Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 13.00 to 17.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 45.00 to 50.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb steers averaged $350.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$350.00

1 head · 368 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,288

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−72.28

vs NY average

−235.92 vs national

What quality paid 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	368	350.00	1,288	1thin

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 sale1 hd

350.00

—

NY average2 barns · 13 hd

422.28

−72.28

National average148 barns · 3,133 hd

585.92

−235.92

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	1,549	235.52	3,648	2thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,451	230.07	3,338	7thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,267	220.81	2,798	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,563	234.65	3,668	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,489	229.19	3,413	15
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,412	223.22	3,152	5thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,566	203.09	3,180	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	171.30	2,302	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	866	130.00	1,126	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,413	188.03	2,657	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,722	177.01	3,048	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,513	161.62	2,446	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,217	139.62	1,699	36
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,308	213.72	2,795	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,134	186.45	2,114	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,572	237.00	3,726	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,417	225.44	3,194	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,509	235.67	3,556	3thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,466	227.31	3,331	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,320	208.90	2,757	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	1,462.22/cwt	56
Bulls	Number 2	90	1,301.58/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	84	603.33/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	60	300.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	94	1,599.78/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 2	85	1,367.13/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,497	229.91/cwt	227.00–233.00	3,442	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,563	234.65/cwt	234.00–236.00	3,668	3
Steers	Select	—	1,320	208.90/cwt	195.00–216.00	2,757	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,111	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	125.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,394	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,309	157.98/cwt	153.00–168.00	2,068	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,267	220.81/cwt	219.00–223.00	2,798	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,549	235.52/cwt	235.00–236.00	3,648	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,451	230.07/cwt	227.00–233.00	3,338	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,807	184.44/cwt	181.00–189.50	3,333	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,417	225.44/cwt	222.00–231.00	3,194	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,548	164.44/cwt	156.00–172.00	2,546	14
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,134	186.45/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,114	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,308	213.72/cwt	211.00–216.00	2,795	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,684	173.71/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,925	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,412	223.22/cwt	220.00–225.00	3,152	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,437	224.51/cwt	224.00–225.00	3,226	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,298	145.94/cwt	135.00–152.00	1,894	12
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,413	188.03/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,657	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,509	235.67/cwt	235.00–236.00	3,556	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,418	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,049	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,475	229.77/cwt	224.00–233.00	3,389	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,126	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	171.30/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,302	2
Bulls	—	—	1,566	203.09/cwt	190.00–214.00	3,180	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	906	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,631	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,034	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,327	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,572	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	3,726	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	148.47/cwt	141.00–152.00	2,006	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	81	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	72	1,900.00/cwt	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,788.96/cwt	1,720.00–1,860.00	1,700	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,681.25/cwt	1,610.00–1,750.00	1,749	5
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	77	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,009	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	1,150.66/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	1,663.33/cwt	1,640.00–1,710.00	1,663	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	2,021.86/cwt	1,950.00–2,100.00	1,698	2
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	78	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	468	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,439.26/cwt	1,300.00–1,580.00	1,367	2
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	109	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	970	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	74	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	592	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	71	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	419	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	1,397.58/cwt	1,250.00–1,490.00	1,328	21
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	1,313.71/cwt	1,200.00–1,390.00	1,340	14
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	107	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	439	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	1,409.05/cwt	1,350.00–1,530.00	1,184	5
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	79	2,000.00/cwt	2,000.00–2,000.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,758.03/cwt	1,670.00–1,900.00	1,670	3
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	68	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	544	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	830	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	1,102.13/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,036	2
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	2,015.24/cwt	1,940.00–2,100.00	1,713	3
Bulls	Utility	60–70	60	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	180	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	76	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,288	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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 19

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 90Year ago 142

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 98Last week 136Year ago 121

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 13.00 to 17.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 45.00 to 50.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,497	227.00–233.00	229.91
2	—	1,437	224.00–225.00	224.51
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,563	234.00–236.00	234.65
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,412	220.00–225.00	223.22
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	195.00–216.00	208.90
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,509	235.00–236.00	235.67
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,418	215.00	215.00
5	—	1,475	224.00–233.00	229.77
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	110.00	110.00
13	—	1,110	120.00–130.00	125.62
9	—	1,309	153.00–168.00	157.98
12	—	1,298	135.00–152.00	145.94
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,807	181.00–189.50	184.44
9	—	1,684	170.00–177.00	173.71
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,548	156.00–172.00	164.44
3	—	1,351	141.00–152.00	148.47
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,267	219.00–223.00	220.81
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,549	235.00–236.00	235.52
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,451	227.00–233.00	230.07
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	222.00–231.00	225.44
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,572	237.00	237.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,134	184.00–189.00	186.45
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,308	211.00–216.00	213.72
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	185.00–191.00	188.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	866	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,344	168.00–174.00	171.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,566	190.00–214.00	203.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	906	180.00	180.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	150.00	150.00
1	1000–1050	1,034	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	368	350.00	350.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	1,900.00	1,900.00
1	80–90	81	1,800.00	1,800.00
1	100–110	106	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	1,940.00–2,100.00	2,015.24
5	90–100	95	1,720.00–1,860.00	1,788.96
5	100–110	104	1,610.00–1,750.00	1,681.25
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	1,310.00	1,310.00
1	80–90	83	1,000.00	1,000.00
2	90–100	94	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,102.13
2	100–110	103	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	1,400.00	1,400.00
5	80–90	84	1,350.00–1,530.00	1,409.05
21	90–100	95	1,250.00–1,490.00	1,397.58
14	100–110	102	1,200.00–1,390.00	1,313.71
2	110–120	114	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.66
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	800.00	800.00
1	70–80	78	600.00	600.00
1	100–110	107	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	60	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	84	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,021.86
3	90–100	95	1,670.00–1,900.00	1,758.03
3	100–110	100	1,640.00–1,710.00	1,663.33
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	2,000.00	2,000.00
2	90–100	95	1,300.00–1,580.00	1,439.26
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	800.00	800.00
1	100–110	109	890.00	890.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	71	590.00	590.00

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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Steers · summary 300–400 lb

What quality paid 300–400 lb

How it compared 300–400 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Empire Livestock Sale - Bath, NY

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