Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 30.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 30.00 to 70.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $207.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$207.00

1 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−36.61

vs NY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	522	207.00	1,081	1thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

207.00

—

NY average2 barns · 5 hd

243.61

−36.61

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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,365	205.54	2,806	7thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,305	197.19	2,573	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,656	210.00	3,478	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,595	202.16	3,224	7thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,441	194.28	2,800	5thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,662	190.00	3,158	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,280	153.89	1,970	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,729	143.36	2,479	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	131.20	1,387	5thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,546	167.00	2,582	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,651	139.81	2,308	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,304	138.67	1,808	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,241	123.13	1,528	36
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,207	183.02	2,209	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,251	173.52	2,171	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,384	184.00	2,547	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,401	212.60	2,979	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,422	205.07	2,916	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,381	195.36	2,698	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,630	215.40	3,511	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,337	206.50	2,761	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,383	199.05	2,753	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	1,008.56/cwt	49
Bulls	Number 2	92	854.87/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	90	524.17/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 1	93	1,213.93/cwt	20
Heifers	Number 2	86	829.05/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	85	428.00/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

71 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 Heifers	Select	—	1,251	173.52/cwt	167.00–178.00	2,171	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,381	195.36/cwt	189.00–199.00	2,698	4
Steers	Select	—	1,383	199.05/cwt	191.00–202.00	2,753	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,630	215.40/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,511	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,337	206.50/cwt	205.00–207.00	2,761	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,401	212.60/cwt	211.00–214.00	2,979	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	108.41/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,336	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	120.42/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,517	16
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,657	146.28/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,424	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	149.53/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,755	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	134.32/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,821	10
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,384	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,547	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,365	205.54/cwt	202.00–209.00	2,806	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,441	194.28/cwt	189.00–198.00	2,800	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,656	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,478	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,207	183.02/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,209	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,595	202.16/cwt	199.00–206.00	3,224	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	129.51/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,585	16
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	136.58/cwt	133.00–140.00	2,251	8
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,546	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,582	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,305	197.19/cwt	194.00–199.00	2,573	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,422	205.07/cwt	204.00–207.00	2,916	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,729	143.36/cwt	141.00–145.00	2,479	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	144.53/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,473	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	122.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,325	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	153.89/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,970	2
Bulls	—	—	1,662	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	770	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	358	227.58/cwt	220.00–235.00	815	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,020	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,612	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,066	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Large 3	350–400	361	246.86/cwt	220.00–260.00	891	3
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	727.75/cwt	690.00–770.00	684	5
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	850.64/cwt	805.00–880.00	885	8
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	873.14/cwt	840.00–910.00	742	6
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	503.68/cwt	460.00–550.00	468	3
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	73	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	438	2
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	108	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	583	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	855.63/cwt	800.00–900.00	804	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,350.34/cwt	1,320.00–1,380.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	737.52/cwt	735.00–740.00	612	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,283.09/cwt	1,220.00–1,340.00	1,232	8
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	107	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	803	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	570	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	73	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	336	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	70–80	78	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	343	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	76	920.66/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	700	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	114	1,089.87/cwt	1,080.00–1,100.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	89	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	744.11/cwt	700.00–800.00	848	5
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	99	1,180.00/cwt	1,180.00–1,180.00	1,168	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60–70	64	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	262	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	100–110	109	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	360	1
Heifers	Number 2	120–130	125	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	500	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	84	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	420	1
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	101	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	616	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	75	570.20/cwt	560.00–580.00	428	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,197.16/cwt	1,120.00–1,240.00	1,233	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	79	1,340.00/cwt	1,340.00–1,340.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	81	1,427.31/cwt	1,400.00–1,460.00	1,156	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,276.64/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,175	7
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	90–100	99	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	495	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	476.90/cwt	440.00–510.00	405	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	110–120	114	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	638	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	74	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	844	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,031.47/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	980	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,177	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,200.99/cwt	1,100.00–1,270.00	1,249	9

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13Last week 9Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 84Year ago 120

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 142Last week 126Year ago 136

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 30.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 30.00 to 70.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,251	167.00–178.00	173.52
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,207	181.00–186.00	183.02
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,381	189.00–199.00	195.36
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,401	211.00–214.00	212.60
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,422	204.00–207.00	205.07
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	191.00–202.00	199.05
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	210.00–220.00	215.40
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,337	205.00–207.00	206.50
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,232	104.00–110.00	108.41
16	—	1,260	115.00–124.00	120.42
16	—	1,224	126.00–135.00	129.51
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,657	145.00–148.00	146.28
8	—	1,648	133.00–140.00	136.58
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,174	145.00–156.00	149.53
10	—	1,356	130.00–138.00	134.32
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,384	184.00	184.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,365	202.00–209.00	205.54
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	194.00–199.00	197.19
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,441	189.00–198.00	194.28
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,656	210.00	210.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,595	199.00–206.00	202.16
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,546	167.00	167.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,729	141.00–145.00	143.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,019	140.00–148.00	144.53
3	—	1,083	120.00–125.00	122.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	152.00–156.00	153.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,662	190.00	190.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	308	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	770	217.00	217.00
1	1050–1100	1,066	185.00	185.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	220.00–235.00	227.58
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	522	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	361	220.00–260.00	246.86

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	760.00	760.00
2	80–90	83	735.00–740.00	737.52
5	90–100	94	690.00–770.00	727.75
1	100–110	107	750.00	750.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	85	840.00–910.00	873.14
9	90–100	94	800.00–900.00	855.63
8	100–110	104	805.00–880.00	850.64
5	110–120	114	700.00–800.00	744.11
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	600.00	600.00
3	80–90	85	440.00–510.00	476.90
3	90–100	93	460.00–550.00	503.68
1	100–110	108	540.00	540.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	88	1,320.00–1,380.00	1,350.34
8	90–100	96	1,220.00–1,340.00	1,283.09
9	100–110	104	1,100.00–1,270.00	1,200.99
2	110–120	114	1,080.00–1,100.00	1,089.87
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	110–120	114	560.00	560.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	1,140.00	1,140.00
3	90–100	95	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,031.47
1	100–110	106	1,110.00	1,110.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	64	410.00	410.00
1	70–80	73	460.00	460.00
1	100–110	109	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	440.00	440.00
1	90–100	99	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	76	850.00–1,000.00	920.66
1	80–90	89	1,150.00	1,150.00
1	90–100	99	1,180.00	1,180.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	560.00–580.00	570.20
1	120–130	125	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	84	500.00	500.00
1	100–110	101	610.00	610.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,340.00	1,340.00
4	80–90	81	1,400.00–1,460.00	1,427.31
7	90–100	92	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,276.64
6	100–110	103	1,120.00–1,240.00	1,197.16

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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