Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 60.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 140.00 to 180.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $342.44/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$342.44

2 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−37.05

vs NY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	342.44	1,849	2thin

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 sale2 hd

342.44

—

NY average2 barns · 27 hd

379.49

−37.05

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	1,530	184.00	2,815	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	161.99	2,451	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	148.00	1,924	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	143.03	1,536	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,758	159.66	2,807	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,418	146.41	2,076	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,284	125.87	1,616	22
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,652	202.00	3,337	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	1,584.61/cwt	56
Bulls	Number 2	94	1,345.33/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	92	820.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	82	220.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	90	1,958.52/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 2	79	1,582.94/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

43 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	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	342.44/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,849	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,815	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,079	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,924	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,794	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,193	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,287	154.56/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,989	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,484	135.76/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,015	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,175	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,875	151.94/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,849	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	162.97/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,784	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	126.36/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,547	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	153.99/cwt	149.00–158.00	2,114	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,184	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,273	137.48/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,750	9
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,652	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,337	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,321	114.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,506	9
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	150.47/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,092	10
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	108	1,760.00/cwt	1,760.00–1,760.00	1,901	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,840.48/cwt	1,690.00–1,930.00	1,546	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	2,113.44/cwt	2,100.00–2,140.00	1,818	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	116	1,525.60/cwt	1,490.00–1,560.00	1,770	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	73	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	883	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	115	1,653.62/cwt	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,902	3
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	87	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	879	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	70	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	350	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	96	1,445.69/cwt	1,300.00–1,520.00	1,388	20
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,853.40/cwt	1,820.00–1,900.00	1,890	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,935.87/cwt	1,800.00–2,070.00	1,510	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	89	1,960.00/cwt	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,744	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	74	2,349.32/cwt	2,250.00–2,400.00	1,738	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,921.85/cwt	1,880.00–2,000.00	1,845	3
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	1,146.11/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,066	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,876.54/cwt	1,860.00–1,890.00	1,970	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,940.46/cwt	1,800.00–2,120.00	1,843	8
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	2,160.00/cwt	2,160.00–2,160.00	1,879	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	82	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	180	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	92	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	754	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	1,380.00/cwt	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,546	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	1,416.29/cwt	1,280.00–1,540.00	1,459	11
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	1,487.23/cwt	1,360.00–1,540.00	1,264	7
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	105	975.71/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	87	1,130.69/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	984	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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4Last week 11Year ago 20

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 140Year ago 82

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 106Last week 115Year ago 96

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 60.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 140.00 to 180.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	335.00–350.00	342.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	184.00	184.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,287	154.00–155.00	154.56
1	—	852	139.00	139.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	148.00	148.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,794	178.00	178.00
2	—	1,373	149.00–158.00	153.99
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,484	130.00–140.00	135.76
1	—	1,368	159.00	159.00
10	—	1,390	144.00–156.00	150.47
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,875	150.00–157.00	151.94
7	—	1,708	160.00–169.00	162.97
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,224	121.00–129.00	126.36
9	—	1,273	134.00–140.00	137.48
9	—	1,321	110.00–120.00	114.03
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,652	202.00	202.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	84	1,690.00–1,930.00	1,840.48
1	90–100	92	1,400.00	1,400.00
1	100–110	108	1,760.00	1,760.00
2	110–120	116	1,490.00–1,560.00	1,525.60
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	86	2,100.00–2,140.00	2,113.44
8	90–100	95	1,800.00–2,120.00	1,940.46
3	100–110	105	1,860.00–1,890.00	1,876.54
3	110–120	115	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,653.62
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	73	1,210.00	1,210.00
3	80–90	87	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,130.69
4	90–100	93	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,146.11
2	100–110	105	950.00–1,000.00	975.71
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	80–90	85	1,360.00–1,540.00	1,487.23
20	90–100	96	1,300.00–1,520.00	1,445.69
11	100–110	103	1,280.00–1,540.00	1,416.29
1	110–120	112	1,380.00	1,380.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	82	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	92	820.00	820.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	1,010.00	1,010.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	74	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,349.32
1	80–90	87	2,160.00	2,160.00
3	90–100	96	1,880.00–2,000.00	1,921.85
3	100–110	102	1,820.00–1,900.00	1,853.40
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	78	1,800.00–2,070.00	1,935.87
1	80–90	89	1,960.00	1,960.00

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Empire Livestock Sale - Bath, NY

Feeder Cattle

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