Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale breaker cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Boner and lean cows sold 1.00 to 2.50 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 60.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 10.00 to 30.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $364.86/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$364.86

3 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−77.60 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	422	364.86	1,540	3thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

364.86

—

NY average1 barns · 3 hd

364.86

+0.00

National average143 barns · 4,267 hd

442.46

−77.60

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	1,443	215.30	3,107	3thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,315	212.02	2,788	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,098	210.00	2,306	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,553	214.00	3,323	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,496	212.81	3,184	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,158	207.00	2,397	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,510	203.24	3,069	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	161.67	1,914	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,629	158.50	2,582	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,178	144.56	1,703	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,638	194.00	3,178	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,612	155.31	2,504	7thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,458	147.56	2,152	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,221	123.79	1,512	29
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,297	204.55	2,653	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,307	193.35	2,527	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,310	195.00	2,555	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,514	208.00	3,149	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,139	180.52	2,056	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,486	214.57	3,189	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,354	204.00	2,762	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	1,168.91/cwt	46
Bulls	Number 2	91	989.71/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	91	350.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	83	1,385.73/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 1	95	1,358.04/cwt	21

Every lot, as filed

66 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 Heifers	Select	—	1,307	193.35/cwt	190.00–197.00	2,527	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,310	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,555	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	159.51/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,602	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,479	148.06/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,190	9
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,598	162.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,598	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,420	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,312	138.84/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,822	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,514	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,149	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,139	180.52/cwt	180.00–181.00	2,056	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,486	214.57/cwt	213.00–216.00	3,189	5
Steers	Select	—	1,354	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,762	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,572.70/cwt	1,510.00–1,650.00	1,337	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	117	1,190.06/cwt	1,140.00–1,240.00	1,392	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,365.22/cwt	1,310.00–1,430.00	1,433	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,456.21/cwt	1,340.00–1,540.00	1,383	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	79	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	76	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	608	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	97	1,351.55/cwt	1,320.00–1,370.00	1,311	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	1,458.01/cwt	1,400.00–1,520.00	1,108	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	71	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	102	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	114	1,198.77/cwt	1,160.00–1,240.00	1,367	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,377.17/cwt	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,184	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	81	1,540.30/cwt	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,248	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	106	1,266.88/cwt	1,200.00–1,340.00	1,343	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	89	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,323	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	79	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,264	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,297	204.55/cwt	203.00–206.00	2,653	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	114.25/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,326	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	148.29/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,303	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,168	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	126.39/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,485	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,443	148.66/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,145	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	130.26/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,596	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,315	212.02/cwt	211.00–213.00	2,788	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,572	212.66/cwt	212.00–213.00	3,343	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,496	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,261	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,158	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,397	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,496	212.81/cwt	212.00–214.00	3,184	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	100.28/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,110	7
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,638	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,178	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,098	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,306	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,443	215.30/cwt	214.00–216.00	3,107	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,804	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	166.57/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,140	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,369	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	147.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,729	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	908	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,589	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	203.24/cwt	201.00–205.00	3,069	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	566	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	821	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,018	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	364.86/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	846	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	262	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	891	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	930.66/cwt	800.00–1,010.00	959	9
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	96	978.97/cwt	900.00–1,020.00	940	9
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	665	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	665.60/cwt	600.00–800.00	552	3
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	86	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	430	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	95	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	190	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	860.71/cwt	820.00–900.00	973	3
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	1,057.63/cwt	960.00–1,140.00	888	4

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 Aug 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9Last week 12Year ago 22

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 61Year ago 129

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 108Last week 90Year ago 131

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,307	190.00–197.00	193.35
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,297	203.00–206.00	204.55
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	195.00	195.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,631	159.00–160.00	159.51
4	—	1,553	145.00–151.00	148.29
1	—	1,810	175.00	175.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,479	144.00–156.00	148.06
2	—	1,598	160.00–165.00	162.60
2	—	1,225	124.00–135.00	130.26
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,161	110.00–119.00	114.25
11	—	1,175	120.00–134.00	126.39
7	—	1,443	144.00–153.00	148.66
7	—	1,107	90.00–106.00	100.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	156.00	156.00
2	—	1,312	138.00–140.00	138.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,538	154.00	154.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	161.00–170.00	166.57
2	—	1,171	145.00–150.00	147.64
1	—	908	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,514	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,139	180.00–181.00	180.52
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,486	213.00–216.00	214.57
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,354	204.00	204.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,315	211.00–213.00	212.02
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,098	210.00	210.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,443	214.00–216.00	215.30
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,572	212.00–213.00	212.66
1	—	1,496	218.00	218.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,158	207.00	207.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,496	212.00–214.00	212.81
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,638	194.00	194.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	201.00–205.00	203.24

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,700.00	1,700.00
4	80–90	85	1,510.00–1,650.00	1,572.70
7	90–100	95	1,340.00–1,540.00	1,456.21
5	100–110	105	1,310.00–1,430.00	1,365.22
4	110–120	117	1,140.00–1,240.00	1,190.06
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	800.00	800.00
3	80–90	83	600.00–800.00	665.60
2	90–100	95	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,600.00	1,600.00
1	80–90	89	1,310.00	1,310.00
3	100–110	105	1,260.00	1,260.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	84	960.00–1,140.00	1,057.63
9	90–100	96	900.00–1,020.00	978.97
9	100–110	103	800.00–1,010.00	930.66
3	110–120	113	820.00–900.00	860.71
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	86	500.00	500.00
1	90–100	95	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	76	1,400.00–1,520.00	1,458.01
5	80–90	81	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,540.30
6	90–100	97	1,320.00–1,370.00	1,351.55
5	100–110	106	1,200.00–1,340.00	1,266.88
2	110–120	114	1,160.00–1,240.00	1,198.77
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	71	1,500.00	1,500.00
5	80–90	86	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,377.17
1	90–100	94	1,200.00	1,200.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	102	1,060.00	1,060.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	566	145.00	145.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,018	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	368	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	422	360.00–375.00	364.86
1	800–850	846	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	588	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	262	340.00	340.00

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 400–500 lb

What quality paid 400–500 lb

How it compared 400–500 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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