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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-09

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bath, New York · Sat, May 9

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1973

← Apr 11May 9Sep 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

449 head

▼ 143 vs last sale 592▲ 141 vs year ago 308 · +45.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 47▲ 36 vs year ago 57 · +63.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 400-500lb feeder steers sold 3.00 to 14.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder steers sold 13.00 to 71.00 higher. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 26.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 28.00 to 34.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $420.49/cwt on 41 head, up $32.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 5 comparable sales and sits +68.51 against this barn's trailing median of $351.98.

Average price

$420.49

▲ 32.23 vs prior sale

41 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,318

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$52.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−7.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	438.55	2,412	27
Medium and Large 2	554	385.67	2,136	14thin

One grade step is worth $52.88/cwt here — about $275 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 sale41 hd

420.49

—

NY average1 barns · 41 hd

420.49

+0.00

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−7.41

This barn, trailing median5 sales

351.98

+68.51

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

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,277	$2,890	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,236	$2,733	6
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	979	$3,268	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	822	$1,900	1thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	298	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,669	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,633	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,214	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	606.25/cwt	600.00–625.00	2,231	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	552.54/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,061	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	527.04/cwt	490.00–575.00	2,208	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	451.06/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,962	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	530.43/cwt	510.00–560.00	2,509	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	452.91/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,174	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	509.56/cwt	460.00–532.50	2,614	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	424.43/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,216	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	386.81/cwt	365.00–410.00	2,201	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,643	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	408.17/cwt	380.00–437.50	2,506	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	338.99/cwt	322.50–350.00	2,095	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	432.95/cwt	412.50–437.00	2,844	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	678	340.77/cwt	325.00–357.50	2,310	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	696	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,540	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	357.55/cwt	345.00–372.50	2,528	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	727	314.69/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,288	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	368.30/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,795	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	330.43/cwt	326.00–335.00	2,544	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	832	327.45/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,724	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	3,066	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	866	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,910	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	283.40/cwt	275.00–287.50	2,599	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	976	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,830	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	281	517.22/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,453	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	286	614.13/cwt	600.00–635.00	1,756	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	606.42/cwt	590.00–635.00	1,916	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	519.07/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,651	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,118	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	531.61/cwt	500.00–565.00	2,036	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	516.85/cwt	490.00–545.00	2,160	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	437.85/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,852	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	497.53/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,318	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	436.27/cwt	400.00–470.00	2,059	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	377.45/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,959	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	442.61/cwt	415.00–470.00	2,306	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	435.30/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,494	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	391.83/cwt	365.00–410.00	2,273	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	418.61/cwt	382.50–427.50	2,667	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,592	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	323.28/cwt	300.00–352.50	2,208	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	688	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,219	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	706	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,224	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	380.85/cwt	365.00–397.50	2,780	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	782	314.92/cwt	290.00–330.00	2,463	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	3,509	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	994	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	3,057	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,901	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	581.28/cwt	555.00–610.00	1,837	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,691	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,094	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	503.22/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,907	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	452.92/cwt	422.50–485.00	1,880	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	551.82/cwt	505.00–600.00	2,307	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	516.30/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,411	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	455.78/cwt	405.00–470.00	2,147	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	431.34/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,282	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	351.26/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,858	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	358.52/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,047	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	418.53/cwt	395.00–440.00	2,448	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	406.92/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,539	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,568	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	696	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,262	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	349.81/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,501	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	819	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,252	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	864	254.92/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,203	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,059	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	332	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,643	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	362	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,593	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	672	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,386	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	704	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,253	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	804	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,653	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	979	3,267.89/head	2,650.00–4,100.00	3,268	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,536	218.29/cwt	201.00–228.00	3,353	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	906	182.73/cwt	174.00–195.00	1,656	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	952	127.04/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,209	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	161.90/cwt	143.00–170.00	1,972	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	167.58/cwt	163.00–174.00	1,408	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,236	2,733.46/head	1,975.00–3,250.00	2,733	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,277	2,889.67/head	2,350.00–3,300.00	2,890	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	822	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 May 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 449Last week 592Year ago 308

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 47Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	281	500.00–550.00	517.22
3	300–350	318	500.00–555.00	519.07
6	350–400	383	500.00–565.00	531.61
7	400–450	423	420.00–460.00	437.85
14	450–500	472	400.00–470.00	436.27
6	500–550	519	350.00–400.00	377.45
8	550–600	580	365.00–410.00	391.83
4	650–700	683	300.00–352.50	323.28
1	700–750	706	315.00	315.00
4	750–800	782	290.00–330.00	314.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	286	600.00–635.00	614.13
7	300–350	316	590.00–635.00	606.42
1	350–400	356	595.00	595.00
9	400–450	418	490.00–545.00	516.85
2	450–500	466	490.00–505.00	497.53
12	500–550	521	415.00–470.00	442.61
15	550–600	573	425.00–455.00	435.30
7	600–650	637	382.50–427.50	418.61
2	650–700	682	380.00	380.00
2	700–750	730	365.00–397.50	380.85
1	800–850	816	430.00	430.00
2	950–1000	994	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	688	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	338	655.00	655.00
4	350–400	368	600.00–625.00	606.25
8	400–450	419	490.00–575.00	527.04
5	450–500	473	510.00–560.00	530.43
10	500–550	513	460.00–532.50	509.56
1	550–600	584	452.50	452.50
9	600–650	614	380.00–437.50	408.17
6	650–700	657	412.50–437.00	432.95
3	700–750	707	345.00–372.50	357.55
3	750–800	759	350.00–400.00	368.30
1	800–850	840	365.00	365.00
3	900–950	917	275.00–287.50	283.40
1	950–1000	976	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	678	325.00–357.50	340.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	298	560.00	560.00
1	300–350	314	520.00	520.00
3	350–400	373	550.00–555.00	552.54
4	400–450	435	420.00–470.00	451.06
7	450–500	480	425.00–475.00	452.91
7	500–550	522	400.00–440.00	424.43
7	550–600	569	365.00–410.00	386.81
3	600–650	618	322.50–350.00	338.99
1	650–700	696	365.00	365.00
2	700–750	727	300.00–330.00	314.69
4	750–800	770	326.00–335.00	330.43
7	800–850	832	320.00–335.00	327.45
2	850–900	866	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	332	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	362	440.00	440.00
1	650–700	672	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	704	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	804	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	288	660.00	660.00
2	300–350	316	555.00–610.00	581.28
1	350–400	374	560.00	560.00
2	400–450	418	505.00–600.00	551.82
8	450–500	467	510.00–520.00	516.30
3	500–550	529	420.00–445.00	431.34
8	550–600	585	395.00–440.00	418.53
4	600–650	624	400.00–420.00	406.92
1	650–700	650	395.00	395.00
3	700–750	715	330.00–360.00	349.81
1	850–900	874	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	322	525.00	525.00
3	350–400	379	500.00–510.00	503.22
4	400–450	415	422.50–485.00	452.92
11	450–500	471	405.00–470.00	455.78
4	500–550	529	320.00–380.00	351.26
4	550–600	571	350.00–375.00	358.52
3	650–700	696	325.00	325.00
2	800–850	819	275.00	275.00
2	850–900	864	250.00–260.00	254.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	906	174.00–195.00	182.73

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	11	—	1,218	143.00–170.00	161.90

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	11	—	952	120.00–134.00	127.04

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,277	2,350.00–3,300.00	2,889.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,236	1,975.00–3,250.00	2,733.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	840	163.00–174.00	167.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	822	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	5	—	979	2,650.00–4,100.00	3,267.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	9	—	1,536	201.00–228.00	218.29

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.