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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Apr 23

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692

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Feeder Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 11▼ 16 vs year ago 20 · −80.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 140▼ 20 vs year ago 82 · −24.4%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

106 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 115▲ 10 vs year ago 96 · +10.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 60.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 140.00 to 180.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $342.44/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$342.44

2 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−37.05

vs NY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	342.44	1,849	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

342.44

—

NY average2 barns · 27 hd

379.49

−37.05

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	1,530	184.00	2,815	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	161.99	2,451	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	148.00	1,924	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	143.03	1,536	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,758	159.66	2,807	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,418	146.41	2,076	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,284	125.87	1,616	22
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,652	202.00	3,337	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	1,584.61/cwt	56
Bulls	Number 2	94	1,345.33/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	92	820.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	82	220.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	90	1,958.52/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 2	79	1,582.94/cwt	4

Every lot

43 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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	342.44/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,849	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,815	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	852	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,184	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,079	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,287	154.56/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,989	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,924	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	153.99/cwt	149.00–158.00	2,114	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,794	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,193	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,224	126.36/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,547	4
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,273	137.48/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,750	9
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,321	114.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,506	9
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,175	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	150.47/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,092	10
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,484	135.76/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,015	5
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,708	162.97/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,784	7
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,875	151.94/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,849	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,652	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,337	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	70–80	Number 2	70	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	350	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	74	2,349.32/cwt	2,250.00–2,400.00	1,738	3
Heifers	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	78	1,935.87/cwt	1,800.00–2,070.00	1,510	2
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	87	2,160.00/cwt	2,160.00–2,160.00	1,879	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 1	87	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	879	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	89	1,960.00/cwt	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,744	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	96	1,921.85/cwt	1,880.00–2,000.00	1,845	3
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	102	1,853.40/cwt	1,820.00–1,900.00	1,890	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	73	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	883	1
Bulls	80–90	Utility	82	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	180	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	84	1,840.48/cwt	1,690.00–1,930.00	1,546	3
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	85	1,487.23/cwt	1,360.00–1,540.00	1,264	7
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	86	2,113.44/cwt	2,100.00–2,140.00	1,818	3
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	87	1,130.69/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	984	3
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	92	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,288	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 3	92	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	754	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	93	1,146.11/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,066	4
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	95	1,940.46/cwt	1,800.00–2,120.00	1,843	8
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	96	1,445.69/cwt	1,300.00–1,520.00	1,388	20
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	103	1,416.29/cwt	1,280.00–1,540.00	1,459	11
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	105	1,876.54/cwt	1,860.00–1,890.00	1,970	3
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	105	975.71/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	1,024	2
Bulls	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	108	1,760.00/cwt	1,760.00–1,760.00	1,901	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	112	1,380.00/cwt	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,546	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	115	1,653.62/cwt	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,902	3
Bulls	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	116	1,525.60/cwt	1,490.00–1,560.00	1,770	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 Apr 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4Last week 11Year ago 20

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 140Year ago 82

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 106Last week 115Year ago 96

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 60.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 140.00 to 180.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	335.00–350.00	342.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,287	154.00–155.00	154.56
1	—	852	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,794	178.00	178.00
2	—	1,373	149.00–158.00	153.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,484	130.00–140.00	135.76
1	—	1,368	159.00	159.00
10	—	1,390	144.00–156.00	150.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,875	150.00–157.00	151.94
7	—	1,708	160.00–169.00	162.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,224	121.00–129.00	126.36
9	—	1,273	134.00–140.00	137.48
9	—	1,321	110.00–120.00	114.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,652	202.00	202.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	84	1,690.00–1,930.00	1,840.48
1	90–100	92	1,400.00	1,400.00
1	100–110	108	1,760.00	1,760.00
2	110–120	116	1,490.00–1,560.00	1,525.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	86	2,100.00–2,140.00	2,113.44
8	90–100	95	1,800.00–2,120.00	1,940.46
3	100–110	105	1,860.00–1,890.00	1,876.54
3	110–120	115	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,653.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	73	1,210.00	1,210.00
3	80–90	87	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,130.69
4	90–100	93	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,146.11
2	100–110	105	950.00–1,000.00	975.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	80–90	85	1,360.00–1,540.00	1,487.23
20	90–100	96	1,300.00–1,520.00	1,445.69
11	100–110	103	1,280.00–1,540.00	1,416.29
1	110–120	112	1,380.00	1,380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	82	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	92	820.00	820.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	1,010.00	1,010.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	74	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,349.32
1	80–90	87	2,160.00	2,160.00
3	90–100	96	1,880.00–2,000.00	1,921.85
3	100–110	102	1,820.00–1,900.00	1,853.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	78	1,800.00–2,070.00	1,935.87
1	80–90	89	1,960.00	1,960.00

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.