Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 9.00 to 10.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold steady. Beef cross bull calves sold 30.00 to 70.00 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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,379	206.87	2,853	5thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,230	189.60	2,332	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,530	206.82	3,164	5thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,686	186.83	3,150	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	151.62	2,130	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	143.90	1,886	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,674	135.96	2,276	22
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,474	128.71	1,897	34
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,267	109.09	1,382	52
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,184	180.29	2,135	8thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,177	173.38	2,041	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,294	181.81	2,353	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,332	205.83	2,742	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,294	213.00	2,756	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,424	207.83	2,959	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	767.28/cwt	62
Bulls	Number 2	97	570.81/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 3	93	379.26/cwt	15
Bulls	Utility	91	184.51/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 1	90	820.35/cwt	26
Heifers	Number 2	95	703.03/cwt	12
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	81	353.01/cwt	11

Every lot, as filed

67 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	82	110.12/cwt	100.00–120.00	90	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	90–100	91	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	228	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	60–70	66	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	376	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	75	260.67/cwt	240.00–280.00	196	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	90–100	91	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	364	1
Bulls	Utility	100–110	105	180.06/cwt	100.00–230.00	189	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,046.61/cwt	1,000.00–1,090.00	879	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	998	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	840.00/cwt	800.00–880.00	731	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	850.94/cwt	800.00–930.00	817	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	105	730.14/cwt	700.00–760.00	767	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,294	181.81/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,353	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,230	189.60/cwt	186.00–193.00	2,332	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,177	173.38/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,041	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,294	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,756	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,424	207.83/cwt	200.00–211.00	2,959	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,406	130.50/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,835	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	102.83/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,204	14
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,379	206.87/cwt	201.00–211.00	2,853	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,321	120.77/cwt	113.00–127.00	1,595	19
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,547	121.31/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,877	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	130.43/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,915	25
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,502	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,530	206.82/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,164	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	137.23/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,296	20
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,686	123.22/cwt	120.00–126.00	2,077	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	81.29/cwt	70.00–95.00	971	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,184	180.29/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,135	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,332	205.83/cwt	200.00–209.00	2,742	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	139.87/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,876	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,903	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	151.62/cwt	140.00–159.00	2,130	4
Bulls	—	—	1,686	186.83/cwt	185.00–189.00	3,150	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	687.91/cwt	600.00–745.00	715	14
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	654.58/cwt	595.00–700.00	543	4
Bulls	Utility	70–80	75	155.27/cwt	110.00–240.00	116	3
Bulls	Utility	90–100	95	205.63/cwt	160.00–240.00	195	5
Bulls	Utility	80–90	80	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	144	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	114	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	610	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	104	483.85/cwt	400.00–570.00	503	7
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	292.09/cwt	260.00–340.00	248	8
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	645.93/cwt	600.00–680.00	730	7
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	120	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	600	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	82	445.71/cwt	400.00–540.00	365	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	99	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	743	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	849.73/cwt	800.00–900.00	799	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	114	929.88/cwt	890.00–950.00	1,060	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,055.34/cwt	940.00–1,180.00	981	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	96	670.71/cwt	600.00–760.00	644	19
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	498.97/cwt	400.00–575.00	474	9
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	79	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	435	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	878	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	112	895.02/cwt	890.00–900.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	88	513.38/cwt	500.00–520.00	452	3
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	95	287.32/cwt	260.00–320.00	273	3
Bulls	Number 3	120–130	124	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	347	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,000.85/cwt	980.00–1,020.00	1,031	10
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	50–60	59	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	360	1
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	100	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	550	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,035.87/cwt	980.00–1,110.00	963	7
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	104	913.38/cwt	900.00–940.00	950	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,118.00/cwt	990.00–1,230.00	939	6
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	81	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	648	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	100–110	100	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	400	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	80–90	86	455.79/cwt	410.00–500.00	392	2
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	84	351.68/cwt	300.00–400.00	295	4
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	94	517.47/cwt	490.00–550.00	486	8

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.

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Empire Livestock Sale - Bath, NY

Thu Feb 20, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 99Year ago 90

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 179Last week 111Year ago 153

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 9.00 to 10.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold steady. Beef cross bull calves sold 30.00 to 70.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	240.00–280.00	260.67
2	80–90	82	100.00–120.00	110.12
1	90–100	91	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	59	610.00	610.00
1	60–70	66	570.00	570.00
2	80–90	86	410.00–500.00	455.79
1	90–100	91	400.00	400.00
1	100–110	100	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	81	800.00	800.00
2	90–100	94	800.00–900.00	849.73
3	100–110	104	900.00–940.00	913.38
2	110–120	112	890.00–900.00	895.02
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	1,140.00	1,140.00
6	80–90	84	990.00–1,230.00	1,118.00
7	90–100	93	980.00–1,110.00	1,035.87
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	88	500.00–520.00	513.38
8	90–100	94	490.00–550.00	517.47
1	100–110	100	550.00	550.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	84	300.00–400.00	351.68
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	75	110.00–240.00	155.27
1	80–90	80	180.00	180.00
5	90–100	95	160.00–240.00	205.63
3	100–110	105	100.00–230.00	180.06
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	84	1,000.00–1,090.00	1,046.61
3	90–100	93	940.00–1,180.00	1,055.34
10	100–110	103	980.00–1,020.00	1,000.85
3	110–120	114	890.00–950.00	929.88
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	87	800.00–880.00	840.00
3	90–100	96	800.00–930.00	850.94
1	100–110	105	950.00	950.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	99	750.00	750.00
2	100–110	105	700.00–760.00	730.14
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	83	595.00–700.00	654.58
19	90–100	96	600.00–760.00	670.71
14	100–110	104	600.00–745.00	687.91
7	110–120	113	600.00–680.00	645.93
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	550.00	550.00
3	80–90	82	400.00–540.00	445.71
9	90–100	95	400.00–575.00	498.97
7	100–110	104	400.00–570.00	483.85
1	110–120	114	535.00	535.00
1	120–130	120	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	80–90	85	260.00–340.00	292.09
3	90–100	95	260.00–320.00	287.32
1	120–130	124	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,294	180.00–185.00	181.81
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	186.00–193.00	189.60
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,379	201.00–211.00	206.87
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	172.00–175.00	173.38
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,184	178.00–185.00	180.29
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,294	213.00	213.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,424	200.00–211.00	207.83
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,406	129.00–135.00	130.50
14	—	1,171	100.00–110.00	102.83
19	—	1,321	113.00–127.00	120.77
11	—	1,195	70.00–95.00	81.29
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,547	117.00–124.00	121.31
25	—	1,468	125.00–136.00	130.43
1	—	1,036	145.00	145.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,673	130.00–142.00	137.23
2	—	1,686	120.00–126.00	123.22
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,530	200.00–210.00	206.82
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,332	200.00–209.00	205.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,341	134.00–143.00	139.87
1	—	1,220	156.00	156.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,405	140.00–159.00	151.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,686	185.00–189.00	186.83

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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