Sale reports / New York / Empire - Bath / 2026-03-14

Empire - Bath

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bath, New York · Sat, Mar 14
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1973
Feeder Cattle receipts
491 head
▲ 279 vs last sale 212▲ 491 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 17▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last months sale 500-600lb feeder steers sold 15.00 to 48.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 31.00 to 58.00 lower. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 29.00 to 56.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 30.00 to 59.00 higher. Double vaccinated cattle sold with a 30.00 to 60.00 higher premium. Single vaccinated cattle sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $351.98/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 3 of 5 comparable sales and sits −0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $351.98.
Average price
$351.98
57 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,934
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$278
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$56.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.41
vs NY average
−61.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547364.921,99744
Medium and Large 2558308.181,71813thin
One grade step is worth $56.74/cwt here — about $278 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale57 hd
351.98
—
NY average2 barns · 58 hd
349.57
+2.41
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
−61.80
This barn, trailing median5 sales
351.98
−0.00
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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$2,04010
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,382$1,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,054$1,72515
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)939$2,5283thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)912$2,2435
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)806$1,8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)644$1,0251thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1272600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6321
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2316371.55/cwt335.00–405.001,1742
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7701
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381496.95/cwt470.00–515.001,8933
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2382395.94/cwt362.50–427.501,5126
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433420.42/cwt400.00–440.001,8202
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2434339.50/cwt317.50–360.001,4735
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2466349.95/cwt340.00–360.001,6319
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478403.62/cwt380.00–440.001,9296
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522327.14/cwt300.00–350.001,7086
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534414.90/cwt390.00–460.002,21617
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579409.13/cwt380.00–440.002,36913
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579315.19/cwt280.00–330.001,82510
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628309.65/cwt270.00–350.001,94512
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631386.82/cwt365.00–403.002,44113
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671348.38/cwt330.00–363.002,33814
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2681298.68/cwt260.00–325.002,03411
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724341.74/cwt310.00–365.002,47411
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2727303.61/cwt270.00–315.002,20710
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2754240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8101
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1777315.57/cwt287.50–327.502,45222
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1822314.37/cwt295.00–330.002,5847
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865294.23/cwt250.00–302.502,5459
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,066245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,6121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,3301
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2297372.64/cwt330.00–415.001,1072
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315347.46/cwt340.00–355.001,0944
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324415.14/cwt390.00–450.001,3453
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371408.04/cwt380.00–440.001,5149
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,4111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413425.43/cwt402.50–500.001,75711
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424352.39/cwt300.00–384.001,49412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470389.06/cwt352.50–420.001,82914
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473331.02/cwt297.50–350.001,56610
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526365.65/cwt340.00–400.001,92325
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528295.13/cwt270.00–330.001,5585
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575363.96/cwt337.50–390.002,09319
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576316.33/cwt275.00–337.501,8228
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628359.07/cwt305.00–382.502,25523
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629259.76/cwt207.50–290.001,6343
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669323.70/cwt310.00–357.502,16611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2681280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9072
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714324.79/cwt295.00–347.502,31913
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9751
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763321.76/cwt295.00–335.002,45512
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1818292.23/cwt260.00–310.002,3905
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2838245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0531
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1858260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2311
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1956290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,7721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2324347.48/cwt335.00–357.501,1263
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1334405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3531
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2341
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378382.45/cwt362.50–420.001,4464
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425366.99/cwt350.00–395.001,5609
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445328.71/cwt325.00–340.001,4634
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479365.01/cwt360.00–370.001,7483
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3921
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1502365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8321
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516259.46/cwt240.00–280.001,3392
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558315.07/cwt310.00–325.001,7583
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568294.91/cwt290.00–300.001,6752
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2646262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,6961
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8201
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2706260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8361
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1742290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1521
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2782262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,0531
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1832267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,2261
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3312175.00/cwt175.00–175.005461
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3420212.43/cwt205.00–220.008922
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3594185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0991
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3721166.34/cwt162.50–170.001,1992
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3880226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,9891
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,787198.77/cwt189.00–205.003,5525
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28711,229.86/head900.00–1,400.001,2303
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0091,769.50/head1,475.00–2,150.001,7706
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0171,387.11/head1,000.00–2,000.001,3877
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1332,195.68/head1,450.00–2,550.002,1965
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3202,775.85/head2,600.00–2,975.002,7762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3821,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,6862,865.91/head2,800.00–2,925.002,8662
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,011145.19/cwt140.00–148.001,4683
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,252172.29/cwt159.00–178.002,1574
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 26441,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27221,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28061,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29392,528.37/head1,950.00–3,000.002,5283
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29592,554.01/head2,325.00–2,750.002,5544

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.