Sale reports / New York / Empire - Bath / 2025-07-10

Empire - Bath

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Jul 10
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692
Feeder Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 0▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 88▼ 30 vs year ago 130 · −23.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
124 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 162▼ 1 vs year ago 125 · −0.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale slaughter cows sold 1.50 to 3.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 50.00 to 200.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 30.00 to 50.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
400–500 lb bulls averaged $225.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$225.00
1 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,121
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs NY average

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2498225.001,1211thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
225.00
—
NY average1 barns · 1 hd
225.00
+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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,263165.362,0882thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,508156.322,3575thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,058143.791,5217thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low861102.368817thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,483176.772,6213thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,762149.752,63814
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,331139.401,85618
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,156115.881,33926
HeifersChoiceAverage1,384218.773,0284thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,468224.003,2881thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1961,017.03/cwt46
BullsNumber 294846.98/cwt15
BullsNumber 385370.76/cwt12
BullsUtility84178.65/cwt5
HeifersNumber 1931,134.11/cwt18
HeifersNumber 277735.00/cwt2
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing72186.67/cwt3

Every lot

64 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
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2486250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2151
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2816160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2279377.54/cwt375.00–380.001,0532
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2498225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1211
Bulls700–750Large 3734135.00/cwt135.00–135.009911
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3984147.03/cwt142.00–152.001,4472
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 31,080135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4581
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,468224.00/cwt224.00–224.003,2881
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,384218.77/cwt215.00–221.003,0284
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,263165.36/cwt160.00–170.002,0882
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84072.35/cwt70.00–74.006082
Cows—Lean 85-90%842100.29/cwt100.00–101.008443
Cows—Lean 85-90%911135.46/cwt134.00–137.001,2342
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,039141.75/cwt139.00–144.001,4736
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,8251
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,508156.32/cwt154.00–159.002,3575
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115105.46/cwt100.00–110.001,1767
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14395.67/cwt90.00–99.001,0944
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,161130.07/cwt125.00–135.001,51010
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,213118.27/cwt115.00–123.001,4355
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272131.49/cwt130.00–134.001,6734
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323140.04/cwt136.00–144.001,85312
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,499151.38/cwt149.00–154.002,2692
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,684137.48/cwt136.00–139.002,3152
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,691147.68/cwt144.00–152.002,4976
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,858155.91/cwt154.00–159.002,8976
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,483176.77/cwt168.00–185.002,6213
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers60–70Utility/Non-Tubing67100.00/cwt100.00–100.00671
Heifers60–70Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross68260.00/cwt260.00–260.001771
Heifers70–80Number 2Beef Cross761,040.00/cwt1,040.00–1,040.007901
Heifers70–80Number 277430.00/cwt430.00–430.003311
Heifers70–80Number 1Beef Cross781,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.008971
Heifers70–80Number 178700.00/cwt700.00–700.005461
Heifers80–90Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross82200.00/cwt200.00–200.001641
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,341.45/cwt1,300.00–1,380.001,1132
Heifers80–90Number 186773.43/cwt730.00–820.006652
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross951,220.46/cwt1,160.00–1,280.001,1599
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1021,160.00/cwt1,150.00–1,170.001,1832
Heifers110–120Number 1Beef Cross1171,030.00/cwt1,030.00–1,030.001,2051
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls60–70Utility62100.00/cwt100.00–100.00621
Bulls70–80Utility74211.62/cwt180.00–240.001572
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross771,220.26/cwt1,200.00–1,240.009402
Bulls70–80Number 377324.84/cwt320.00–330.002502
Bulls70–80Number 278600.00/cwt600.00–600.004681
Bulls80–90Number 382372.60/cwt290.00–540.003067
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross851,451.72/cwt1,380.00–1,500.001,2343
Bulls80–90Number 186884.96/cwt850.00–940.0076112
Bulls80–90Number 286762.76/cwt700.00–810.006564
Bulls90–100Utility90210.00/cwt210.00–210.001891
Bulls90–100Number 192902.67/cwt890.00–930.008307
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross941,120.85/cwt1,000.00–1,200.001,0544
Bulls90–100Number 294731.12/cwt700.00–760.006872
Bulls90–100Number 394440.64/cwt380.00–500.004142
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross951,310.26/cwt1,240.00–1,430.001,2454
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1031,227.96/cwt1,200.00–1,270.001,2655
Bulls100–110Number 2Beef Cross103960.00/cwt960.00–960.009891
Bulls100–110Number 2103549.03/cwt500.00–600.005662
Bulls100–110Number 1104868.40/cwt840.00–880.009037
Bulls100–110Number 3108310.00/cwt310.00–310.003351
Bulls110–120Number 1111864.98/cwt860.00–870.009602
Bulls110–120Number 1Beef Cross1141,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.001,3112
Bulls110–120Number 2Beef Cross1191,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.001,2501
Bulls110–120Utility119160.00/cwt160.00–160.001901
Bulls120–130Number 1121780.00/cwt780.00–780.009442

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.