Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 19.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 30.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 20.00 to 50.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb bulls averaged $180.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$180.00

2 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,152

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−68.26

vs NY average

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	640	180.00	1,152	2thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

180.00

—

NY average2 barns · 7 hd

248.26

−68.26

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	1,737	206.37	3,585	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,434	158.40	2,272	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,079	151.50	1,634	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	150.74	1,423	6thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	902	162.50	1,466	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,553	158.52	2,462	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	148.96	1,921	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,206	116.92	1,410	15

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	1,189.63/cwt	49
Bulls	Number 2	92	901.04/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	85	510.34/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	64	220.63/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	92	1,339.67/cwt	21
Heifers	Number 2	91	981.42/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	509.32/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2Beef Cross	100–110	102	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	989	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	92	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	828	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,262	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	153.19/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,011	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	141.55/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,767	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	146.74/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,410	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,373	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,344	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	164.69/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,523	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	902	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,466	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	767	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	117.18/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,397	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,403	141.84/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,990	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	128.85/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,662	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	158.32/cwt	157.00–162.50	1,453	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,046	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,517	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	158.85/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,448	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,711	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	150.13/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,615	4
Bulls	—	—	1,737	206.37/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	979	205.31/cwt	185.00–225.00	2,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	834	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	908	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	826	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,217	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	604	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	187.46/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,026	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	926	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,852	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	75	371.20/cwt	340.00–400.00	278	2
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	76	1,013.08/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	770	4
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	1,049.17/cwt	1,000.00–1,110.00	881	6
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	885.51/cwt	800.00–970.00	744	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	829.73/cwt	800.00–860.00	921	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	80	390.00/cwt	300.00–480.00	312	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,516.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,319	5
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	87	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	740	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	64	220.63/cwt	180.00–260.00	141	2
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	96	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	480	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	121	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,379	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	92	954.51/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	878	8
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,081.78/cwt	1,010.00–1,190.00	1,006	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,516.80/cwt	1,510.00–1,530.00	1,304	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	105	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	735	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	119	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	106	868.99/cwt	800.00–910.00	921	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,314.48/cwt	1,270.00–1,360.00	1,367	8
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,314.86/cwt	1,300.00–1,330.00	1,367	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,418.35/cwt	1,340.00–1,510.00	1,333	10
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	81	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	470	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	82	598.16/cwt	500.00–700.00	490	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,423.27/cwt	1,280.00–1,500.00	1,352	11
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	1,480.00/cwt	1,480.00–1,480.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	108	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	972	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	74	420.48/cwt	410.00–430.00	311	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	93	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	911	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	77	1,230.00/cwt	1,230.00–1,230.00	947	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	85	1,089.70/cwt	1,080.00–1,100.00	926	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	96	840.10/cwt	800.00–860.00	806	4
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	101	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	758	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	570	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 Aug 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 19Last week 7Year ago 19

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 43Year ago 123

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 109Last week 103Year ago 109

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 19.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 30.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 20.00 to 50.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	86	1,400.00	1,400.00
1	90–100	92	900.00	900.00
1	100–110	102	970.00	970.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	340.00–400.00	371.20
2	80–90	80	300.00–480.00	390.00
1	90–100	96	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	76	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,013.08
6	80–90	84	1,000.00–1,110.00	1,049.17
8	90–100	92	900.00–1,000.00	954.51
3	100–110	106	800.00–910.00	868.99
2	110–120	111	800.00–860.00	829.73
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	760.00	760.00
2	80–90	84	800.00–970.00	885.51
4	90–100	96	800.00–860.00	840.10
1	100–110	101	750.00	750.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	87	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,516.00
11	90–100	95	1,280.00–1,500.00	1,423.27
8	100–110	104	1,270.00–1,360.00	1,314.48
1	110–120	119	1,150.00	1,150.00
1	120–130	121	1,140.00	1,140.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	850.00	850.00
1	100–110	105	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	64	180.00–260.00	220.63
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	90–100	93	1,010.00–1,190.00	1,081.78
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	1,480.00	1,480.00
3	80–90	86	1,510.00–1,530.00	1,516.80
10	90–100	94	1,340.00–1,510.00	1,418.35
2	100–110	104	1,300.00–1,330.00	1,314.86
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	81	580.00	580.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	74	410.00–430.00	420.48
2	80–90	82	500.00–700.00	598.16
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	1,230.00	1,230.00
2	80–90	85	1,080.00–1,100.00	1,089.70
1	90–100	93	980.00	980.00
1	100–110	108	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,616	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,532	160.00–170.00	164.69
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,313	151.00–156.00	153.19
4	—	1,248	137.00–146.00	141.55
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	959	80.00	80.00
5	—	1,192	111.00–120.00	117.18
2	—	1,403	140.00–144.00	141.84
5	—	1,290	126.00–132.00	128.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	961	146.00–148.00	146.74
1	—	988	136.00	136.00
3	—	918	157.00–162.50	158.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,396	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,046	145.00	145.00
4	—	1,541	155.00–164.00	158.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	157.00	157.00
4	—	1,076	146.00–155.00	150.13
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	902	162.50	162.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,737	200.00–210.00	206.37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	834	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	908	225.00	225.00
2	950–1000	979	185.00–225.00	205.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	734	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	604	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	676	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	716	172.50	172.50
2	750–800	773	185.00–190.00	187.46
1	800–850	826	187.50	187.50
1	900–950	926	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,026	179.00	179.00

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Bulls · summary 600–700 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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