Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 75.00 to 140.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 50.00 to 125.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb bulls averaged $240.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$240.00

1 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−62.38

vs NY average

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	406	240.00	974	1thin

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 sale1 hd

240.00

—

NY average2 barns · 20 hd

302.38

−62.38

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	1,801	165.86	2,987	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	132.27	1,636	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	121.84	1,339	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	2,076	175.00	3,633	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,748	131.74	2,303	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,400	129.69	1,816	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,260	109.05	1,374	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,348	179.26	2,416	8thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,226	136.22	1,670	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,448	202.65	2,934	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,256	195.00	2,449	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,513	191.87	2,903	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	889.60/cwt	53
Bulls	Number 2	98	827.04/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	90	494.95/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	89	1,023.81/cwt	16
Heifers	Number 2	81	640.81/cwt	10

Every lot, as filed

51 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	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	974	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	972	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,604	1
Bulls	—	—	1,801	165.86/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,987	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	132.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,636	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	121.84/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,339	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,513	191.87/cwt	190.00–194.00	2,903	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,348	179.26/cwt	174.00–186.00	2,416	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,756	126.22/cwt	123.00–128.00	2,216	4
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,076	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,633	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,226	136.22/cwt	129.00–145.00	1,670	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,008	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	128.66/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,797	10
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,744	134.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,353	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	111.43/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,402	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,256	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,449	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,448	202.65/cwt	200.00–205.00	2,934	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	94.92/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,088	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,400	123.68/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,732	9
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	81	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	737	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	111	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	920.00/cwt	820.00–1,020.00	975	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	982.97/cwt	840.00–1,050.00	934	4
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	78	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	328	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	799.94/cwt	780.00–820.00	912	3
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	86	724.27/cwt	700.00–750.00	623	2
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	75	513.01/cwt	430.00–640.00	385	6
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	77	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	570	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,150.59/cwt	1,110.00–1,180.00	978	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,112.36/cwt	1,100.00–1,120.00	1,023	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	89	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	908	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	975	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	74	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	703	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	90	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	612	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	115	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	74	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	829	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,153.21/cwt	1,120.00–1,190.00	1,188	3
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	817.99/cwt	740.00–890.00	703	11
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	807.01/cwt	720.00–870.00	831	10
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	88	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	387	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	89	529.89/cwt	510.00–550.00	472	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	834.64/cwt	770.00–890.00	785	15
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	105	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	735	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	89	605.00/cwt	590.00–620.00	538	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	914.11/cwt	830.00–1,000.00	868	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	106	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	125	700.16/cwt	660.00–740.00	875	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	79	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	506	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,195.00/cwt	1,170.00–1,220.00	1,052	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,130.23/cwt	1,070.00–1,240.00	1,062	7
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	111	693.21/cwt	660.00–720.00	769	3
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	102	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	510	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 Apr 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 14Last week 16Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 88Year ago 120

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 110Last week 99Year ago 139

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 75.00 to 140.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 50.00 to 125.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	406	240.00	240.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	972	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,801	160.00–175.00	165.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,237	130.00–135.00	132.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,099	114.00–127.00	121.84
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	190.00–194.00	191.87
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,348	174.00–186.00	179.26
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,226	129.00–145.00	136.22
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,756	123.00–128.00	126.22
7	—	1,744	130.00–140.00	134.90
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,434	140.00	140.00
10	—	1,397	126.00–131.00	128.66
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,258	107.00–116.00	111.43
11	—	1,146	90.00–102.00	94.92
9	—	1,400	119.00–129.00	123.68
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,076	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,256	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	200.00–205.00	202.65

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	81	910.00	910.00
4	90–100	95	840.00–1,050.00	982.97
2	100–110	106	820.00–1,020.00	920.00
1	110–120	111	920.00	920.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	420.00	420.00
2	80–90	89	510.00–550.00	529.89
1	100–110	102	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	80–90	86	740.00–890.00	817.99
15	90–100	94	770.00–890.00	834.64
10	100–110	103	720.00–870.00	807.01
3	110–120	114	780.00–820.00	799.94
2	120–130	125	660.00–740.00	700.16
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	88	1,170.00–1,220.00	1,195.00
7	90–100	94	1,070.00–1,240.00	1,130.23
3	100–110	103	1,120.00–1,190.00	1,153.21
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	640.00	640.00
2	80–90	89	590.00–620.00	605.00
2	90–100	95	830.00–1,000.00	914.11
1	100–110	105	700.00	700.00
3	110–120	111	660.00–720.00	693.21
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	740.00	740.00
2	80–90	86	700.00–750.00	724.27
1	90–100	90	680.00	680.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	70–80	75	430.00–640.00	513.01
1	80–90	88	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	1,120.00	1,120.00
5	80–90	85	1,110.00–1,180.00	1,150.59
4	90–100	92	1,100.00–1,120.00	1,112.36
1	100–110	106	1,100.00	1,100.00
1	110–120	115	1,090.00	1,090.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	950.00	950.00
1	80–90	89	1,020.00	1,020.00
1	100–110	106	920.00	920.00

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 400–500 lb

What quality paid 400–500 lb

How it compared 400–500 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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