Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison this week due to no recent report.

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	1,680	185.97	3,124	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	157.81	2,402	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,421	149.34	2,122	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,336	150.00	2,004	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,654	155.58	2,573	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,424	138.14	1,968	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,244	105.74	1,315	28
Steers	Select	Average	1,277	204.54	2,612	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	1,297.51/cwt	41
Bulls	Number 2	100	1,280.44/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	90	666.67/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	79	446.25/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	91	1,541.01/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 2	95	1,519.92/cwt	10

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1	80–90	86	1,203.09/cwt	1,160.00–1,240.00	1,035	8
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	1,125.57/cwt	1,100.00–1,140.00	1,159	7
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	1,046.57/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,183	4
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	74	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	585	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	101	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	606	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	73	444.38/cwt	400.00–490.00	324	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,672.60/cwt	1,650.00–1,690.00	1,539	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	76	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	973	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	107	1,399.44/cwt	1,360.00–1,440.00	1,497	2
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	100	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	1,188.58/cwt	1,120.00–1,250.00	1,129	10
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	87	1,075.29/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	936	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	95	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	950	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	84	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	924	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	1,525.00/cwt	1,520.00–1,530.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	99	1,515.08/cwt	1,460.00–1,560.00	1,500	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,505.77/cwt	1,480.00–1,530.00	1,551	5
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	96	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	586	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,686.68/cwt	1,670.00–1,700.00	1,467	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	1,784.85/cwt	1,760.00–1,810.00	1,464	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	1,035.23/cwt	1,000.00–1,070.00	952	4
Bulls	Utility	90–100	91	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	410	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	109	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,537	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,748.87/cwt	1,680.00–1,790.00	1,469	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	112	1,383.42/cwt	1,330.00–1,420.00	1,549	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	97	1,519.72/cwt	1,500.00–1,570.00	1,474	4
Steers	Select	—	1,277	204.54/cwt	204.00–205.00	2,612	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,336	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,004	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	119.17/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,450	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	154.81/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,506	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,236	90.51/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,119	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	109.45/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,313	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	139.43/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,977	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,333	128.21/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,709	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,038	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,342	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,929	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,421	149.34/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,122	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	157.81/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,402	3
Bulls	—	—	1,680	185.97/cwt	182.00–192.00	3,124	3

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 Oct 9, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 66Year ago 113

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 107Last week 121Year ago 125

No comparison this week due to no recent report.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	80–90	86	1,160.00–1,240.00	1,203.09
10	90–100	95	1,120.00–1,250.00	1,188.58
7	100–110	103	1,100.00–1,140.00	1,125.57
4	110–120	113	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,046.57
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	790.00	790.00
1	90–100	96	610.00	610.00
1	100–110	101	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	400.00–490.00	444.38
1	90–100	91	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	87	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.29
4	90–100	92	1,000.00–1,070.00	1,035.23
1	100–110	100	1,070.00	1,070.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	84	1,680.00–1,790.00	1,748.87
1	90–100	95	1,600.00	1,600.00
5	100–110	103	1,480.00–1,530.00	1,505.77
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	90–100	97	1,500.00–1,570.00	1,519.72
1	100–110	109	1,410.00	1,410.00
5	110–120	112	1,330.00–1,420.00	1,383.42
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	82	1,760.00–1,810.00	1,784.85
4	90–100	92	1,650.00–1,690.00	1,672.60
2	100–110	100	1,520.00–1,530.00	1,525.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	1,280.00	1,280.00
3	80–90	87	1,670.00–1,700.00	1,686.68
4	90–100	99	1,460.00–1,560.00	1,515.08
2	100–110	107	1,360.00–1,440.00	1,399.44
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	84	1,100.00	1,100.00
1	90–100	95	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,277	204.00–205.00	204.54
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,336	150.00	150.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,217	118.00–120.00	119.17
13	—	1,236	80.00–100.00	90.51
5	—	1,200	106.00–111.00	109.45
5	—	1,333	125.00–132.00	128.21
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,619	151.00–159.00	154.81
1	—	2,038	164.00	164.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,418	135.00–143.00	139.43
1	—	1,450	133.00	133.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,421	149.00–150.00	149.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	156.00–159.00	157.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,680	182.00–192.00	185.97

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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