Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 40.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 80.00 higher.

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	1,464	160.00	2,342	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	151.00	2,111	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	126.00	1,595	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,946	163.00	3,172	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,708	131.62	2,248	20
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,416	129.57	1,835	27
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,273	115.15	1,466	27
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,724	177.00	3,051	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,480	167.00	2,472	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	728.78/cwt	57
Bulls	Number 2	101	611.64/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 3	96	408.87/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	93	183.57/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 1	94	770.72/cwt	24
Heifers	Number 2	85	573.42/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	416.67/cwt	3

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 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	881.80/cwt	840.00–900.00	838	7
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	96	547.56/cwt	460.00–580.00	526	7
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	90–100	94	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	461	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	70–80	77	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	424	1
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	88	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	317	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	73	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	292	1
Heifers	Number 2	60–70	67	348.51/cwt	300.00–400.00	234	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	946.95/cwt	920.00–1,010.00	805	6
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	82	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	476	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	74	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	155	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	95	180.04/cwt	120.00–220.00	171	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	98	825.00/cwt	790.00–860.00	809	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	979.11/cwt	920.00–1,020.00	920	6
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	110–120	110	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	231	1
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	90–100	91	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	164	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	914.03/cwt	900.00–930.00	951	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,166	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,664	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,684	132.07/cwt	127.00–142.00	2,224	19
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	129.57/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,835	27
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,724	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,051	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,946	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	3,172	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	113.40/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,449	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,262	96.16/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,214	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	123.61/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,564	8
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,480	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,472	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,111	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,595	1
Bulls	—	—	1,464	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,342	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	123	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	689	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	79	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	498	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	643.38/cwt	605.00–675.00	669	14
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	86	514.60/cwt	450.00–570.00	443	5
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	82	673.34/cwt	620.00–715.00	552	5
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	115	539.07/cwt	500.00–565.00	620	4
Bulls	Utility	100–110	101	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	182	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	78	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	156	1
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	121	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	532	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	109	854.98/cwt	850.00–860.00	932	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	512.10/cwt	450.00–550.00	486	4
Bulls	Utility	80–90	85	177.53/cwt	100.00–220.00	151	3
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	94	370.24/cwt	310.00–400.00	348	4
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	113	395.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	446	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	89	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	267	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	96	665.62/cwt	620.00–705.00	639	18
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	76	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	532	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	609.89/cwt	590.00–620.00	677	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	115	832.18/cwt	800.00–870.00	957	4
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	553.33/cwt	540.00–580.00	570	3
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	74	473.99/cwt	450.00–500.00	351	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,037.02/cwt	1,000.00–1,080.00	871	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	117	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	924	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	100	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	860	1
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	104	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	593	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	89	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	650	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	97	770.16/cwt	740.00–800.00	747	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	106	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	922	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 30, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 95Year ago 154

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 155Last week 137Year ago 163

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 40.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 80.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	85	920.00–1,010.00	946.95
7	90–100	95	840.00–900.00	881.80
1	100–110	106	870.00	870.00
1	110–120	117	790.00	790.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	82	580.00	580.00
7	90–100	96	460.00–580.00	547.56
1	100–110	104	570.00	570.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	550.00	550.00
1	90–100	94	490.00	490.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	67	300.00–400.00	348.51
1	70–80	73	400.00	400.00
1	80–90	88	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	89	730.00	730.00
2	90–100	97	740.00–800.00	770.16
1	100–110	100	860.00	860.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	200.00	200.00
3	80–90	85	100.00–220.00	177.53
5	90–100	95	120.00–220.00	180.04
1	100–110	101	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	98	790.00–860.00	825.00
2	100–110	109	850.00–860.00	854.98
4	110–120	115	800.00–870.00	832.18
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	84	1,000.00–1,080.00	1,037.02
6	90–100	94	920.00–1,020.00	979.11
5	100–110	104	900.00–930.00	914.03
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	91	180.00	180.00
1	110–120	110	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	630.00	630.00
5	80–90	82	620.00–715.00	673.34
18	90–100	96	620.00–705.00	665.62
14	100–110	104	605.00–675.00	643.38
4	110–120	111	590.00–620.00	609.89
1	120–130	123	560.00	560.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	74	450.00–500.00	473.99
5	80–90	86	450.00–570.00	514.60
4	90–100	95	450.00–550.00	512.10
3	100–110	103	540.00–580.00	553.33
4	110–120	115	500.00–565.00	539.07
1	120–130	121	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	89	300.00	300.00
4	90–100	94	310.00–400.00	370.24
2	110–120	113	390.00–400.00	395.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,166	123.00	123.00
19	—	1,684	127.00–142.00	132.07
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,416	124.00–136.00	129.57
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,278	107.00–119.00	113.40
2	—	1,262	92.00–101.00	96.16
8	—	1,265	121.00–127.00	123.61
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,724	177.00	177.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	167.00	167.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,946	163.00	163.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,398	151.00	151.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,266	126.00	126.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,464	160.00	160.00

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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