Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 90.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 130.00 to 220.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $357.50/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$357.50

2 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	554	357.50	1,981	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

357.50

—

NY average1 barns · 2 hd

357.50

+0.00

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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,868	220.00	4,110	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,884	205.00	3,862	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,342	209.67	2,814	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	163.27	2,398	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	148.72	1,678	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,312	134.27	1,761	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,626	160.46	2,609	19
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,397	147.02	2,053	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,317	125.40	1,652	35
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,392	221.00	3,076	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,394	235.47	3,282	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,152	214.00	2,465	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,112	203.00	2,257	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,524	242.83	3,701	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,697	223.97	3,800	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,616	210.00	3,394	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	1,594.09/cwt	42
Bulls	Number 2	85	1,139.82/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	92	750.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	73	260.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	84	2,001.64/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	82	1,124.40/cwt	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	64	494.88/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,731	179.06/cwt	178.00–180.00	3,100	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	159.86/cwt	152.00–166.00	2,559	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,392	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	3,076	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,868	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	4,110	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,616	226.96/cwt	226.00–229.00	3,668	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,503	242.97/cwt	240.00–245.00	3,652	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,711	146.33/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,504	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,318	126.73/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,670	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,401	142.81/cwt	135.00–156.00	2,001	12
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,884	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,862	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,424	147.23/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,097	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	158.98/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,008	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	98.12/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,165	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	109.76/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,381	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,394	235.47/cwt	235.00–236.00	3,282	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,334	142.92/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,907	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,289	125.62/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,619	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	163.27/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,398	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	148.72/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,678	2
Bulls	—	—	1,342	209.67/cwt	200.00–233.00	2,814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,072	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	864	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,926	1
Bulls	Large 3	450–500	464	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	294	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,185	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	123	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,427	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	78	1,540.00/cwt	1,540.00–1,540.00	1,201	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	1,075.35/cwt	1,000.00–1,220.00	914	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	1,435.93/cwt	1,360.00–1,500.00	1,493	10
Bulls	Utility	70–80	73	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	190	1
Bulls	Number 2	60–70	69	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	690	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	2,249.33/cwt	2,200.00–2,340.00	1,912	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,909.61/cwt	1,880.00–1,940.00	1,948	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	2,160.00/cwt	2,160.00–2,160.00	1,987	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	77	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	770	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	1,349.91/cwt	1,340.00–1,360.00	1,512	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	1,534.31/cwt	1,440.00–1,610.00	1,442	15
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60–70	64	494.88/cwt	490.00–500.00	317	2
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	87	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	957	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	74	2,409.93/cwt	2,400.00–2,420.00	1,783	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	99	1,880.00/cwt	1,880.00–1,880.00	1,861	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	114	1,690.00/cwt	1,690.00–1,690.00	1,927	1
Heifers	Number 2	60–70	66	841.60/cwt	770.00–910.00	555	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	2,105.00/cwt	2,000.00–2,210.00	1,789	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	1,531.08/cwt	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,317	3
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	1,297.50/cwt	1,200.00–1,380.00	1,207	3
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	84	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	420	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	120	1,590.00/cwt	1,590.00–1,590.00	1,908	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	114	1,678.94/cwt	1,600.00–1,760.00	1,914	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,650	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	3,993	1
Steers	Select	—	1,616	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,394	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	140.48/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,950	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,152	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,465	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,112	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,257	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,938	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	4,167	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 Apr 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 19Last week 4Year ago 8

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 62Year ago 121

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 77Last week 106Year ago 120

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 90.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 130.00 to 220.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,731	178.00–180.00	179.06
15	—	1,601	152.00–166.00	159.86
2	—	1,711	145.00–148.00	146.33
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,318	120.00–134.00	126.73
12	—	1,401	135.00–156.00	142.81
6	—	1,187	90.00–100.00	98.12
4	—	1,258	109.00–110.00	109.76
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,424	144.00–154.00	147.23
2	—	1,263	158.00–160.00	158.98
4	—	1,388	140.00–141.00	140.48
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,392	221.00	221.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,868	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,884	205.00	205.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,616	226.00–229.00	226.96
1	—	1,938	215.00	215.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,503	240.00–245.00	242.97
1	—	1,650	242.00	242.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,616	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,394	235.00–236.00	235.47
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,152	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,112	203.00	203.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,334	141.00–145.00	142.92
2	—	1,289	120.00–131.00	125.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,469	160.00–169.00	163.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	140.00–155.00	148.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,342	200.00–233.00	209.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,072	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	294	475.00	475.00
1	650–700	688	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	864	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	464	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	368	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	432	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	540	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	568	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	662	330.00	330.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,540.00	1,540.00
3	80–90	86	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,531.08
15	90–100	94	1,440.00–1,610.00	1,534.31
10	100–110	104	1,360.00–1,500.00	1,435.93
2	110–120	112	1,340.00–1,360.00	1,349.91
1	120–130	123	1,160.00	1,160.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	1,000.00	1,000.00
1	70–80	77	1,000.00	1,000.00
3	80–90	85	1,000.00–1,220.00	1,075.35
3	90–100	93	1,200.00–1,380.00	1,297.50
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	73	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	2,200.00–2,340.00	2,249.33
1	90–100	92	2,160.00	2,160.00
3	100–110	102	1,880.00–1,940.00	1,909.61
2	110–120	114	1,600.00–1,760.00	1,678.94
1	120–130	120	1,590.00	1,590.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	84	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	100	1,000.00	1,000.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	64	490.00–500.00	494.88
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	1,100.00	1,100.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	74	2,400.00–2,420.00	2,409.93
2	80–90	85	2,000.00–2,210.00	2,105.00
1	90–100	99	1,880.00	1,880.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	110–120	114	1,690.00	1,690.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	66	770.00–910.00	841.60

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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