Sale reports / New York / Empire - Bath / 2025-01-30

Empire - Bath

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Jan 30
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 95▼ 65 vs year ago 154 · −42.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
155 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 137▼ 8 vs year ago 163 · −4.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 40.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 80.00 higher.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,464160.002,3421thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,398151.002,1111thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,266126.001,5951thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,946163.003,1721thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,708131.622,24820
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,416129.571,83527
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,273115.151,46627
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,724177.003,0511thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,480167.002,4721thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198728.78/cwt57
BullsNumber 2101611.64/cwt27
BullsNumber 396408.87/cwt8
BullsUtility93183.57/cwt12
HeifersNumber 194770.72/cwt24
HeifersNumber 285573.42/cwt8
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing82416.67/cwt3

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,464160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,3421
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,266126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,5951
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,398151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,1111
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26296.16/cwt92.00–101.001,2142
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,265123.61/cwt121.00–127.001,5648
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,278113.40/cwt107.00–119.001,44917
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,416129.57/cwt124.00–136.001,83527
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,684132.07/cwt127.00–142.002,22419
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,166123.00/cwt123.00–123.002,6641
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,480167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,4721
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,724177.00/cwt177.00–177.003,0511
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,946163.00/cwt163.00–163.003,1721
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers60–70Number 267348.51/cwt300.00–400.002342
Heifers70–80Number 273400.00/cwt400.00–400.002921
Heifers70–80Utility/Non-Tubing74210.00/cwt210.00–210.001551
Heifers70–80Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross77550.00/cwt550.00–550.004241
Heifers80–90Number 182580.00/cwt580.00–580.004761
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross85946.95/cwt920.00–1,010.008056
Heifers80–90Number 288360.00/cwt360.00–360.003171
Heifers80–90Number 2Beef Cross89730.00/cwt730.00–730.006501
Heifers90–100Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross94490.00/cwt490.00–490.004611
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross95881.80/cwt840.00–900.008387
Heifers90–100Number 196547.56/cwt460.00–580.005267
Heifers90–100Number 2Beef Cross97770.16/cwt740.00–800.007472
Heifers100–110Number 2Beef Cross100860.00/cwt860.00–860.008601
Heifers100–110Number 1104570.00/cwt570.00–570.005931
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross106870.00/cwt870.00–870.009221
Heifers110–120Number 1Beef Cross117790.00/cwt790.00–790.009241
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 274473.99/cwt450.00–500.003512
Bulls70–80Number 3Beef Cross76700.00/cwt700.00–700.005321
Bulls70–80Utility78200.00/cwt200.00–200.001561
Bulls70–80Number 179630.00/cwt630.00–630.004981
Bulls80–90Number 182673.34/cwt620.00–715.005525
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross841,037.02/cwt1,000.00–1,080.008713
Bulls80–90Utility85177.53/cwt100.00–220.001513
Bulls80–90Number 286514.60/cwt450.00–570.004435
Bulls80–90Number 389300.00/cwt300.00–300.002671
Bulls90–100UtilityBeef Cross91180.00/cwt180.00–180.001641
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross94979.11/cwt920.00–1,020.009206
Bulls90–100Number 394370.24/cwt310.00–400.003484
Bulls90–100Number 295512.10/cwt450.00–550.004864
Bulls90–100Utility95180.04/cwt120.00–220.001715
Bulls90–100Number 196665.62/cwt620.00–705.0063918
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross98825.00/cwt790.00–860.008092
Bulls100–110Utility101180.00/cwt180.00–180.001821
Bulls100–110Number 2103553.33/cwt540.00–580.005703
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross104914.03/cwt900.00–930.009515
Bulls100–110Number 1104643.38/cwt605.00–675.0066914
Bulls100–110Number 2Beef Cross109854.98/cwt850.00–860.009322
Bulls110–120UtilityBeef Cross110210.00/cwt210.00–210.002311
Bulls110–120Number 1111609.89/cwt590.00–620.006774
Bulls110–120Number 3113395.00/cwt390.00–400.004462
Bulls110–120Number 2Beef Cross115832.18/cwt800.00–870.009574
Bulls110–120Number 2115539.07/cwt500.00–565.006204
Bulls120–130Number 2121440.00/cwt440.00–440.005321
Bulls120–130Number 1123560.00/cwt560.00–560.006891

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.