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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-12

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Mar 12

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 63▼ 31 vs year ago 121 · −25.6%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

136 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 108▲ 21 vs year ago 115 · +18.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 35.00 to 45.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold steady.

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	1,764	182.18	3,214	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	148.32	1,884	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,301	123.67	1,608	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,314	163.00	2,142	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,668	155.23	2,589	18
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,386	148.09	2,053	23
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,305	130.44	1,702	33
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,334	191.00	2,548	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	1,452.69/cwt	75
Bulls	Number 2	95	1,233.48/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	82	628.37/cwt	11
Bulls	Utility	89	400.03/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	96	1,600.73/cwt	17
Heifers	Number 2	86	1,441.25/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	100	700.00/cwt	2

Every lot

51 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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,764	182.18/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,214	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,164	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,690	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	151.48/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,984	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,328	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,726	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,410	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,988	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	113.32/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,267	5
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,313	132.81/cwt	122.00–140.00	1,744	22
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	138.11/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,819	3
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,147	3
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,399	148.63/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,079	17
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,416	143.24/cwt	136.00–147.00	2,028	5
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,510	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	156.07/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,599	16
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,691	148.53/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,512	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,314	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,142	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,334	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,548	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	60–70	Number 2Beef Cross	68	2,100.00/cwt	2,100.00–2,100.00	1,428	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	75	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,275	3
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	81	1,940.00/cwt	1,800.00–2,080.00	1,571	2
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	84	1,380.00/cwt	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,159	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 1	86	955.79/cwt	910.00–1,000.00	822	2
Heifers	90–100	Number 2	93	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	558	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	95	1,770.61/cwt	1,730.00–1,840.00	1,682	6
Heifers	90–100	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	99	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	851	1
Heifers	100–110	Utility/Non-Tubing	101	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	545	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	102	1,672.85/cwt	1,600.00–1,710.00	1,706	6
Heifers	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	106	1,560.00/cwt	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,654	1
Heifers	110–120	Number 2	111	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	877	1
Heifers	110–120	Number 1	114	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	866	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	50–60	Number 3	59	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	360	1
Bulls	60–70	Number 3	65	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	462	1
Bulls	60–70	Number 2Beef Cross	68	1,910.00/cwt	1,910.00–1,910.00	1,299	1
Bulls	60–70	Number 3Beef Cross	69	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	690	1
Bulls	70–80	Utility	70	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	350	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	76	2,090.00/cwt	2,090.00–2,090.00	1,588	2
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	77	1,350.13/cwt	1,340.00–1,360.00	1,040	2
Bulls	70–80	Number 3	79	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	474	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 3	85	566.41/cwt	420.00–680.00	481	3
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	86	1,958.60/cwt	1,920.00–2,000.00	1,684	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	86	1,384.81/cwt	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,191	10
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	94	931.45/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	876	3
Bulls	90–100	Number 3	94	573.20/cwt	500.00–600.00	539	4
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	95	1,791.12/cwt	1,750.00–1,870.00	1,702	5
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	95	1,351.02/cwt	1,210.00–1,480.00	1,283	28
Bulls	90–100	Utility	98	350.05/cwt	340.00–360.00	343	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	99	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,287	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	102	1,698.19/cwt	1,500.00–1,770.00	1,732	10
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	104	1,276.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,430.00	1,327	15
Bulls	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	107	1,315.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,330.00	1,407	2
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	112	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,568	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 12, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 63Year ago 121

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 136Last week 108Year ago 115

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 35.00 to 45.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,764	180.00–185.00	182.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	150.00–153.00	151.48
1	—	1,190	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,328	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,410	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,164	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,416	136.00–147.00	143.24
5	—	1,118	110.00–119.00	113.32
1	—	1,510	100.00	100.00
22	—	1,313	122.00–140.00	132.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	155.00	155.00
17	—	1,399	144.00–152.00	148.63
3	—	1,317	135.00–140.00	138.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,665	153.00–162.00	156.07
2	—	1,691	148.00–149.00	148.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,314	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,334	191.00	191.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	1,910.00	1,910.00
1	90–100	99	1,300.00	1,300.00
2	100–110	107	1,300.00–1,330.00	1,315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	1,000.00	1,000.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	76	2,090.00	2,090.00
2	80–90	86	1,920.00–2,000.00	1,958.60
5	90–100	95	1,750.00–1,870.00	1,791.12
10	100–110	102	1,500.00–1,770.00	1,698.19
1	110–120	112	1,400.00	1,400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	90–100	94	800.00–1,000.00	931.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	59	610.00	610.00
1	60–70	65	710.00	710.00
1	70–80	79	600.00	600.00
3	80–90	85	420.00–680.00	566.41
4	90–100	94	500.00–600.00	573.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	1,340.00–1,360.00	1,350.13
10	80–90	86	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,384.81
28	90–100	95	1,210.00–1,480.00	1,351.02
15	100–110	104	1,100.00–1,430.00	1,276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	500.00	500.00
2	90–100	98	340.00–360.00	350.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	2,100.00	2,100.00
3	70–80	75	1,700.00	1,700.00
1	80–90	84	1,380.00	1,380.00
1	100–110	106	1,560.00	1,560.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	86	910.00–1,000.00	955.79
1	110–120	114	760.00	760.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	99	860.00	860.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	81	1,800.00–2,080.00	1,940.00
6	90–100	95	1,730.00–1,840.00	1,770.61
6	100–110	102	1,600.00–1,710.00	1,672.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	101	540.00	540.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	93	600.00	600.00
1	110–120	111	790.00	790.00

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.