Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 40.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 10.00 to 30.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb heifers averaged $402.50/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$402.50

1 head · 302 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−32.62 vs national

What quality paid 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	302	402.50	1,216	1thin

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

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

402.50

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

402.50

+0.00

National average152 barns · 5,169 hd

435.12

−32.62

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	1,826	193.00	3,524	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	162.00	2,540	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	136.50	1,497	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,218	160.00	1,949	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,641	157.75	2,588	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	153.74	1,968	8thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,232	124.83	1,538	17

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 2	96	1,097.01/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 1	95	1,075.28/cwt	59
Bulls	Number 3	83	367.39/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	87	180.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	90	1,379.26/cwt	19
Heifers	Number 2	79	1,192.50/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

53 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	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	302	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	409.35/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,056	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	904	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,718	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	950	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,520	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,058	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,693	1
Bulls	—	—	1,826	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,524	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,540	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,414	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,582	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	151.85/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,933	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	131.76/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,634	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	98.49/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,191	5
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,218	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,949	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,218	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,565	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,672	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,658	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,718	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,440	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,256	141.65/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,779	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	107	1,184.91/cwt	1,180.00–1,190.00	1,268	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,532.33/cwt	1,510.00–1,560.00	1,318	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,331.12/cwt	1,290.00–1,380.00	1,398	7
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	114	1,270.00/cwt	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,448	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,254.69/cwt	1,200.00–1,310.00	1,104	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	1,023.83/cwt	950.00–1,060.00	870	9
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	91	1,464.86/cwt	1,440.00–1,490.00	1,333	6
Bulls	Utility	80–90	85	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	213	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,316.44/cwt	1,290.00–1,340.00	1,356	3
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	102	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	816	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	66	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	706	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	1,290.42/cwt	1,210.00–1,360.00	994	4
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	98	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	686	1
Bulls	Utility	100–110	104	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	114	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	71	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	774	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,390.00/cwt	1,390.00–1,390.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	91	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,501.16/cwt	1,450.00–1,580.00	1,321	5
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	82	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	607	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	95	360.56/cwt	310.00–400.00	343	3
Bulls	Utility	70–80	71	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	128	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,297.99/cwt	1,240.00–1,330.00	1,246	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,446.51/cwt	1,430.00–1,470.00	1,374	3
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	62	370.73/cwt	340.00–400.00	230	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	87	374.28/cwt	350.00–400.00	326	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	850.04/cwt	840.00–860.00	978	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	77	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	524	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	945.39/cwt	900.00–970.00	974	11
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	971.36/cwt	900.00–1,030.00	903	23

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9Last week 22Year ago 13

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 129Year ago 125

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 139Last week 131Year ago 131

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 40.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 10.00 to 30.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	437.50	437.50
1	300–350	332	402.50	402.50
1	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	258	400.00–422.50	409.35
1	300–350	302	402.50	402.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	904	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	950	160.00	160.00
1	1050–1100	1,058	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,826	193.00	193.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,568	162.00	162.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,088	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,106	143.00	143.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,273	149.00–157.00	151.85
1	—	1,328	167.00	167.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,240	127.00–137.00	131.76
5	—	1,209	90.00–100.00	98.49
6	—	1,256	138.00–147.00	141.65
1	—	1,170	121.00	121.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	171.00	171.00
2	—	1,672	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,718	142.00	142.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,218	160.00	160.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	88	1,200.00–1,310.00	1,254.69
4	90–100	96	1,240.00–1,330.00	1,297.99
2	100–110	107	1,180.00–1,190.00	1,184.91
1	110–120	114	1,270.00	1,270.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	86	1,510.00–1,560.00	1,532.33
3	90–100	95	1,430.00–1,470.00	1,446.51
7	100–110	105	1,290.00–1,380.00	1,331.12
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	80–90	85	950.00–1,060.00	1,023.83
23	90–100	93	900.00–1,030.00	971.36
11	100–110	103	900.00–970.00	945.39
2	110–120	115	840.00–860.00	850.04
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	71	180.00	180.00
1	80–90	85	250.00	250.00
1	100–110	104	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	680.00	680.00
1	80–90	82	740.00	740.00
1	90–100	98	700.00	700.00
1	100–110	100	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	62	340.00–400.00	370.73
2	80–90	87	350.00–400.00	374.28
3	90–100	95	310.00–400.00	360.56
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	77	1,210.00–1,360.00	1,290.42
5	80–90	88	1,450.00–1,580.00	1,501.16
6	90–100	91	1,440.00–1,490.00	1,464.86
3	100–110	103	1,290.00–1,340.00	1,316.44
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	102	800.00	800.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	1,070.00	1,070.00
1	70–80	71	1,090.00	1,090.00
1	80–90	87	1,390.00	1,390.00
1	90–100	91	1,220.00	1,220.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 300–400 lb

What quality paid 300–400 lb

How it compared 300–400 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Empire Livestock Sale - Bath, NY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves