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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-11

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bath, New York · Sat, Jan 11

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1973

← Dec 14Jan 11Feb 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

314 head

▲ 118 vs last sale 196▲ 14 vs year ago 300 · +4.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 63▲ 52 vs year ago 20 · +260.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last feeder sale in December, Feeder Steers traded 20.00-30.00 higher with good demand across all weights especially 400-500 lbs, Feeder Heifers traded 25.00-35.00 higher with good demand for 400-500 lb calves. There was a significant 50.00-75.00 higher price for value added vaccinated calves. The majority of the replacement cattle was a herd sell off of Wagyu x Angus Crossbred cows.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $302.97/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −77.18 against this barn's trailing median of $380.15.

Average price

$302.97

9 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$89.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.42

vs NY average

−39.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	332.78	1,788	6thin
Medium and Large 2	554	243.33	1,348	3thin

One grade step is worth $89.45/cwt here — about $440 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

302.97

—

NY average2 barns · 65 hd

281.54

+21.42

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−39.11

This barn, trailing median5 sales

380.15

−77.18

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $449.07, low $335.31, median $380.15 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,839	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,074	$1,666	51
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,077	$1,515	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	932	$1,833	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,060	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	853	$1,550	2thin

Every lot

77 lots · USDA AMS · Empire Livestock Feeder and Replacement Cattle 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	234	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	784	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	282	298.31/cwt	260.00–330.00	841	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	294	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	882	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	316	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,043	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	403.85/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,280	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	299.96/cwt	252.00–350.00	987	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	359	336.66/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,209	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	399.38/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,566	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	401.32/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,690	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	284.42/cwt	247.00–350.00	1,223	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	391.80/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,830	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	334.18/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,571	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	343.34/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,806	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,164	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	594	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,663	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	218.98/cwt	197.00–230.00	1,351	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	280.97/cwt	245.00–317.50	1,764	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	283.42/cwt	245.00–310.00	1,902	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,296	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	212.54/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,498	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	239.99/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,721	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	264.81/cwt	250.00–280.00	2,087	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	833	208.93/cwt	187.00–247.00	1,740	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	846	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,861	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,709	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	890	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,976	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,656	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	268	299.93/cwt	290.00–310.00	804	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	270.51/cwt	255.00–285.00	879	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	360	266.62/cwt	235.00–300.00	960	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	328.29/cwt	287.50–365.00	1,202	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	293.25/cwt	235.00–335.00	1,088	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	257.77/cwt	230.00–317.00	1,098	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	323.60/cwt	290.00–367.50	1,385	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	315.62/cwt	290.00–337.50	1,487	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	238.96/cwt	200.00–270.00	1,145	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	277.21/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,441	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	253.31/cwt	232.50–260.00	1,426	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	243.22/cwt	222.00–272.50	1,379	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,412	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	253.44/cwt	232.50–287.50	1,599	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	657	193.70/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,273	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	712	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,477	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	769	202.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,557	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,854	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,901	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	996	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	296.66/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,160	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,083	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	349.62/cwt	327.50–372.00	1,668	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	242.71/cwt	220.00–280.00	1,163	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	272.91/cwt	225.00–332.00	1,414	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,176	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	235.53/cwt	217.00–250.00	1,352	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	216.08/cwt	202.50–230.00	1,255	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	253.97/cwt	237.50–317.00	1,613	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	208.94/cwt	192.00–220.00	1,412	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	866	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,559	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	378	185.89/cwt	170.00–195.00	703	4
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,507	165.85/cwt	155.00–188.00	2,499	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	953	1,289.79/head	950.00–1,500.00	1,290	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,104	1,699.01/head	1,300.00–2,150.00	1,699	37
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	2,307.05/head	2,220.00–2,450.00	2,307	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,116	1,416.98/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,417	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,210	1,838.84/head	1,550.00–2,050.00	1,839	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,216	2,220.00/head	2,220.00–2,220.00	2,220	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	853	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	932	1,832.51/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,833	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1

This sale against other markets

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 Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Bath, NY

Sat Jan 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 196Year ago 300

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 63Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	294	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	329	252.00–350.00	299.96
3	350–400	359	320.00–350.00	336.66
3	400–450	430	247.00–350.00	284.42
8	450–500	470	300.00–355.00	334.18
2	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	582	200.00	200.00
3	600–650	617	197.00–230.00	218.98
1	650–700	682	190.00	190.00
3	700–750	705	190.00–225.00	212.54
1	750–800	780	190.00	190.00
5	800–850	833	187.00–247.00	208.93
1	850–900	890	222.00	222.00
1	900–950	920	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	400.00–407.50	403.85
4	350–400	392	397.50–400.00	399.38
14	400–450	421	370.00–415.00	401.32
14	450–500	467	355.00–405.00	391.80
5	500–550	526	337.00–350.00	343.34
1	550–600	594	280.00	280.00
5	600–650	628	245.00–317.50	280.97
7	650–700	671	245.00–310.00	283.42
3	700–750	717	230.00–250.00	239.99
2	750–800	788	250.00–280.00	264.81
1	800–850	846	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	874	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	234	335.00	335.00
5	250–300	282	260.00–330.00	298.31
1	300–350	316	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	350	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	290.00–310.00	299.93
1	300–350	330	255.00	255.00
4	350–400	360	235.00–300.00	266.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	287.50–365.00	328.29
5	400–450	428	290.00–367.50	323.60
11	450–500	471	290.00–337.50	315.62
5	500–550	520	270.00–297.50	277.21
6	550–600	563	232.50–260.00	253.31
10	600–650	631	232.50–287.50	253.44
4	800–850	839	221.00	221.00
4	850–900	880	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	255.00–285.00	270.51
5	350–400	371	235.00–335.00	293.25
9	400–450	426	230.00–317.00	257.77
5	450–500	479	200.00–270.00	238.96
3	550–600	567	222.00–272.50	243.22
1	600–650	614	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	657	187.50–200.00	193.70
3	700–750	712	207.50	207.50
2	750–800	769	200.00–205.00	202.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	170.00–195.00	185.89
2	700–750	745	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	332	300.00	300.00
6	450–500	477	327.50–372.00	349.62
7	500–550	518	225.00–332.00	272.91
3	550–600	574	217.00–250.00	235.53
5	600–650	635	237.50–317.00	253.97
4	650–700	676	192.00–220.00	208.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
3	350–400	391	275.00–320.00	296.66
2	400–450	433	250.00	250.00
5	450–500	479	220.00–280.00	242.71
1	500–550	518	227.00	227.00
2	550–600	581	202.50–230.00	216.08
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	866	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,507	155.00–188.00	165.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,105	2,220.00–2,450.00	2,307.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,216	2,220.00	2,220.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,116	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,416.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,550.00–2,050.00	1,838.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	—	1,104	1,300.00–2,150.00	1,699.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	953	950.00–1,500.00	1,289.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	932	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,832.51
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	853	1,550.00	1,550.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.