Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 25.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb bulls averaged $340.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$340.00

1 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,435

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+80.00

vs NY average

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	422	340.00	1,435	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

340.00

—

NY average2 barns · 2 hd

260.00

+80.00

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	1,762	198.00	3,489	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	153.00	1,753	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	150.00	2,238	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,035	134.67	1,394	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,593	171.11	2,726	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,717	143.96	2,472	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,375	139.41	1,917	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,222	118.09	1,443	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,530	225.00	3,443	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,361	216.50	2,947	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,524	204.50	3,117	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	1,209.44/cwt	37
Bulls	Number 2	95	1,054.94/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	89	675.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	84	275.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	95	1,291.73/cwt	24
Heifers	Number 2	85	1,160.37/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	98	260.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

61 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 3	90–100	96	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	662	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,612.53/cwt	1,580.00–1,640.00	1,371	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	1,224.34/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,384	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	79	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	122	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,391	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	98	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	1,254	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,466	135.26/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,983	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	146.05/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,796	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	107.16/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,170	4
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,593	171.11/cwt	155.00–184.00	2,726	2
Steers	Select	—	1,524	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	3,117	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,276	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,621	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,274	121.96/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,554	9
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,717	143.96/cwt	143.00–145.00	2,472	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,361	216.50/cwt	216.00–217.00	2,947	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,443	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	134.67/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,394	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,238	1
Bulls	—	—	1,762	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,489	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,753	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	762	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,234	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	536	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,018	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	832	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,618	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	302	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	396	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	298	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	715	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	116	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	974	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	911.65/cwt	800.00–960.00	857	4
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	903.57/cwt	860.00–950.00	750	3
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	795	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	106	895.99/cwt	860.00–930.00	950	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	1,042	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	97	1,039.51/cwt	990.00–1,090.00	1,008	8
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	82	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	541	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	997.15/cwt	970.00–1,040.00	1,027	4
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	87	1,057.44/cwt	1,040.00–1,100.00	920	4
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	77	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	886	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	89	1,515.00/cwt	1,510.00–1,520.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	108	1,259.91/cwt	1,240.00–1,280.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	90–100	98	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	255	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,344.58/cwt	1,300.00–1,380.00	1,385	8
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	120	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	97	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	243	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	70	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	210	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,240.00/cwt	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,153	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,337.36/cwt	1,320.00–1,370.00	1,364	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	69	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	787	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,360.92/cwt	1,280.00–1,440.00	1,184	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	97	1,384.77/cwt	1,370.00–1,400.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,404.63/cwt	1,370.00–1,470.00	1,306	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,581.81/cwt	1,570.00–1,600.00	1,313	5
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	109	869.91/cwt	850.00–890.00	948	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	95	966.33/cwt	900.00–1,040.00	918	4
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	87	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	609	1
Heifers	Number 1	110–120	115	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	989	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	79	1,690.00/cwt	1,690.00–1,690.00	1,335	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11Last week 10Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 88Year ago 93

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 108Last week 120Year ago 157

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 25.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	82	660.00	660.00
1	90–100	96	690.00	690.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,700.00	1,700.00
4	80–90	85	1,580.00–1,640.00	1,612.53
2	90–100	97	1,370.00–1,400.00	1,384.77
8	100–110	103	1,300.00–1,380.00	1,344.58
2	110–120	113	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,224.34
1	120–130	122	1,140.00	1,140.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	89	1,510.00–1,520.00	1,515.00
1	90–100	98	1,280.00	1,280.00
2	100–110	108	1,240.00–1,280.00	1,259.91
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	1,060.00	1,060.00
3	80–90	83	860.00–950.00	903.57
4	90–100	94	800.00–960.00	911.65
2	100–110	106	860.00–930.00	895.99
1	110–120	116	840.00	840.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	1,150.00	1,150.00
4	80–90	87	1,040.00–1,100.00	1,057.44
8	90–100	97	990.00–1,090.00	1,039.51
4	100–110	103	970.00–1,040.00	997.15
1	110–120	112	930.00	930.00
1	120–130	120	870.00	870.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	300.00	300.00
1	90–100	97	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	98	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	1,140.00	1,140.00
2	80–90	87	1,280.00–1,440.00	1,360.92
1	90–100	93	1,240.00	1,240.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,690.00	1,690.00
5	80–90	83	1,570.00–1,600.00	1,581.81
6	90–100	93	1,370.00–1,470.00	1,404.63
4	100–110	102	1,320.00–1,370.00	1,337.36
1	110–120	113	1,160.00	1,160.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	90–100	95	900.00–1,040.00	966.33
2	100–110	109	850.00–890.00	869.91
1	110–120	115	860.00	860.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,466	132.00–138.00	135.26
5	—	1,230	142.00–156.00	146.05
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,092	103.00–111.00	107.16
1	—	1,276	127.00	127.00
9	—	1,274	115.00–126.00	121.96
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,717	143.00–145.00	143.96
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	155.00–184.00	171.11
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,524	204.50	204.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,361	216.00–217.00	216.50
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	225.00	225.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	130.00–138.00	134.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,492	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,146	153.00	153.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,762	198.00	198.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	536	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	762	162.00	162.00
1	800–850	832	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	442	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	558	290.00	290.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	302	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	298	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	396	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	422	340.00	340.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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