Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $250.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$250.00

1 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	568	250.00	1,420	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

250.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

250.00

+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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,409	245.67	3,461	3thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,324	234.53	3,105	5thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,314	224.88	2,955	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,684	241.00	4,058	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,438	236.44	3,400	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,384	223.23	3,090	5thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,410	195.90	2,762	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	162.81	1,796	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,558	162.00	2,523	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	924	137.00	1,266	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,726	167.47	2,890	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,460	156.30	2,281	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,241	123.65	1,534	23
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,223	204.00	2,495	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,489	214.94	3,200	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,375	246.18	3,385	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,192	233.00	2,777	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,460	224.00	3,270	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,478	249.17	3,683	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,467	234.59	3,441	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	1,096.92/cwt	45
Bulls	Number 2	89	774.52/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	80	440.09/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	85	218.00/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 2	76	1,400.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	92	1,313.00/cwt	14

Every lot, as filed

70 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%	—	1,950	175.95/cwt	175.00–177.00	3,431	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,528	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,598	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,489	214.94/cwt	214.00–216.00	3,200	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,684	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	4,058	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,384	223.23/cwt	219.00–229.00	3,090	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,438	236.44/cwt	231.00–240.00	3,400	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	131.49/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,663	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,488	251.35/cwt	249.00–256.00	3,740	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,467	234.59/cwt	234.00–235.00	3,441	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,314	224.88/cwt	221.00–229.00	2,955	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,479	250.50/cwt	250.00–251.00	3,705	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,268	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,992	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,324	234.53/cwt	232.00–239.00	3,105	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	148.86/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,027	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	158.30/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,375	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	116.80/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,452	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,316	138.88/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,828	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,460	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	3,270	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,497	250.68/cwt	250.00–251.00	3,753	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,266	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,309	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	162.81/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,796	3
Bulls	—	—	1,410	195.90/cwt	194.00–198.00	2,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,015	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	888	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	262	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	461.15/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,420	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,651	166.29/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,745	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,874	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,998	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	101.05/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,119	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,694	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,373	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	87	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	348	1
Bulls	Utility	100–110	104	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	322	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	78	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	156	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	87	661.46/cwt	600.00–750.00	575	4
Bulls	Utility	90–100	93	177.03/cwt	100.00–320.00	165	3
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	108	755.26/cwt	700.00–810.00	816	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	758.41/cwt	700.00–800.00	720	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,324.41/cwt	1,300.00–1,380.00	1,364	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	117	1,200.04/cwt	1,190.00–1,210.00	1,404	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	933.05/cwt	850.00–990.00	877	10
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	968.36/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	833	5
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	92	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	368	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	115	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	76	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	866.27/cwt	820.00–900.00	979	3
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	77	880.52/cwt	860.00–900.00	678	2
Bulls	Utility	80–90	82	242.96/cwt	150.00–300.00	199	3
Bulls	Utility	60–70	61	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	128	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,448.17/cwt	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,347	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,290.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,320.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	86	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	645	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	91	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	637	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,418.63/cwt	1,340.00–1,540.00	1,362	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,494.79/cwt	1,440.00–1,530.00	1,286	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	1,487.77/cwt	1,440.00–1,520.00	1,220	4
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	73	625.00/cwt	600.00–650.00	456	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	106	912.29/cwt	850.00–990.00	967	8
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	74	466.82/cwt	400.00–500.00	345	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	68	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	823	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	880	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	71	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	710	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,223	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,495	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,448	242.64/cwt	239.00–246.00	3,513	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,253	241.69/cwt	240.00–245.00	3,028	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,192	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,777	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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 22Last week 6Year ago 18

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 81Year ago 97

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 131Last week 111Year ago 138

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,950	175.00–177.00	175.95
8	—	1,651	164.00–172.00	166.29
1	—	1,874	160.00	160.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,528	170.00	170.00
4	—	1,362	145.00–153.00	148.86
8	—	1,500	155.00–164.00	158.30
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,265	128.00–134.00	131.49
6	—	1,243	110.00–122.00	116.80
4	—	1,316	138.00–140.00	138.88
4	—	1,107	100.00–105.00	101.05
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,489	214.00–216.00	214.94
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,684	241.00	241.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,384	219.00–229.00	223.23
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,438	231.00–240.00	236.44
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,488	249.00–256.00	251.35
2	—	1,448	239.00–246.00	242.64
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,467	234.00–235.00	234.59
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,314	221.00–229.00	224.88
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,479	250.00–251.00	250.50
1	—	1,268	236.00	236.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,324	232.00–239.00	234.53
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,497	250.00–251.00	250.68
3	—	1,253	240.00–245.00	241.69
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,192	233.00	233.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	924	137.00	137.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,653	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,364	174.00	174.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	161.00–164.00	162.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	194.00–198.00	195.90
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	204.00	204.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	262	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	432	235.00	235.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	888	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	376	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	445.00–480.00	461.15
1	400–450	426	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	568	250.00	250.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	74	400.00–500.00	466.82
1	80–90	87	400.00	400.00
1	90–100	92	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	61	210.00	210.00
2	70–80	78	200.00	200.00
3	80–90	82	150.00–300.00	242.96
3	90–100	93	100.00–320.00	177.03
1	100–110	104	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	600.00–650.00	625.00
4	80–90	87	600.00–750.00	661.46
6	90–100	95	700.00–800.00	758.41
2	100–110	108	700.00–810.00	755.26
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	86	1,440.00–1,530.00	1,494.79
8	90–100	96	1,340.00–1,540.00	1,418.63
4	100–110	103	1,300.00–1,380.00	1,324.41
2	110–120	117	1,190.00–1,210.00	1,200.04
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	860.00–900.00	880.52
5	80–90	86	900.00–1,000.00	968.36
10	90–100	94	850.00–990.00	933.05
8	100–110	106	850.00–990.00	912.29
3	110–120	113	820.00–900.00	866.27
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	1,210.00	1,210.00
1	70–80	71	1,000.00	1,000.00
1	80–90	88	1,000.00	1,000.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	82	1,440.00–1,520.00	1,487.77
5	90–100	93	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,448.17
2	100–110	104	1,260.00–1,320.00	1,290.00
1	110–120	115	1,160.00	1,160.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	1,400.00	1,400.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	86	750.00	750.00
1	90–100	91	700.00	700.00

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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