Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 40.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 20.00 to 125.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb bulls averaged $350.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$350.00

1 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	400	350.00	1,400	1thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

350.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

350.00

+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	1,808	202.00	3,652	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,689	151.77	2,563	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,022	140.00	1,431	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	111.50	1,127	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,738	144.48	2,511	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,495	143.39	2,144	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,303	119.43	1,556	30

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	1,387.69/cwt	51
Bulls	Number 2	92	1,196.30/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	89	646.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	89	1,693.54/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	93	1,619.84/cwt	17
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	92	500.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

46 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	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	596	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,490	1
Bulls	—	—	1,808	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,652	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,022	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,431	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,689	151.77/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,563	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,532	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,537	142.03/cwt	136.00–146.00	2,183	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	121.07/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,556	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,384	111.88/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,548	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,387	130.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,814	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	948	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,526	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,878	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,554	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,691	147.30/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,491	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	814	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	73	2,000.00/cwt	2,000.00–2,000.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	116	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,472.81/cwt	1,200.00–1,740.00	1,414	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	97	1,010.87/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	981	6
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	92	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	681	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	1,228.80/cwt	1,100.00–1,320.00	1,266	15
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	85	649.41/cwt	600.00–700.00	552	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	99	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	772	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,720.39/cwt	1,700.00–1,740.00	1,755	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	90–100	92	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	460	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	2,210.00/cwt	2,210.00–2,210.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Number 1	110–120	113	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	836	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,568.45/cwt	1,440.00–1,700.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	72	1,890.00/cwt	1,890.00–1,890.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	79	1,440.00/cwt	1,440.00–1,440.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	122	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	116	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	2,000.32/cwt	1,900.00–2,150.00	1,680	6
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	76	1,169.08/cwt	900.00–1,310.00	889	3
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	101	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,091	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	1,151.69/cwt	1,110.00–1,180.00	1,301	5
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	87	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	522	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	98	1,804.15/cwt	1,780.00–1,860.00	1,768	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,790.00/cwt	1,790.00–1,790.00	1,826	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	1,316.27/cwt	1,200.00–1,460.00	1,250	12
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	1,387.83/cwt	1,200.00–1,540.00	1,194	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,942.49/cwt	1,890.00–2,000.00	1,690	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,686.96/cwt	1,600.00–1,780.00	1,754	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,884.09/cwt	1,810.00–1,940.00	1,733	5
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	87	1,021.39/cwt	940.00–1,100.00	889	2

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 Mar 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3Last week 18Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 75Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 108Last week 122Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 40.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 20.00 to 125.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	386	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	596	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,808	202.00	202.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,022	140.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,689	150.00–154.00	151.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,152	133.00	133.00
1	—	870	90.00	90.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,537	136.00–146.00	142.03
1	—	948	161.00	161.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,285	116.00–127.00	121.07
6	—	1,384	110.00–115.00	111.88
7	—	1,387	130.00–135.00	130.78
2	—	904	90.00	90.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,878	136.00	136.00
3	—	1,691	144.00–150.00	147.30

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	73	2,000.00	2,000.00
2	90–100	96	1,200.00–1,740.00	1,472.81
1	110–120	116	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	76	900.00–1,310.00	1,169.08
2	80–90	87	940.00–1,100.00	1,021.39
6	90–100	97	900.00–1,150.00	1,010.87
1	100–110	101	1,080.00	1,080.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	87	600.00	600.00
1	90–100	92	740.00	740.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,440.00	1,440.00
7	80–90	86	1,200.00–1,540.00	1,387.83
12	90–100	95	1,200.00–1,460.00	1,316.27
15	100–110	103	1,100.00–1,320.00	1,228.80
5	110–120	113	1,110.00–1,180.00	1,151.69
1	120–130	122	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	87	1,890.00–2,000.00	1,942.49
5	90–100	92	1,810.00–1,940.00	1,884.09
2	100–110	104	1,600.00–1,780.00	1,686.96
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	600.00–700.00	649.41
1	90–100	99	780.00	780.00
1	110–120	113	740.00	740.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	1,890.00	1,890.00
2	80–90	84	1,440.00–1,700.00	1,568.45
2	100–110	102	1,700.00–1,740.00	1,720.39
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	92	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	2,210.00	2,210.00
6	80–90	84	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,000.32
4	90–100	98	1,780.00–1,860.00	1,804.15
1	100–110	102	1,790.00	1,790.00
1	110–120	116	1,500.00	1,500.00

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 400–500 lb

What quality paid 400–500 lb

How it compared 400–500 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

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