Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 25.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 10.00 to 40.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb bulls averaged $235.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$235.00

2 head · 334 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−22.05

vs NY average

What quality paid 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	334	235.00	785	2thin

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

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

235.00

—

NY average2 barns · 9 hd

257.05

−22.05

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	Choice	Average	1,630	191.00	3,113	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,058	150.03	1,587	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,369	152.75	2,091	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	127.04	1,547	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,260	119.35	1,504	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	2,142	174.00	3,727	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,713	133.18	2,281	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,384	127.40	1,764	19
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	112.95	1,322	37
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,117	176.57	1,972	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,230	148.01	1,821	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,552	172.00	2,669	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,404	205.34	2,883	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,332	195.11	2,599	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,221	177.79	2,171	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,543	194.91	3,007	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,239	177.43	2,198	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	937.47/cwt	54
Bulls	Number 2	89	694.84/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 3	85	552.98/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	77	200.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	95	1,199.63/cwt	18
Heifers	Number 2	83	986.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	89	310.10/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	128.78/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,854	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,631	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,552	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,669	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,117	176.57/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,972	2
Steers	Select	—	1,239	177.43/cwt	168.00–182.00	2,198	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,543	194.91/cwt	190.00–199.00	3,007	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	112.29/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,274	11
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,230	148.01/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,821	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	121.18/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,518	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	100.52/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,083	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	118.89/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,538	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,666	134.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,237	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,016	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,024	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,718	127.02/cwt	126.00–128.00	2,182	4
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,142	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,727	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,058	150.03/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,587	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,630	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,113	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	119.35/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,504	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	127.04/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,221	177.79/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,171	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,404	205.34/cwt	202.00–209.00	2,883	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,332	195.11/cwt	191.00–198.00	2,599	6
Bulls	—	—	1,369	152.75/cwt	140.00–164.00	2,091	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	328	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,078	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,018	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,629	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	984	168.98/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,663	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	556	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Large 3	250–300	284	215.53/cwt	200.00–230.00	612	2
Bulls	Large 3	350–400	356	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	783	1
Bulls	Large 3	300–350	312	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	780	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	96	594.69/cwt	520.00–680.00	571	5
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	114	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	638	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	109	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	632	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	796.71/cwt	700.00–880.00	829	13
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	96	818.21/cwt	750.00–895.00	785	14
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	815.33/cwt	750.00–850.00	693	3
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	755.94/cwt	735.00–790.00	862	4
Bulls	Utility	70–80	77	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	154	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	115	1,048.47/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,206	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,142.79/cwt	1,060.00–1,200.00	1,200	10
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,197.81/cwt	1,100.00–1,310.00	1,114	5
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	629.32/cwt	500.00–710.00	535	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	90–100	96	335.24/cwt	320.00–350.00	322	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,275.94/cwt	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,072	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	95	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	703	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	73	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	737	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	81	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	770	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,257.09/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,094	7
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	78	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	257	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	80	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	160	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	960	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	111	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,215.36/cwt	1,160.00–1,260.00	1,130	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	1,147.20/cwt	1,070.00–1,190.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	125	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	90–100	95	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	333	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	84	395.33/cwt	340.00–450.00	332	2
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	96	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	346	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	584.60/cwt	570.00–600.00	438	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	75	713.60/cwt	600.00–840.00	535	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	74	1,061.70/cwt	1,010.00–1,110.00	786	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,075.53/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,011	2

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11Last week 11Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 74Year ago 110

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 125Last week 123Year ago 121

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 25.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 10.00 to 40.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,440	126.00–133.00	128.78
2	—	1,204	135.00–136.00	135.49
4	—	1,294	116.00–122.00	118.89
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,135	108.00–115.00	112.29
16	—	1,253	116.00–128.00	121.18
10	—	1,077	97.00–105.00	100.52
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,666	130.00–140.00	134.29
1	—	2,016	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,718	126.00–128.00	127.02
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,552	172.00	172.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,117	175.00–178.00	176.57
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,230	146.00–150.00	148.01
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,239	168.00–182.00	177.43
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,543	190.00–199.00	194.91
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,142	174.00	174.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	148.00–152.00	150.03
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	191.00	191.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,260	115.00–122.00	119.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	126.00–128.00	127.04
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,221	175.00–180.00	177.79
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,404	202.00–209.00	205.34
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,332	191.00–198.00	195.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,369	140.00–164.00	152.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	328	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	556	135.00	135.00
2	950–1000	984	165.00–173.00	168.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,018	160.00	160.00
1	1050–1100	1,078	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	284	200.00–230.00	215.53
1	300–350	312	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	356	220.00	220.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	570.00–600.00	584.60
8	80–90	85	500.00–710.00	629.32
5	90–100	96	520.00–680.00	594.69
1	100–110	109	580.00	580.00
1	110–120	114	560.00	560.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	750.00–850.00	815.33
14	90–100	96	750.00–895.00	818.21
13	100–110	104	700.00–880.00	796.71
4	110–120	114	735.00–790.00	755.94
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	84	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275.94
5	90–100	93	1,100.00–1,310.00	1,197.81
10	100–110	105	1,060.00–1,200.00	1,142.79
2	110–120	115	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,048.47
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	600.00–840.00	713.60
1	90–100	95	740.00	740.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	84	340.00–450.00	395.33
1	90–100	96	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	74	1,010.00–1,110.00	1,061.70
2	90–100	94	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.53
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	330.00	330.00
1	80–90	80	200.00	200.00
2	90–100	96	320.00–350.00	335.24
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	73	1,010.00	1,010.00
1	80–90	81	950.00	950.00
1	90–100	96	1,000.00	1,000.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
7	80–90	87	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,257.09
6	90–100	93	1,160.00–1,260.00	1,215.36
3	100–110	101	1,070.00–1,190.00	1,147.20
1	110–120	111	1,110.00	1,110.00
1	120–130	125	950.00	950.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	95	350.00	350.00

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 300–400 lb

What quality paid 300–400 lb

How it compared 300–400 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Empire Livestock Sale - Bath, NY

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