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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-08

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Oct 8

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 79▲ 9 vs year ago 68 · +13.2%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

98 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 77▼ 9 vs year ago 107 · −8.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale breaker and boner slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Lean slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 30.00 to 80.00 higher.

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	2,044	190.00	3,884	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	124.00	2,058	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	123.00	1,538	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	90.01	920	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,636	128.27	2,098	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,422	121.42	1,727	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,272	109.58	1,393	35
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,218	174.23	2,122	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	1,029.88/cwt	52
Bulls	Number 2	82	929.45/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	85	349.11/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	81	1,277.11/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	97	1,203.41/cwt	13
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	85	140.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

41 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,044	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,884	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	894	75.02/cwt	70.00–81.00	671	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,134	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,285	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,538	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,058	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,218	174.23/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,122	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	86.32/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,012	5
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,219	105.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,281	13
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,312	118.17/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,550	14
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,404	120.91/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,698	14
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,478	127.56/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,885	3
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,548	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,935	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,636	128.27/cwt	126.00–131.00	2,098	6
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	77	1,285.10/cwt	1,270.00–1,300.00	990	2
Heifers	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	79	1,375.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,390.00	1,086	2
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	85	1,269.11/cwt	1,240.00–1,300.00	1,079	2
Heifers	80–90	Utility/Non-Tubing	85	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	119	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	86	1,379.88/cwt	1,360.00–1,400.00	1,187	2
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	99	1,160.05/cwt	1,150.00–1,170.00	1,148	2
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	104	1,169.08/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,216	6
Heifers	100–110	Number 1	106	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	848	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	60–70	Number 2Beef Cross	67	1,032.54/cwt	860.00–1,200.00	692	2
Bulls	60–70	Number 2	67	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	482	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	76	1,505.03/cwt	1,500.00–1,510.00	1,144	2
Bulls	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	77	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	932	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	78	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	733	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	79	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	632	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	85	971.22/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	826	11
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	85	799.80/cwt	750.00–850.00	680	3
Bulls	80–90	Number 3	85	349.11/cwt	300.00–400.00	297	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	88	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,232	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	95	1,262.13/cwt	1,250.00–1,280.00	1,199	5
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	95	933.55/cwt	900.00–980.00	887	8
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	98	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	980	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	103	1,244.82/cwt	1,190.00–1,290.00	1,282	5
Bulls	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	106	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,166	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	106	873.85/cwt	800.00–960.00	926	12
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	112	1,133.65/cwt	1,100.00–1,160.00	1,270	3
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	112	814.91/cwt	810.00–820.00	913	2
Bulls	120–130	Number 1Beef Cross	125	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,250	2

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 8, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 79Year ago 68

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 98Last week 77Year ago 107

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,044	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,168	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,134	100.00	100.00
2	—	894	70.00–81.00	75.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,218	170.00–180.00	174.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,219	100.00–110.00	105.12
5	—	1,172	80.00–90.00	86.32
14	—	1,312	114.00–123.00	118.17
3	—	1,478	126.00–130.00	127.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	125.00	125.00
14	—	1,404	115.00–124.00	120.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,636	126.00–131.00	128.27

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	76	1,500.00–1,510.00	1,505.03
1	80–90	88	1,400.00	1,400.00
5	90–100	95	1,250.00–1,280.00	1,262.13
5	100–110	103	1,190.00–1,290.00	1,244.82
3	110–120	112	1,100.00–1,160.00	1,133.65
2	120–130	125	1,000.00	1,000.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	67	860.00–1,200.00	1,032.54
1	70–80	77	1,210.00	1,210.00
1	90–100	98	1,000.00	1,000.00
1	100–110	106	1,100.00	1,100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	720.00	720.00
1	70–80	79	800.00	800.00
3	80–90	85	750.00–850.00	799.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	940.00	940.00
11	80–90	85	900.00–1,050.00	971.22
8	90–100	95	900.00–980.00	933.55
12	100–110	106	800.00–960.00	873.85
2	110–120	112	810.00–820.00	814.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	300.00–400.00	349.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	106	800.00	800.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	79	1,360.00–1,390.00	1,375.00
2	80–90	86	1,360.00–1,400.00	1,379.88
2	90–100	99	1,150.00–1,170.00	1,160.05
6	100–110	104	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,169.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	1,270.00–1,300.00	1,285.10
2	80–90	85	1,240.00–1,300.00	1,269.11

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.