Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last reported sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 55.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 900–1000 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

900–1000 lb steers averaged $172.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$172.00

1 head · 982 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−84.79 vs national

What quality paid 900–1000 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	982	172.00	1,689	1thin

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

How it compared 900–1000 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

172.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

172.00

+0.00

National average101 barns · 10,242 hd

256.79

−84.79

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	1,586	158.00	2,506	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,682	167.00	2,809	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,616	133.36	2,155	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	130.74	1,683	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,137	122.31	1,390	5thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	945	157.57	1,489	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,740	137.81	2,398	19
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,396	131.63	1,837	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,322	111.55	1,475	37
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,330	167.00	2,221	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,378	156.72	2,160	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,490	206.00	3,069	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,500	197.00	2,955	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,410	191.31	2,697	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,412	206.00	2,909	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,403	201.48	2,827	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,243	174.41	2,168	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	737.65/cwt	46
Bulls	Number 2	97	615.14/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	82	342.04/cwt	13
Bulls	Utility	83	133.85/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	92	854.83/cwt	16
Heifers	Number 2	85	577.14/cwt	7
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	85	390.00/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	77	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	462	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	966	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	111	910.00/cwt	890.00–930.00	1,010	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	82	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	804	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,095.43/cwt	1,070.00–1,120.00	964	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	125	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	1,031	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,403	201.48/cwt	200.00–203.00	2,827	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,763	141.57/cwt	136.00–149.00	2,496	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	141.92/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,825	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,410	191.31/cwt	189.00–194.00	2,697	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,500	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,955	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	133.36/cwt	127.00–139.00	2,155	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,330	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,221	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,378	156.72/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,160	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,586	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,506	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,691	129.67/cwt	126.00–133.00	2,193	6
Steers	Select	—	1,243	174.41/cwt	158.00–192.00	2,168	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,412	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,909	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,612	123.80/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,996	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	130.40/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,750	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,336	114.48/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,529	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,412	125.08/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,766	9
Dairy Bulls	—	—	945	157.57/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,489	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	98.81/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,228	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	128.42/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,660	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,772	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	792	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,490	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,069	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	119.14/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,457	4
Bulls	—	—	1,682	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,809	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	574	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	861	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	662	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	847	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	854	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,170	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	740	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,689	1
Bulls	Large 3	450–500	488	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	732	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	91	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	91	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	86	148.60/cwt	110.00–175.00	128	3
Bulls	Utility	70–80	75	128.66/cwt	90.00–170.00	96	2
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	63	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	158	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	674.85/cwt	630.00–700.00	695	11
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	88	658.97/cwt	625.00–720.00	580	5
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	76	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	448	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	644.87/cwt	600.00–675.00	735	3
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	491.72/cwt	450.00–525.00	506	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	674.25/cwt	600.00–710.00	641	15
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,010.42/cwt	1,000.00–1,020.00	960	2
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	103	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	371	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	79	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	861	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	520.71/cwt	500.00–550.00	484	3
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	382.34/cwt	200.00–550.00	321	2
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	79	615.06/cwt	605.00–625.00	486	2
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	119	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	595	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	84	346.80/cwt	280.00–380.00	291	3
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	87	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	348	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	102	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	510	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	76	263.22/cwt	200.00–320.00	200	5
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	353	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	979.67/cwt	950.00–1,020.00	1,009	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,112.87/cwt	1,060.00–1,170.00	968	3
Heifers	Number 2	60–70	67	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	335	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	66	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	502	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	665	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	963.15/cwt	940.00–990.00	992	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,017.21/cwt	950.00–1,060.00	946	3
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	93	557.53/cwt	500.00–630.00	519	5
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	113	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	972	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	70–80	72	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	396	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	90–100	97	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	291	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	81	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	421	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	75	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	330	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	86	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	275	1
Heifers	Number 2	90–100	94	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	357	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 Mar 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11Last week 5Year ago 13

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 114Year ago 104

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 115Last week 154Year ago 126

Compared to last reported sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 55.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	600.00	600.00
1	100–110	102	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	82	980.00	980.00
1	100–110	105	920.00	920.00
2	110–120	111	890.00–930.00	910.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	88	1,070.00–1,120.00	1,095.43
2	90–100	95	1,000.00–1,020.00	1,010.42
5	100–110	103	950.00–1,020.00	979.67
1	120–130	125	825.00	825.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	90.00–170.00	128.66
3	80–90	86	110.00–175.00	148.60
1	90–100	91	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	63	250.00	250.00
5	70–80	76	200.00–320.00	263.22
3	80–90	84	280.00–380.00	346.80
1	90–100	93	380.00	380.00
1	100–110	103	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	79	605.00–625.00	615.06
5	80–90	88	625.00–720.00	658.97
15	90–100	95	600.00–710.00	674.25
11	100–110	103	630.00–700.00	674.85
3	110–120	114	600.00–675.00	644.87
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	590.00	590.00
2	80–90	84	200.00–550.00	382.34
3	90–100	93	500.00–550.00	520.71
3	100–110	103	450.00–525.00	491.72
1	110–120	119	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,090.00	1,090.00
3	80–90	87	1,060.00–1,170.00	1,112.87
3	90–100	93	950.00–1,060.00	1,017.21
3	100–110	103	940.00–990.00	963.15
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	500.00	500.00
1	70–80	75	440.00	440.00
1	80–90	87	400.00	400.00
1	90–100	94	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	760.00	760.00
1	90–100	95	700.00	700.00
1	110–120	113	860.00	860.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	81	520.00	520.00
5	90–100	93	500.00–630.00	557.53
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	550.00	550.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	86	320.00	320.00
1	90–100	97	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	200.00–203.00	201.48
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	158.00–192.00	174.41
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,412	206.00	206.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,763	136.00–149.00	141.57
6	—	1,691	126.00–133.00	129.67
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,286	139.00–145.00	141.92
3	—	1,612	121.00–125.00	123.80
6	—	1,342	128.00–136.00	130.40
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,336	108.00–120.00	114.48
9	—	1,412	121.00–130.00	125.08
13	—	1,243	90.00–106.00	98.81
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	189.00–194.00	191.31
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	206.00	206.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,616	127.00–139.00	133.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,293	124.00–130.00	128.42
1	—	1,266	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	792	135.00	135.00
4	—	1,223	114.00–127.00	119.14
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	167.00	167.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	155.00–158.00	156.72
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,586	158.00	158.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	153.00–162.00	157.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,682	167.00	167.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	574	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	130.00	130.00
1	650–700	662	128.00	128.00
1	700–750	740	147.00	147.00
1	850–900	854	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	982	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	488	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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Steers · summary 900–1000 lb

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How this sale compares

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