Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 40.00 to 180.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $322.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$322.00

1 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−41.71

vs NY average

−104.69 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	612	322.00	1,971	1thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

322.00

—

NY average2 barns · 91 hd

363.71

−41.71

National average171 barns · 12,659 hd

426.69

−104.69

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	1,558	199.42	3,107	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,514	177.61	2,689	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	153.12	1,949	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,521	180.00	2,738	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,663	168.37	2,799	22
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,427	156.19	2,230	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,267	140.46	1,779	17

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	1,509.19/cwt	47
Bulls	Number 2	96	1,370.49/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	93	610.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	86	351.67/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	94	1,677.94/cwt	16

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	—	—	1,558	199.42/cwt	192.00–205.00	3,107	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	177.61/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	858	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	976	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,010	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,088	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	402	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,447	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	153.12/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,949	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,637	166.29/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,722	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,454	163.83/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,382	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,478	143.00/cwt	142.00–144.00	2,114	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	155.35/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,153	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	153.55/cwt	149.00–158.00	2,391	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,247	139.73/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,742	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,350	150.42/cwt	148.00–154.00	2,031	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,521	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,738	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,782	180.54/cwt	177.00–186.00	3,217	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,276	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,531	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	114	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,767	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,742.71/cwt	1,600.00–1,880.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,935.92/cwt	1,890.00–1,990.00	1,781	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	2,016.86/cwt	1,970.00–2,080.00	1,714	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	106	1,664.21/cwt	1,590.00–1,760.00	1,764	9
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	2,011.34/cwt	1,950.00–2,050.00	1,690	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,659.84/cwt	1,620.00–1,690.00	1,693	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	2,040.00/cwt	2,040.00–2,040.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	1,560.00/cwt	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,664.16/cwt	1,610.00–1,700.00	1,564	3
Bulls	Utility	60–70	67	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	188	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	92	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	386	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	83	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	755	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	99	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	990	1
Bulls	Utility	110–120	114	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	570	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	70	230.00/cwt	180.00–280.00	161	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	88	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	598	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	97	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	524	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	1,334.32/cwt	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,388	12
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	1,272.92/cwt	1,200.00–1,330.00	1,413	7
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	113	989.51/cwt	880.00–1,100.00	1,118	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	73	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	949	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	87	1,590.34/cwt	1,540.00–1,620.00	1,384	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	96	1,440.23/cwt	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,383	10
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	98	1,140.72/cwt	1,000.00–1,280.00	1,118	2
Bulls	Utility	100–110	103	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	464	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	87	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	870	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,408	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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 16

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 147Year ago 88

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 118Last week 98Year ago 99

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 40.00 to 180.00 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
3	—	1,558	192.00–205.00	199.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,514	176.00–180.00	177.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	151.00–155.00	153.12
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,637	160.00–175.00	166.29
2	—	1,557	149.00–158.00	153.55
5	—	1,782	177.00–186.00	180.54
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,454	160.00–169.00	163.83
2	—	1,478	142.00–144.00	143.00
5	—	1,386	149.00–159.00	155.35
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,247	135.00–145.00	139.73
3	—	1,350	148.00–154.00	150.42
1	—	1,276	120.00	120.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,521	180.00	180.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	574	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	602	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	708	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	858	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	402	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	612	322.00	322.00
1	950–1000	976	260.00	260.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	265.00	265.00
1	1050–1100	1,088	257.00	257.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	78	1,600.00–1,880.00	1,742.71
1	80–90	88	1,600.00	1,600.00
1	90–100	95	1,700.00	1,700.00
2	110–120	114	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	1,970.00–2,080.00	2,016.86
3	90–100	92	1,890.00–1,990.00	1,935.92
9	100–110	106	1,590.00–1,760.00	1,664.21
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	280.00	280.00
2	70–80	70	180.00–280.00	230.00
1	90–100	92	420.00	420.00
1	100–110	103	450.00	450.00
1	110–120	114	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	88	680.00	680.00
1	90–100	97	540.00	540.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	87	1,540.00–1,620.00	1,590.34
10	90–100	96	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,440.23
12	100–110	104	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,334.32
7	110–120	111	1,200.00–1,330.00	1,272.92
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	73	1,300.00	1,300.00
1	80–90	87	1,000.00	1,000.00
2	90–100	98	1,000.00–1,280.00	1,140.72
2	110–120	113	880.00–1,100.00	989.51
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	2,040.00	2,040.00
4	80–90	84	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,011.34
3	90–100	94	1,610.00–1,700.00	1,664.16
5	100–110	102	1,620.00–1,690.00	1,659.84
1	110–120	113	1,560.00	1,560.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	83	910.00	910.00
1	90–100	99	1,000.00	1,000.00

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 600–700 lb

What quality paid 600–700 lb

How it compared 600–700 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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Feeder Dairy Calves