Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 30.00 to 40.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb bulls averaged $116.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$116.00

1 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	704	116.00	817	1thin

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

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

116.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

116.00

+0.00

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	1,680	155.00	2,604	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	130.00	2,057	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	124.35	1,530	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	108.11	1,134	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,468	134.00	1,967	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,766	131.36	2,320	22
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,407	125.81	1,770	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,314	117.26	1,541	32
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,358	164.00	2,227	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,324	138.39	1,832	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	724.29/cwt	72
Bulls	Number 2	93	610.84/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	87	391.85/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	85	163.37/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	96	791.86/cwt	14
Heifers	Number 2	91	612.40/cwt	15
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	79	347.45/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2	70–80	79	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	237	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	88	914.38/cwt	860.00–970.00	805	2
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	83	313.65/cwt	290.00–340.00	260	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	716.67/cwt	650.00–800.00	609	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	114	727.89/cwt	650.00–810.00	830	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	60–70	66	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	330	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	102	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	683	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	105	635.11/cwt	580.00–670.00	667	10
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	76	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	380	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	93	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	651	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	70	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	560	1
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	80–90	89	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	267	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	125.81/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,770	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,485	128.22/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,904	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,324	138.39/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,832	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,358	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,227	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,468	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,967	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,330	120.15/cwt	113.00–126.00	1,598	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	102.34/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,194	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,766	131.36/cwt	125.00–139.00	2,320	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	108.11/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,134	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,057	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	124.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,530	5
Bulls	—	—	1,680	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,604	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	988	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Bulls	Large 3	800–850	812	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	704	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	817	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	848	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	120	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	636	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	96	111.33/cwt	75.00–150.00	107	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	87	454.22/cwt	410.00–500.00	395	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	639.91/cwt	590.00–695.00	608	21
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	957.55/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	814	6
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	96	335.00/cwt	300.00–370.00	322	2
Bulls	Utility	80–90	84	125.45/cwt	100.00–150.00	105	2
Bulls	Utility	60–70	65	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	33	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	634.80/cwt	560.00–700.00	540	11
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	603.90/cwt	565.00–630.00	688	7
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	116	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	951	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	935.46/cwt	900.00–995.00	898	11
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	79	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	553	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	881.74/cwt	840.00–900.00	820	6
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	100	520.00/cwt	500.00–540.00	520	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	508	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	83	315.33/cwt	245.00–360.00	262	5
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	734.81/cwt	700.00–800.00	691	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	865.99/cwt	820.00–890.00	901	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	75	144.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	109	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	72	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	439	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	916.84/cwt	890.00–945.00	935	5
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	70–80	78	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	250	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	96	444.45/cwt	410.00–480.00	427	2
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	102	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	490	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	90–100	99	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	594	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	700	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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5Last week 17Year ago 10

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 114Year ago 132

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 137Last week 149Year ago 137

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 30.00 to 40.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	300.00	300.00
3	80–90	83	290.00–340.00	313.65
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	88	860.00–970.00	914.38
6	90–100	93	840.00–900.00	881.74
3	100–110	104	820.00–890.00	865.99
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	700.00	700.00
3	80–90	85	650.00–800.00	716.67
4	90–100	94	700.00–800.00	734.81
1	100–110	100	700.00	700.00
2	110–120	114	650.00–810.00	727.89
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	500.00	500.00
1	90–100	99	600.00	600.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	140.00–150.00	144.90
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	96	410.00–480.00	444.45
1	100–110	102	480.00	480.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	610.00	610.00
1	100–110	102	670.00	670.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	80–90	85	560.00–700.00	634.80
21	90–100	95	590.00–695.00	639.91
10	100–110	105	580.00–670.00	635.11
7	110–120	114	565.00–630.00	603.90
1	120–130	120	530.00	530.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	500.00	500.00
2	80–90	87	410.00–500.00	454.22
1	90–100	94	540.00	540.00
2	100–110	100	500.00–540.00	520.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	800.00	800.00
1	90–100	93	700.00	700.00
1	100–110	106	800.00	800.00
1	110–120	116	820.00	820.00
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	320.00	320.00
1	80–90	89	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	50.00	50.00
2	80–90	84	100.00–150.00	125.45
2	90–100	96	75.00–150.00	111.33
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	85	900.00–1,000.00	957.55
11	90–100	96	900.00–995.00	935.46
5	100–110	102	890.00–945.00	916.84
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	83	245.00–360.00	315.33
2	90–100	96	300.00–370.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,407	120.00–133.00	125.81
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,485	128.00–129.00	128.22
21	—	1,330	113.00–126.00	120.15
7	—	1,167	96.00–109.00	102.34
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,766	125.00–139.00	131.36
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,324	137.00–140.00	138.39
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,358	164.00	164.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,468	134.00	134.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,049	105.00–110.00	108.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,582	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,230	120.00–130.00	124.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	155.00	155.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	988	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	812	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	704	116.00	116.00

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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Bulls · summary 700–800 lb

What quality paid 700–800 lb

How it compared 700–800 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Dairy Calves

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