Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 40.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 50.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $280.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$280.00

1 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−22.03

vs NY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	558	280.00	1,562	1thin

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 sale1 hd

280.00

—

NY average2 barns · 12 hd

302.03

−22.03

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
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,619	182.76	2,959	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,634	131.98	2,157	18
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,422	129.08	1,835	19
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,315	115.81	1,522	39

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	1,081.82/cwt	53
Bulls	Number 2	85	841.44/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	63	400.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	88	1,324.76/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	109	1,049.95/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

40 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	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,161	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,336	120.64/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,612	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	89.37/cwt	80.00–95.00	971	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,246	106.43/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,326	10
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	130.95/cwt	122.00–137.00	2,069	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,676	142.62/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,390	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,830	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	2,031	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,469	130.51/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,917	8
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,619	182.76/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,959	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	136.59/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,994	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	125.61/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,764	13
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	121	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	112	1,169.60/cwt	1,140.00–1,200.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Number 2	60–70	68	660.00/cwt	620.00–700.00	449	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	903.96/cwt	800.00–950.00	940	6
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	60–70	63	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	252	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	831.88/cwt	820.00–840.00	948	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	1,476.69/cwt	1,410.00–1,540.00	1,137	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,288.78/cwt	1,230.00–1,350.00	1,224	6
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	109	1,049.95/cwt	1,040.00–1,060.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	106	1,179.51/cwt	1,060.00–1,250.00	1,250	11
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	87	995.45/cwt	900.00–1,060.00	866	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,321.82/cwt	1,260.00–1,380.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	1,406.93/cwt	1,360.00–1,460.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	83	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,325.82/cwt	1,280.00–1,410.00	1,246	6
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	936.37/cwt	900.00–970.00	880	12
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	118	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	91	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	865	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	101	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	859	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	855.03/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	641	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,405.86/cwt	1,340.00–1,490.00	1,167	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 Sep 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 76Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 79Last week 111Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 40.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 50.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	308	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	386	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	444	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	458	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	558	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	648	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	516	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	636	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	658	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,336	114.00–125.00	120.64
4	—	1,086	80.00–95.00	89.37
10	—	1,246	100.00–111.00	106.43
8	—	1,469	127.00–137.00	130.51
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,580	122.00–137.00	130.95
5	—	1,676	140.00–146.00	142.62
2	—	1,830	110.00–112.00	111.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,460	134.00–139.00	136.59
13	—	1,404	122.00–130.00	125.61
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,619	180.00–185.00	182.76

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	1,410.00–1,540.00	1,476.69
3	80–90	83	1,340.00–1,490.00	1,405.86
6	90–100	94	1,280.00–1,410.00	1,325.82
11	100–110	106	1,060.00–1,250.00	1,179.51
2	110–120	112	1,140.00–1,200.00	1,169.60
1	120–130	121	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	68	620.00–700.00	660.00
2	70–80	75	700.00–1,000.00	855.03
1	100–110	101	850.00	850.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	87	900.00–1,060.00	995.45
12	90–100	94	900.00–970.00	936.37
6	100–110	104	800.00–950.00	903.96
5	110–120	114	820.00–840.00	831.88
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	63	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	91	950.00	950.00
1	110–120	118	1,060.00	1,060.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	77	1,360.00–1,460.00	1,406.93
2	80–90	83	1,260.00–1,380.00	1,321.82
6	90–100	95	1,230.00–1,350.00	1,288.78
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–110	109	1,040.00–1,060.00	1,049.95
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	83	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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