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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-08

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

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1973

← Feb 8Mar 8Apr 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

359 head

▲ 116 vs last sale 243▼ 61 vs year ago 420 · −14.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 43▲ 8 vs year ago 51 · +15.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 400-500lb feeder steers sold 2.50 to 6.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder steers sold steady. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

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 $303.73/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −76.42 against this barn's trailing median of $380.15.

Average price

$303.73

40 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$55.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−45.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	316.15	1,723	31
Medium and Large 2	559	260.96	1,459	9thin

One grade step is worth $55.19/cwt here — about $264 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 sale40 hd

303.73

—

NY average1 barns · 40 hd

303.73

+0.00

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−45.55

This barn, trailing median5 sales

380.15

−76.42

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)	1,467	$2,536	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,261	$2,125	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,263	$2,045	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$1,200	1thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	303.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	997	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	369.52/cwt	342.50–400.00	1,234	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	985	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	361.76/cwt	325.00–402.50	1,353	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	348.60/cwt	327.00–375.00	1,461	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	307.03/cwt	282.50–350.00	1,461	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	271.46/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,295	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	267.35/cwt	252.00–277.50	1,382	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	316.63/cwt	282.50–347.50	1,665	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	315.38/cwt	282.50–347.50	1,813	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	257.76/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,495	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	291.22/cwt	272.50–312.50	1,808	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	254.64/cwt	232.50–282.50	1,612	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	297.09/cwt	272.50–310.00	1,961	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	262.41/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,766	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	712	247.69/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,764	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	282.80/cwt	260.00–297.00	2,047	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	762	259.42/cwt	205.00–280.00	1,977	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	794	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,223	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	275.35/cwt	250.00–280.00	2,277	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	863	225.80/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,949	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	898	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,164	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	964	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	334.35/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,107	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	319.83/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,161	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	287.56/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,090	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	276.71/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,157	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	332.23/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,405	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	311.35/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,470	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,305	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	294.91/cwt	265.00–315.00	1,525	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	261.91/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,380	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	278.98/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,573	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	251.39/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,438	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	279.33/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,704	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	251.32/cwt	235.00–267.50	1,566	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	247.27/cwt	237.00–257.50	1,662	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	294.23/cwt	270.00–375.00	2,001	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	235.06/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,676	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	257.53/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,849	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	248.69/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,902	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,801	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	203.49/cwt	165.00–262.50	1,689	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	891	193.49/cwt	187.00–200.00	1,724	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	354.26/cwt	330.00–387.50	1,343	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	398	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,114	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	343.13/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,465	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	308.10/cwt	290.00–341.00	1,454	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	283.31/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,479	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,260	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	270.67/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,513	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	275.64/cwt	262.50–300.00	1,552	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	251.02/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,551	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	689	219.70/cwt	190.00–250.00	1,514	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,400	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,724	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 3	440	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	825	1
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 3	724	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	869	1
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3	790	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,185	1
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	966	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,570	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	400	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	780	1
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	786	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,258	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,643	154.47/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,538	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,461	137.41/cwt	130.00–146.00	2,008	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,261	2,124.95/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,125	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	2,044.54/head	1,400.00–2,600.00	2,045	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,467	2,536.05/head	2,000.00–2,850.00	2,536	9

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 Mar 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 243Year ago 420

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 43Year ago 51

Compared to last month's sale 400-500lb feeder steers sold 2.50 to 6.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder steers sold steady. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	187.50	187.50
1	700–750	724	120.00	120.00
1	750–800	790	150.00	150.00
1	950–1000	966	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	300.00–310.00	303.03
1	350–400	358	275.00	275.00
4	450–500	477	250.00–285.00	271.46
3	500–550	517	252.00–277.50	267.35
6	550–600	580	225.00–280.00	257.76
3	600–650	633	232.50–282.50	254.64
8	650–700	673	252.50–280.00	262.41
4	700–750	712	238.00–260.00	247.69
4	750–800	762	205.00–280.00	259.42
3	850–900	863	217.50–230.00	225.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	334	342.50–400.00	369.52
7	350–400	374	325.00–402.50	361.76
6	400–450	419	327.00–375.00	348.60
10	450–500	476	282.50–350.00	307.03
19	500–550	526	282.50–347.50	316.63
12	550–600	575	282.50–347.50	315.38
11	600–650	621	272.50–312.50	291.22
11	650–700	660	272.50–310.00	297.09
15	700–750	724	260.00–297.00	282.80
1	750–800	794	280.00	280.00
8	800–850	827	250.00–280.00	275.35
1	850–900	898	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	379	285.00–290.00	287.56
4	400–450	418	265.00–282.50	276.71
1	450–500	488	267.50	267.50
11	500–550	527	250.00–295.00	261.91
8	550–600	572	240.00–262.50	251.39
7	600–650	623	235.00–267.50	251.32
8	650–700	672	237.00–257.50	247.27
3	700–750	713	220.00–245.00	235.06
2	750–800	755	210.00	210.00
4	800–850	830	165.00–262.50	203.49
2	850–900	891	187.00–200.00	193.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	292	330.00	330.00
3	300–350	331	300.00–370.00	334.35
5	350–400	363	310.00–330.00	319.83
4	400–450	423	320.00–352.50	332.23
9	450–500	472	285.00–335.00	311.35
3	500–550	517	265.00–315.00	294.91
8	550–600	564	272.50–287.50	278.98
7	600–650	610	272.50–292.50	279.33
5	650–700	680	270.00–375.00	294.23
3	700–750	718	250.00–267.50	257.53
2	750–800	765	245.00–252.50	248.69
1	800–850	828	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	786	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	379	330.00–387.50	354.26
5	400–450	427	335.00–360.00	343.13
3	450–500	472	290.00–341.00	308.10
6	500–550	522	260.00–310.00	283.31
3	550–600	563	262.50–300.00	275.64
2	600–650	618	250.00–252.00	251.02
1	750–800	766	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	800	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	398	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	542	232.50	232.50
3	550–600	559	265.00–277.00	270.67
2	650–700	689	190.00–250.00	219.70
1	700–750	718	195.00	195.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	5	—	1,461	130.00–146.00	137.41

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,261	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,124.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,263	1,400.00–2,600.00	2,044.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,467	2,000.00–2,850.00	2,536.05

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	2	—	1,643	150.00–160.00	154.47

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.