Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves sold 15.00 to 25.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 75.00 to 80.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $157.50/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$157.50

2 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 3

$55.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	586	185.00	1,084	1thin
Large 3	548	130.00	712	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.00/cwt here — about $372 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

157.50

—

NY average1 barns · 2 hd

157.50

+0.00

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	1,652	201.00	3,321	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,746	143.55	2,506	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	136.67	1,856	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	117.46	1,297	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,587	170.06	2,699	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,702	135.68	2,309	9thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,290	133.33	1,720	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	114.15	1,365	29
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,389	152.57	2,119	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,329	156.54	2,080	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,410	168.00	2,369	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	1,007.25/cwt	40
Bulls	Number 2	95	759.74/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	83	545.93/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	105	250.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	94	1,228.05/cwt	19
Heifers	Number 2	90	860.00/cwt	4

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
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,657	133.01/cwt	129.00–136.00	2,204	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,954	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	132.70/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,695	9
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,064	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	3,240	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,329	156.54/cwt	156.00–157.00	2,080	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,587	170.06/cwt	164.00–180.00	2,699	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	110.18/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,297	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	99.26/cwt	80.00–106.00	1,085	7
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,389	152.57/cwt	141.00–162.00	2,119	2
Steers	Select	—	1,410	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,369	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	117.46/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,297	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,746	143.55/cwt	134.00–152.00	2,506	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	136.67/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,856	4
Bulls	—	—	1,652	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,321	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	900	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,548	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	748	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,287	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,080	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,523	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	538	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	888	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	448	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	851	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	692	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,363	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	336	259.91/cwt	255.00–265.00	873	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	282	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	564	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	328	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	853	1
Bulls	Large 3	800–850	846	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Large 3	500–550	548	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	79	1,340.00/cwt	1,340.00–1,340.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	95	651.85/cwt	600.00–700.00	619	2
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	100	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	660	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	742.50/cwt	740.00–745.00	839	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	81	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	292	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	79	795.00/cwt	795.00–795.00	628	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	116	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	1,195	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,354.77/cwt	1,290.00–1,400.00	1,192	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,127.26/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,184	7
Bulls	Utility	100–110	105	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	263	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	688.96/cwt	650.00–710.00	572	3
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	817.98/cwt	740.00–895.00	703	6
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	90	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	684	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	680	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	77	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	685	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	60	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	312	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	99	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	990	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	109	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	115	1,059.39/cwt	1,040.00–1,080.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	1,180.00/cwt	1,180.00–1,180.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,209.20/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,137	10
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,323.71/cwt	1,300.00–1,360.00	1,138	6
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	1,049	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	810.78/cwt	790.00–845.00	835	5
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	842.82/cwt	800.00–870.00	792	8
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	644	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	113	705.07/cwt	700.00–710.00	797	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	76	614.93/cwt	610.00–620.00	467	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,275.94/cwt	1,200.00–1,340.00	1,187	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,257	123.87/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,557	14

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 20Last week 11Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 131Year ago 95

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 96Last week 125Year ago 133

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves sold 15.00 to 25.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 75.00 to 80.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,657	129.00–136.00	133.01
1	—	2,064	157.00	157.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,406	139.00	139.00
9	—	1,277	129.00–136.00	132.70
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,177	108.00–117.00	110.18
7	—	1,093	80.00–106.00	99.26
14	—	1,257	119.00–128.00	123.87
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,329	156.00–157.00	156.54
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,587	164.00–180.00	170.06
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,389	141.00–162.00	152.57
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	168.00	168.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,104	110.00–121.00	117.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,746	134.00–152.00	143.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,358	132.00–140.00	136.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,652	201.00	201.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	200.00	200.00
2	300–350	336	255.00–265.00	259.91
1	350–400	370	230.00	230.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	328	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	448	190.00	190.00
1	500–550	538	165.00	165.00
1	700–750	748	172.00	172.00
1	900–950	900	172.00	172.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	141.00	141.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	692	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	548	130.00	130.00
1	800–850	846	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	394	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	472	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	586	185.00	185.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,340.00	1,340.00
4	80–90	88	1,290.00–1,400.00	1,354.77
6	90–100	93	1,200.00–1,340.00	1,275.94
7	100–110	105	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,127.26
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	60	520.00	520.00
2	90–100	95	600.00–700.00	651.85
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	76	610.00–620.00	614.93
3	80–90	83	650.00–710.00	688.96
1	90–100	92	700.00	700.00
1	100–110	100	660.00	660.00
2	110–120	113	700.00–710.00	705.07
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	795.00	795.00
6	80–90	86	740.00–895.00	817.98
8	90–100	94	800.00–870.00	842.82
5	100–110	103	790.00–845.00	810.78
2	110–120	113	740.00–745.00	742.50
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	81	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	99	1,000.00	1,000.00
1	100–110	109	1,020.00	1,020.00
1	110–120	116	1,030.00	1,030.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	105	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	890.00	890.00
1	80–90	85	800.00	800.00
1	90–100	90	760.00	760.00
1	100–110	106	990.00	990.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	86	1,300.00–1,360.00	1,323.71
10	90–100	94	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,209.20
1	100–110	101	1,180.00	1,180.00
2	110–120	115	1,040.00–1,080.00	1,059.39

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 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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