Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.50 to 4.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$230.00

1 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,325

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−126.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	576	230.00	1,325	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

230.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

230.00

+0.00

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−126.89

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	1,680	215.00	3,612	1thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Low	1,386	204.99	2,841	7thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,275	196.11	2,500	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	High	1,551	207.48	3,218	16
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,288	191.62	2,468	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,870	176.00	3,291	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	136.00	1,860	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	126.88	1,529	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,200	112.79	1,353	7thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,814	136.29	2,472	8thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,427	128.82	1,838	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,247	106.61	1,329	28
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,263	190.33	2,404	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,182	180.00	2,128	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,414	187.00	2,644	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,330	164.00	2,181	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,474	211.07	3,111	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,122	195.00	2,188	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,603	202.82	3,251	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,707	191.20	3,264	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	1,226.72/cwt	48
Bulls	Number 2	90	1,160.44/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	89	644.21/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	74	340.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	91	1,345.81/cwt	17
Heifers	Number 2	88	1,091.91/cwt	10
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	74	146.87/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

73 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	70–80	72	1,497.50/cwt	1,410.00–1,590.00	1,078	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,528	207.53/cwt	200.00–213.00	3,171	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,697	196.93/cwt	194.00–200.00	3,342	4
Steers	Select	—	1,707	191.20/cwt	188.00–196.00	3,264	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,907	139.24/cwt	137.00–142.00	2,655	5
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,182	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,128	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,122	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,188	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,011	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,471	129.80/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,909	7
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,330	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,181	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,414	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,644	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,604	215.00/cwt	214.00–216.00	3,449	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,263	190.33/cwt	190.00–191.00	2,404	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	114.08/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,472	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	85.88/cwt	80.00–96.00	1,031	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,177	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	123.79/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,620	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,435	196.50/cwt	196.00–197.00	2,820	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	131.36/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,178	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,366	208.39/cwt	200.00–214.00	2,847	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,530	206.16/cwt	202.00–211.00	3,154	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,572	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,018	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,288	191.62/cwt	190.00–196.00	2,468	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,275	196.11/cwt	192.00–200.00	2,500	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,264	125.71/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,589	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,680	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,612	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,474	211.07/cwt	207.00–216.00	3,111	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	891	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	116.59/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,440	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	126.88/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,529	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,860	1
Bulls	—	—	1,870	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	454	214.87/cwt	200.00–230.00	976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,703	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	1,254.64/cwt	1,230.00–1,280.00	1,330	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	1,076.16/cwt	1,000.00–1,180.00	904	7
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	103	485.44/cwt	470.00–500.00	500	2
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	73	460.28/cwt	420.00–500.00	336	2
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	288	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	1,036.18/cwt	1,000.00–1,070.00	984	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	94	931.12/cwt	900.00–960.00	875	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,474.45/cwt	1,410.00–1,540.00	1,283	9
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	98	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	892	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	109	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	981	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	740.47/cwt	700.00–780.00	629	2
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	75	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	848	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	65	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	780	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,540.75/cwt	1,480.00–1,590.00	1,310	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	98	1,305.03/cwt	1,300.00–1,310.00	1,279	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	934.77/cwt	925.00–950.00	1,066	3
Bulls	Utility	70–80	78	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	226	1
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	70–80	70	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	273	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,309.80/cwt	1,290.00–1,340.00	1,336	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,298.19/cwt	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,220	6
Heifers	Number 2	60–70	64	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	346	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	122	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,318	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	1,710.00/cwt	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,317	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,320.00/cwt	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	66	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	660	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	90–100	93	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	186	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	71	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	348	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	76	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	684	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	88	940.00/cwt	900.00–980.00	827	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60–70	65	120.31/cwt	100.00–140.00	78	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,410.93/cwt	1,370.00–1,460.00	1,326	6
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	116	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	1,381.76/cwt	1,350.00–1,440.00	1,396	5
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	988.69/cwt	940.00–1,050.00	1,028	9
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	850	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	1,175.33/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,441.26/cwt	1,340.00–1,490.00	1,340	7

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 Nov 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7Last week 19Year ago 11

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 86Year ago 95

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 111Last week 101Year ago 110

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.50 to 4.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	1,200.00	1,200.00
2	70–80	72	1,410.00–1,590.00	1,497.50
1	80–90	88	1,320.00	1,320.00
2	90–100	98	1,300.00–1,310.00	1,305.03
2	100–110	106	1,230.00–1,280.00	1,254.64
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	1,130.00	1,130.00
7	80–90	84	1,000.00–1,180.00	1,076.16
3	90–100	95	1,000.00–1,070.00	1,036.18
9	100–110	104	940.00–1,050.00	988.69
3	110–120	114	925.00–950.00	934.77
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	420.00–500.00	460.28
1	90–100	93	310.00	310.00
2	100–110	103	470.00–500.00	485.44
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,090.00	1,090.00
2	90–100	94	900.00–960.00	931.12
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	1,710.00	1,710.00
9	80–90	87	1,410.00–1,540.00	1,474.45
7	90–100	93	1,340.00–1,490.00	1,441.26
5	100–110	101	1,350.00–1,440.00	1,381.76
2	110–120	113	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175.33
1	120–130	122	1,080.00	1,080.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	700.00–780.00	740.47
1	90–100	98	910.00	910.00
1	100–110	109	900.00	900.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	85	1,480.00–1,590.00	1,540.75
6	90–100	94	1,370.00–1,460.00	1,410.93
3	100–110	102	1,290.00–1,340.00	1,309.80
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	1,000.00	1,000.00
6	90–100	94	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,298.19
1	110–120	116	1,100.00	1,100.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	64	540.00	540.00
1	70–80	71	490.00	490.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	65	100.00–140.00	120.31
1	90–100	93	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	900.00	900.00
2	80–90	88	900.00–980.00	940.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,528	200.00–213.00	207.53
4	—	1,697	194.00–200.00	196.93
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,707	188.00–196.00	191.20
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,907	137.00–142.00	139.24
3	—	1,658	130.00–133.00	131.36
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,468	137.00	137.00
7	—	1,471	128.00–133.00	129.80
3	—	1,309	121.00–126.00	123.79
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,290	110.00–122.00	114.08
9	—	1,201	80.00–96.00	85.88
2	—	1,160	100.00–103.00	101.49
6	—	1,264	123.00–131.00	125.71
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,182	180.00	180.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	190.00–191.00	190.33
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,122	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,474	207.00–216.00	211.07
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	164.00	164.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,414	187.00	187.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,604	214.00–216.00	215.00
11	—	1,530	202.00–211.00	206.16
1	—	1,572	192.00	192.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,288	190.00–196.00	191.62
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	196.00–197.00	196.50
5	—	1,366	200.00–214.00	208.39
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	192.00–200.00	196.11
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	215.00	215.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	90.00	90.00
6	—	1,235	113.00–123.00	116.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,205	124.00–128.00	126.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,368	136.00	136.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	176.00	176.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	576	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	454	200.00–230.00	214.87
1	550–600	576	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	626	272.00	272.00

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Empire Livestock Sale - Bath, NY

Feeder Dairy Calves

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