Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 30.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 60.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $260.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$260.00

1 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	550	260.00	1,430	1thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

260.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

260.00

+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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,706	156.00	2,661	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	2,096	175.00	3,668	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	135.62	2,211	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	129.55	1,729	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,230	116.04	1,427	8thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,983	178.39	3,537	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,758	136.02	2,391	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,534	126.78	1,945	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,272	111.90	1,423	46
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,164	177.00	2,060	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,374	210.00	2,885	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,381	201.99	2,789	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,548	208.00	3,220	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,447	203.00	2,937	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,382	190.00	2,626	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	730.60/cwt	59
Bulls	Number 2	99	571.30/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 3	92	377.61/cwt	13
Bulls	Utility	95	168.01/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	92	920.79/cwt	14
Heifers	Number 2	95	760.76/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	87	282.50/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

70 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	60–70	63	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	214	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60–70	68	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	51	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	80	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	88	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	81	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	405	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	93	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	465	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	114	545.07/cwt	540.00–550.00	621	2
Bulls	Utility	70–80	75	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	135	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	97	124.02/cwt	100.00–150.00	120	4
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	666.01/cwt	600.00–700.00	566	7
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	743	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	115	867.54/cwt	820.00–900.00	998	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,442	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,730	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,351	126.99/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,716	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,311	116.20/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,523	27
Steers	Select	—	1,382	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,626	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,548	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,220	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,447	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,937	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,164	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,060	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,983	178.39/cwt	177.00–180.00	3,537	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,706	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,661	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,712	140.46/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,405	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,850	127.15/cwt	125.00–129.00	2,352	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,548	127.82/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,979	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	100.13/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,183	15
Heifers	Choice	—	1,381	201.99/cwt	198.00–204.00	2,789	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	129.55/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,729	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	135.62/cwt	131.00–140.00	2,211	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,374	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,885	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	116.04/cwt	108.00–122.00	1,427	8
Bulls	—	—	2,096	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	922	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	845	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	124	556.01/cwt	545.00–580.00	689	4
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	96	662.79/cwt	600.00–720.00	636	16
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	61	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	195	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	612.65/cwt	580.00–640.00	705	5
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	655.72/cwt	635.00–700.00	675	10
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	77	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	462	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	489.28/cwt	435.00–540.00	416	6
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	495.53/cwt	450.00–550.00	510	5
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	100–110	106	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	212	1
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	113	333.09/cwt	300.00–350.00	376	3
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	92	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	184	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	90	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	495	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	344.85/cwt	340.00–350.00	293	2
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	76	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	289	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,008.47/cwt	960.00–1,060.00	958	9
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	93	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	465	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	74	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	296	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	105	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	525	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	93	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	837	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	112	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	941	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	108	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	972	1
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	90–100	98	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	294	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	884	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	120	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	840	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	74	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	296	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	79	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	190	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	88	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	634	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	987	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	957.78/cwt	940.00–980.00	919	5
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	889.21/cwt	850.00–920.00	943	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	905.10/cwt	900.00–910.00	923	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	90–100	98	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	490	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	110–120	118	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	389	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	70–80	77	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	339	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,058.38/cwt	940.00–1,100.00	921	5

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 Feb 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 181Year ago 88

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 154Last week 179Year ago 130

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 30.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 60.00 lower.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	63	340.00	340.00
1	70–80	74	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	75.00	75.00
1	70–80	79	240.00	240.00
1	80–90	80	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	81	500.00	500.00
1	90–100	93	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	93	900.00	900.00
5	100–110	106	850.00–920.00	889.21
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	87	940.00–1,100.00	1,058.38
5	90–100	96	940.00–980.00	957.78
2	100–110	102	900.00–910.00	905.10
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	440.00	440.00
1	90–100	98	500.00	500.00
1	110–120	118	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	85	435.00–540.00	489.28
1	90–100	90	550.00	550.00
5	100–110	103	450.00–550.00	495.53
2	110–120	114	540.00–550.00	545.07
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	180.00	180.00
4	90–100	97	100.00–150.00	124.02
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	600.00	600.00
7	80–90	85	600.00–700.00	666.01
16	90–100	96	600.00–720.00	662.79
10	100–110	103	635.00–700.00	655.72
5	110–120	115	580.00–640.00	612.65
4	120–130	124	545.00–580.00	556.01
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	94	790.00	790.00
1	100–110	108	900.00	900.00
1	110–120	112	840.00	840.00
1	120–130	120	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	1,040.00	1,040.00
9	90–100	95	960.00–1,060.00	1,008.47
1	100–110	105	940.00	940.00
5	110–120	115	820.00–900.00	867.54
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	61	320.00	320.00
1	70–80	76	380.00	380.00
2	80–90	85	340.00–350.00	344.85
2	90–100	92	200.00	200.00
3	110–120	113	300.00–350.00	333.09
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	98	300.00	300.00
1	100–110	106	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	400.00	400.00
1	80–90	88	720.00	720.00
1	90–100	93	500.00	500.00
1	100–110	105	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,442	120.00	120.00
13	—	1,548	124.00–135.00	127.82
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,351	125.00–131.00	126.99
27	—	1,311	110.00–123.00	116.20
15	—	1,181	90.00–108.00	100.13
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,712	135.00–145.00	140.46
2	—	1,850	125.00–129.00	127.15
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,382	190.00	190.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,548	208.00	208.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,447	203.00	203.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,164	177.00	177.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,983	177.00–180.00	178.39
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,706	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,381	198.00–204.00	201.99
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,374	210.00	210.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,335	124.00–134.00	129.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,630	131.00–140.00	135.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,230	108.00–122.00	116.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,096	175.00	175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	688	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	922	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	486	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Dairy Calves

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