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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-01-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-01

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Jan 1

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692

← Dec 18Jan 1Jan 15 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 152 vs last sale 170▼ 72 vs year ago 90 · −80.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

103 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 119▼ 40 vs year ago 143 · −28.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison. No sale previous week due to holiday.

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	Low	1,156	165.00	1,907	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	874	110.00	961	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,574	152.06	2,393	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,417	140.49	1,991	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,301	115.89	1,508	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	1,221.56/cwt	50
Bulls	Number 2	95	963.80/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 3	93	530.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	79	260.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	89	1,476.04/cwt	14
Heifers	Number 2	82	1,148.52/cwt	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	91	250.00/cwt	2

Every lot

35 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
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	874	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	961	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	97.55/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,124	2
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,309	120.01/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,571	5
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,417	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,991	2
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,059	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,574	152.06/cwt	149.00–156.00	2,393	5
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,156	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,907	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	75	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	750	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	76	1,494.93/cwt	1,490.00–1,500.00	1,136	2
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	85	1,508.33/cwt	1,440.00–1,580.00	1,282	5
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	85	1,222.78/cwt	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,039	2
Heifers	80–90	Utility/Non-Tubing	89	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	178	1
Heifers	90–100	Utility/Non-Tubing	93	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	279	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	96	1,447.57/cwt	1,370.00–1,510.00	1,390	7
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	74	1,490.00/cwt	1,490.00–1,490.00	1,103	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 3	77	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	308	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	79	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	948	1
Bulls	70–80	Utility	79	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	205	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	84	921.91/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	774	6
Bulls	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	85	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,020	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	86	1,620.23/cwt	1,600.00–1,640.00	1,393	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	87	1,154.32/cwt	1,100.00–1,210.00	1,004	8
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	93	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,060	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	95	1,436.84/cwt	1,300.00–1,510.00	1,365	8
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	96	1,073.95/cwt	1,000.00–1,110.00	1,031	11
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	97	847.04/cwt	800.00–930.00	822	3
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	102	1,115.23/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,138	4
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	102	944.75/cwt	900.00–990.00	964	6
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	105	1,381.31/cwt	1,260.00–1,450.00	1,450	9
Bulls	100–110	Number 3	108	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	713	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	113	972.38/cwt	930.00–1,030.00	1,099	5
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	114	1,230.00/cwt	1,230.00–1,230.00	1,402	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 2	118	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	1,074	1
Bulls	120–130	Number 2	120	795.00/cwt	795.00–795.00	954	1
Bulls	120–130	Number 1Beef Cross	125	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,388	1

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 Jan 1, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 170Year ago 90

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 103Last week 119Year ago 143

No comparison. No sale previous week due to holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	874	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,417	140.00–141.00	140.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,574	149.00–156.00	152.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,309	117.00–126.00	120.01
1	—	1,560	132.00	132.00
2	—	1,152	94.00–100.00	97.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,156	165.00	165.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	86	1,600.00–1,640.00	1,620.23
8	90–100	95	1,300.00–1,510.00	1,436.84
9	100–110	105	1,260.00–1,450.00	1,381.31
1	110–120	114	1,230.00	1,230.00
1	120–130	125	1,110.00	1,110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	1,490.00	1,490.00
1	80–90	85	1,200.00	1,200.00
1	90–100	93	1,140.00	1,140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,200.00	1,200.00
8	80–90	87	1,100.00–1,210.00	1,154.32
11	90–100	96	1,000.00–1,110.00	1,073.95
4	100–110	102	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,115.23
5	110–120	113	930.00–1,030.00	972.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	84	800.00–1,000.00	921.91
3	90–100	97	800.00–930.00	847.04
6	100–110	102	900.00–990.00	944.75
1	110–120	118	910.00	910.00
1	120–130	120	795.00	795.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	400.00	400.00
1	100–110	108	660.00	660.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	89	200.00	200.00
1	90–100	93	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	76	1,490.00–1,500.00	1,494.93
5	80–90	85	1,440.00–1,580.00	1,508.33
7	90–100	96	1,370.00–1,510.00	1,447.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	1,000.00	1,000.00
2	80–90	85	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,222.78

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.