Sale reports / New York / Empire - Bath / 2025-10-09

Empire - Bath

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Oct 9
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 66▼ 45 vs year ago 113 · −39.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
107 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 121▼ 18 vs year ago 125 · −14.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison this week due to no recent report.

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—Average1,680185.973,1243thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,522157.812,4023thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,421149.342,1223thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,336150.002,0041thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,654155.582,57312
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,424138.141,9685thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,244105.741,31528
SteersSelectAverage1,277204.542,6122thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1961,297.51/cwt41
BullsNumber 21001,280.44/cwt17
BullsNumber 390666.67/cwt3
BullsUtility79446.25/cwt3
HeifersNumber 1911,541.01/cwt10
HeifersNumber 2951,519.92/cwt10

Every lot

40 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,277204.54/cwt204.00–205.002,6122
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,680185.97/cwt182.00–192.003,1243
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,421149.34/cwt149.00–150.002,1223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,522157.81/cwt156.00–159.002,4023
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,336150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,0041
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200109.45/cwt106.00–111.001,3135
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,217119.17/cwt118.00–120.001,4505
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23690.51/cwt80.00–100.001,11913
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,333128.21/cwt125.00–132.001,7095
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,418139.43/cwt135.00–143.001,9774
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,450133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,9291
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,619154.81/cwt151.00–159.002,50611
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,038164.00/cwt164.00–164.003,3421
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 2Beef Cross761,280.00/cwt1,280.00–1,280.009731
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross821,784.85/cwt1,760.00–1,810.001,4642
Heifers80–90Number 1841,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.009241
Heifers80–90Number 2Beef Cross871,686.68/cwt1,670.00–1,700.001,4673
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross921,672.60/cwt1,650.00–1,690.001,5394
Heifers90–100Number 1951,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009501
Heifers90–100Number 2Beef Cross991,515.08/cwt1,460.00–1,560.001,5004
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1001,525.00/cwt1,520.00–1,530.001,5252
Heifers100–110Number 2Beef Cross1071,399.44/cwt1,360.00–1,440.001,4972
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Utility73444.38/cwt400.00–490.003242
Bulls70–80Number 374790.00/cwt790.00–790.005851
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross841,748.87/cwt1,680.00–1,790.001,4696
Bulls80–90Number 1861,203.09/cwt1,160.00–1,240.001,0358
Bulls80–90Number 2871,075.29/cwt1,050.00–1,100.009362
Bulls90–100Utility91450.00/cwt450.00–450.004101
Bulls90–100Number 2921,035.23/cwt1,000.00–1,070.009524
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross951,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.001,5201
Bulls90–100Number 1951,188.58/cwt1,120.00–1,250.001,12910
Bulls90–100Number 396610.00/cwt610.00–610.005861
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross971,519.72/cwt1,500.00–1,570.001,4744
Bulls100–110Number 21001,070.00/cwt1,070.00–1,070.001,0701
Bulls100–110Number 3101600.00/cwt600.00–600.006061
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1031,505.77/cwt1,480.00–1,530.001,5515
Bulls100–110Number 11031,125.57/cwt1,100.00–1,140.001,1597
Bulls100–110Number 2Beef Cross1091,410.00/cwt1,410.00–1,410.001,5371
Bulls110–120Number 2Beef Cross1121,383.42/cwt1,330.00–1,420.001,5495
Bulls110–120Number 11131,046.57/cwt1,000.00–1,100.001,1834

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.