Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 95.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 45.00 to 80.00 higher.

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
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,212	135.00	1,636	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,760	141.38	2,488	26
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,479	126.97	1,878	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,313	107.44	1,411	41
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,404	211.53	2,970	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,409	211.75	2,984	11

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	1,163.86/cwt	46
Bulls	Number 2	91	1,029.70/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 3	96	562.07/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	86	126.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	97	1,230.20/cwt	21
Heifers	Number 2	89	1,011.06/cwt	11
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	63	50.00/cwt	1

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
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	87	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	522	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,212.88/cwt	1,190.00–1,250.00	1,152	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,261.22/cwt	1,240.00–1,300.00	1,299	7
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,396.05/cwt	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,201	5
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,303.82/cwt	1,280.00–1,330.00	1,108	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60–70	63	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	32	1
Heifers	Number 2	100–110	102	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	673	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	80	1,380.00/cwt	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	900	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	114	996.84/cwt	910.00–1,090.00	1,136	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	110–120	117	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	936	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	114	1,179.82/cwt	1,160.00–1,200.00	1,345	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,247.36/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,173	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,326	115.79/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,535	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,424	124.71/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,776	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,281	85.04/cwt	80.00–97.50	1,089	10
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,662	133.45/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,218	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,893	151.31/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,864	5
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,212	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,636	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,528	129.69/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,982	9
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	120.85/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,656	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,409	211.75/cwt	208.00–215.00	2,984	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,252	105.97/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,327	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,404	211.53/cwt	209.00–215.00	2,970	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,769	142.45/cwt	138.00–147.00	2,520	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	954	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,698	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,028	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	107	544.58/cwt	500.00–590.00	583	2
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	69	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	414	1
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	113	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	588	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	88	474.74/cwt	460.00–490.00	418	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	956.77/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	995	6
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	105	870.29/cwt	840.00–890.00	914	3
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	98	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	598	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	75	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	368	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	920.09/cwt	900.00–950.00	856	6
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	873.55/cwt	760.00–1,000.00	734	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,374.25/cwt	1,330.00–1,500.00	1,319	7
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	73	804.86/cwt	800.00–810.00	588	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	1,105.53/cwt	1,050.00–1,160.00	940	6
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	1,082.14/cwt	1,000.00–1,170.00	1,006	12
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	924.89/cwt	900.00–950.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	121	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	122	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	99	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	178	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	78	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	117	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	82	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	41	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,324.96/cwt	1,310.00–1,340.00	1,351	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,492.37/cwt	1,450.00–1,540.00	1,298	4
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	84	370.48/cwt	360.00–380.00	311	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	125	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	107	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,241	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,157.20/cwt	1,100.00–1,210.00	868	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,335.09/cwt	1,280.00–1,400.00	1,268	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	112	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,299	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 Dec 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 90Year ago 130

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 132Last week 133Year ago 140

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 95.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 45.00 to 80.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	87	600.00	600.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	1,100.00–1,210.00	1,157.20
2	80–90	85	1,280.00–1,330.00	1,303.82
3	90–100	95	1,190.00–1,250.00	1,212.88
1	100–110	107	1,160.00	1,160.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	86	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,396.05
5	90–100	95	1,280.00–1,400.00	1,335.09
7	100–110	103	1,240.00–1,300.00	1,261.22
1	110–120	112	1,160.00	1,160.00
1	120–130	122	990.00	990.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	63	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	84	360.00–380.00	370.48
1	100–110	102	660.00	660.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	1,200.00	1,200.00
1	80–90	80	1,380.00	1,380.00
8	90–100	94	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,247.36
2	110–120	114	910.00–1,090.00	996.84
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	110–120	117	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	87	1,450.00–1,540.00	1,492.37
7	90–100	96	1,330.00–1,500.00	1,374.25
4	100–110	102	1,310.00–1,340.00	1,324.96
3	110–120	114	1,160.00–1,200.00	1,179.82
1	120–130	125	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	600.00	600.00
1	70–80	75	490.00	490.00
2	80–90	88	460.00–490.00	474.74
1	90–100	98	610.00	610.00
2	100–110	107	500.00–590.00	544.58
1	110–120	113	520.00	520.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	85	1,050.00–1,160.00	1,105.53
12	90–100	93	1,000.00–1,170.00	1,082.14
6	100–110	104	900.00–1,000.00	956.77
2	110–120	115	900.00–950.00	924.89
1	120–130	121	900.00	900.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	800.00–810.00	804.86
5	80–90	84	760.00–1,000.00	873.55
6	90–100	93	900.00–950.00	920.09
3	100–110	105	840.00–890.00	870.29
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	150.00	150.00
1	80–90	82	50.00	50.00
1	90–100	99	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,326	110.00–120.00	115.79
6	—	1,424	122.00–128.00	124.71
10	—	1,281	80.00–97.50	85.04
9	—	1,252	100.00–109.00	105.97
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,662	130.00–137.00	133.45
5	—	1,893	150.00–156.00	151.31
13	—	1,769	138.00–147.00	142.45
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,528	124.00–133.00	129.69
4	—	1,370	119.00–122.00	120.85
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,212	135.00	135.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,409	208.00–215.00	211.75
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,404	209.00–215.00	211.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	954	178.00	178.00
1	1000–1050	1,028	170.00	170.00

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