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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Oct 22

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692

← Oct 15Oct 22latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 12▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 147▲ 110 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

109 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 86▲ 109 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 15.00 to 30.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $187.56/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$187.56

2 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−123.41

vs NY average

−189.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	187.56	972	2thin

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 sale2 hd

187.56

—

NY average2 barns · 29 hd

310.97

−123.41

National average186 barns · 22,034 hd

377.02

−189.46

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	913	123.27	1,125	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,582	117.00	1,851	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	108.01	1,408	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,507	115.37	1,739	14
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,584	113.65	1,801	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,274	99.71	1,271	45
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,272	176.00	2,239	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	1,027.82/cwt	57
Bulls	Number 2	93	917.94/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	82	533.33/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	71	200.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	89	1,315.90/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	98	1,040.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	320.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	264	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	713	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	187.56/cwt	180.00–195.00	972	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	800–850	Large 3	808	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,212	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	818	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,227	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	250–300	Large 3	254	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	533	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	802	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	922	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	127.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,233	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,551	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	103.68/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,359	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,582	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,851	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,272	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,239	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	79.69/cwt	75.00–87.00	823	6
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	94.11/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,106	12
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,351	105.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,431	24
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,407	106.11/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,493	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,515	113.84/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,725	7
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,536	121.21/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,862	5
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,542	112.40/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,733	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	109.48/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,689	4
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	116.03/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,866	7
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	75	1,427.24/cwt	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,070	3
Heifers	70–80	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	250	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	86	1,389.96/cwt	1,380.00–1,400.00	1,195	3
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	87	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	870	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	96	1,219.85/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,171	5
Heifers	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	97	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	951	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	104	1,240.00/cwt	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,290	1
Heifers	110–120	Number 2	110	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,254	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	60–70	Utility	65	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	130	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 3	70	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	280	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	73	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	540	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	76	1,045.03/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	794	2
Bulls	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	77	1,548.96/cwt	1,510.00–1,590.00	1,193	2
Bulls	70–80	Utility	77	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	154	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 3	81	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	486	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	83	1,051.92/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	873	3
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	83	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	747	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	88	1,434.76/cwt	1,360.00–1,500.00	1,263	4
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	94	1,225.53/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,152	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	95	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,330	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	96	916.22/cwt	850.00–1,010.00	880	23
Bulls	90–100	Number 3	96	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	576	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	97	736.39/cwt	700.00–800.00	714	3
Bulls	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	101	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	838	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	103	882.45/cwt	810.00–940.00	909	13
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	107	1,239.78/cwt	1,200.00–1,260.00	1,327	5
Bulls	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	112	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	1,086	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 2	112	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	924	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	114	1,162.26/cwt	1,140.00–1,190.00	1,325	4
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	114	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,254	1
Bulls	120–130	Number 1	127	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	889	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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 147Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 109Last week 86Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 15.00 to 30.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	808	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	818	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	254	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	264	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	518	180.00–195.00	187.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,582	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	125.00–130.00	127.41
1	—	802	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,311	103.00–105.00	103.68
1	—	1,282	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,272	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,536	119.00–124.00	121.21
7	—	1,515	112.00–116.00	113.84
2	—	1,407	105.00–107.00	106.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,543	105.00–112.00	109.48
7	—	1,608	113.00–125.00	116.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,351	100.00–110.00	105.93
3	—	1,542	111.00–114.00	112.40
12	—	1,175	90.00–100.00	94.11
6	—	1,033	75.00–87.00	79.69

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	76	900.00–1,200.00	1,045.03
2	90–100	94	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225.53
1	100–110	101	830.00	830.00
1	110–120	112	970.00	970.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	73	740.00	740.00
1	80–90	83	900.00	900.00
3	90–100	97	700.00–800.00	736.39
1	110–120	112	825.00	825.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	200.00	200.00
1	70–80	77	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	83	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,051.92
23	90–100	96	850.00–1,010.00	916.22
13	100–110	103	810.00–940.00	882.45
1	110–120	114	1,100.00	1,100.00
1	120–130	127	700.00	700.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	1,510.00–1,590.00	1,548.96
4	80–90	88	1,360.00–1,500.00	1,434.76
1	90–100	95	1,400.00	1,400.00
5	100–110	107	1,200.00–1,260.00	1,239.78
4	110–120	114	1,140.00–1,190.00	1,162.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	400.00	400.00
1	80–90	81	600.00	600.00
1	90–100	96	600.00	600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	110–120	110	1,140.00	1,140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	75	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,427.24
3	80–90	86	1,380.00–1,400.00	1,389.96
5	90–100	96	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,219.85
1	100–110	104	1,240.00	1,240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	1,000.00	1,000.00
1	90–100	97	980.00	980.00

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.