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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-13

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bath, New York · Sat, Sep 13

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1973

← Jun 14Sep 13Dec 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

422 head

▲ 218 vs last sale 204▲ 81 vs year ago 341 · +23.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 57▼ 59 vs year ago 66 · −89.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Sale was held in conjunction with video graded board feeder sale (262 head in board sale) with a full barn of bidders.

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 $296.99/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −83.16 against this barn's trailing median of $380.15.

Average price

$296.99

12 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$691

per head · Large 1 over Large 2

$122.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−116.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	561	357.16	2,002	3thin
Medium 1	562	322.50	1,812	1thin
Medium 2	556	285.61	1,587	4thin
Medium 2-3	537	278.72	1,497	2thin
Large 2	558	235.00	1,311	2thin

One grade step is worth $122.16/cwt here — about $691 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 sale12 hd

296.99

—

NY average1 barns · 12 hd

296.99

+0.00

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

−116.53

This barn, trailing median5 sales

380.15

−83.16

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,518	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,478	$3,250	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	304	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,566	3
Steers	350–400	Large 1	364	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,674	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 2	385	457.27/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,760	2
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	406	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,878	1
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	439	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,965	4
Steers	400–450	Medium 2	442	376.86/cwt	330.00–425.00	1,666	2
Steers	400–450	Large 2-3	446	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,561	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,068	6
Steers	450–500	Large 2	464	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,111	1
Steers	450–500	Large 1	465	373.91/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,739	3
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	498	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,718	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	525	323.71/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,699	2
Steers	500–550	Large 1	532	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,849	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 2-3	537	278.72/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,497	2
Steers	500–550	Large 2	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	562	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,812	1
Steers	550–600	Large 1	575	361.99/cwt	345.00–378.00	2,081	2
Steers	550–600	Large 2	576	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,440	1
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	586	247.50/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,450	2
Steers	600–650	Large 1	607	330.44/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,006	4
Steers	600–650	Large 2	625	287.58/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,797	2
Steers	600–650	Medium 2	648	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,733	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	649	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,161	4
Steers	650–700	Large 2	689	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,998	2
Steers	700–750	Large 1	702	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,267	1
Steers	700–750	Large 2	730	301.32/cwt	297.50–305.00	2,200	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,228	4
Steers	750–800	Large 2	761	313.63/cwt	311.00–320.00	2,387	8
Steers	850–900	Large 2	866	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,563	1
Steers	850–900	Large 1	868	260.03/cwt	227.50–280.00	2,257	3
Steers	900–950	Large 2	934	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,335	1
Steers	950–1000	Large 1	990	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,624	1
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,012	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,803	2
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,091	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,760	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	326	421.34/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,374	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	396	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,624	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	402	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,427	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,740	1
Heifers	450–500	Large 2	480	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,788	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	536	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,769	1
Heifers	500–550	Large 2	548	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,767	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	566	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,726	1
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	572	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,825	3
Heifers	550–600	Large 2	574	270.35/cwt	233.00–305.00	1,552	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	578	300.52/cwt	270.00–330.00	1,737	2
Heifers	650–700	Large 2Fleshy	662	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,854	1
Heifers	650–700	Large 2	692	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,817	1
Heifers	650–700	Large 2-3	698	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,003	3
Heifers	700–750	Large 2-3	700	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,023	3
Heifers	700–750	Large 2	710	293.25/cwt	289.00–299.00	2,082	8
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	714	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,071	4
Heifers	750–800	Large 2-3	776	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,375	3
Heifers	750–800	Large 1-2	782	300.23/cwt	298.00–302.50	2,348	8
Heifers	800–850	Large 2-3	820	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,214	2
Heifers	800–850	Large 1	843	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,150	2
Heifers	850–900	Large 2	873	217.01/cwt	195.00–240.00	1,894	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1Fleshy	1,090	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,398	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,700	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	536	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,769	1
Bulls	600–650	Large 1	600	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,662	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	418	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,839	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 2	498	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,693	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	1,012	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,186	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,426	2,604.42/head	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,604	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1Registered	1,574	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,478	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	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 Sep 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 422Last week 204Year ago 341

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 57Year ago 66

Sale was held in conjunction with video graded board feeder sale (262 head in board sale) with a full barn of bidders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	446	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	364	460.00	460.00
3	450–500	465	350.00–400.00	373.91
1	500–550	532	347.50	347.50
2	550–600	575	345.00–378.00	361.99
4	600–650	607	305.00–345.00	330.44
1	700–750	702	323.00	323.00
3	850–900	868	227.50–280.00	260.03
1	950–1000	990	265.00	265.00
3	1050–1100	1,091	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	304	515.00	515.00
4	600–650	649	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	445.00–470.00	457.27
2	400–450	442	330.00–425.00	376.86
2	500–550	525	322.50–325.00	323.71
2	550–600	586	225.00–270.00	247.50
1	600–650	648	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	447.50	447.50
2	1000–1050	1,012	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	406	462.50	462.50
1	450–500	498	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	562	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	464	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	576	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	625	285.00–290.00	287.58
2	650–700	689	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	730	297.50–305.00	301.32
8	750–800	761	311.00–320.00	313.63
1	850–900	866	296.00	296.00
1	900–950	934	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	452	457.50	457.50
4	700–750	745	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	537	275.00–282.50	278.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	498	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	418	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	698	287.00	287.00
3	700–750	700	289.00	289.00
3	750–800	776	306.00	306.00
2	800–850	820	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	662	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,090	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	402	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	326	410.00–427.50	421.34
1	500–550	536	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	578	270.00–330.00	300.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	396	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	566	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	714	290.00	290.00
8	750–800	782	298.00–302.50	300.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	464	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	572	319.00	319.00
2	800–850	843	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	372.50	372.50
1	500–550	548	322.50	322.50
3	550–600	574	233.00–305.00	270.35
1	650–700	692	262.50	262.50
8	700–750	710	289.00–299.00	293.25
2	850–900	873	195.00–240.00	217.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	400	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	536	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	277.00	277.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,574	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,186	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,426	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,604.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,298	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,012	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,478	3,250.00	3,250.00

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.