Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale breaker and boner cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Lean slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 100.00 to 190.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 50.00 to 90.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb heifers averaged $405.00/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$405.00

3 head · 335 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,358

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−85.57 vs national

What quality paid 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	335	405.00	1,358	3thin

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

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

405.00

—

NY average1 barns · 3 hd

405.00

+0.00

National average147 barns · 3,457 hd

490.57

−85.57

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	178.97	2,421	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	152.23	1,556	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,623	174.45	2,831	9thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	167.40	2,210	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,199	135.28	1,622	18

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	1,338.14/cwt	43
Bulls	Number 2	98	1,192.12/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 3	84	658.88/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	91	1,727.99/cwt	18
Heifers	Number 2	92	1,644.91/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

47 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	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,322	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	181.45/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,386	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,093	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,485	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	164.34/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,818	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	175.42/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,344	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	161.64/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,181	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,038	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	127.67/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,472	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,495	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	180.94/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,788	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,789	164.51/cwt	164.00–165.00	2,943	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	172.42/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,795	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,332	150.47/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,004	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	121	1,350.21/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,634	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,550.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,364	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	99	1,640.00/cwt	1,640.00–1,640.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	79	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,857.73/cwt	1,800.00–1,890.00	1,560	5
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	101	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,524.78/cwt	1,510.00–1,540.00	1,571	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,616.76/cwt	1,600.00–1,630.00	1,649	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,980.00/cwt	1,980.00–1,980.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,837.34/cwt	1,800.00–1,890.00	1,562	7
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,709.94/cwt	1,700.00–1,720.00	1,436	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	105	1,101.09/cwt	1,080.00–1,140.00	1,156	8
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	79	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	711	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,735.36/cwt	1,680.00–1,800.00	1,597	6
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	79	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	114	1,495.00/cwt	1,490.00–1,500.00	1,704	2
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	829.13/cwt	800.00–860.00	854	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	949.71/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	807	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,746.03/cwt	1,690.00–1,840.00	1,606	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,586.89/cwt	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,634	4
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	83	658.18/cwt	600.00–720.00	546	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	117	1,393.54/cwt	1,380.00–1,400.00	1,630	3
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	94	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	677	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	71	608.45/cwt	500.00–720.00	432	2
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	104	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	728	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	89	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	979	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	1,131.46/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,075	17
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	934.78/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	860	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 Jul 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 16

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 54Year ago 100

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 130Last week 126Year ago 124

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	311	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	384	365.00	365.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	180.00–183.00	181.45
1	—	1,428	174.00	174.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	854	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,106	158.00–170.00	164.34
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,336	170.00–178.00	175.42
5	—	1,349	154.00–165.00	161.64
1	—	1,068	140.00	140.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	944	110.00	110.00
8	—	1,153	120.00–136.00	127.67
8	—	1,332	145.00–160.00	150.47
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,541	180.00–184.00	180.94
2	—	1,789	164.00–165.00	164.51
3	—	1,621	168.00–175.00	172.42

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,700.00	1,700.00
2	80–90	88	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550.00
1	90–100	99	1,640.00	1,640.00
1	100–110	102	1,360.00	1,360.00
3	110–120	117	1,380.00–1,400.00	1,393.54
2	120–130	121	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350.21
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	84	1,800.00–1,890.00	1,857.73
5	90–100	92	1,690.00–1,840.00	1,746.03
4	100–110	103	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,586.89
2	110–120	114	1,490.00–1,500.00	1,495.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	89	1,100.00	1,100.00
17	90–100	95	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,131.46
8	100–110	105	1,080.00–1,140.00	1,101.09
1	110–120	114	1,040.00	1,040.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	900.00	900.00
4	80–90	85	900.00–1,000.00	949.71
3	90–100	92	800.00–1,000.00	934.78
2	100–110	103	800.00–860.00	829.13
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	71	500.00–720.00	608.45
2	80–90	83	600.00–720.00	658.18
1	90–100	94	720.00	720.00
1	100–110	104	700.00	700.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	101	1,000.00	1,000.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,800.00	1,800.00
2	80–90	84	1,700.00–1,720.00	1,709.94
1	90–100	96	1,600.00	1,600.00
2	100–110	103	1,510.00–1,540.00	1,524.78
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,980.00	1,980.00
7	80–90	85	1,800.00–1,890.00	1,837.34
6	90–100	92	1,680.00–1,800.00	1,735.36
3	100–110	102	1,600.00–1,630.00	1,616.76

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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Heifers · summary 300–400 lb

What quality paid 300–400 lb

How it compared 300–400 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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