Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 80.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 45.00 to 155.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 200–300 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

200–300 lb bulls averaged $380.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$380.00

1 head · 258 lb average

Value per head Derived

$980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

What quality paid 200–300 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	258	380.00	980	1thin

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

How it compared 200–300 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

380.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

380.00

+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
Bulls	—	Average	1,409	174.41	2,457	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	156.45	2,209	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	120.00	1,274	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,838	201.00	3,694	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,658	157.44	2,611	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,481	147.30	2,181	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,358	126.23	1,714	37

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	1,356.86/cwt	41
Bulls	Number 2	100	1,042.61/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	96	445.60/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	86	194.53/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	93	1,460.40/cwt	23
Heifers	Number 2	87	842.13/cwt	12
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	79	192.10/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

48 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	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	84	180.24/cwt	160.00–200.00	151	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60–70	66	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	132	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	90–100	95	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	190	1
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	123	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	1,400.93/cwt	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,191	9
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	103	452.09/cwt	400.00–500.00	466	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,525.34/cwt	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,602	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	1,431.24/cwt	1,350.00–1,530.00	1,617	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,769.51/cwt	1,740.00–1,800.00	1,628	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,317	82.45/cwt	70.00–100.00	1,086	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,546	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	159.88/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,643	9
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	147.86/cwt	142.00–151.00	2,134	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,418	145.33/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,061	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,340	130.52/cwt	122.00–137.00	1,749	15
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,838	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,694	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,682	146.45/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,463	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,444	133.63/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,930	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,556	154.71/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,407	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,274	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	156.45/cwt	156.00–157.00	2,209	2
Bulls	—	—	1,409	174.41/cwt	160.00–197.00	2,457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,020	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	980	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,728.21/cwt	1,610.00–1,840.00	1,590	8
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	84	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	504	2
Heifers	Number 2	90–100	94	345.52/cwt	260.00–510.00	325	4
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	96	550.00/cwt	500.00–600.00	528	2
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	101	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	707	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	73	373.18/cwt	300.00–500.00	272	3
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	1,117.59/cwt	1,080.00–1,180.00	1,285	5
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	1,274.25/cwt	1,170.00–1,440.00	1,211	6
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,523.49/cwt	1,470.00–1,570.00	1,417	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	74	1,510.00/cwt	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	106	1,529.46/cwt	1,480.00–1,580.00	1,621	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,774.27/cwt	1,600.00–1,920.00	1,544	6
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	88	370.00/cwt	340.00–400.00	326	2
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	94	476.92/cwt	400.00–600.00	448	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	99	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	89	215.00/cwt	200.00–230.00	191	2
Bulls	Utility	90–100	92	230.47/cwt	210.00–260.00	212	3
Bulls	Utility	70–80	73	120.14/cwt	100.00–140.00	88	2
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	105	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	117	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	1,188.98/cwt	1,080.00–1,270.00	1,213	7
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	98	971.53/cwt	800.00–1,090.00	952	4
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	78	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	889	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	88	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	968	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 Feb 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4Last week 12Year ago 9

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 67Year ago 99

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 118Last week 125Year ago 111

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 80.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 45.00 to 155.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	66	200.00	200.00
2	80–90	84	160.00–200.00	180.24
1	90–100	95	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	87	1,600.00–1,920.00	1,774.27
8	90–100	92	1,610.00–1,840.00	1,728.21
4	100–110	106	1,480.00–1,580.00	1,529.46
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	84	600.00	600.00
2	90–100	96	500.00–600.00	550.00
1	100–110	101	700.00	700.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	73	300.00–500.00	373.18
4	90–100	94	260.00–510.00	345.52
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	1,510.00	1,510.00
4	90–100	93	1,470.00–1,570.00	1,523.49
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,140.00	1,140.00
1	80–90	88	1,100.00	1,100.00
4	90–100	98	800.00–1,090.00	971.53
1	100–110	105	1,000.00	1,000.00
1	110–120	117	900.00	900.00
1	120–130	123	900.00	900.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	80–90	85	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,400.93
6	90–100	95	1,170.00–1,440.00	1,274.25
7	100–110	102	1,080.00–1,270.00	1,188.98
5	110–120	115	1,080.00–1,180.00	1,117.59
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	88	340.00–400.00	370.00
4	90–100	94	400.00–600.00	476.92
4	100–110	103	400.00–500.00	452.09
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	92	1,740.00–1,800.00	1,769.51
8	100–110	105	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,525.34
4	110–120	113	1,350.00–1,530.00	1,431.24
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	99	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	100.00–140.00	120.14
2	80–90	89	200.00–230.00	215.00
3	90–100	92	210.00–260.00	230.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,317	70.00–100.00	82.45
4	—	1,305	117.00–120.00	118.49
12	—	1,418	140.00–154.00	145.33
15	—	1,340	122.00–137.00	130.52
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,653	154.00–164.00	159.88
2	—	1,682	145.00–148.00	146.45
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,443	142.00–151.00	147.86
3	—	1,444	130.00–136.00	133.63
5	—	1,556	152.00–158.00	154.71
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,838	201.00	201.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,062	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,412	156.00–157.00	156.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,409	160.00–197.00	174.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	258	380.00	380.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	200.00	200.00

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

Bulls · summary 200–300 lb

What quality paid 200–300 lb

How it compared 200–300 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Empire Livestock Sale - Bath, NY

Feeder Dairy Calves

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