Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 17.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 40.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 90.00 to 120.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $300.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$300.00

1 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,410

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−116.28 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	470	300.00	1,410	1thin

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 sale1 hd

300.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

300.00

+0.00

National average154 barns · 4,241 hd

416.28

−116.28

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	2,280	180.00	4,104	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,083	128.59	1,393	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,442	127.50	1,839	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,954	189.06	3,694	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,694	144.48	2,447	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,418	133.58	1,894	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,297	114.39	1,484	22

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	1,020.38/cwt	39
Bulls	Number 2	98	1,002.79/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	73	691.72/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	94	1,162.77/cwt	15
Heifers	Number 2	87	977.23/cwt	8

Every lot, as filed

48 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	Number 1	100–110	103	897.26/cwt	840.00–950.00	924	8
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	87	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	696	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	70	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	700	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	923.33/cwt	850.00–990.00	776	2
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	125	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	938	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	87	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	383	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	91	1,223.16/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,113	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	111	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	999	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,091	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	837.49/cwt	830.00–850.00	930	4
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	78	947.12/cwt	800.00–1,040.00	739	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	939.77/cwt	900.00–1,010.00	893	9
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	117	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	936	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	61	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	458	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	67	805.15/cwt	800.00–810.00	539	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,334.51/cwt	1,280.00–1,400.00	1,268	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	115	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,265	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,259.59/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,083	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,183.06/cwt	1,140.00–1,230.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,267.10/cwt	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,178	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	110	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	83	868.80/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	721	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,120.73/cwt	1,100.00–1,140.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	88	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	792	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	93	850.81/cwt	800.00–900.00	791	2
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	62	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	186	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	98	794.29/cwt	700.00–840.00	778	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	106	1,199.15/cwt	1,140.00–1,260.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	125	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,460.00/cwt	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,216	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	99.25/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,156	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,377	119.85/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,650	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,452	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,033	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	111.88/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,331	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,791	150.64/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,698	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,234	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,954	189.06/cwt	180.00–200.00	3,694	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,471	131.06/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,928	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,652	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,148	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	131.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,859	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,930	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,742	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	128.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,393	3
Bulls	—	—	2,280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	4,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,134	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 Aug 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10Last week 9Year ago 9

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 117Year ago 48

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 104Last week 108Year ago 139

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 17.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 40.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 90.00 to 120.00 lower.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	78	800.00–1,040.00	947.12
2	80–90	84	850.00–990.00	923.33
9	90–100	95	900.00–1,010.00	939.77
8	100–110	103	840.00–950.00	897.26
4	110–120	111	830.00–850.00	837.49
1	120–130	125	750.00	750.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	67	800.00–810.00	805.15
1	70–80	70	1,000.00	1,000.00
1	80–90	87	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	62	300.00	300.00
1	80–90	87	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	90–100	91	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,223.16
1	100–110	102	1,070.00	1,070.00
1	110–120	111	900.00	900.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	1,600.00	1,600.00
1	80–90	84	1,460.00	1,460.00
5	90–100	95	1,280.00–1,400.00	1,334.51
2	100–110	106	1,140.00–1,260.00	1,199.15
2	110–120	115	1,100.00	1,100.00
1	120–130	125	1,040.00	1,040.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	90–100	98	700.00–840.00	794.29
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	61	750.00	750.00
1	70–80	78	1,200.00	1,200.00
3	80–90	83	700.00–1,000.00	868.80
2	90–100	96	1,100.00–1,140.00	1,120.73
1	110–120	117	1,020.00	1,020.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	86	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,259.59
5	90–100	93	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,267.10
2	100–110	105	1,140.00–1,230.00	1,183.06
1	110–120	110	1,100.00	1,100.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	88	900.00	900.00
2	90–100	93	800.00–900.00	850.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,165	90.00–104.00	99.25
6	—	1,377	119.00–120.00	119.85
4	—	1,190	110.00–116.00	111.88
5	—	1,471	130.00–135.00	131.06
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,452	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,409	130.00–135.00	131.97
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,791	150.00–152.00	150.64
2	—	1,568	140.00–145.00	142.48
1	—	1,652	130.00	130.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,954	180.00–200.00	189.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,544	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,340	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	125.00–130.00	128.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,280	180.00	180.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	378	300.00	300.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Empire Livestock Sale - Bath, NY

Feeder Dairy Calves

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