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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Apr 2

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 15▼ 1 vs year ago 14 · −7.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 79▼ 21 vs year ago 95 · −22.1%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

104 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 118▼ 6 vs year ago 110 · −5.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale breaker and boner dairy cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Lean dairy cows sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 65.00 to 180.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 15.00 to 35.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $295.82/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$295.82

2 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−187.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	568	295.82	1,680	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

295.82

—

NY average1 barns · 2 hd

295.82

+0.00

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

−187.36

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	170.00	2,485	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,335	157.50	2,103	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,304	155.00	2,021	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,716	200.00	3,432	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,710	168.40	2,879	16
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,499	158.38	2,374	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,315	129.00	1,697	31

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	1,526.29/cwt	56
Bulls	Number 2	83	1,097.01/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	75	718.17/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	87	1,705.03/cwt	18
Heifers	Number 2	81	1,129.62/cwt	7

Every lot

53 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	295.82/cwt	270.00–322.00	1,680	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	310.29/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,942	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,805	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	796	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,149	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	498	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	971	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,265	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,579	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	704	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,598	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	988	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,680	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,970	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,304	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,021	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,462	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,485	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,476	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,214	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,261	113.93/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,437	5
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,271	129.28/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,643	18
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,369	102.99/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,410	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	146.93/cwt	146.00–148.00	2,130	2
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,475	149.38/cwt	144.00–164.00	2,203	6
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,510	160.92/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,430	9
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,602	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,499	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,713	166.60/cwt	162.00–171.00	2,854	12
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,733	179.71/cwt	178.00–181.00	3,114	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,716	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,432	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	60–70	Number 2Beef Cross	66	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,056	1
Heifers	60–70	Number 2	69	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	531	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 1	74	759.18/cwt	720.00–800.00	562	2
Heifers	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	76	1,859.43/cwt	1,790.00–2,000.00	1,413	3
Heifers	70–80	Number 2	77	594.18/cwt	470.00–720.00	458	2
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	84	1,624.49/cwt	1,470.00–1,770.00	1,365	2
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	86	1,956.66/cwt	1,860.00–2,100.00	1,683	6
Heifers	80–90	Number 1	88	1,940.00/cwt	1,940.00–1,940.00	1,707	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	91	1,886.68/cwt	1,870.00–1,910.00	1,717	3
Heifers	100–110	Number 1	101	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	889	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	104	1,686.96/cwt	1,600.00–1,780.00	1,754	2
Heifers	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	107	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,177	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	60–70	Number 3	62	632.26/cwt	560.00–700.00	392	2
Bulls	60–70	Number 2	68	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	687	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	71	1,000.71/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	711	2
Bulls	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	73	2,010.00/cwt	2,010.00–2,010.00	1,467	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	77	1,432.84/cwt	1,340.00–1,490.00	1,103	3
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	84	1,082.34/cwt	900.00–1,250.00	909	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	85	1,409.85/cwt	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,198	8
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	86	2,033.25/cwt	1,900.00–2,200.00	1,749	6
Bulls	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	89	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,424	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	94	1,374.26/cwt	1,260.00–1,510.00	1,292	16
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	97	1,765.64/cwt	1,690.00–1,870.00	1,713	6
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	98	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,019	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	100	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 3	102	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	908	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	103	1,351.42/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,392	6
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	104	1,699.23/cwt	1,660.00–1,740.00	1,767	3
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	111	1,630.12/cwt	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,809	3
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	113	1,251.68/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,414	4

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 Apr 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13Last week 15Year ago 14

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 79Year ago 95

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 104Last week 118Year ago 110

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	73	2,010.00	2,010.00
6	80–90	86	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,033.25
6	90–100	97	1,690.00–1,870.00	1,765.64
3	100–110	104	1,660.00–1,740.00	1,699.23
3	110–120	111	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,630.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	77	1,340.00–1,490.00	1,432.84
8	80–90	85	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,409.85
16	90–100	94	1,260.00–1,510.00	1,374.26
6	100–110	103	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,351.42
4	110–120	113	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,251.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	62	560.00–700.00	632.26
1	100–110	102	890.00	890.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	1,010.00	1,010.00
2	70–80	71	900.00–1,100.00	1,000.71
2	80–90	84	900.00–1,250.00	1,082.34
1	90–100	98	1,040.00	1,040.00
1	100–110	100	960.00	960.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	89	1,600.00	1,600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	1,600.00	1,600.00
2	80–90	84	1,470.00–1,770.00	1,624.49
1	100–110	107	1,100.00	1,100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	76	1,790.00–2,000.00	1,859.43
6	80–90	86	1,860.00–2,100.00	1,956.66
3	90–100	91	1,870.00–1,910.00	1,886.68
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	70–80	74	720.00–800.00	759.18
1	80–90	88	1,940.00	1,940.00
1	100–110	101	880.00	880.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	770.00	770.00
2	70–80	77	470.00–720.00	594.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,271	120.00–140.00	129.28
2	—	1,369	100.00–106.00	102.99
5	—	1,261	111.00–119.00	113.93
6	—	1,475	144.00–164.00	149.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	146.00–148.00	146.93
9	—	1,510	154.00–165.00	160.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,602	156.00	156.00
12	—	1,713	162.00–171.00	166.60
3	—	1,733	178.00–181.00	179.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,716	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,476	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,194	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,304	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,462	170.00	170.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	988	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	270.00–322.00	295.82
2	600–650	626	300.00–320.00	310.29
1	700–750	708	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	796	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	498	195.00	195.00
1	500–550	506	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	574	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	704	227.00	227.00

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.