Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale breaker and boner dairy slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Lean dairy slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 80.00 to 100.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 30.00 to 180.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb bulls averaged $250.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$250.00

1 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−184.29

vs NY average

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	484	250.00	1,210	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

250.00

—

NY average2 barns · 9 hd

434.29

−184.29

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	1,764	215.00	3,793	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,476	179.00	2,642	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,641	173.86	2,853	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,178	118.00	1,390	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,157	176.64	2,044	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,687	163.42	2,756	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,393	157.81	2,198	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,269	126.87	1,610	31
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,550	180.00	2,790	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	1,529.16/cwt	53
Bulls	Number 2	95	1,288.72/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	58	460.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	86	100.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	84	2,025.09/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	85	1,306.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	81	1,100.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

44 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	Large 3	450–500	484	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,210	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	298	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	805	1
Bulls	—	—	1,764	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,793	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	173.86/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,853	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,390	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,476	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,642	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,727	154.34/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,665	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,644	165.23/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,716	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	109.74/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,172	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,549	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,556	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	150.40/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,208	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,036	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,624	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,410	151.56/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,137	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	99.36/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,180	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,790	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	158.93/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,092	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,291	131.21/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,694	14
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,157	176.64/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,044	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,900.00/cwt	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,653	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,953.87/cwt	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,856	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	72	2,100.00/cwt	2,100.00–2,100.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	111	1,642.64/cwt	1,600.00–1,690.00	1,823	4
Bulls	Utility	80–90	86	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	86	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	1,457.23/cwt	1,310.00–1,570.00	1,370	16
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	74	2,103.42/cwt	2,000.00–2,200.00	1,557	3
Heifers	Number 2	60–70	61	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	281	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	1,349.38/cwt	1,200.00–1,480.00	1,403	13
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	77	1,480.00/cwt	1,470.00–1,490.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	113	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,660.00/cwt	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	89	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,602	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	117	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	1,510.89/cwt	1,480.00–1,540.00	1,284	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	1,238.95/cwt	1,140.00–1,300.00	1,412	3
Bulls	Number 3	50–60	58	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	267	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,732.12/cwt	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,784	8
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	2,121.78/cwt	2,050.00–2,180.00	1,740	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	81	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	891	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,563.67/cwt	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,501	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	2,100.00/cwt	2,100.00–2,100.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	1,127.94/cwt	980.00–1,190.00	1,060	4
Bulls	Number 2	60–70	69	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	552	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	89	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	890	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	104	1,163.14/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,210	3

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 Apr 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5Last week 13Year ago 11

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 74Year ago 74

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 91Last week 104Year ago 123

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	484	250.00	250.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	298	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,764	215.00	215.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,641	168.00–179.00	173.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,178	118.00	118.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,476	179.00	179.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,727	150.00–159.00	154.34
12	—	1,644	160.00–171.00	165.23
1	—	2,036	178.00	178.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,068	109.00–110.00	109.74
7	—	1,410	145.00–156.00	151.56
6	—	1,188	95.00–100.00	99.36
14	—	1,291	120.00–140.00	131.21
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,549	165.00	165.00
3	—	1,468	150.00–151.00	150.40
7	—	1,316	154.00–163.00	158.93
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	180.00	180.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,157	170.00–180.00	176.64

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	1,900.00	1,900.00
5	90–100	96	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,563.67
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	2,100.00	2,100.00
1	80–90	85	2,100.00	2,100.00
3	90–100	95	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,953.87
8	100–110	103	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,732.12
4	110–120	111	1,600.00–1,690.00	1,642.64
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	86	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	1,470.00–1,490.00	1,480.00
2	80–90	85	1,480.00–1,540.00	1,510.89
16	90–100	94	1,310.00–1,570.00	1,457.23
13	100–110	104	1,200.00–1,480.00	1,349.38
3	110–120	114	1,140.00–1,300.00	1,238.95
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	800.00	800.00
1	80–90	89	1,000.00	1,000.00
4	90–100	94	980.00–1,190.00	1,127.94
3	100–110	104	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,163.14
1	110–120	113	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	58	460.00	460.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	74	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,103.42
3	80–90	82	2,050.00–2,180.00	2,121.78
1	110–120	117	1,500.00	1,500.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	61	460.00	460.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	89	1,800.00	1,800.00
1	100–110	105	1,660.00	1,660.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	81	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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