Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold steady. Beef cross bull calves sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb bulls averaged $115.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$115.00

1 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	454	115.00	522	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

115.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

115.00

+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	2,037	182.36	3,715	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	152.96	2,348	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	142.16	1,781	9thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,464	159.00	2,328	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,743	144.80	2,524	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,376	134.22	1,847	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,212	121.14	1,468	42
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,374	168.06	2,309	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,416	206.00	2,917	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,326	194.68	2,582	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,361	180.61	2,458	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,494	180.65	2,699	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	998.14/cwt	55
Bulls	Number 2	99	747.84/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	84	369.03/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	90	1,139.41/cwt	15
Heifers	Number 2	85	860.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	75	447.50/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1Beef Cross	120–130	122	976.52/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	1,191	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,788	157.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,814	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,742	143.10/cwt	139.00–148.00	2,493	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	134.22/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,847	16
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,374	168.06/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,309	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,415	189.54/cwt	188.00–191.00	2,682	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,260	198.54/cwt	195.00–204.00	2,502	4
Steers	Select	—	1,494	180.65/cwt	179.00–182.00	2,699	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,464	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,328	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	106.57/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,204	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,246	130.04/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,620	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	118.40/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,434	18
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,683	136.08/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,290	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,416	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,917	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,361	180.61/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,458	3
Bulls	—	—	2,037	182.36/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,715	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	152.96/cwt	149.00–156.00	2,348	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	141.18/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,804	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,575	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	602	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	898	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,616	1
Bulls	Large 3	450–500	454	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	802	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,361.35/cwt	1,200.00–1,460.00	1,157	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,227.55/cwt	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,166	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	110	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	549.16/cwt	500.00–600.00	467	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	819.71/cwt	700.00–890.00	771	13
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	770.07/cwt	715.00–870.00	662	9
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	97	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	892	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	123	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	492	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	824.46/cwt	780.00–870.00	857	7
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	695.99/cwt	600.00–890.00	661	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,149.52/cwt	1,100.00–1,170.00	1,196	7
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	72	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	576	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	77	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	462	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	84	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	588	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	71	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	149	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,277.95/cwt	1,180.00–1,340.00	1,061	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,156.62/cwt	1,140.00–1,170.00	1,191	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	60–70	63	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	428	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	80	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	240	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,181.89/cwt	1,100.00–1,340.00	1,123	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	80–90	84	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	504	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	390.80/cwt	300.00–480.00	332	4
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	71	310.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	220	2
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	103	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	412	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	1,016.93/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,078	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	111	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,154	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 May 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8Last week 20Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 82Year ago 113

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 120Last week 96Year ago 144

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold steady. Beef cross bull calves sold steady.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
8	80–90	85	1,200.00–1,460.00	1,361.35
7	90–100	95	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,227.55
7	100–110	104	1,100.00–1,170.00	1,149.52
1	110–120	110	1,080.00	1,080.00
3	120–130	122	950.00–1,000.00	976.52
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	500.00–600.00	549.16
3	90–100	95	600.00–890.00	695.99
1	120–130	123	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	80–90	86	715.00–870.00	770.07
13	90–100	94	700.00–890.00	819.71
7	100–110	104	780.00–870.00	824.46
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	71	300.00–320.00	310.00
4	80–90	85	300.00–480.00	390.80
1	100–110	103	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	100–110	106	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,016.93
1	110–120	111	1,040.00	1,040.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	800.00	800.00
1	90–100	97	920.00	920.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,300.00	1,300.00
4	80–90	83	1,180.00–1,340.00	1,277.95
5	90–100	95	1,100.00–1,340.00	1,181.89
3	100–110	103	1,140.00–1,170.00	1,156.62
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	600.00	600.00
1	80–90	84	700.00	700.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	71	210.00	210.00
1	80–90	80	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	63	680.00	680.00
1	80–90	84	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,788	155.00–160.00	157.40
12	—	1,742	139.00–148.00	143.10
2	—	1,683	135.00–137.00	136.08
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,376	129.00–139.00	134.22
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,130	100.00–110.00	106.57
17	—	1,246	124.00–136.00	130.04
18	—	1,211	113.00–122.00	118.40
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,374	166.00–170.00	168.06
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	188.00–191.00	189.54
4	—	1,260	195.00–204.00	198.54
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,416	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,361	174.00–184.00	180.61
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,494	179.00–182.00	180.65
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,464	159.00	159.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,037	180.00–185.00	182.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,535	149.00–156.00	152.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,278	134.00–143.00	141.18
1	—	1,050	150.00	150.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	602	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	296	435.00	435.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	898	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	454	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	708	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	802	195.00	195.00

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

Empire Livestock Sale - Bath, NY

Feeder Dairy Calves

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