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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-08

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bath, New York · Sat, Feb 8

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1973

← Jan 11Feb 8Mar 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

243 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 314▲ 15 vs year ago 228 · +6.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 72▲ 10 vs year ago 33 · +30.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 400-500lb feeder steers sold 40.00 to 60.00 lower. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 15.00 to 30.00 higher. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 55.00 to 60.00 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 $292.62/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 2 of 5 comparable sales and sits −59.36 against this barn's trailing median of $351.98.

Average price

$292.62

33 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$58.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.69

vs NY average

−6.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	313.83	1,669	21
Medium and Large 2	531	255.51	1,356	12thin

One grade step is worth $58.32/cwt here — about $313 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 sale33 hd

292.62

—

NY average2 barns · 34 hd

290.93

+1.69

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−6.24

This barn, trailing median5 sales

351.98

−59.36

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,126	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,192	$2,134	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,322	$1,738	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,696	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,148	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,024	$2,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,178	$2,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,524	$2,344	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,231	$2,312	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,575	1thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,288	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	344.91/cwt	310.00–380.00	1,335	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,092	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	342.44/cwt	310.00–375.00	1,472	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	454	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,101	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	329.70/cwt	280.00–352.50	1,592	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	326.58/cwt	280.00–345.00	1,708	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,157	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	222.96/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,260	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	305.57/cwt	282.50–317.50	1,800	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,826	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	227.09/cwt	202.00–255.00	1,453	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	277.82/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,903	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	263.58/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,887	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,739	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	793	235.49/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,867	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	826	204.60/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,690	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	862	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,810	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	284	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	937	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	321.66/cwt	300.00–340.00	987	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Natural	315	307.06/cwt	295.00–325.00	967	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	259.60/cwt	250.00–270.00	844	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	356.04/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,317	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	314.57/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,346	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	246.41/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,146	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	330.20/cwt	292.50–360.00	1,539	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	315.98/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,637	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	265.76/cwt	200.00–295.00	1,377	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Natural	518	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,243	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	308.45/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,746	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	233.34/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,328	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	236.47/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,468	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	288.79/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,805	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	691	229.03/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,583	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	712	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,566	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,906	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,634	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,981	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	882	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,742	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	934	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,915	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,054	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	354.70/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,323	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	920	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	234.84/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,087	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	336.98/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,591	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	222.44/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,157	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	233.80/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,340	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,562	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	263.29/cwt	247.50–277.50	1,638	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	219.44/cwt	192.00–250.00	1,385	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Natural	648	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,685	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	227.46/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,544	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,607	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	790	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,386	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,951	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	324	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	454	1
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	356	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	436	1
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	418	152.80/cwt	140.00–165.00	639	2
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3	970	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,698	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	482	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	868	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	578	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,243	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	592	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,450	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	674	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,159	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	628	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,319	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	673	194.75/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,311	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	480	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	778	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,524	2,344.49/head	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,344	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,690	159.62/cwt	152.00–167.00	2,698	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	820	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	890	1,737.23/head	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,737	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,126	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	1,844.63/head	1,450.00–2,400.00	1,845	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,244	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,373	2,371.69/head	1,850.00–2,900.00	2,372	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	2,312.43/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,312	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,177	122.06/cwt	110.00–137.00	1,437	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 314Year ago 228

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 72Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	250.00–270.00	259.60
8	450–500	465	220.00–275.00	246.41
8	500–550	518	200.00–295.00	265.76
3	550–600	569	230.00–235.00	233.34
3	600–650	621	230.00–250.00	236.47
3	650–700	691	217.00–240.00	229.03
1	700–750	712	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	778	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	882	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	284	330.00	330.00
3	300–350	307	300.00–340.00	321.66
4	350–400	370	340.00–375.00	356.04
8	400–450	428	290.00–345.00	314.57
7	450–500	466	292.50–360.00	330.20
15	500–550	518	300.00–360.00	315.98
6	550–600	566	300.00–320.00	308.45
4	600–650	625	280.00–300.00	288.79
4	700–750	740	257.50	257.50
1	750–800	780	254.00	254.00
1	900–950	934	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	518	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	295.00–325.00	307.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	416	262.50	262.50
1	450–500	454	242.50	242.50
1	500–550	526	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	565	205.00–240.00	222.96
3	600–650	640	202.00–255.00	227.09
2	750–800	793	226.00–245.00	235.49
2	800–850	826	200.00–209.00	204.60
1	850–900	862	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	348	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	387	310.00–380.00	344.91
9	400–450	430	310.00–375.00	342.44
6	450–500	483	280.00–352.50	329.70
10	500–550	523	280.00–345.00	326.58
4	550–600	589	282.50–317.50	305.57
2	600–650	619	295.00	295.00
6	650–700	685	275.00–287.50	277.82
12	700–750	716	245.00–267.50	263.58
1	750–800	756	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	324	140.00	140.00
1	350–400	356	122.50	122.50
2	400–450	418	140.00–165.00	152.80
1	950–1000	970	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	482	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	578	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	674	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	592	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	628	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	673	180.00–210.00	194.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	310.00	310.00
3	350–400	373	345.00–365.00	354.70
7	450–500	472	300.00–385.00	336.98
1	500–550	510	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	584	267.50	267.50
4	600–650	622	247.50–277.50	263.29
2	800–850	813	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	648	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	428	215.00	215.00
2	450–500	463	210.00–260.00	234.84
4	500–550	520	200.00–240.00	222.44
5	550–600	573	210.00–250.00	233.80
3	600–650	631	192.00–250.00	219.44
2	650–700	679	225.00–230.00	227.46
1	700–750	708	227.00	227.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,024	2,050.00	2,050.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,148	2,600.00	2,600.00

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)	1	—	1,244	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	890	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,737.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,126	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,198	1,450.00–2,400.00	1,844.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,373	1,850.00–2,900.00	2,371.69

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	2	—	1,231	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,312.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,177	110.00–137.00	122.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,178	2,900.00	2,900.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	900	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,690	152.00–167.00	159.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,524	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,344.49

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.