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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Jan 22

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692

← Jan 15Jan 22Jan 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 8▲ 4 vs year ago 5 · +80.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 126▼ 12 vs year ago 95 · −12.6%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

127 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 101▼ 10 vs year ago 137 · −7.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves sold 60.00 to 80.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 30.00 to 70.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb bulls averaged $230.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$230.00

1 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

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 / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	442	230.00	1,017	1thin

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

230.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

230.00

+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
Bulls	—	Average	1,965	182.64	3,589	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	141.00	2,056	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	138.00	1,790	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	128.00	1,475	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,609	163.28	2,627	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,623	137.45	2,231	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,491	135.57	2,022	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,209	114.00	1,378	29
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,399	165.50	2,315	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,455	207.71	3,022	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,164	201.00	2,340	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	1,309.05/cwt	54
Bulls	Number 2	94	1,046.69/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 3	100	689.43/cwt	14
Heifers	Number 1	96	1,323.21/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 2	87	1,270.40/cwt	9
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	76	345.00/cwt	2

Every lot

57 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	656	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,181	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Large 3	318	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	843	1
Bulls	350–400	Large 3	394	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,024	1
Bulls	400–450	Large 3	442	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,017	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	864	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,555	1
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,096	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,644	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,164	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,340	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,455	207.71/cwt	203.00–210.00	3,022	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,965	182.64/cwt	181.00–184.00	3,589	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,475	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,790	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,056	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	91.93/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,017	6
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	103.59/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,155	3
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,227	118.13/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,449	11
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,287	127.12/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,636	9
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,463	134.40/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,966	14
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,564	131.20/cwt	125.00–134.00	2,052	4
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,620	149.58/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,423	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,628	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,019	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,662	141.62/cwt	136.00–146.00	2,354	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,609	163.28/cwt	156.00–170.00	2,627	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,399	165.50/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,315	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	70–80	Utility/Non-Tubing	70	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	203	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 2	73	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	285	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	75	1,661.60/cwt	1,600.00–1,720.00	1,246	2
Heifers	80–90	Utility/Non-Tubing	81	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	324	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	84	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,176	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 1	86	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	619	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	87	1,662.57/cwt	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,446	3
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	92	1,584.02/cwt	1,540.00–1,630.00	1,457	2
Heifers	90–100	Number 2	92	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	570	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	93	1,503.46/cwt	1,500.00–1,510.00	1,398	3
Heifers	100–110	Number 1	104	788.27/cwt	700.00–880.00	820	2
Heifers	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	105	1,190.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,250	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	108	1,389.91/cwt	1,370.00–1,410.00	1,501	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	72	1,180.00/cwt	1,180.00–1,180.00	850	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	74	1,032.86/cwt	1,000.00–1,090.00	764	4
Bulls	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	75	1,648.67/cwt	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,237	2
Bulls	70–80	Number 3	78	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	593	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	85	1,719.29/cwt	1,700.00–1,760.00	1,461	3
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	85	861.66/cwt	820.00–900.00	732	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	87	1,341.79/cwt	1,280.00–1,380.00	1,167	6
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	95	1,554.40/cwt	1,480.00–1,660.00	1,477	7
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	95	1,201.72/cwt	1,100.00–1,320.00	1,142	20
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	95	968.75/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	920	6
Bulls	90–100	Number 3	95	694.32/cwt	620.00–760.00	660	6
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	97	1,339.61/cwt	1,280.00–1,470.00	1,299	4
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	103	1,130.89/cwt	1,020.00–1,210.00	1,165	10
Bulls	100–110	Number 3	104	669.08/cwt	610.00–710.00	696	4
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	106	847.19/cwt	780.00–880.00	898	3
Bulls	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	107	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,391	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	108	1,396.44/cwt	1,340.00–1,440.00	1,508	3
Bulls	110–120	Number 2	112	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	1,075	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	113	1,294.69/cwt	1,260.00–1,330.00	1,463	2
Bulls	110–120	Number 3	114	683.25/cwt	600.00–760.00	779	3
Bulls	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	117	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,404	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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 5

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 126Year ago 95

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 127Last week 101Year ago 137

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves sold 60.00 to 80.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 30.00 to 70.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	1,600.00–1,720.00	1,661.60
1	80–90	84	1,400.00	1,400.00
3	90–100	93	1,500.00–1,510.00	1,503.46
1	100–110	105	1,190.00	1,190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	86	720.00	720.00
2	100–110	104	700.00–880.00	788.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	87	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,662.57
2	90–100	92	1,540.00–1,630.00	1,584.02
2	100–110	108	1,370.00–1,410.00	1,389.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	73	390.00	390.00
1	90–100	92	620.00	620.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	290.00	290.00
1	80–90	81	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	760.00	760.00
6	90–100	95	620.00–760.00	694.32
4	100–110	104	610.00–710.00	669.08
3	110–120	114	600.00–760.00	683.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	74	1,000.00–1,090.00	1,032.86
2	80–90	85	820.00–900.00	861.66
6	90–100	95	900.00–1,050.00	968.75
3	100–110	106	780.00–880.00	847.19
1	110–120	112	960.00	960.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,648.67
3	80–90	85	1,700.00–1,760.00	1,719.29
7	90–100	95	1,480.00–1,660.00	1,554.40
3	100–110	108	1,340.00–1,440.00	1,396.44
2	110–120	113	1,260.00–1,330.00	1,294.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	90–100	97	1,280.00–1,470.00	1,339.61
1	100–110	107	1,300.00	1,300.00
1	110–120	117	1,200.00	1,200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	1,180.00	1,180.00
6	80–90	87	1,280.00–1,380.00	1,341.79
20	90–100	95	1,100.00–1,320.00	1,201.72
10	100–110	103	1,020.00–1,210.00	1,130.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,455	203.00–210.00	207.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,164	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	100.00–110.00	103.59
9	—	1,287	124.00–134.00	127.12
11	—	1,227	112.00–122.00	118.13
6	—	1,106	90.00–98.00	91.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,564	125.00–134.00	131.20
6	—	1,662	136.00–146.00	141.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,628	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,620	145.00–154.00	149.58
14	—	1,463	130.00–136.00	134.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,609	156.00–170.00	163.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,399	161.00–170.00	165.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,458	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,297	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,152	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,965	181.00–184.00	182.64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	864	180.00	180.00
1	1050–1100	1,096	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	656	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	318	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	394	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	442	230.00	230.00

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.