Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves sold 50.00 to 80.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 90.00 to 120.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $355.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$355.00

1 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−73.09

vs NY average

−133.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	580	355.00	2,059	1thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

355.00

—

NY average2 barns · 72 hd

428.09

−73.09

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−133.35

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	1,510	242.81	3,666	4thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,393	228.73	3,186	3thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,296	219.22	2,841	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,651	239.45	3,953	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,544	232.15	3,584	8thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,402	221.53	3,106	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,486	195.00	2,898	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,766	178.19	3,147	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,359	148.49	2,017	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,658	167.45	2,776	20
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,426	154.84	2,208	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,259	121.05	1,524	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,243	216.00	2,685	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,458	226.00	3,295	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,318	218.07	2,874	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,363	234.97	3,202	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,279	228.57	2,923	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,576	245.37	3,866	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,432	231.39	3,314	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,428	222.63	3,179	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	1,624.07/cwt	60
Bulls	Number 2	95	1,468.02/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	86	1,055.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	92	2,039.03/cwt	16
Heifers	Number 2	93	1,590.62/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	89	730.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,322	240.01/cwt	234.00–243.00	3,173	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,572	241.53/cwt	239.00–249.00	3,797	5
Steers	Select	—	1,428	222.63/cwt	219.00–226.00	3,179	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,585	254.98/cwt	253.00–257.00	4,041	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,432	231.39/cwt	230.00–234.00	3,314	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	169.48/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,844	13
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	160.79/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,545	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,279	228.57/cwt	227.00–230.00	2,923	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,492	153.09/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,284	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,458	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	3,295	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,318	218.07/cwt	217.00–219.00	2,874	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,402	221.53/cwt	219.00–224.00	3,106	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	133.06/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,617	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,379	115.89/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,598	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,525	164.21/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,504	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,445	153.65/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,220	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	90.19/cwt	80.00–107.00	1,016	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,296	219.22/cwt	210.00–225.00	2,841	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,393	228.73/cwt	226.00–230.00	3,186	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,510	242.81/cwt	240.00–246.00	3,666	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,544	232.15/cwt	225.00–237.00	3,584	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,651	239.45/cwt	239.00–240.00	3,953	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	147.80/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,831	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,840	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,330	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	159.48/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,950	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,424	227.41/cwt	225.00–230.00	3,238	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	182.22/cwt	180.00–188.00	3,280	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,295	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,494	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,054	2
Bulls	—	—	1,486	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,898	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,022	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,789	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	824	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,483	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	878	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,229	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	932	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	106	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	87	1,297.37/cwt	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,129	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	1,507.14/cwt	1,330.00–1,620.00	1,417	19
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	1,436.01/cwt	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,493	8
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	96	1,222.66/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	84	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	428	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	1,302.74/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,472	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	2,078.69/cwt	1,980.00–2,260.00	1,954	8
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	78	1,606.06/cwt	1,550.00–1,660.00	1,253	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	106	1,822.89/cwt	1,790.00–1,860.00	1,932	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	120	1,230.00/cwt	1,230.00–1,230.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,874.27/cwt	1,840.00–1,910.00	1,799	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	69	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,668.81/cwt	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,452	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	2,233.70/cwt	2,210.00–2,280.00	1,899	3
Bulls	Number 2	60–70	67	1,190.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,190.00	797	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	1,496.86/cwt	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,272	8
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	111	1,725.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,915	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	92	1,180.00/cwt	1,180.00–1,180.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	90–100	94	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	752	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	83	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	548	1
Heifers	Number 2	100–110	101	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	919	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,749.52/cwt	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,820	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	120	1,590.00/cwt	1,590.00–1,590.00	1,908	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	119	1,560.00/cwt	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	90	2,120.00/cwt	2,110.00–2,130.00	1,908	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	2,392.88/cwt	2,300.00–2,500.00	1,866	5
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	76	1,269.61/cwt	1,240.00–1,300.00	965	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,944.17/cwt	1,800.00–2,090.00	1,711	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	100	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	124	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	116	1,633.78/cwt	1,550.00–1,780.00	1,895	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	2,291.45/cwt	2,200.00–2,500.00	1,948	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,243	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,685	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 Apr 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11Last week 5Year ago 11

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 77Year ago 131

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 115Last week 91Year ago 125

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves sold 50.00 to 80.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 90.00 to 120.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,322	234.00–243.00	240.01
2	—	1,424	225.00–230.00	227.41
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,279	227.00–230.00	228.57
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,572	239.00–249.00	241.53
2	—	1,585	253.00–257.00	254.98
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	219.00–226.00	222.63
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,432	230.00–234.00	231.39
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,678	165.00–176.00	169.48
6	—	1,583	159.00–164.00	160.79
1	—	1,840	181.00	181.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,492	150.00–156.00	153.09
3	—	1,525	161.00–171.00	164.21
3	—	1,239	145.00–149.00	147.80
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,215	130.00–136.00	133.06
3	—	1,379	110.00–120.00	115.89
3	—	1,445	149.00–159.00	153.65
5	—	1,127	80.00–107.00	90.19
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,458	226.00	226.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	217.00–219.00	218.07
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,402	219.00–224.00	221.53
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,544	225.00–237.00	232.15
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,651	239.00–240.00	239.45
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,296	210.00–225.00	219.22
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	226.00–230.00	228.73
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,510	240.00–246.00	242.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	150.00–169.00	159.48
2	—	1,494	135.00–140.00	137.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,800	180.00–188.00	182.22
1	—	1,530	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,486	195.00	195.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	216.00	216.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	824	180.00	180.00
1	1000–1050	1,022	175.00	175.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	878	140.00	140.00
1	900–950	932	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	355.00	355.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	1,190.00	1,190.00
2	70–80	76	1,240.00–1,300.00	1,269.61
3	80–90	87	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,297.37
2	90–100	96	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,222.66
1	100–110	106	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	78	1,550.00–1,660.00	1,606.06
8	80–90	85	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,496.86
19	90–100	94	1,330.00–1,620.00	1,507.14
8	100–110	104	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,436.01
6	110–120	113	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,302.74
1	120–130	120	1,230.00	1,230.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	84	510.00	510.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	85	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,291.45
8	90–100	94	1,980.00–2,260.00	2,078.69
4	100–110	106	1,790.00–1,860.00	1,822.89
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	88	1,800.00–2,090.00	1,944.17
1	90–100	95	1,800.00	1,800.00
1	100–110	100	1,600.00	1,600.00
3	110–120	116	1,550.00–1,780.00	1,633.78
1	120–130	124	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	1,600.00	1,600.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	1,500.00	1,500.00
3	80–90	87	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,668.81
2	90–100	96	1,840.00–1,910.00	1,874.27
1	110–120	119	1,560.00	1,560.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	70–80	78	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,392.88
3	80–90	85	2,210.00–2,280.00	2,233.70
2	90–100	90	2,110.00–2,130.00	2,120.00
2	100–110	104	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,749.52
2	110–120	111	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725.00
1	120–130	120	1,590.00	1,590.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	92	1,180.00	1,180.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	83	660.00	660.00
1	90–100	94	800.00	800.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	101	910.00	910.00

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 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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