Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 150.00 to 225.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 110.00 to 150.00 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,390	177.91	2,473	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	129.00	1,638	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,134	115.50	1,310	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,532	164.00	2,512	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,782	138.99	2,477	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,465	134.26	1,967	24
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,257	122.19	1,536	34
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,516	165.08	2,503	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	1,203.57/cwt	46
Bulls	Number 2	96	972.69/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 3	83	446.57/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	94	1,310.39/cwt	19
Heifers	Number 2	92	1,210.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

50 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%	—	1,754	141.78/cwt	134.00–147.00	2,487	9
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,788	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	71	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	866	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	91	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,350.89/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	101	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	112	1,244.98/cwt	1,240.00–1,250.00	1,394	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,414.80/cwt	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,358	10
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	900	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	109	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,322.28/cwt	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,362	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,382.05/cwt	1,340.00–1,440.00	1,313	8
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	85	915.24/cwt	910.00–920.00	778	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	98	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	941	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	105	892.37/cwt	800.00–950.00	937	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,447.12/cwt	1,410.00–1,480.00	1,245	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	79	1,420.00/cwt	1,420.00–1,420.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,508.94/cwt	1,450.00–1,540.00	1,283	3
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	120	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	110	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	108	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	432	1
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	111	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	500	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	1,095.26/cwt	1,000.00–1,190.00	920	14
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	1,020.82/cwt	950.00–1,080.00	960	8
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	886.55/cwt	800.00–940.00	754	4
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	96	910.00/cwt	890.00–930.00	874	6
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	65	508.67/cwt	450.00–590.00	331	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	101	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	113	814.78/cwt	790.00–840.00	921	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	107	1,316.57/cwt	1,290.00–1,360.00	1,409	6
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	72	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	238	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	92	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	386	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	134.26/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,967	24
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,532	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,512	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	112.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,265	6
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,516	165.08/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,503	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,845	129.72/cwt	125.00–132.00	2,393	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	129.85/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,675	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,284	122.36/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,571	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,212	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,411	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	177.91/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,473	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,638	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,080	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,955	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	706	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,200	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	470	212.59/cwt	210.00–215.00	999	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	360	200.37/cwt	175.00–225.00	721	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	936	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,563	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	578	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,156	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	677	179.62/cwt	165.00–195.00	1,216	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 May 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10Last week 13Year ago 26

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 147Year ago 96

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 120Last week 142Year ago 127

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 150.00 to 225.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 110.00 to 150.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,754	134.00–147.00	141.78
1	—	1,788	151.00	151.00
4	—	1,845	125.00–132.00	129.72
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,465	129.00–140.00	134.26
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,123	110.00–115.00	112.64
7	—	1,290	128.00–134.00	129.85
21	—	1,284	118.00–126.00	122.36
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,532	164.00	164.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,516	160.00–177.00	165.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,092	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,176	120.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	129.00	129.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	176.00–180.00	177.91

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	71	1,220.00	1,220.00
2	80–90	85	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350.89
1	90–100	91	1,260.00	1,260.00
1	100–110	101	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	1,450.00–1,540.00	1,508.94
10	90–100	96	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,414.80
6	100–110	107	1,290.00–1,360.00	1,316.57
2	110–120	112	1,240.00–1,250.00	1,244.98
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	85	800.00–940.00	886.55
6	90–100	96	890.00–930.00	910.00
6	100–110	105	800.00–950.00	892.37
2	110–120	113	790.00–840.00	814.78
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	80–90	84	1,000.00–1,190.00	1,095.26
8	90–100	94	950.00–1,080.00	1,020.82
1	100–110	101	1,000.00	1,000.00
1	110–120	110	940.00	940.00
1	120–130	120	860.00	860.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	60–70	65	450.00–590.00	508.67
1	70–80	72	330.00	330.00
1	90–100	92	420.00	420.00
1	100–110	108	400.00	400.00
1	110–120	111	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	1,200.00	1,200.00
1	100–110	109	1,220.00	1,220.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,420.00	1,420.00
3	80–90	86	1,410.00–1,480.00	1,447.12
8	90–100	95	1,340.00–1,440.00	1,382.05
4	100–110	103	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,322.28
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	910.00–920.00	915.24
1	90–100	98	960.00	960.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	210.00–215.00	212.59
1	550–600	578	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	677	165.00–195.00	179.62
1	700–750	706	170.00	170.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	181.00	181.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	175.00–225.00	200.37
1	900–950	936	167.00	167.00

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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