Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 60.00 to 70.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 10.00 to 30.00 lower.

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	1,606	188.00	3,019	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,575	169.40	2,668	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	167.21	2,125	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,700	167.23	2,843	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,428	162.06	2,315	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,244	131.79	1,639	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,362	228.00	3,105	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,278	210.00	2,684	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Low	1,858	187.00	3,474	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	1,664.61/cwt	47
Bulls	Number 2	87	1,454.05/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	85	1,236.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	93	1,889.54/cwt	19
Heifers	Number 2	85	1,855.37/cwt	9

Every lot, as filed

50 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	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	2,166.78/cwt	2,070.00–2,240.00	1,863	6
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	1,474.24/cwt	1,390.00–1,560.00	1,401	11
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,769.84/cwt	1,500.00–1,970.00	1,841	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	2,274.09/cwt	2,190.00–2,360.00	1,933	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	2,100.00/cwt	2,100.00–2,100.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,789.26/cwt	1,680.00–1,900.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,610.00/cwt	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,401	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	114.18/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,247	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,389	149.40/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,075	7
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,278	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,684	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,362	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	3,105	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,284	135.33/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,738	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	152.80/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,407	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,721	169.63/cwt	162.00–175.00	2,919	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,265	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	170.09/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,335	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,446	159.55/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,307	8
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,858	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,474	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	164.24/cwt	162.00–166.00	2,579	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,130	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	172.84/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,727	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	163.82/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,120	2
Bulls	—	—	1,606	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,019	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	716	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,074	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	632	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	103	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	989	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	74	2,167.08/cwt	2,100.00–2,300.00	1,604	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	69	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	752	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	113	1,710.00/cwt	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	2,290.00/cwt	2,290.00–2,290.00	1,786	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,824.95/cwt	1,760.00–1,930.00	1,898	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	109	1,730.00/cwt	1,730.00–1,730.00	1,886	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	2,040.00/cwt	2,000.00–2,110.00	1,897	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	114	1,711.52/cwt	1,610.00–1,790.00	1,951	3
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	73	1,610.00/cwt	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,925.14/cwt	1,800.00–2,060.00	1,829	6
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	84	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	672	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	1,286.57/cwt	1,280.00–1,300.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	1,363.16/cwt	1,300.00–1,420.00	1,390	8
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	80	1,390.00/cwt	1,390.00–1,390.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	96	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	749	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,600.69/cwt	1,500.00–1,690.00	1,537	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	89	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,602	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	1,564.26/cwt	1,490.00–1,600.00	1,330	4
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	69	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	966	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	97	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,358	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	109	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	74	1,336.96/cwt	1,190.00–1,480.00	989	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	88	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	801	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 May 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 13

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 80Year ago 147

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 104Last week 97Year ago 142

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 60.00 to 70.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 10.00 to 30.00 lower.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	2,290.00	2,290.00
6	80–90	86	2,070.00–2,240.00	2,166.78
6	90–100	95	1,800.00–2,060.00	1,925.14
4	100–110	104	1,760.00–1,930.00	1,824.95
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	84	800.00	800.00
1	100–110	103	960.00	960.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	1,090.00	1,090.00
4	70–80	74	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,167.08
1	80–90	89	1,800.00	1,800.00
1	90–100	92	1,700.00	1,700.00
1	100–110	109	1,730.00	1,730.00
1	110–120	113	1,710.00	1,710.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	73	1,610.00	1,610.00
4	80–90	85	1,490.00–1,600.00	1,564.26
11	90–100	95	1,390.00–1,560.00	1,474.24
8	100–110	102	1,300.00–1,420.00	1,363.16
3	110–120	113	1,280.00–1,300.00	1,286.57
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	2,100.00	2,100.00
6	80–90	85	2,190.00–2,360.00	2,274.09
3	90–100	93	2,000.00–2,110.00	2,040.00
7	100–110	104	1,500.00–1,970.00	1,769.84
3	110–120	114	1,610.00–1,790.00	1,711.52
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	1,680.00–1,900.00	1,789.26
1	80–90	87	1,610.00	1,610.00
3	90–100	96	1,500.00–1,690.00	1,600.69
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	74	1,190.00–1,480.00	1,336.96
1	80–90	80	1,390.00	1,390.00
1	90–100	96	780.00	780.00
1	100–110	109	1,160.00	1,160.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	1,400.00	1,400.00
1	90–100	97	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	88	910.00	910.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,092	110.00–120.00	114.18
7	—	1,389	144.00–154.00	149.40
5	—	1,284	129.00–141.00	135.33
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	150.00–156.00	152.80
12	—	1,721	162.00–175.00	169.63
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,373	169.00–173.00	170.09
8	—	1,446	154.00–166.00	159.55
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,278	210.00	210.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,362	228.00	228.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,858	187.00	187.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	162.00–166.00	164.24
3	—	1,578	170.00–175.00	172.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,224	174.00	174.00
2	—	1,294	160.00–168.00	163.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,606	188.00	188.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	716	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	632	225.00	225.00

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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