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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-12

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bath, New York · Sat, Sep 12

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1973

← May 9Sep 12Oct 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

257 head

▼ 192 vs last sale 449▼ 165 vs year ago 422 · −39.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 93▲ 38 vs year ago 7 · +542.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to no recent market report.

Fall Board Sale sold 55 medium-large grade 1 steers average weight 856 for $300.00

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 $290.49/cwt on 15 head, down $130.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −61.49 against this barn's trailing median of $351.98.

Average price

$290.49

▼ 130.00 vs prior sale

15 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$35.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.09

vs NY average

−47.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	309.37	1,721	7thin
Medium and Large 2	572	273.97	1,567	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.40/cwt here — about $153 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 sale15 hd

290.49

—

NY average2 barns · 16 hd

286.40

+4.09

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

−47.30

This barn, trailing median5 sales

351.98

−61.49

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)	1,366	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,119	$1,615	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	967	$2,313	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	796	$1,799	7

Every lot

69 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	460.80/cwt	430.00–495.00	1,295	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	421.88/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,371	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	360.00/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,346	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	440.02/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,672	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,456	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	423.98/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,866	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	355.17/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,641	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	395.59/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,871	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	355.61/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,817	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,781	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,980	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	312.67/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,795	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	314.83/cwt	292.50–335.00	1,971	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	313.81/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,090	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	310.05/cwt	285.00–335.00	2,235	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	296.96/cwt	290.00–307.50	2,275	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	281.12/cwt	270.00–292.50	2,345	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,496	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	888	237.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	2,109	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	960	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,160	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	459.24/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,290	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	403.81/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,163	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	456.96/cwt	425.00–495.00	1,494	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,214	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,464	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	439.46/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,644	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	404	447.51/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,808	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	339.12/cwt	305.00–385.00	1,445	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	352.72/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,721	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	315.22/cwt	295.00–350.00	1,674	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	273.97/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,567	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	304.99/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,754	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	310.62/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,932	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	267.53/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,712	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	312.24/cwt	295.00–330.00	2,086	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	275.47/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,895	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	307.50/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,153	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	271.55/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,996	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	306.85/cwt	290.00–312.50	2,366	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	278.72/cwt	277.50–280.00	2,160	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,214	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,623	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	992	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,356	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	469.74/cwt	440.00–505.00	1,282	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	458.77/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,491	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,481	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	423.90/cwt	405.00–437.50	1,640	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	428.60/cwt	400.00–447.50	1,779	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	353.59/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,478	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	395.50/cwt	395.50–395.50	1,800	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	356.96/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,653	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	324.17/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,692	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	306.54/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,793	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,744	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	776	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,924	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	402	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,508	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	736	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,171	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	857	234.99/cwt	227.50–242.50	2,014	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	474	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,232	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,543	193.18/cwt	175.00–215.00	2,981	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	796	1,798.87/head	1,500.00–2,400.00	1,799	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	2,312.74/head	1,850.00–2,825.00	2,313	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	970	182.80/cwt	177.00–189.00	1,773	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	152.91/cwt	140.00–169.00	1,786	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,345	130.19/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,751	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,119	1,614.92/head	1,325.00–1,850.00	1,615	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,366	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	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 Sep 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 257Last week 449Year ago 422

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 93Year ago 7

No trend due to no recent market report.

Fall Board Sale sold 55 medium-large grade 1 steers average weight 856 for $300.00

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
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	967	1,850.00–2,825.00	2,312.74
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	796	1,500.00–2,400.00	1,798.87

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	5	—	970	177.00–189.00	182.80

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	—	1,168	140.00–169.00	152.91

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	3	—	1,345	125.00–135.00	130.19

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)	1	—	1,366	2,525.00	2,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,119	1,325.00–1,850.00	1,614.92

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	7	—	1,543	175.00–215.00	193.18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	288	395.00–415.00	403.81
1	300–350	328	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	366	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	426	305.00–385.00	339.12
5	450–500	488	320.00–380.00	352.72
8	550–600	572	250.00–287.50	273.97
4	600–650	640	245.00–285.00	267.53
5	650–700	688	262.50–285.00	275.47
3	700–750	735	260.00–280.00	271.55
2	750–800	775	277.50–280.00	278.72
1	800–850	820	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	281	440.00–480.00	459.24
3	300–350	327	425.00–495.00	456.96
4	350–400	374	420.00–470.00	439.46
2	400–450	404	445.00–450.00	447.51
3	500–550	531	295.00–350.00	315.22
4	550–600	575	295.00–325.00	304.99
6	600–650	622	295.00–330.00	310.62
8	650–700	668	295.00–330.00	312.24
2	700–750	700	300.00–315.00	307.50
4	750–800	771	290.00–312.50	306.85
1	800–850	826	317.50	317.50
1	950–1000	992	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	395.00	395.00
4	400–450	418	340.00–375.00	353.59
4	450–500	463	330.00–370.00	356.96
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	634	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	776	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	440.00–505.00	469.74
4	300–350	325	445.00–485.00	458.77
11	350–400	387	405.00–437.50	423.90
9	400–450	415	400.00–447.50	428.60
2	450–500	455	395.50	395.50
4	500–550	522	315.00–332.50	324.17
3	550–600	585	295.00–325.00	306.54
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	281	430.00–495.00	460.80
3	300–350	325	400.00–440.00	421.88
5	350–400	380	430.00–450.00	440.02
7	400–450	440	400.00–437.50	423.98
5	450–500	473	375.00–410.00	395.59
8	500–550	511	340.00–372.50	355.61
3	550–600	574	345.00	345.00
7	600–650	626	292.50–335.00	314.83
2	650–700	666	310.00–317.50	313.81
10	700–750	721	285.00–335.00	310.05
5	750–800	766	290.00–307.50	296.96
2	800–850	834	270.00–292.50	281.12
1	850–900	868	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	374	350.00–380.00	360.00
1	400–450	416	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	462	345.00–365.00	355.17
1	500–550	548	325.00	325.00
8	550–600	574	300.00–325.00	312.67
2	850–900	888	235.00–240.00	237.52
1	950–1000	960	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	402	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	736	295.00	295.00
2	850–900	857	227.50–242.50	234.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	474	260.00	260.00

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.