Sale reports / New York / Empire - Bath / 2026-04-09

Empire - Bath

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Apr 9
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692
Feeder Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 13▼ 6 vs year ago 11 · −54.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 74▲ 3 vs year ago 74 · +4.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
91 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 104▼ 32 vs year ago 123 · −26.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale breaker and boner dairy slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Lean dairy slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 80.00 to 100.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 30.00 to 180.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
400–500 lb bulls averaged $250.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$250.00
1 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,210
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−184.29
vs NY average

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 3484250.001,2101thin
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
250.00
—
NY average2 barns · 9 hd
434.29
−184.29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,764215.003,7931thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,476179.002,6421thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,641173.862,8532thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,178118.001,3901thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,157176.642,0443thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,687163.422,75617
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,393157.812,19812
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,269126.871,61031
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,550180.002,7901thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1991,529.16/cwt53
BullsNumber 2951,288.72/cwt16
BullsNumber 358460.00/cwt1
BullsUtility86100.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 1842,025.09/cwt7
HeifersNumber 2851,306.67/cwt3
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing811,100.00/cwt1

Every lot

44 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls450–500Large 3484250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2101
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2298270.00/cwt270.00–270.008051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,764215.00/cwt215.00–215.003,7931
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,178118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,3901
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,476179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,6421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,641173.86/cwt168.00–179.002,8532
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068109.74/cwt109.00–110.001,1724
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18899.36/cwt95.00–100.001,1806
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,291131.21/cwt120.00–140.001,69414
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,316158.93/cwt154.00–163.002,0927
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,410151.56/cwt145.00–156.002,1377
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,468150.40/cwt150.00–151.002,2083
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,549165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,5562
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,644165.23/cwt160.00–171.002,71612
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,727154.34/cwt150.00–159.002,6654
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,036178.00/cwt178.00–178.003,6241
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,550180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,7901
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,157176.64/cwt170.00–180.002,0443
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers60–70Number 261460.00/cwt460.00–460.002811
Heifers70–80Number 1Beef Cross742,103.42/cwt2,000.00–2,200.001,5573
Heifers80–90Utility/Non-Tubing811,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.008911
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross822,121.78/cwt2,050.00–2,180.001,7403
Heifers80–90Number 2Beef Cross891,800.00/cwt1,800.00–1,800.001,6021
Heifers100–110Number 2Beef Cross1051,660.00/cwt1,660.00–1,660.001,7431
Heifers110–120Number 1Beef Cross1171,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.001,7551
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–60Number 358460.00/cwt460.00–460.002671
Bulls60–70Number 269800.00/cwt800.00–800.005521
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross722,100.00/cwt2,100.00–2,100.001,5121
Bulls70–80Number 1771,480.00/cwt1,470.00–1,490.001,1402
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross852,100.00/cwt2,100.00–2,100.001,7851
Bulls80–90Number 1851,510.89/cwt1,480.00–1,540.001,2842
Bulls80–90Utility86100.00/cwt100.00–100.00861
Bulls80–90Number 2Beef Cross871,900.00/cwt1,900.00–1,900.001,6531
Bulls80–90Number 2891,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.008901
Bulls90–100Number 1941,457.23/cwt1,310.00–1,570.001,37016
Bulls90–100Number 2941,127.94/cwt980.00–1,190.001,0604
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross951,953.87/cwt1,900.00–2,000.001,8563
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross961,563.67/cwt1,300.00–1,750.001,5015
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1031,732.12/cwt1,600.00–1,850.001,7848
Bulls100–110Number 11041,349.38/cwt1,200.00–1,480.001,40313
Bulls100–110Number 21041,163.14/cwt1,000.00–1,300.001,2103
Bulls110–120Number 1Beef Cross1111,642.64/cwt1,600.00–1,690.001,8234
Bulls110–120Number 21131,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.001,2431
Bulls110–120Number 11141,238.95/cwt1,140.00–1,300.001,4123

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.