Sale reports / New York / Empire - Bath / 2025-06-14

Empire - Bath

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bath, New York · Sat, Jun 14
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1973
Feeder Cattle receipts
204 head
▼ 104 vs last sale 308▲ 204 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 57▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 300-400 feeder steers sold 98.00 to 152.00 higher. 400-500lb feeder steers sold 62.00 to 73.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 20.00 to 84.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 38.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.54/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 4 of 5 comparable sales and sits +0.56 against this barn's trailing median of $351.98.
Average price
$352.54
8 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,907
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$357
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$50.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs NY average
+11.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553377.982,0884thin
Medium and Large 2529327.111,7314thin
One grade step is worth $50.87/cwt here — about $357 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale8 hd
352.54
—
NY average1 barns · 8 hd
352.54
+0.00
National average161 barns · 10,769 hd
340.92
+11.62
This barn, trailing median5 sales
351.98
+0.56
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
434382329276median 351.9803/1404/1105/0909/1210/10
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.49, low $290.49, median $351.98 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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,324$2,7396
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,492$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,067$1,9902thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,158$2,83912
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)860$2,5772thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,168$1,7054thin

Every lot

68 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2268456.09/cwt440.00–470.001,2223
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1343500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7152
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4721
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7391
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428397.97/cwt385.00–410.001,7032
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1441430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8964
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1456431.89/cwt420.00–480.001,9695
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475396.41/cwt390.00–405.001,8833
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,8822
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576298.22/cwt285.00–315.001,7184
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585336.46/cwt325.00–347.501,9682
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625268.44/cwt260.00–282.501,6785
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628332.16/cwt325.00–337.002,0864
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1421
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2694302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,0961
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1709315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2333
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2723256.15/cwt232.50–280.001,8522
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773310.26/cwt305.00–312.002,3984
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2794264.87/cwt238.00–290.002,1033
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2832233.72/cwt225.00–247.501,9453
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1948232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,1991
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1269425.37/cwt405.00–455.001,1446
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2294365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0731
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376352.80/cwt335.00–360.001,3274
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380390.10/cwt380.00–405.001,4824
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1408452.00/cwt452.00–452.001,8443
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431332.36/cwt295.00–355.001,4324
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466315.04/cwt295.00–337.001,4685
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519330.48/cwt317.50–355.001,7153
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522353.69/cwt350.00–357.501,8462
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,7751
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583402.26/cwt355.00–450.002,3452
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621320.71/cwt320.00–327.001,99210
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633262.60/cwt250.00–275.001,6622
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1654319.97/cwt310.00–330.002,0932
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2684277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,8981
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8461
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1738287.73/cwt275.00–312.502,1235
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2768255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9581
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2808238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,9231
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1836252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,1074
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1282430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2131
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2294400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1761
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1346390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3491
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369409.97/cwt395.00–430.001,5133
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1437391.35/cwt375.00–415.001,7103
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476301.94/cwt290.00–320.001,4373
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1482366.33/cwt327.50–390.001,7665
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1552294.12/cwt282.50–300.001,6243
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610304.54/cwt302.00–307.001,8582
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2622263.44/cwt247.50–280.001,6392
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2654280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8311
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1694337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,3391
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2736235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7301
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1741266.24/cwt252.00–280.001,9733
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1782275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1511
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2809203.75/cwt200.00–207.501,6482
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1844277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,3381
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,1171,858.49/head1,825.00–1,900.001,8583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1723,166.32/head2,400.00–3,800.003,1669
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,923185.91/cwt172.00–199.003,5758
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0671,990.39/head1,900.00–2,050.001,9902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3242,739.27/head2,400.00–3,100.002,7396
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4922,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28602,576.74/head2,300.00–2,800.002,5772
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950139.59/cwt125.00–150.001,32616
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,159162.86/cwt160.00–166.001,8882
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,705.42/head1,600.00–1,925.001,7054

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.