Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves sold 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 35.00 to 55.00 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	Select	Average	1,308	135.00	1,766	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,534	150.00	2,301	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,618	172.00	2,783	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,148	144.00	1,653	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,146	124.00	1,421	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,403	165.35	2,320	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,426	131.45	1,874	8thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,722	129.84	2,236	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,251	115.14	1,441	29
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,445	165.97	2,398	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,424	145.04	2,065	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,303	141.34	1,842	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,284	170.00	2,183	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,260	156.00	1,966	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	955.45/cwt	48
Bulls	Number 2	97	694.01/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 3	85	446.04/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	92	1,081.76/cwt	19
Heifers	Number 2	85	897.35/cwt	10
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	84	540.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

60 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	Select	—	1,284	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,183	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,421	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,653	1
Bulls	—	—	1,618	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,783	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,042	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,459	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	982	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,522	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	794	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	969	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	904.90/cwt	800.00–1,040.00	860	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	113	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,130	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,124	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	818	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,355	122.43/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,659	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	115.75/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,373	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,659	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,467	129.37/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,898	7
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,303	141.34/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,842	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,424	145.04/cwt	136.00–154.00	2,065	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,308	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,766	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,534	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,301	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	82.80/cwt	80.00–85.00	905	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	102.75/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,100	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	119.69/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,952	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,756	133.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,347	8
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,403	165.35/cwt	156.00–173.00	2,320	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,445	165.97/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,398	2
Steers	Select	—	1,260	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,966	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,056	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,605	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	869	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,130	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,082	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,677	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	96	817.19/cwt	720.00–860.00	785	13
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	785.55/cwt	700.00–820.00	809	9
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	602.85/cwt	520.00–700.00	561	9
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	116	626.48/cwt	550.00–680.00	727	3
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	91	404.09/cwt	350.00–490.00	368	3
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	87	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	261	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	83	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	498	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	72	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	439	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	77	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	308	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	833.08/cwt	800.00–855.00	716	6
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	613.36/cwt	560.00–650.00	509	3
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	107	551.17/cwt	500.00–600.00	590	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,164.15/cwt	1,090.00–1,220.00	1,083	8
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,158.11/cwt	1,110.00–1,200.00	961	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,152.14/cwt	1,100.00–1,210.00	1,187	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,232.99/cwt	1,200.00–1,290.00	1,036	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,185.04/cwt	1,150.00–1,240.00	1,090	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	92	918.18/cwt	700.00–1,060.00	845	3
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	76	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	304	1
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	84	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	840	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	77	1,019.48/cwt	1,000.00–1,040.00	785	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	89	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	854	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	79	595.10/cwt	580.00–610.00	470	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	80–90	84	540.00/cwt	470.00–610.00	454	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	114	1,029.78/cwt	1,020.00–1,040.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	64	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	499	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	114	1,053.77/cwt	1,020.00–1,090.00	1,201	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	121	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	1,137	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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11Last week 14Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 95Year ago 117

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 123Last week 110Year ago 101

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves sold 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 35.00 to 55.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,284	170.00	170.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,146	124.00	124.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,148	144.00	144.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,618	172.00	172.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,355	118.00–126.00	122.43
8	—	1,186	110.00–120.00	115.75
2	—	1,093	80.00–85.00	82.80
4	—	1,071	100.00–106.00	102.75
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,136	146.00	146.00
7	—	1,467	126.00–133.00	129.37
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,631	115.00–126.00	119.69
8	—	1,756	130.00–140.00	133.64
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,303	139.00–146.00	141.34
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,424	136.00–154.00	145.04
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	160.00–172.00	165.97
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,308	135.00	135.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,534	150.00	150.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	156.00–173.00	165.35
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	156.00	156.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	794	122.00	122.00
1	950–1000	982	155.00	155.00
1	1000–1050	1,042	140.00	140.00
1	1050–1100	1,056	152.00	152.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	125.00	125.00
2	850–900	869	130.00	130.00
1	1050–1100	1,082	155.00	155.00

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	87	940.00	940.00
3	90–100	95	800.00–1,040.00	904.90
1	100–110	106	1,060.00	1,060.00
1	110–120	113	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	86	800.00–855.00	833.08
13	90–100	96	720.00–860.00	817.19
9	100–110	103	700.00–820.00	785.55
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	83	560.00–650.00	613.36
9	90–100	93	520.00–700.00	602.85
2	100–110	107	500.00–600.00	551.17
3	110–120	116	550.00–680.00	626.48
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	400.00	400.00
1	80–90	87	300.00	300.00
3	90–100	91	350.00–490.00	404.09
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	610.00	610.00
1	80–90	83	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	84	1,200.00–1,290.00	1,232.99
4	90–100	92	1,150.00–1,240.00	1,185.04
8	100–110	103	1,100.00–1,210.00	1,152.14
2	110–120	114	1,020.00–1,090.00	1,053.77
1	120–130	121	940.00	940.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	83	1,110.00–1,200.00	1,158.11
8	90–100	93	1,090.00–1,220.00	1,164.15
2	100–110	102	1,100.00	1,100.00
2	110–120	114	1,020.00–1,040.00	1,029.78
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	64	780.00	780.00
2	70–80	77	1,000.00–1,040.00	1,019.48
1	80–90	89	960.00	960.00
3	90–100	92	700.00–1,060.00	918.18
1	100–110	106	1,040.00	1,040.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	400.00	400.00
1	80–90	84	1,000.00	1,000.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	79	580.00–610.00	595.10
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	84	470.00–610.00	540.00

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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