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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Feb 27

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692

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Feeder Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 181▲ 26 vs year ago 88 · +29.5%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

154 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 179▲ 24 vs year ago 130 · +18.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 30.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 60.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $260.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$260.00

1 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	550	260.00	1,430	1thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

260.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

260.00

+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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,706	156.00	2,661	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	2,096	175.00	3,668	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	135.62	2,211	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	129.55	1,729	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,230	116.04	1,427	8thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,983	178.39	3,537	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,758	136.02	2,391	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,534	126.78	1,945	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,272	111.90	1,423	46
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,164	177.00	2,060	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,374	210.00	2,885	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,381	201.99	2,789	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,548	208.00	3,220	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,447	203.00	2,937	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,382	190.00	2,626	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	730.60/cwt	59
Bulls	Number 2	99	571.30/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 3	92	377.61/cwt	13
Bulls	Utility	95	168.01/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	92	920.79/cwt	14
Heifers	Number 2	95	760.76/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	87	282.50/cwt	6

Every lot

70 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,238	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	922	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,733	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	845	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,166	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,382	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,626	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,447	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,937	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,548	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,220	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,374	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,885	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,381	201.99/cwt	198.00–204.00	2,789	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,096	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,668	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	116.04/cwt	108.00–122.00	1,427	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	129.55/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,729	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	135.62/cwt	131.00–140.00	2,211	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,181	100.13/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,183	15
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,311	116.20/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,523	27
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,351	126.99/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,716	4
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,442	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,730	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,548	127.82/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,979	13
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,712	140.46/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,405	4
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,850	127.15/cwt	125.00–129.00	2,352	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,164	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,060	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,983	178.39/cwt	177.00–180.00	3,537	2
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,706	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,661	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	60–70	Number 2	63	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	214	1
Heifers	60–70	Utility/Non-Tubing	68	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	51	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 2	74	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	296	1
Heifers	70–80	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	77	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	339	1
Heifers	70–80	Utility/Non-Tubing	79	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	190	1
Heifers	80–90	Utility/Non-Tubing	80	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	88	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 1	81	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	405	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	87	1,058.38/cwt	940.00–1,100.00	921	5
Heifers	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	93	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	837	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1	93	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	465	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	96	957.78/cwt	940.00–980.00	919	5
Heifers	90–100	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	98	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	490	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	102	905.10/cwt	900.00–910.00	923	2
Heifers	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	106	889.21/cwt	850.00–920.00	943	5
Heifers	110–120	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	118	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	389	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	60–70	Number 3	61	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	195	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 3Beef Cross	74	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	296	1
Bulls	70–80	Utility	75	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	135	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 3	76	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	289	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	77	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	462	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	85	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	884	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	85	666.01/cwt	600.00–700.00	566	7
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	85	489.28/cwt	435.00–540.00	416	6
Bulls	80–90	Number 3	85	344.85/cwt	340.00–350.00	293	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 3Beef Cross	88	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	634	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	90	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	495	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 3	92	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	184	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 3Beef Cross	93	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	465	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	94	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	743	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	95	1,008.47/cwt	960.00–1,060.00	958	9
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	96	662.79/cwt	600.00–720.00	636	16
Bulls	90–100	Utility	97	124.02/cwt	100.00–150.00	120	4
Bulls	90–100	UtilityBeef Cross	98	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	294	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	103	655.72/cwt	635.00–700.00	675	10
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	103	495.53/cwt	450.00–550.00	510	5
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	105	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	987	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 3Beef Cross	105	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	525	1
Bulls	100–110	UtilityBeef Cross	106	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	212	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	108	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	972	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	112	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	941	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 3	113	333.09/cwt	300.00–350.00	376	3
Bulls	110–120	Number 2	114	545.07/cwt	540.00–550.00	621	2
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	115	867.54/cwt	820.00–900.00	998	5
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	115	612.65/cwt	580.00–640.00	705	5
Bulls	120–130	Number 2Beef Cross	120	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	840	1
Bulls	120–130	Number 1	124	556.01/cwt	545.00–580.00	689	4

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 Feb 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 181Year ago 88

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 154Last week 179Year ago 130

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 10.00 to 30.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 60.00 lower.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	63	340.00	340.00
1	70–80	74	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	75.00	75.00
1	70–80	79	240.00	240.00
1	80–90	80	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	81	500.00	500.00
1	90–100	93	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	93	900.00	900.00
5	100–110	106	850.00–920.00	889.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	87	940.00–1,100.00	1,058.38
5	90–100	96	940.00–980.00	957.78
2	100–110	102	900.00–910.00	905.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	440.00	440.00
1	90–100	98	500.00	500.00
1	110–120	118	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	85	435.00–540.00	489.28
1	90–100	90	550.00	550.00
5	100–110	103	450.00–550.00	495.53
2	110–120	114	540.00–550.00	545.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	180.00	180.00
4	90–100	97	100.00–150.00	124.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	600.00	600.00
7	80–90	85	600.00–700.00	666.01
16	90–100	96	600.00–720.00	662.79
10	100–110	103	635.00–700.00	655.72
5	110–120	115	580.00–640.00	612.65
4	120–130	124	545.00–580.00	556.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	94	790.00	790.00
1	100–110	108	900.00	900.00
1	110–120	112	840.00	840.00
1	120–130	120	700.00	700.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	1,040.00	1,040.00
9	90–100	95	960.00–1,060.00	1,008.47
1	100–110	105	940.00	940.00
5	110–120	115	820.00–900.00	867.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	61	320.00	320.00
1	70–80	76	380.00	380.00
2	80–90	85	340.00–350.00	344.85
2	90–100	92	200.00	200.00
3	110–120	113	300.00–350.00	333.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	98	300.00	300.00
1	100–110	106	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	400.00	400.00
1	80–90	88	720.00	720.00
1	90–100	93	500.00	500.00
1	100–110	105	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,442	120.00	120.00
13	—	1,548	124.00–135.00	127.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,351	125.00–131.00	126.99
27	—	1,311	110.00–123.00	116.20
15	—	1,181	90.00–108.00	100.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,712	135.00–145.00	140.46
2	—	1,850	125.00–129.00	127.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,382	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,548	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,447	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,164	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,983	177.00–180.00	178.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,706	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,381	198.00–204.00	201.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,374	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,335	124.00–134.00	129.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,630	131.00–140.00	135.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,230	108.00–122.00	116.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,096	175.00	175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	688	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	922	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	486	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	550	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.