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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-12

Feeder Cattle · Bath, New York · Sat, Apr 12

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1973

← Mar 8Apr 12May 10 →

Receipts

649 head

▲ 649 vs last sale 0▲ 649 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous month's feeder cattle special, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher with good demand. Roughly 70% of cattle were pre-conditioned whether they were weaned, vaccinated, or a combination of the two. Several lots of cattle were also advertised as "naturals." Buyer attendance was very good and led to an active trade. Several bred cows were offered during the sale, but not reported below. Many of those bred cows, heifers, and pairs sold in the range of 2000.00-27000.00/unit, with a few bringing over 3,000.00. The sale also included 76 head of USDA Graded video/board sale cattle. Those sale result are shown below.

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 $289.56/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −90.59 against this barn's trailing median of $380.15.

Average price

$289.56

33 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

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

$50.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.45

vs NY average

−64.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	315.44	1,729	16thin
Medium and Large 2	530	265.20	1,405	17thin

One grade step is worth $50.24/cwt here — about $325 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale33 hd

289.56

—

NY average2 barns · 65 hd

290.01

−0.45

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

−64.74

This barn, trailing median5 sales

380.15

−90.59

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.

Every lot

61 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	297	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	743	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	317	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,132	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	323	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,316	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	341	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	870	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	361	390.47/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,410	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	374	326.31/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,220	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	413	375.00/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,549	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	281.33/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,168	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	422	314.12/cwt	292.50–330.00	1,326	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	480	278.59/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,337	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	485	338.87/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,644	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	324.96/cwt	302.00–342.50	1,657	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	245.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,274	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	529	275.76/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,459	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	551	265.65/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,464	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	578	308.04/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,780	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	623	284.97/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,775	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	256.52/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,603	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	633	267.48/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,693	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	665	288.78/cwt	277.50–310.00	1,920	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	668	273.70/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,828	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	714	273.60/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,954	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	203.21/cwt	170.00–220.00	1,467	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	727	264.69/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,924	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	763	264.37/cwt	255.00–272.00	2,017	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	769	226.65/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,743	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	819	258.47/cwt	257.00–260.00	2,117	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2Value Added	843	231.38/cwt	222.00–236.00	1,951	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	876	236.33/cwt	230.00–242.50	2,070	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	337	323.38/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,090	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	393	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,474	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	422	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,656	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	431	303.25/cwt	255.00–345.00	1,307	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	472	268.82/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,269	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	318.97/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,531	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	272.62/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,420	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	527	300.49/cwt	260.00–320.00	1,584	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	533	299.84/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,598	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	221.37/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,273	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	577	264.68/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,527	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	583	279.56/cwt	271.00–297.50	1,630	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	612	277.25/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,697	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	229.11/cwt	217.50–240.00	1,409	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	624	245.10/cwt	227.00–255.00	1,529	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	671	273.48/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,835	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	676	258.43/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,747	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	209.85/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,500	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	246.20/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,763	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	726	241.02/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,750	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	727	257.74/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,874	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	771	262.29/cwt	255.00–272.00	2,022	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	195.04/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,609	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	886	209.89/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,860	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	958	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,156	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	272.34/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,403	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	229.97/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,332	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	238.29/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,485	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	629	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,494	3
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	209.29/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,302	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,650	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	716	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,289	2

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 Apr 12, 2025

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Receipts 649Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	716	242.50–250.00	246.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	521	267.50–277.50	272.62
2	550–600	575	215.00–227.50	221.37
3	600–650	615	217.50–240.00	229.11
4	700–750	715	200.00–230.00	209.85
2	800–850	825	190.00–200.00	195.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	337	300.00–337.50	323.38
15	400–450	431	255.00–345.00	303.25
5	450–500	472	260.00–280.00	268.82
6	500–550	527	260.00–320.00	300.49
8	550–600	577	235.00–285.00	264.68
8	600–650	624	227.00–255.00	245.10
6	650–700	671	265.00–282.00	273.48
4	700–750	726	240.00–242.00	241.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	375.00	375.00
3	400–450	422	392.50	392.50
2	450–500	480	310.00–327.50	318.97
4	500–550	533	292.50–307.50	299.84
8	550–600	583	271.00–297.50	279.56
16	600–650	612	272.00–290.00	277.25
5	650–700	676	250.00–262.50	258.43
10	700–750	727	252.50–265.00	257.74
11	750–800	771	255.00–272.00	262.29
2	850–900	886	200.00–220.00	209.89
1	950–1000	958	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	250.00–287.50	272.34
2	550–600	579	227.50–232.50	229.97
2	600–650	623	225.00–252.50	238.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	629	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	622	190.00–230.00	209.29
2	650–700	668	247.00	247.00
2	700–750	716	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	357.00	357.00
2	350–400	374	300.00–350.00	326.31
5	400–450	422	292.50–330.00	314.12
6	450–500	480	260.00–285.00	278.59
9	500–550	529	265.00–285.00	275.76
3	550–600	551	255.00–285.00	265.65
6	600–650	633	252.50–277.50	267.48
7	650–700	668	267.00–277.00	273.70
6	700–750	727	262.00–267.00	264.69
3	750–800	769	225.00–227.50	226.65
3	800–850	843	222.00–236.00	231.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	323	407.50	407.50
3	350–400	361	375.00–420.00	390.47
4	400–450	413	350.00–400.00	375.00
5	450–500	485	330.00–370.00	338.87
7	500–550	510	302.00–342.50	324.96
9	550–600	578	297.50–315.00	308.04
11	600–650	623	270.00–295.00	284.97
9	650–700	665	277.50–310.00	288.78
11	700–750	714	265.00–285.00	273.60
7	750–800	763	255.00–272.00	264.37
4	800–850	819	257.00–260.00	258.47
5	850–900	876	230.00–242.50	236.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	297	250.00	250.00
5	300–350	341	255.00	255.00
2	400–450	415	277.50–285.00	281.33
5	500–550	518	240.00–250.00	245.93
4	600–650	625	247.50–265.00	256.52
5	700–750	722	170.00–220.00	203.21

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.