Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no report last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 800–900 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

800–900 lb bulls averaged $140.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$140.00

1 head · 802 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,123

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

What quality paid 800–900 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	802	140.00	1,123	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 800–900 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

140.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

140.00

+0.00

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	Average	1,315	211.92	2,787	8thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,194	202.77	2,421	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,420	211.81	3,008	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,310	203.62	2,667	7thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,410	160.00	2,256	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	138.91	1,759	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,688	143.02	2,415	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,405	129.96	1,827	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,333	119.21	1,588	22
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,264	204.24	2,582	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,464	180.00	2,635	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,516	196.00	2,971	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,322	193.00	2,551	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,374	212.00	2,913	1thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,572	211.95	3,332	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,730	208.35	3,605	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,473	205.33	3,025	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	1,283.75/cwt	52
Bulls	Number 2	90	1,069.52/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	88	591.65/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	97	1,272.62/cwt	19
Heifers	Number 2	81	1,053.33/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,322	102.66/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,357	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,307	121.28/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,585	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,474	130.92/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,930	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,194	202.77/cwt	199.00–208.00	2,421	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,593	217.79/cwt	217.00–219.00	3,469	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,374	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,913	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,516	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,971	1
Steers	Select	—	1,473	205.33/cwt	203.00–209.00	3,025	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	138.91/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,759	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,256	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	948	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	344	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	860	1
Bulls	Large 3	800–850	802	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,123	1
Bulls	Large 3	900–950	902	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,398	2
Bulls	Large 3	950–1000	960	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	116	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	97	1,485.84/cwt	1,340.00–1,580.00	1,441	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	1,653.25/cwt	1,630.00–1,670.00	1,356	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	107	1,051.19/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,125	6
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	95	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	570	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	86	624.13/cwt	550.00–700.00	537	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,265.00/cwt	1,240.00–1,290.00	1,164	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	1,242.43/cwt	1,200.00–1,280.00	1,404	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,571.06/cwt	1,540.00–1,600.00	1,335	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	73	1,050.34/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	767	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	922.48/cwt	820.00–1,000.00	867	5
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	1,137.99/cwt	1,100.00–1,280.00	1,081	10
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	1,204.47/cwt	1,100.00–1,280.00	1,361	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	91	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,364.28/cwt	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,432	9
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,199.39/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	995	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	97	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	912	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	70	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	525	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	76	1,003.82/cwt	960.00–1,050.00	763	2
Heifers	Number 1	110–120	114	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	912	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	106	1,362.18/cwt	1,280.00–1,450.00	1,444	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,448.71/cwt	1,230.00–1,590.00	1,347	6
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	87	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	948	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	123	1,170.00/cwt	1,170.00–1,170.00	1,439	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	77	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	393	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	1,257.76/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,082	6
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	77	1,260.26/cwt	1,140.00–1,350.00	970	3
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	945.44/cwt	930.00–960.00	974	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	120	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	69	1,370.00/cwt	1,370.00–1,370.00	945	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,464	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,635	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,264	204.24/cwt	200.00–209.00	2,582	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,614	208.39/cwt	208.00–209.00	3,363	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,547	214.09/cwt	210.00–216.00	3,312	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,764	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,822	202.05/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,681	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	130.96/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,832	10
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,034	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,910	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,941	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,697	144.01/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,444	10
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,322	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,551	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,315	211.92/cwt	210.00–215.00	2,787	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,310	203.62/cwt	200.00–208.00	2,667	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,420	211.81/cwt	209.00–217.00	3,008	10

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 Jan 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 17

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 18Year ago 114

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 101Last week 103Year ago 149

No comparison due to no report last week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,322	100.00–110.00	102.66
15	—	1,307	116.00–126.00	121.28
3	—	1,474	129.00–134.00	130.92
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	120.00	120.00
10	—	1,399	126.00–137.00	130.96
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,534	130.00–135.00	132.59
1	—	1,910	154.00	154.00
10	—	1,697	140.00–150.00	144.01
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,194	199.00–208.00	202.77
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,315	210.00–215.00	211.92
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,593	217.00–219.00	217.79
6	—	1,822	200.00–205.00	202.05
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	203.00–209.00	205.33
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,614	208.00–209.00	208.39
5	—	1,547	210.00–216.00	214.09
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,374	212.00	212.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,516	196.00	196.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,322	193.00	193.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,266	138.00–140.00	138.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	160.00	160.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,464	180.00	180.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,264	200.00–209.00	204.24
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,310	200.00–208.00	203.62
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,420	209.00–217.00	211.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	948	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	344	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	802	140.00	140.00
2	900–950	902	155.00	155.00
1	950–1000	960	150.00	150.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	77	1,140.00–1,350.00	1,260.26
6	80–90	86	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,257.76
10	90–100	95	1,100.00–1,280.00	1,137.99
6	100–110	107	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,051.19
1	110–120	116	940.00	940.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	82	1,630.00–1,670.00	1,653.25
9	90–100	97	1,340.00–1,580.00	1,485.84
9	100–110	105	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,364.28
4	110–120	113	1,200.00–1,280.00	1,242.43
1	120–130	120	1,220.00	1,220.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	510.00	510.00
2	80–90	86	550.00–700.00	624.13
2	90–100	95	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	1,370.00	1,370.00
2	80–90	83	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,199.39
2	90–100	92	1,240.00–1,290.00	1,265.00
1	100–110	104	1,140.00	1,140.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.34
5	90–100	94	820.00–1,000.00	922.48
2	100–110	103	930.00–960.00	945.44
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	1,540.00–1,600.00	1,571.06
6	90–100	93	1,230.00–1,590.00	1,448.71
2	100–110	106	1,280.00–1,450.00	1,362.18
3	110–120	113	1,100.00–1,280.00	1,204.47
1	120–130	123	1,170.00	1,170.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	83	1,260.00	1,260.00
1	90–100	91	1,150.00	1,150.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	76	960.00–1,050.00	1,003.82
1	80–90	87	1,090.00	1,090.00
1	90–100	97	940.00	940.00
1	110–120	114	800.00	800.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	750.00	750.00

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 800–900 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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