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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Feb 26

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 27▲ 13 vs year ago 5 · +260.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 158▼ 39 vs year ago 114 · −34.2%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

122 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 115▼ 32 vs year ago 154 · −20.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 13.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 140.00 to 150.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 20.00 to 55.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $319.78/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$319.78

3 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−152.48 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	431	319.78	1,378	3thin

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 sale3 hd

319.78

—

NY average1 barns · 3 hd

319.78

+0.00

National average178 barns · 9,012 hd

472.26

−152.48

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	1,616	165.00	2,666	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,105	141.22	1,560	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	134.76	1,879	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,290	107.50	1,387	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,726	148.72	2,567	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,557	132.63	2,065	8thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,348	105.46	1,421	36
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,462	197.00	2,880	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	1,365.81/cwt	57
Bulls	Number 2	92	1,287.67/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 3	92	490.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	96	1,664.04/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	86	1,418.38/cwt	12
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	65	200.00/cwt	1

Every lot

62 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 · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	252	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,260	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	414.72/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,331	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	319.78/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,378	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	994	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,137	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	274	392.90/cwt	365.00–430.00	1,077	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	346	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,263	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,515	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,459	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	922	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,890	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 3	438	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	920	1
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	492	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,255	1
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,008	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,318	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,616	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,666	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,560	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,262	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,262	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,318	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,516	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,394	134.76/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,879	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,187	75.23/cwt	70.00–80.00	893	9
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,352	115.39/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,560	13
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,397	101.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,418	6
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,485	126.31/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,876	8
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,542	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,236	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	139.71/cwt	139.00–140.00	2,159	3
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,558	133.82/cwt	131.00–135.00	2,085	5
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,561	123.46/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,927	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,784	148.38/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,647	6
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,792	158.41/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,839	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,462	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,880	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	60–70	Number 2	62	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	620	1
Heifers	60–70	Utility/Non-Tubing	65	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	130	1
Heifers	60–70	Number 2Beef Cross	69	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	966	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	76	1,890.00/cwt	1,890.00–1,890.00	1,436	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	84	1,503.16/cwt	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,263	3
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	85	2,004.59/cwt	1,970.00–2,040.00	1,704	2
Heifers	80–90	Number 2	87	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,566	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	92	1,729.81/cwt	1,700.00–1,760.00	1,591	4
Heifers	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	95	1,275.26/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,211	4
Heifers	90–100	Number 1	96	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	768	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	102	1,320.00/cwt	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,346	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	103	1,672.51/cwt	1,660.00–1,700.00	1,723	4
Heifers	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	111	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,721	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	60–70	Number 2	64	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	768	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	75	1,480.00/cwt	1,480.00–1,480.00	1,110	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	77	2,010.00/cwt	2,010.00–2,010.00	1,548	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	79	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	869	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	85	1,032.13/cwt	890.00–1,200.00	877	3
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	86	1,427.92/cwt	1,300.00–1,510.00	1,228	8
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	87	1,920.00/cwt	1,920.00–1,920.00	1,670	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	87	1,795.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,890.00	1,562	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 3	92	490.00/cwt	480.00–500.00	451	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	93	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,535	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	94	1,344.84/cwt	1,260.00–1,420.00	1,264	20
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	97	1,051.60/cwt	900.00–1,140.00	1,020	4
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	98	1,756.86/cwt	1,740.00–1,780.00	1,722	3
Bulls	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	104	1,366.31/cwt	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,421	4
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	104	1,164.56/cwt	1,050.00–1,260.00	1,211	10
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	105	1,664.96/cwt	1,640.00–1,710.00	1,748	4
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	113	1,096.91/cwt	1,040.00–1,140.00	1,240	4
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	114	1,502.40/cwt	1,440.00–1,550.00	1,713	3
Bulls	110–120	Number 2	115	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	989	1
Bulls	120–130	Number 1	121	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,222	1
Bulls	120–130	Number 1Beef Cross	125	1,325.10/cwt	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,656	2

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 Feb 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 18Last week 27Year ago 5

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 158Year ago 114

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 122Last week 115Year ago 154

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 13.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 140.00 to 150.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 20.00 to 55.00 lower.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	1,920.00	1,920.00
3	90–100	98	1,740.00–1,780.00	1,756.86
4	100–110	105	1,640.00–1,710.00	1,664.96
3	110–120	114	1,440.00–1,550.00	1,502.40
2	120–130	125	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,325.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	2,010.00	2,010.00
2	80–90	87	1,700.00–1,890.00	1,795.00
1	90–100	93	1,650.00	1,650.00
4	100–110	104	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,366.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	1,480.00	1,480.00
8	80–90	86	1,300.00–1,510.00	1,427.92
20	90–100	94	1,260.00–1,420.00	1,344.84
10	100–110	104	1,050.00–1,260.00	1,164.56
4	110–120	113	1,040.00–1,140.00	1,096.91
1	120–130	121	1,010.00	1,010.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	64	1,200.00	1,200.00
1	70–80	79	1,100.00	1,100.00
3	80–90	85	890.00–1,200.00	1,032.13
4	90–100	97	900.00–1,140.00	1,051.60
1	110–120	115	860.00	860.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	92	480.00–500.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	1,970.00–2,040.00	2,004.59
4	90–100	92	1,700.00–1,760.00	1,729.81
4	100–110	103	1,660.00–1,700.00	1,672.51
1	110–120	111	1,550.00	1,550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	1,400.00	1,400.00
1	70–80	76	1,890.00	1,890.00
3	80–90	84	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,503.16
4	90–100	95	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,275.26
1	100–110	102	1,320.00	1,320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	62	1,000.00	1,000.00
1	80–90	87	1,800.00	1,800.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	96	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,397	100.00–105.00	101.52
8	—	1,485	125.00–129.00	126.31
9	—	1,187	70.00–80.00	75.23
13	—	1,352	110.00–120.00	115.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,558	131.00–135.00	133.82
2	—	1,561	122.00–125.00	123.46
1	—	1,542	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	139.00–140.00	139.71
3	—	1,792	155.00–164.00	158.41
6	—	1,784	145.00–151.00	148.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,462	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,394	130.00–139.00	134.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	140.00–142.00	141.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,262	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,318	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,616	165.00	165.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	922	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	438	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	492	255.00	255.00
1	1000–1050	1,008	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	252	500.00	500.00
4	300–350	321	405.00–425.00	414.72
3	400–450	431	300.00–340.00	319.78
1	950–1000	994	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	274	365.00–430.00	392.90
1	300–350	346	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	374	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	456	320.00	320.00

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.