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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Mar 5

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692

← Feb 26Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 18▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 75▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

108 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 122▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 40.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 20.00 to 125.00 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 $350.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$350.00

1 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

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
Medium and Large 2	400	350.00	1,400	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

350.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

350.00

+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	1,808	202.00	3,652	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,689	151.77	2,563	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,022	140.00	1,431	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	111.50	1,127	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,738	144.48	2,511	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,495	143.39	2,144	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,303	119.43	1,556	30

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	1,387.69/cwt	51
Bulls	Number 2	92	1,196.30/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	89	646.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	89	1,693.54/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	93	1,619.84/cwt	17
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	92	500.00/cwt	1

Every lot

46 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	596	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,490	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,081	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,808	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,652	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,022	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,431	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,532	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,689	151.77/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,563	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	904	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	814	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	948	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,526	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,285	121.07/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,556	15
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,384	111.88/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,548	6
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,387	130.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,814	7
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,537	142.03/cwt	136.00–146.00	2,183	13
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,691	147.30/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,491	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,878	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,554	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	72	1,890.00/cwt	1,890.00–1,890.00	1,361	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	77	2,210.00/cwt	2,210.00–2,210.00	1,702	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	84	2,000.32/cwt	1,900.00–2,150.00	1,680	6
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	84	1,568.45/cwt	1,440.00–1,700.00	1,317	2
Heifers	80–90	Number 1	85	649.41/cwt	600.00–700.00	552	2
Heifers	90–100	Utility/Non-Tubing	92	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	460	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	98	1,804.15/cwt	1,780.00–1,860.00	1,768	4
Heifers	90–100	Number 1	99	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	772	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	102	1,790.00/cwt	1,790.00–1,790.00	1,826	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	102	1,720.39/cwt	1,700.00–1,740.00	1,755	2
Heifers	110–120	Number 1	113	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	836	1
Heifers	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	116	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,740	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	73	2,000.00/cwt	2,000.00–2,000.00	1,460	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	76	1,169.08/cwt	900.00–1,310.00	889	3
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	79	1,440.00/cwt	1,440.00–1,440.00	1,138	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	86	1,387.83/cwt	1,200.00–1,540.00	1,194	7
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	87	1,942.49/cwt	1,890.00–2,000.00	1,690	3
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	87	1,021.39/cwt	940.00–1,100.00	889	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 3	87	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	522	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	92	1,884.09/cwt	1,810.00–1,940.00	1,733	5
Bulls	90–100	Number 3	92	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	681	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	95	1,316.27/cwt	1,200.00–1,460.00	1,250	12
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	96	1,472.81/cwt	1,200.00–1,740.00	1,414	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	97	1,010.87/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	981	6
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	101	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,091	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	103	1,228.80/cwt	1,100.00–1,320.00	1,266	15
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	104	1,686.96/cwt	1,600.00–1,780.00	1,754	2
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	113	1,151.69/cwt	1,110.00–1,180.00	1,301	5
Bulls	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	116	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,740	1
Bulls	120–130	Number 1	122	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,232	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 Mar 5, 2026

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Feeder CattleReceipts 3Last week 18Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 75Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 108Last week 122Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 40.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 20.00 to 125.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	386	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	596	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,808	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,022	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,689	150.00–154.00	151.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,152	133.00	133.00
1	—	870	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,537	136.00–146.00	142.03
1	—	948	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,285	116.00–127.00	121.07
6	—	1,384	110.00–115.00	111.88
7	—	1,387	130.00–135.00	130.78
2	—	904	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,878	136.00	136.00
3	—	1,691	144.00–150.00	147.30

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	73	2,000.00	2,000.00
2	90–100	96	1,200.00–1,740.00	1,472.81
1	110–120	116	1,500.00	1,500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	76	900.00–1,310.00	1,169.08
2	80–90	87	940.00–1,100.00	1,021.39
6	90–100	97	900.00–1,150.00	1,010.87
1	100–110	101	1,080.00	1,080.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	87	600.00	600.00
1	90–100	92	740.00	740.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,440.00	1,440.00
7	80–90	86	1,200.00–1,540.00	1,387.83
12	90–100	95	1,200.00–1,460.00	1,316.27
15	100–110	103	1,100.00–1,320.00	1,228.80
5	110–120	113	1,110.00–1,180.00	1,151.69
1	120–130	122	1,010.00	1,010.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	87	1,890.00–2,000.00	1,942.49
5	90–100	92	1,810.00–1,940.00	1,884.09
2	100–110	104	1,600.00–1,780.00	1,686.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	600.00–700.00	649.41
1	90–100	99	780.00	780.00
1	110–120	113	740.00	740.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	1,890.00	1,890.00
2	80–90	84	1,440.00–1,700.00	1,568.45
2	100–110	102	1,700.00–1,740.00	1,720.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	92	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	2,210.00	2,210.00
6	80–90	84	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,000.32
4	90–100	98	1,780.00–1,860.00	1,804.15
1	100–110	102	1,790.00	1,790.00
1	110–120	116	1,500.00	1,500.00

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.