Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 25.00 to 45.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 70.00 to 80.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $261.49/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$261.49

4 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−17.35

vs NY average

−82.27 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	438	261.49	1,145	4thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

261.49

—

NY average2 barns · 24 hd

278.84

−17.35

National average176 barns · 10,190 hd

343.76

−82.27

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	1,174	140.00	1,644	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,150	140.00	1,610	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	137.00	1,995	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	120.80	1,189	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,706	136.66	2,332	8thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,468	133.40	1,958	22
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,260	113.14	1,425	38
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,260	178.92	2,254	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,215	144.37	1,754	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,567	184.30	2,888	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,468	155.00	2,275	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,377	196.51	2,706	12
Heifers	Select	Average	1,215	184.42	2,241	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,521	196.36	2,987	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,399	179.81	2,516	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	830.84/cwt	62
Bulls	Number 2	98	538.82/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	82	510.00/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	71	170.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	87	1,015.86/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 2	87	649.79/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	85	616.67/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

57 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	76	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	532	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,291	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,526	126.70/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,933	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,539	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,567	184.30/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,888	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,215	144.37/cwt	137.00–160.00	1,754	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,215	184.42/cwt	179.00–188.00	2,241	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,468	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,275	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	99.27/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,076	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,296	118.34/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,534	19
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,739	134.04/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,331	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,260	178.92/cwt	174.00–183.00	2,254	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,521	196.36/cwt	192.00–201.00	2,987	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	154.64/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,958	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,509	130.88/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,975	18
Steers	Select	—	1,399	179.81/cwt	169.00–189.00	2,516	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	120.80/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,189	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,377	196.51/cwt	192.00–201.00	2,706	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,995	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,610	1
Bulls	—	—	1,174	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,644	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	964	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,513	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	956	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	504	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	261.49/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	863	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	105	400.48/cwt	300.00–500.00	421	2
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	120	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	528	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,116.34/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	949	3
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	100	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	360	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	121	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	750	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	79	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	506	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	119	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	1,119	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	74	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	207	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	703.12/cwt	650.00–775.00	605	9
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	667.10/cwt	600.00–730.00	634	12
Bulls	Utility	70–80	71	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	121	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	97	486.01/cwt	440.00–550.00	471	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,091.46/cwt	1,000.00–1,180.00	950	6
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	76	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	236	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	114	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	456	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	703.29/cwt	640.00–720.00	731	10
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	661.25/cwt	640.00–700.00	760	6
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	60–70	69	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	449	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	99	1,034.92/cwt	1,020.00–1,050.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	816	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	86	829.47/cwt	800.00–860.00	713	2
Heifers	Number 2	60–70	67	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	228	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	75	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	360	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	90–100	93	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	558	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	552.29/cwt	500.00–585.00	469	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,093.12/cwt	1,040.00–1,160.00	1,038	13
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	103	867.96/cwt	800.00–940.00	894	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	1,046.18/cwt	1,000.00–1,090.00	795	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,053.27/cwt	1,000.00–1,090.00	1,074	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 Mar 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 19Last week 11Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 121Year ago 115

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 121Last week 115Year ago 120

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 25.00 to 45.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 70.00 to 80.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	76	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	85	500.00–585.00	552.29
4	90–100	97	440.00–550.00	486.01
2	100–110	105	300.00–500.00	400.48
1	110–120	114	400.00	400.00
1	120–130	120	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	76	1,000.00–1,090.00	1,046.18
3	80–90	85	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,116.34
13	90–100	95	1,040.00–1,160.00	1,093.12
5	100–110	102	1,000.00–1,090.00	1,053.27
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	280.00	280.00
1	100–110	100	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	640.00	640.00
9	80–90	86	650.00–775.00	703.12
12	90–100	95	600.00–730.00	667.10
10	100–110	104	640.00–720.00	703.29
6	110–120	115	640.00–700.00	661.25
1	120–130	121	620.00	620.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	71	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–110	103	800.00–940.00	867.96
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	86	800.00–860.00	829.47
1	110–120	119	940.00	940.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	1,060.00	1,060.00
6	80–90	87	1,000.00–1,180.00	1,091.46
2	90–100	99	1,020.00–1,050.00	1,034.92
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	340.00	340.00
1	70–80	76	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	650.00	650.00
2	90–100	93	600.00	600.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	480.00	480.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,478	155.00	155.00
7	—	1,739	130.00–139.00	134.04
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,526	125.00–128.00	126.70
13	—	1,084	90.00–108.00	99.27
19	—	1,296	112.00–123.00	118.34
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,338	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,266	145.00–160.00	154.64
18	—	1,509	126.00–138.00	130.88
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,567	180.00–187.00	184.30
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,468	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,215	137.00–160.00	144.37
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,260	174.00–183.00	178.92
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,215	179.00–188.00	184.42
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,377	192.00–201.00	196.51
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,521	192.00–201.00	196.36
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,399	169.00–189.00	179.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	984	114.00–126.00	120.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,456	137.00	137.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,174	140.00	140.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	964	157.00	157.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	956	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	504	267.00	267.00
1	600–650	648	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	386	295.00	295.00
4	400–450	438	235.00–275.00	261.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	332	260.00	260.00

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Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Empire Livestock Sale - Bath, NY

Feeder Dairy Calves

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