cwt	168.00–188.00	2,508	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,272	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,654	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	96.00/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,106	4
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,011	158.52/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,603	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,285	173.35/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,228	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	114.48/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,944	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,140	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,995	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,742	124.29/cwt	119.00–130.00	2,165	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,276	111.47/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,422	17
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,349	162.97/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,198	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,405	197.67/cwt	196.00–200.00	2,777	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,453	192.30/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,794	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,441	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,677	1
Bulls	—	—	1,709	161.77/cwt	152.00–167.00	2,765	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	988	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	234	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	503	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,048	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,153	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	294	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	676	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	322	217.63/cwt	200.00–232.00	701	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,074	129.78/cwt	100.00–160.00	1,394	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	745	122.41/cwt	100.00–145.00	912	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	804	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	694	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	124	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	682	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	478.44/cwt	400.00–540.00	450	8
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	572.98/cwt	550.00–600.00	653	3
Bulls	Utility	100–110	104	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	182	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	106	612.79/cwt	595.00–650.00	650	10
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	643.35/cwt	575.00–670.00	547	6
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	68	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	218	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	87	288.82/cwt	230.00–345.00	251	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	78	410.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	320	2
Bulls	Utility	80–90	87	160.46/cwt	50.00–260.00	140	3
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	104	467.41/cwt	400.00–500.00	486	3
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	124	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	620	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	937.58/cwt	900.00–990.00	975	7
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	609	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	97	933.00/cwt	860.00–990.00	905	9
Bulls	Utility	90–100	96	169.58/cwt	130.00–240.00	163	4
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	97	619.07/cwt	555.00–685.00	600	11
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	107	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	364	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	79	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	300	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	348.92/cwt	310.00–390.00	324	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	865.00/cwt	865.00–865.00	735	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	114	509.64/cwt	440.00–535.00	581	4
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	460.18/cwt	400.00–520.00	387	4
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	96	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	624	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	76	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	684	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	85	607.80/cwt	550.00–650.00	517	4
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	120–130	120	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	600	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	86	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	550	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	107	884.84/cwt	860.00–940.00	947	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	905	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	90–100	92	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	460	1
Heifers	Number 2	120–130	124	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	620	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	905.51/cwt	890.00–940.00	851	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	98	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	686	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	94	705.64/cwt	550.00–1,000.00	663	4
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	102	590.20/cwt	550.00–630.00	602	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	108	769.67/cwt	700.00–840.00	831	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	79	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	577	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 Sale - Bath, NY

Thu Jan 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17Last week 6Year ago 9

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 70Year ago 135

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 149Last week 108Year ago 155

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold steady.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	900.00	900.00
4	80–90	85	550.00–650.00	607.80
4	90–100	94	550.00–1,000.00	705.64
2	100–110	102	550.00–630.00	590.20
1	110–120	115	570.00	570.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	240.00	240.00
1	100–110	107	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	92	500.00	500.00
1	100–110	108	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	730.00	730.00
1	80–90	85	865.00	865.00
1	90–100	98	700.00	700.00
2	100–110	108	700.00–840.00	769.67
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	1,040.00	1,040.00
4	90–100	94	890.00–940.00	905.51
6	100–110	107	860.00–940.00	884.84
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	120–130	124	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	510.00	510.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	86	970.00	970.00
9	90–100	97	860.00–990.00	933.00
7	100–110	104	900.00–990.00	937.58
3	110–120	112	800.00–860.00	836.99
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	560.00	560.00
1	80–90	86	640.00	640.00
1	90–100	96	650.00	650.00
1	120–130	120	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	87	700.00	700.00
1	90–100	97	800.00	800.00
2	100–110	104	710.00–800.00	753.91
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	85	575.00–670.00	643.35
11	90–100	97	555.00–685.00	619.07
10	100–110	106	595.00–650.00	612.79
3	110–120	114	550.00–600.00	572.98
1	120–130	124	550.00	550.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	78	400.00–420.00	410.00
4	80–90	84	400.00–520.00	460.18
8	90–100	94	400.00–540.00	478.44
3	100–110	104	400.00–500.00	467.41
4	110–120	114	440.00–535.00	509.64
1	120–130	124	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	87	50.00–260.00	160.46
4	90–100	96	130.00–240.00	169.58
1	100–110	104	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	320.00	320.00
1	70–80	79	380.00	380.00
2	80–90	87	230.00–345.00	288.82
2	90–100	93	310.00–390.00	348.92
1	100–110	107	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,260	133.00–150.00	141.95
21	—	1,467	112.00–124.00	118.80
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,420	118.00–122.00	120.38
4	—	1,152	87.00–100.00	96.00
17	—	1,276	107.00–116.00	111.47
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	113.00–116.00	114.48
12	—	1,742	119.00–130.00	124.29
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,375	190.00–197.00	193.86
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,422	168.00–188.00	176.39
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,272	130.00	130.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,011	158.00–159.00	158.52
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	169.00–177.00	173.35
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	175.00	175.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,349	159.00–166.00	162.97
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	196.00–200.00	197.67
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,453	190.00–195.00	192.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	110.00	110.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,458	115.00	115.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,709	152.00–167.00	161.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	482	205.00	205.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	234	215.00	215.00
1	250–300	294	230.00	230.00
5	300–350	322	200.00–232.00	217.63
1	1000–1050	1,048	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	745	100.00–145.00	122.41
1	800–850	804	167.00	167.00
2	1050–1100	1,074	100.00–160.00	129.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	694	150.00	150.00

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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Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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