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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-10

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bath, New York · Sat, May 10

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1973

← Apr 12May 10Jun 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

308 head

▼ 341 vs last sale 649▼ 32 vs year ago 340 · −9.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 0▲ 22 vs year ago 35 · +62.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 500-600lb steers sold 27.00 to 35.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 21.00 to 40.00 higher. 500-600lb heifers sold 37.00 to 38.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 23.00 to 49.00 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 $309.01/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 2 of 5 comparable sales and sits −42.96 against this barn's trailing median of $351.98.

Average price

$309.01

24 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

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

$64.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs NY average

−23.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	325.16	1,817	18thin
Medium and Large 2	550	260.58	1,433	6thin

One grade step is worth $64.58/cwt here — about $384 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 sale24 hd

309.01

—

NY average1 barns · 24 hd

309.01

−0.00

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−23.81

This barn, trailing median5 sales

351.98

−42.96

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,294	$2,339	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,276	$2,208	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,197	$1,900	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,214	$2,415	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,292	$2,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	964	$2,225	6

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	286	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	944	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	347.87/cwt	346.00–350.00	1,131	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	371.34/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,378	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	367.03/cwt	350.00–384.00	1,538	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,399	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	357.92/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,682	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	320.37/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,560	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	302.04/cwt	287.50–317.50	1,613	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	351.95/cwt	325.00–369.00	1,904	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	296.87/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,707	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	343.43/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,012	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	309.39/cwt	294.00–335.00	1,946	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	276.60/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,748	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	313.75/cwt	312.50–315.00	2,039	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	272.49/cwt	242.50–287.50	1,875	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	278.61/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,995	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	251.23/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,824	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	304.93/cwt	272.00–337.50	2,360	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	774	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,012	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	814	221.42/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,802	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,150	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	273.04/cwt	267.00–276.00	2,422	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	895	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,157	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	346.05/cwt	342.50–350.00	920	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	288.02/cwt	280.00–295.00	786	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	359.99/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,145	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	328.00/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,079	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	376.64/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,412	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	325.02/cwt	310.00–333.00	1,251	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	353.72/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,514	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	287.40/cwt	255.00–307.50	1,244	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	342.80/cwt	317.50–357.50	1,615	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	277.00/cwt	251.00–307.50	1,343	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	268.16/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,378	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	336.63/cwt	310.00–352.50	1,784	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	256.79/cwt	232.50–277.50	1,459	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	317.86/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,834	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	267.63/cwt	225.00–290.00	1,667	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	326.18/cwt	305.00–338.00	2,061	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	281.67/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,867	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	270.18/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,837	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	260.15/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,886	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	279.17/cwt	275.00–287.50	2,063	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	764	259.81/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,985	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	221.72/cwt	200.00–241.00	1,840	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	988	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,342	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	356.33/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,497	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	302.43/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,325	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	242.02/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,396	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,445	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	646	212.46/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,372	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	207.36/cwt	202.50–212.50	1,408	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 2-3	536	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	911	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 2-3	598	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,017	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	722	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,444	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 3	314	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	628	1
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,292	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	2,075	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,777	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,026	1,595.91/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,596	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,116	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,213	1,626.47/head	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,626	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	2,556.24/head	2,050.00–2,850.00	2,556	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,319	2,444.34/head	1,900.00–2,950.00	2,444	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	2,127.36/head	1,950.00–2,600.00	2,127	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,079	144.25/cwt	135.00–160.00	1,556	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,214	2,414.61/head	2,250.00–2,750.00	2,415	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	964	2,225.26/head	1,775.00–2,450.00	2,225	6

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 649Year ago 340

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 0Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	346.00–350.00	347.87
8	350–400	371	355.00–377.50	371.34
10	400–450	419	350.00–384.00	367.03
5	450–500	470	345.00–362.50	357.92
4	500–550	541	325.00–369.00	351.95
7	550–600	586	320.00–350.00	343.43
9	600–650	629	294.00–335.00	309.39
2	650–700	650	312.50–315.00	313.75
8	700–750	716	272.50–290.00	278.61
4	750–800	774	272.00–337.50	304.93
4	800–850	819	262.50	262.50
3	850–900	887	267.00–276.00	273.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	286	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	424	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	487	300.00–340.00	320.37
4	500–550	534	287.50–317.50	302.04
4	550–600	575	287.50–300.00	296.87
7	600–650	632	250.00–290.00	276.60
4	650–700	688	242.50–287.50	272.49
6	700–750	726	240.00–255.00	251.23
1	750–800	774	260.00	260.00
2	800–850	814	210.00–232.50	221.42
3	850–900	895	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	280.00–295.00	288.02
3	300–350	329	315.00–335.00	328.00
4	350–400	385	310.00–333.00	325.02
4	400–450	433	255.00–307.50	287.40
9	450–500	485	251.00–307.50	277.00
2	500–550	514	260.00–276.00	268.16
4	550–600	568	232.50–277.50	256.79
4	600–650	623	225.00–290.00	267.63
2	650–700	680	262.50–277.50	270.18
2	700–750	725	250.00–270.00	260.15
4	750–800	764	250.00–263.00	259.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	266	342.50–350.00	346.05
3	300–350	318	355.00–365.00	359.99
4	350–400	375	360.00–395.00	376.64
5	400–450	428	340.00–365.00	353.72
13	450–500	471	317.50–357.50	342.80
7	500–550	530	310.00–352.50	336.63
11	550–600	577	300.00–332.50	317.86
15	600–650	632	305.00–338.00	326.18
3	650–700	663	280.00–282.50	281.67
3	700–750	739	275.00–287.50	279.17
3	800–850	830	200.00–241.00	221.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	536	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	598	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	722	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	314	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	378	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	420	347.50–365.00	356.33
1	500–550	540	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	642	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	295.00–310.00	302.43
3	550–600	577	225.00–260.00	242.02
2	600–650	646	200.00–225.00	212.46
2	650–700	679	202.50–212.50	207.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,325	1,950.00–2,600.00	2,127.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,313	2,050.00–2,850.00	2,556.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,319	1,900.00–2,950.00	2,444.34

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,116	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,213	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,626.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,026	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,595.91

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	9	—	1,079	135.00–160.00	144.25

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)	4	—	1,214	2,250.00–2,750.00	2,414.61

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	6	—	964	1,775.00–2,450.00	2,225.26

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	1	—	1,292	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,075	182.00	182.00

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.