Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 2.50 to 3.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 80.00 to 170.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 90.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb bulls averaged $173.75/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$173.75

2 head · 344 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−137.19

vs NY average

What quality paid 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	344	173.75	598	2thin

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 sale2 hd

173.75

—

NY average2 barns · 8 hd

310.94

−137.19

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	1,627	220.00	3,579	3thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,374	216.32	2,972	13
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,214	203.57	2,471	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,664	219.48	3,652	8thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,548	215.87	3,342	7thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,393	206.70	2,879	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,811	181.26	3,283	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	144.16	2,145	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	133.07	1,589	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	116.37	1,231	5thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,394	152.00	2,119	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,730	138.12	2,390	16
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,501	133.76	2,008	24
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,223	113.06	1,383	35
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,235	182.21	2,250	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,301	151.53	1,971	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,578	196.00	3,093	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,419	220.26	3,125	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,257	213.55	2,684	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,486	220.95	3,284	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,387	218.63	3,032	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	1,228.35/cwt	51
Bulls	Number 2	87	1,066.91/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	91	560.92/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	95	168.07/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	93	1,402.23/cwt	19
Heifers	Number 2	83	1,210.18/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	91	590.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

66 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	Large 3	300–350	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Bulls	Large 3	350–400	378	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	752	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,147	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	266	157.61/cwt	150.00–165.00	419	2
Bulls	—	—	1,811	181.26/cwt	170.00–188.00	3,283	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	144.16/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,145	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	133.07/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,589	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,237	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,054	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	128.90/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,405	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,374	216.32/cwt	213.00–219.00	2,972	13
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,214	203.57/cwt	200.00–207.00	2,471	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,394	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,119	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,261	91.68/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,156	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,548	215.87/cwt	214.00–217.00	3,342	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,393	206.70/cwt	204.00–209.00	2,879	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,625	220.40/cwt	218.00–224.00	3,582	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,938	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	4,128	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,627	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,579	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,531	133.38/cwt	126.00–137.00	2,042	19
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,738	134.61/cwt	134.00–135.00	2,340	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,727	139.71/cwt	136.00–145.00	2,413	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	113.34/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,315	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,341	124.44/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,669	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	104.29/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,172	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,477	220.67/cwt	220.00–222.00	3,259	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,235	182.21/cwt	178.00–187.00	2,250	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,301	151.53/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,971	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,578	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,093	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,442	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,004	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,257	213.55/cwt	211.00–216.00	2,684	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	987.65/cwt	840.00–1,060.00	840	4
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	870.65/cwt	810.00–900.00	801	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	1,129.63/cwt	1,040.00–1,240.00	1,175	6
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	1,188.44/cwt	1,130.00–1,240.00	1,010	5
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	79	1,075.16/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	849	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	96	1,085.78/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,042	19
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,418.70/cwt	1,360.00–1,500.00	1,348	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	68	1,350.37/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	918	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	98	1,203.54/cwt	1,110.00–1,300.00	1,179	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	106	1,317.03/cwt	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,396	6
Bulls	Utility	90–100	95	168.07/cwt	100.00–200.00	160	3
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	113	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,351.03/cwt	1,250.00–1,390.00	1,405	6
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	76	1,185.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,260.00	901	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,226.97/cwt	1,200.00–1,260.00	1,067	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,463.62/cwt	1,410.00–1,550.00	1,273	3
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	79	1,255.35/cwt	1,200.00–1,310.00	992	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,587.02/cwt	1,530.00–1,630.00	1,317	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,384.92/cwt	1,340.00–1,460.00	1,316	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	90–100	91	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	537	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	91	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	692	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	1,615.19/cwt	1,600.00–1,660.00	1,244	4
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	83	591.38/cwt	450.00–710.00	491	4
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	113	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	678	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	102	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	408	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,104.91/cwt	1,100.00–1,110.00	950	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	118	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,357	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,655.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,660.00	1,291	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,387	218.63/cwt	216.00–220.00	3,032	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,428	216.85/cwt	215.00–219.00	3,097	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,749	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,075	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,415	222.01/cwt	220.00–224.00	3,141	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 Dec 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10Last week 3Year ago 9

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 102Year ago 116

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 119Last week 132Year ago 142

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 2.50 to 3.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 80.00 to 170.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 90.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	180.00	180.00
1	350–400	378	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	266	150.00–165.00	157.61
1	750–800	752	152.50	152.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,811	170.00–188.00	181.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,488	140.00–150.00	144.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,194	130.00–136.00	133.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,213	102.00	102.00
2	—	949	110.00–112.00	111.03
2	—	1,090	127.00–131.00	128.90
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,374	213.00–219.00	216.32
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,214	200.00–207.00	203.57
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,627	220.00	220.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,394	152.00	152.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,261	90.00–95.00	91.68
15	—	1,160	110.00–119.00	113.34
11	—	1,341	122.00–126.00	124.44
5	—	1,124	100.00–109.00	104.29
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,531	126.00–137.00	133.38
4	—	1,442	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,178	120.00	120.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,738	134.00–135.00	134.61
11	—	1,727	136.00–145.00	139.71
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,548	214.00–217.00	215.87
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	204.00–209.00	206.70
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,625	218.00–224.00	220.40
1	—	1,938	213.00	213.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	220.00–222.00	220.67
2	—	1,428	215.00–219.00	216.85
1	—	1,630	230.00	230.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,387	216.00–220.00	218.63
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,235	178.00–187.00	182.21
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,301	145.00–165.00	151.53
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,578	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,257	211.00–216.00	213.55
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	215.00	215.00
3	—	1,415	220.00–224.00	222.01

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	79	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.16
4	80–90	85	840.00–1,060.00	987.65
3	90–100	92	810.00–900.00	870.65
1	110–120	113	1,040.00	1,040.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	79	1,200.00–1,310.00	1,255.35
5	80–90	85	1,130.00–1,240.00	1,188.44
19	90–100	96	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,085.78
6	100–110	104	1,040.00–1,240.00	1,129.63
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	78	1,650.00–1,660.00	1,655.00
3	80–90	83	1,530.00–1,630.00	1,587.02
6	90–100	95	1,360.00–1,500.00	1,418.70
6	100–110	106	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,317.03
2	110–120	118	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	68	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350.37
2	80–90	86	1,100.00–1,110.00	1,104.91
2	90–100	98	1,110.00–1,300.00	1,203.54
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	90–100	95	100.00–200.00	168.07
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	83	450.00–710.00	591.38
1	100–110	102	400.00	400.00
1	110–120	113	600.00	600.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	77	1,600.00–1,660.00	1,615.19
3	80–90	87	1,410.00–1,550.00	1,463.62
5	90–100	95	1,340.00–1,460.00	1,384.92
6	100–110	104	1,250.00–1,390.00	1,351.03
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	76	1,110.00–1,260.00	1,185.00
3	80–90	87	1,200.00–1,260.00	1,226.97
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	91	590.00	590.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	91	760.00	760.00

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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Bulls · summary 300–400 lb

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How this sale compares

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