Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 35.00 to 45.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold steady.

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	1,764	182.18	3,214	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	148.32	1,884	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,301	123.67	1,608	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,314	163.00	2,142	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,668	155.23	2,589	18
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,386	148.09	2,053	23
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,305	130.44	1,702	33
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,334	191.00	2,548	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	1,452.69/cwt	75
Bulls	Number 2	95	1,233.48/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	82	628.37/cwt	11
Bulls	Utility	89	400.03/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	96	1,600.73/cwt	17
Heifers	Number 2	86	1,441.25/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	100	700.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	—	1,764	182.18/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,214	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	151.48/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,984	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,690	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,328	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,726	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,410	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,988	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,164	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,416	143.24/cwt	136.00–147.00	2,028	5
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,314	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,142	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,147	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	156.07/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,599	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	113.32/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,267	5
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,334	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,548	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	148.63/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,079	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,510	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	138.11/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,819	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,691	148.53/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,512	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,313	132.81/cwt	122.00–140.00	1,744	22
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	99	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	107	1,315.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,330.00	1,407	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	69	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	690	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,958.60/cwt	1,920.00–2,000.00	1,684	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	68	1,910.00/cwt	1,910.00–1,910.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	931.45/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	876	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,380.00/cwt	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	86	955.79/cwt	910.00–1,000.00	822	2
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	79	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	474	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	112	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,698.19/cwt	1,500.00–1,770.00	1,732	10
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	65	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	462	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	1,276.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,430.00	1,327	15
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	77	1,350.13/cwt	1,340.00–1,360.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Utility	70–80	70	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	350	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	94	573.20/cwt	500.00–600.00	539	4
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	566.41/cwt	420.00–680.00	481	3
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	1,384.81/cwt	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,191	10
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	1,351.02/cwt	1,210.00–1,480.00	1,283	28
Bulls	Number 3	50–60	59	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	360	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	98	350.05/cwt	340.00–360.00	343	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,791.12/cwt	1,750.00–1,870.00	1,702	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	2,090.00/cwt	2,090.00–2,090.00	1,588	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	90–100	99	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	851	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,275	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	68	2,100.00/cwt	2,100.00–2,100.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	81	1,940.00/cwt	1,800.00–2,080.00	1,571	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,770.61/cwt	1,730.00–1,840.00	1,682	6
Heifers	Number 1	110–120	114	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	866	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,672.85/cwt	1,600.00–1,710.00	1,706	6
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	1,560.00/cwt	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	100–110	101	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	545	1
Heifers	Number 2	110–120	111	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	877	1
Heifers	Number 2	90–100	93	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	558	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 Mar 12, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 63Year ago 121

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 136Last week 108Year ago 115

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 35.00 to 45.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,764	180.00–185.00	182.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	150.00–153.00	151.48
1	—	1,190	142.00	142.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,328	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,410	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,164	100.00	100.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,416	136.00–147.00	143.24
5	—	1,118	110.00–119.00	113.32
1	—	1,510	100.00	100.00
22	—	1,313	122.00–140.00	132.81
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	155.00	155.00
17	—	1,399	144.00–152.00	148.63
3	—	1,317	135.00–140.00	138.11
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,665	153.00–162.00	156.07
2	—	1,691	148.00–149.00	148.53
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,314	163.00	163.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,334	191.00	191.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	1,910.00	1,910.00
1	90–100	99	1,300.00	1,300.00
2	100–110	107	1,300.00–1,330.00	1,315.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	76	2,090.00	2,090.00
2	80–90	86	1,920.00–2,000.00	1,958.60
5	90–100	95	1,750.00–1,870.00	1,791.12
10	100–110	102	1,500.00–1,770.00	1,698.19
1	110–120	112	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	90–100	94	800.00–1,000.00	931.45
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	59	610.00	610.00
1	60–70	65	710.00	710.00
1	70–80	79	600.00	600.00
3	80–90	85	420.00–680.00	566.41
4	90–100	94	500.00–600.00	573.20
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	1,340.00–1,360.00	1,350.13
10	80–90	86	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,384.81
28	90–100	95	1,210.00–1,480.00	1,351.02
15	100–110	104	1,100.00–1,430.00	1,276.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	500.00	500.00
2	90–100	98	340.00–360.00	350.05
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	2,100.00	2,100.00
3	70–80	75	1,700.00	1,700.00
1	80–90	84	1,380.00	1,380.00
1	100–110	106	1,560.00	1,560.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	86	910.00–1,000.00	955.79
1	110–120	114	760.00	760.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	99	860.00	860.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	81	1,800.00–2,080.00	1,940.00
6	90–100	95	1,730.00–1,840.00	1,770.61
6	100–110	102	1,600.00–1,710.00	1,672.85
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	101	540.00	540.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	93	600.00	600.00
1	110–120	111	790.00	790.00

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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