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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-13

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

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1973

← Sep 13Dec 13Feb 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

396 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 422▲ 200 vs year ago 196 · +102.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 7▲ 4 vs year ago 63 · +6.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Vaccinated feeder cattle sold with a 35.00 to 50.00 higher premium.

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 $325.55/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −54.60 against this barn's trailing median of $380.15.

Average price

$325.55

32 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$36.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−105.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	340.24	1,812	19thin
Medium and Large 2	554	304.07	1,684	13thin

One grade step is worth $36.18/cwt here — about $128 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 sale32 hd

325.55

—

NY average1 barns · 32 hd

325.55

+0.00

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−105.08

This barn, trailing median5 sales

380.15

−54.60

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)	1,402	$2,549	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,311	$2,500	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,817	11
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$2,175	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	932	$2,089	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,048	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,399	$2,545	3thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,126	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,361	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	318.16/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,044	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	329.76/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,197	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	448.66/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,687	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	330.33/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,384	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	409.47/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,744	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	411.56/cwt	402.50–425.00	1,873	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	356.00/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,695	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	342.48/cwt	320.00–377.50	1,798	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	303.83/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,619	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	331.86/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,862	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	304.17/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,712	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,558	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	311.12/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,920	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	291.17/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,997	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,760	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	704	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,778	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,251	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	293.03/cwt	290.00–294.00	2,291	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	300.86/cwt	288.00–305.00	2,470	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	858	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,038	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	969	170.99/cwt	160.00–182.00	1,657	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	976	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,489	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	266	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	891	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	352.95/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,161	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	437.68/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,633	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	349.36/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,307	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	360.21/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,524	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	311.75/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,372	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	299.33/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,425	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	348.51/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,676	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	292.66/cwt	280.00–342.00	1,513	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	341.70/cwt	317.50–362.50	1,797	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	316.89/cwt	299.00–327.50	1,819	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	293.04/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,697	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,443	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,677	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	282.35/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,875	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	235.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,568	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	232.55/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,670	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	279.26/cwt	270.00–289.00	2,011	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	771	232.39/cwt	215.00–247.50	1,792	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	270.39/cwt	267.00–277.50	2,117	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	231.35/cwt	225.00–237.50	2,126	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,177	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	341.26/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,300	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,580	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	347.58/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,456	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	269.67/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,138	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,363	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	340.88/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,629	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,738	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	249.67/cwt	232.50–267.50	1,323	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	342.46/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,911	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,411	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	263.46/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,641	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,469	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	209.91/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,385	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	227.33/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,760	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,795	177.29/cwt	170.00–184.00	3,182	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	932	2,088.65/head	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,089	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	2,174.61/head	1,850.00–2,550.00	2,175	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	860	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	992	1,448.49/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,448	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	2,124.13/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,124	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	2,664.84/head	2,275.00–3,200.00	2,665	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,402	2,548.93/head	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,549	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	999	115.89/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,158	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,207	143.07/cwt	131.00–149.00	1,727	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,399	2,544.70/head	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,545	3

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 Dec 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 396Last week 422Year ago 196

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 7Year ago 63

Vaccinated feeder cattle sold with a 35.00 to 50.00 higher premium.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	318	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	381	305.00–355.00	341.26
4	400–450	422	260.00–280.00	269.67
1	450–500	462	295.00	295.00
2	500–550	530	232.50–267.50	249.67
1	550–600	588	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	632	232.50	232.50
2	650–700	660	200.00–220.00	209.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	419	345.00–350.00	347.58
4	450–500	478	332.50–350.00	340.88
1	500–550	500	347.50	347.50
2	550–600	558	330.00–355.00	342.46
2	600–650	623	250.00–277.50	263.46
2	750–800	774	220.00–235.00	227.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	317.50–320.00	318.16
3	350–400	363	300.00–350.00	329.76
10	400–450	419	320.00–355.00	330.33
16	450–500	476	330.00–380.00	356.00
4	500–550	533	292.50–315.00	303.83
9	550–600	563	300.00–317.50	304.17
3	600–650	611	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	690	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	704	252.50	252.50
1	850–900	858	237.50	237.50
2	950–1000	969	160.00–182.00	170.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	268	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	324	420.00	420.00
14	350–400	376	435.00–455.00	448.66
22	400–450	426	395.00–430.00	409.47
14	450–500	455	402.50–425.00	411.56
15	500–550	525	320.00–377.50	342.48
4	550–600	561	330.00–332.50	331.86
6	600–650	617	280.00–330.00	311.12
4	650–700	686	285.00–296.00	291.17
4	700–750	732	307.50	307.50
4	750–800	782	290.00–294.00	293.03
4	800–850	821	288.00–305.00	300.86
3	950–1000	976	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	266	335.00	335.00
6	300–350	329	325.00–390.00	352.95
8	350–400	374	320.00–380.00	349.36
3	400–450	440	300.00–330.00	311.75
2	450–500	476	285.00–312.50	299.33
6	500–550	517	280.00–342.00	292.66
4	550–600	579	285.00–302.50	293.04
1	600–650	614	235.00	235.00
3	650–700	667	230.00–240.00	235.04
4	700–750	718	227.50–242.50	232.55
3	750–800	771	215.00–247.50	232.39
1	800–850	800	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	400.00–475.00	437.68
11	400–450	423	340.00–385.00	360.21
14	450–500	481	340.00–352.50	348.51
13	500–550	526	317.50–362.50	341.70
11	550–600	574	299.00–327.50	316.89
2	600–650	621	270.00	270.00
4	650–700	664	275.00–290.00	282.35
4	700–750	720	270.00–289.00	279.26
3	750–800	783	267.00–277.50	270.39
2	900–950	919	225.00–237.50	231.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,048	2,000.00	2,000.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	932	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,088.65
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,035	1,850.00–2,550.00	2,174.61

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,375	2,275.00–3,200.00	2,664.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,402	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,548.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,345	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,124.13

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)	5	—	992	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,448.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	999	110.00–124.00	115.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,207	131.00–149.00	143.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,399	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,544.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,795	170.00–184.00	177.29

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.