Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 40.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 20.00 to 90.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $305.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$305.00

1 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	566	305.00	1,726	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

305.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

305.00

+0.00

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	2,020	180.00	3,636	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,686	122.81	2,071	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	122.00	1,598	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	111.50	1,211	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,749	163.28	2,856	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,675	127.86	2,141	8thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,475	121.71	1,795	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,360	104.77	1,425	31

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	1,066.37/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 2	93	873.71/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	95	420.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	87	120.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	94	1,167.10/cwt	14
Heifers	Number 2	79	814.11/cwt	7

Every lot, as filed

44 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 2Beef Cross	90–100	99	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	734.46/cwt	660.00–800.00	683	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	911.72/cwt	830.00–980.00	848	9
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	105	851.44/cwt	820.00–870.00	894	6
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	95	420.00/cwt	400.00–440.00	399	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	790.00/cwt	780.00–800.00	664	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	972.98/cwt	800.00–1,110.00	817	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,218.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,280.00	1,255	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,311.65/cwt	1,230.00–1,340.00	1,246	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	115	1,079.39/cwt	1,060.00–1,100.00	1,241	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	112	1,070.54/cwt	1,040.00–1,100.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	1,240.00/cwt	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,252	2
Heifers	Number 2	60–70	68	309.93/cwt	300.00–320.00	211	2
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	82	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	656	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,180.06/cwt	1,100.00–1,270.00	1,109	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,254.50/cwt	1,200.00–1,320.00	1,066	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	920	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	70	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	812	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	115	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	863	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	1,311.22/cwt	1,260.00–1,360.00	1,075	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,440.00/cwt	1,440.00–1,440.00	1,123	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	936.92/cwt	880.00–980.00	796	5
Bulls	Utility	80–90	87	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	104	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,090.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,180.00	937	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	130.76/cwt	127.00–133.00	2,144	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,421	117.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,672	4
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,749	163.28/cwt	150.00–172.00	2,856	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,322	101.11/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,337	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	83.93/cwt	80.00–97.00	1,015	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,389	112.63/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,564	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,627	119.58/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,946	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	123.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,132	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,366	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,506	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,868	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,598	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,065	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,686	122.81/cwt	120.00–126.00	2,071	2
Bulls	—	—	2,020	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	298	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,565	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 Oct 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 77Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 77Last week 107Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 40.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 20.00 to 90.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	86	1,000.00–1,180.00	1,090.00
1	90–100	99	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	84	780.00–800.00	790.00
3	90–100	93	660.00–800.00	734.46
1	110–120	115	750.00	750.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	85	880.00–980.00	936.92
9	90–100	93	830.00–980.00	911.72
6	100–110	105	820.00–870.00	851.44
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	95	400.00–440.00	420.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,440.00	1,440.00
2	80–90	82	1,260.00–1,360.00	1,311.22
5	90–100	95	1,230.00–1,340.00	1,311.65
8	100–110	103	1,010.00–1,280.00	1,218.00
2	110–120	115	1,060.00–1,100.00	1,079.39
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	1,160.00	1,160.00
3	80–90	84	800.00–1,110.00	972.98
1	90–100	92	1,000.00	1,000.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	85	1,200.00–1,320.00	1,254.50
5	90–100	94	1,100.00–1,270.00	1,180.06
2	100–110	101	1,240.00	1,240.00
2	110–120	112	1,040.00–1,100.00	1,070.54
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	68	300.00–320.00	309.93
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	82	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,640	127.00–133.00	130.76
3	—	1,733	120.00–125.00	123.02
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,421	115.00–120.00	117.68
7	—	1,506	123.00–125.00	124.01
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,322	100.00–104.00	101.11
6	—	1,209	80.00–97.00	83.93
14	—	1,389	109.00–118.00	112.63
3	—	1,627	119.00–120.00	119.58
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,749	150.00–172.00	163.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,148	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,024	104.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	122.00	122.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,686	120.00–126.00	122.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,020	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	498	307.00	307.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	298	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	322	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	566	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	602	260.00	260.00

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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Feeder Dairy Calves

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