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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Jul 31

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692

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Feeder Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 8▼ 5 vs year ago 12 · −41.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 50▼ 45 vs year ago 88 · −51.1%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

103 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 104▼ 11 vs year ago 114 · −9.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 70.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb bulls averaged $273.30/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$273.30

3 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	645	273.30	1,764	3thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

273.30

—

NY average1 barns · 3 hd

273.30

+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	1,808	194.00	3,508	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,339	147.50	1,975	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	144.33	1,904	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,212	137.50	1,667	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,000	155.00	1,550	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,636	148.78	2,434	8thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	140.96	1,887	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,180	119.02	1,404	15

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	1,140.01/cwt	57
Bulls	Number 2	87	1,008.08/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	87	452.33/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	93	1,383.59/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	108	1,160.00/cwt	2

Every lot

43 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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	264.95/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,730	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,808	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,508	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,412	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	141.49/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,844	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,312	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,863	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,352	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,028	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,366	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,090	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,378	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,929	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	900	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	118.42/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,359	6
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,205	2
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,227	131.30/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,611	6
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	140.44/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,741	6
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	148.48/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,019	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,592	145.86/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,322	6
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,612	135.02/cwt	134.00–136.00	2,177	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,767	157.52/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,783	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,000	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,550	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	85	1,475.55/cwt	1,440.00–1,490.00	1,254	5
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	96	1,335.03/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,282	5
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	103	1,275.07/cwt	1,270.00–1,280.00	1,313	2
Heifers	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	105	1,180.00/cwt	1,180.00–1,180.00	1,239	1
Heifers	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	110	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,254	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	60–70	Number 2Beef Cross	65	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	780	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	73	790.68/cwt	740.00–840.00	577	2
Bulls	70–80	Number 3	76	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	228	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	78	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	772	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	84	1,069.58/cwt	1,000.00–1,140.00	898	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	84	1,024.38/cwt	700.00–1,110.00	860	7
Bulls	80–90	Number 3	84	518.56/cwt	440.00–600.00	436	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	86	1,469.18/cwt	1,400.00–1,530.00	1,263	3
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	86	870.41/cwt	800.00–940.00	749	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	94	925.50/cwt	840.00–980.00	870	8
Bulls	90–100	Number 3	95	462.26/cwt	400.00–530.00	439	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	96	1,399.42/cwt	1,360.00–1,490.00	1,343	12
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	97	1,318.76/cwt	1,260.00–1,380.00	1,279	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	97	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	698	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	104	862.76/cwt	830.00–930.00	897	6
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	105	1,258.83/cwt	1,120.00–1,340.00	1,322	12
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	113	1,175.07/cwt	1,100.00–1,230.00	1,328	4
Bulls	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	114	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,220	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	115	808.17/cwt	750.00–840.00	929	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 Jul 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 12

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 50Year ago 88

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 103Last week 104Year ago 114

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 70.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	653	255.00–275.00	264.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,808	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	140.00–144.00	141.49
1	—	1,352	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,312	142.00	142.00
1	—	1,366	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,046	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,378	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,240	138.00–143.00	140.44
2	—	1,360	147.00–150.00	148.48
2	—	1,612	134.00–136.00	135.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,767	156.00–159.00	157.52
6	—	1,592	141.00–150.00	145.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,034	87.00	87.00
6	—	1,148	114.00–124.00	118.42
6	—	1,227	128.00–135.00	131.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	155.00	155.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	1,200.00	1,200.00
2	80–90	84	1,000.00–1,140.00	1,069.58
2	90–100	97	1,260.00–1,380.00	1,318.76
1	110–120	114	1,070.00	1,070.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	86	1,400.00–1,530.00	1,469.18
12	90–100	96	1,360.00–1,490.00	1,399.42
12	100–110	105	1,120.00–1,340.00	1,258.83
4	110–120	113	1,100.00–1,230.00	1,175.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	990.00	990.00
7	80–90	84	700.00–1,110.00	1,024.38
8	90–100	94	840.00–980.00	925.50
6	100–110	104	830.00–930.00	862.76
4	110–120	115	750.00–840.00	808.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	740.00–840.00	790.68
2	80–90	86	800.00–940.00	870.41
1	90–100	97	720.00	720.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	300.00	300.00
2	80–90	84	440.00–600.00	518.56
2	90–100	95	400.00–530.00	462.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	105	1,180.00	1,180.00
1	110–120	110	1,140.00	1,140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	85	1,440.00–1,490.00	1,475.55
5	90–100	96	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,335.03
2	100–110	103	1,270.00–1,280.00	1,275.07

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.