Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 8.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 100.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $197.47/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$197.47

2 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,309

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−158.48 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	663	197.47	1,309	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

197.47

—

NY average1 barns · 2 hd

197.47

+0.00

National average143 barns · 5,755 hd

355.95

−158.48

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	1,364	184.42	2,515	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,416	157.50	2,230	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,072	144.00	1,544	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,100	126.49	1,391	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,252	140.00	1,753	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,769	157.09	2,778	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,323	146.57	1,939	9thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,243	124.15	1,543	13

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	1,156.81/cwt	39
Bulls	Number 2	96	1,052.15/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	83	348.37/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 1	91	1,421.09/cwt	14
Heifers	Number 2	86	1,390.34/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

55 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	550–600	576	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	254	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	176.13/cwt	157.00–190.00	1,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	169.29/cwt	160.00–186.00	1,326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	866	182.74/cwt	160.00–200.00	1,583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	829	167.38/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	919	188.35/cwt	177.00–206.00	1,731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	197.47/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	131.98/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,564	2
Bulls	—	—	1,364	184.42/cwt	178.00–190.00	2,515	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,544	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,905	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,577	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	959.51/cwt	920.00–1,000.00	988	4
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	83	369.64/cwt	340.00–400.00	307	2
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	76	339.21/cwt	300.00–400.00	258	5
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	94	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	282	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	845.91/cwt	800.00–900.00	795	6
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,371.49/cwt	1,340.00–1,400.00	1,440	5
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	78	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	780	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	123	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	959	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	962.24/cwt	910.00–1,010.00	905	9
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	1,045.55/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	878	6
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	879.70/cwt	850.00–900.00	985	3
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	85	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	765	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,490.00/cwt	1,490.00–1,490.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	82	1,390.00/cwt	1,380.00–1,400.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,469.24/cwt	1,420.00–1,510.00	1,352	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,422.98/cwt	1,370.00–1,460.00	1,366	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	81	1,630.37/cwt	1,600.00–1,660.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,526.24/cwt	1,480.00–1,580.00	1,282	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,357.54/cwt	1,350.00–1,380.00	1,398	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,340.85/cwt	1,300.00–1,380.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	87	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	731	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	105	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	420	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	107	1,244.58/cwt	1,200.00–1,290.00	1,332	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,470.00/cwt	1,440.00–1,500.00	1,279	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,170.00/cwt	1,170.00–1,170.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	115	1,259.91/cwt	1,240.00–1,280.00	1,449	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,932	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,226	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,252	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,753	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	151.13/cwt	146.00–156.00	2,007	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	112.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,334	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	130.60/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,706	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,168	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,227	132.42/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,625	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,293	122.93/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,589	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,731	158.45/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,743	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,818	147.37/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,679	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,216	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 Sep 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 9Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 48Year ago 79

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 121Last week 139Year ago 99

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 8.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 100.00 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	254	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	320	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	576	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	450	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	663	180.00–215.00	197.47
4	700–750	719	157.00–190.00	176.13
3	750–800	783	160.00–186.00	169.29
4	800–850	829	160.00–180.00	167.38
7	850–900	866	160.00–200.00	182.74
4	900–950	919	177.00–206.00	188.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	131.00–133.00	131.98
1	—	920	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,110	115.00	115.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,072	144.00	144.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,562	165.00	165.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,364	178.00–190.00	184.42
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,932	167.00	167.00
7	—	1,731	154.00–164.00	158.45
2	—	1,818	144.00–150.00	147.37
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,328	146.00–156.00	151.13
2	—	1,306	130.00–131.00	130.60
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,187	110.00–115.00	112.38
5	—	1,227	130.00–137.00	132.42
5	—	1,293	120.00–128.00	122.93
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,252	140.00	140.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	84	950.00–1,100.00	1,045.55
9	90–100	94	910.00–1,010.00	962.24
4	100–110	103	920.00–1,000.00	959.51
3	110–120	112	850.00–900.00	879.70
1	120–130	123	780.00	780.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	70–80	76	300.00–400.00	339.21
2	80–90	83	340.00–400.00	369.64
1	90–100	94	300.00	300.00
1	100–110	105	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,000.00	1,000.00
1	80–90	87	840.00	840.00
6	90–100	94	800.00–900.00	845.91
1	100–110	100	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	81	1,600.00–1,660.00	1,630.37
9	90–100	96	1,370.00–1,460.00	1,422.98
5	100–110	105	1,340.00–1,400.00	1,371.49
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	87	1,440.00–1,500.00	1,470.00
1	90–100	95	1,170.00	1,170.00
2	100–110	107	1,200.00–1,290.00	1,244.58
2	110–120	115	1,240.00–1,280.00	1,259.91
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	900.00	900.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,490.00	1,490.00
2	80–90	82	1,380.00–1,400.00	1,390.00
2	90–100	94	1,300.00–1,380.00	1,340.85
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	84	1,480.00–1,580.00	1,526.24
3	90–100	92	1,420.00–1,510.00	1,469.24
4	100–110	103	1,350.00–1,380.00	1,357.54

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Empire - Bath

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

What quality paid 600–700 lb

How it compared 600–700 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