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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Jan 23

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692

← Jan 16Jan 23Jan 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 17▼ 5 vs year ago 10 · −50.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 114▼ 37 vs year ago 132 · −28.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

137 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 149▲ 0 vs year ago 137 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 30.00 to 40.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb bulls averaged $116.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$116.00

1 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

Price by quality 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	704	116.00	817	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

116.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

116.00

+0.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,680	155.00	2,604	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	130.00	2,057	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	124.35	1,530	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	108.11	1,134	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,468	134.00	1,967	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,766	131.36	2,320	22
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,407	125.81	1,770	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,314	117.26	1,541	32
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,358	164.00	2,227	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,324	138.39	1,832	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	724.29/cwt	72
Bulls	Number 2	93	610.84/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	87	391.85/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	85	163.37/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	96	791.86/cwt	14
Heifers	Number 2	91	612.40/cwt	15
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	79	347.45/cwt	4

Every lot

56 lots · USDA AMS · Empire Livestock 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	704	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	817	1
Bulls	800–850	Large 3	812	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,088	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	988	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,610	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,680	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,604	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	108.11/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,134	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	124.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,530	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,582	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,057	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	102.34/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,194	7
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,330	120.15/cwt	113.00–126.00	1,598	21
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,407	125.81/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,770	16
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,485	128.22/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,904	4
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,766	131.36/cwt	125.00–139.00	2,320	22
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,324	138.39/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,832	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,358	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,227	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,468	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,967	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	60–70	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	66	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	330	1
Heifers	70–80	Utility/Non-Tubing	75	144.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	109	2
Heifers	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	79	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	553	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 2	79	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	237	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 2	83	313.65/cwt	290.00–340.00	260	3
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	85	716.67/cwt	650.00–800.00	609	3
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	88	914.38/cwt	860.00–970.00	805	2
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	93	881.74/cwt	840.00–900.00	820	6
Heifers	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	94	734.81/cwt	700.00–800.00	691	4
Heifers	90–100	Number 1	96	444.45/cwt	410.00–480.00	427	2
Heifers	90–100	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	99	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	594	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1	102	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	490	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	104	865.99/cwt	820.00–890.00	901	3
Heifers	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	114	727.89/cwt	650.00–810.00	830	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	60–70	Utility	65	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	33	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	70	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	560	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 3Beef Cross	72	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	439	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	76	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	380	1
Bulls	70–80	UtilityBeef Cross	78	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	250	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 3	83	315.33/cwt	245.00–360.00	262	5
Bulls	80–90	Utility	84	125.45/cwt	100.00–150.00	105	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	85	957.55/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	814	6
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	85	634.80/cwt	560.00–700.00	540	11
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	87	454.22/cwt	410.00–500.00	395	2
Bulls	80–90	UtilityBeef Cross	89	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	267	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	93	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	651	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	94	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	508	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	95	639.91/cwt	590.00–695.00	608	21
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	96	935.46/cwt	900.00–995.00	898	11
Bulls	90–100	Number 3	96	335.00/cwt	300.00–370.00	322	2
Bulls	90–100	Utility	96	111.33/cwt	75.00–150.00	107	2
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	100	520.00/cwt	500.00–540.00	520	2
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	102	916.84/cwt	890.00–945.00	935	5
Bulls	100–110	Number 3Beef Cross	102	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	683	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	105	635.11/cwt	580.00–670.00	667	10
Bulls	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	106	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	848	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	114	603.90/cwt	565.00–630.00	688	7
Bulls	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	116	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	951	1
Bulls	120–130	Number 1	120	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	636	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 Sale - Bath, NY

Thu Jan 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5Last week 17Year ago 10

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 114Year ago 132

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 137Last week 149Year ago 137

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 30.00 to 40.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	300.00	300.00
3	80–90	83	290.00–340.00	313.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	88	860.00–970.00	914.38
6	90–100	93	840.00–900.00	881.74
3	100–110	104	820.00–890.00	865.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	700.00	700.00
3	80–90	85	650.00–800.00	716.67
4	90–100	94	700.00–800.00	734.81
1	100–110	100	700.00	700.00
2	110–120	114	650.00–810.00	727.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	500.00	500.00
1	90–100	99	600.00	600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	140.00–150.00	144.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	96	410.00–480.00	444.45
1	100–110	102	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	610.00	610.00
1	100–110	102	670.00	670.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	80–90	85	560.00–700.00	634.80
21	90–100	95	590.00–695.00	639.91
10	100–110	105	580.00–670.00	635.11
7	110–120	114	565.00–630.00	603.90
1	120–130	120	530.00	530.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	500.00	500.00
2	80–90	87	410.00–500.00	454.22
1	90–100	94	540.00	540.00
2	100–110	100	500.00–540.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	800.00	800.00
1	90–100	93	700.00	700.00
1	100–110	106	800.00	800.00
1	110–120	116	820.00	820.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	320.00	320.00
1	80–90	89	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	50.00	50.00
2	80–90	84	100.00–150.00	125.45
2	90–100	96	75.00–150.00	111.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	85	900.00–1,000.00	957.55
11	90–100	96	900.00–995.00	935.46
5	100–110	102	890.00–945.00	916.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	83	245.00–360.00	315.33
2	90–100	96	300.00–370.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,407	120.00–133.00	125.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,485	128.00–129.00	128.22
21	—	1,330	113.00–126.00	120.15
7	—	1,167	96.00–109.00	102.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,766	125.00–139.00	131.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,324	137.00–140.00	138.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,358	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,468	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,049	105.00–110.00	108.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,582	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,230	120.00–130.00	124.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	155.00	155.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	988	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	812	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	704	116.00	116.00

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.