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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, May 21

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 5▼ 2 vs year ago 10 · −20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

148 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 71▲ 60 vs year ago 88 · +68.2%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

134 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 104▲ 14 vs year ago 120 · +11.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 60.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 10.00 to 40.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $300.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$300.00

1 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−66.89

vs NY average

−126.84 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	664	300.00	1,992	1thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

300.00

—

NY average2 barns · 15 hd

366.89

−66.89

National average158 barns · 11,414 hd

426.84

−126.84

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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,532	236.24	3,619	4thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Low	1,431	232.45	3,326	6thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,670	238.48	3,983	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,564	233.09	3,644	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,301	227.41	2,959	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,816	185.00	3,360	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	173.13	2,753	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,073	150.00	1,610	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,687	165.09	2,785	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,423	156.46	2,227	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,316	130.62	1,719	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,316	211.00	2,777	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,180	196.00	2,313	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,142	186.00	2,124	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,324	244.46	3,235	8thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,161	237.01	2,751	9thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,433	246.73	3,536	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,410	232.73	3,281	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,431	205.02	2,934	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	1,713.98/cwt	66
Bulls	Number 2	92	1,564.49/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	69	1,097.98/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	90	270.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	88	1,931.02/cwt	19
Heifers	Number 2	97	1,574.39/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	96	890.00/cwt	1

Every lot

73 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	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,992	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	532	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	771	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,194	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,889	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,406	230.52/cwt	226.00–236.00	3,241	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,427	242.67/cwt	240.00–245.00	3,463	2
Steers	—	Select	1,431	205.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,934	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,463	247.32/cwt	245.00–255.00	3,618	8
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,110	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,553	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,148	236.04/cwt	234.00–239.00	2,710	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,225	243.41/cwt	242.00–245.00	2,982	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,279	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	3,198	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,330	243.94/cwt	240.00–245.00	3,244	5
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,380	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	3,257	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,816	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,360	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,492	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,728	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	173.13/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,753	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,180	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,313	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,316	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,777	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,186	2
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	117.85/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,414	8
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,374	146.47/cwt	141.00–152.00	2,012	7
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,376	134.66/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,853	13
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	157.55/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,237	10
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,439	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,173	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,702	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	157.76/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,524	5
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,763	168.05/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,963	8
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,394	233.74/cwt	231.00–235.00	3,258	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,532	236.24/cwt	236.00–237.00	3,619	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,616	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	3,652	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,142	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,124	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,301	227.41/cwt	223.00–230.00	2,959	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,513	234.45/cwt	233.00–236.00	3,547	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,632	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	3,835	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,683	239.64/cwt	237.00–242.00	4,033	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,732	228.55/cwt	225.00–231.00	3,958	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	60–70	Number 2Beef Cross	69	2,180.00/cwt	2,180.00–2,180.00	1,504	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 2	71	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	568	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	74	2,334.66/cwt	2,200.00–2,440.00	1,728	3
Heifers	80–90	Number 1	82	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	795	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	83	2,061.83/cwt	1,980.00–2,190.00	1,711	5
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	85	1,805.12/cwt	1,800.00–1,810.00	1,534	2
Heifers	90–100	Number 1	90	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,134	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	94	1,937.34/cwt	1,800.00–2,040.00	1,821	7
Heifers	90–100	Utility/Non-Tubing	96	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	854	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	104	1,792.46/cwt	1,720.00–1,870.00	1,864	2
Heifers	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	106	1,680.00/cwt	1,680.00–1,680.00	1,781	1
Heifers	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	117	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,814	1
Heifers	120–130	Number 2Beef Cross	123	1,387.43/cwt	1,180.00–1,600.00	1,707	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	60–70	Number 3Beef Cross	66	1,396.97/cwt	1,300.00–1,500.00	922	2
Bulls	60–70	Number 2Beef Cross	69	2,200.00/cwt	2,200.00–2,200.00	1,518	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	70	2,380.00/cwt	2,380.00–2,380.00	1,666	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 3	76	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	380	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	77	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,232	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	79	1,455.22/cwt	1,420.00–1,490.00	1,150	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	84	2,167.94/cwt	2,100.00–2,360.00	1,821	8
Bulls	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	85	1,960.00/cwt	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,666	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	85	1,497.03/cwt	1,340.00–1,600.00	1,272	7
Bulls	80–90	Utility	86	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	224	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	93	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,488	1
Bulls	90–100	Utility	93	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	260	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	94	1,968.74/cwt	1,800.00–2,090.00	1,851	18
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	95	1,444.37/cwt	1,390.00–1,500.00	1,372	10
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	95	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,292	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	102	1,380.51/cwt	1,340.00–1,540.00	1,408	12
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	106	1,810.95/cwt	1,720.00–1,890.00	1,920	4
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	109	1,180.00/cwt	1,180.00–1,180.00	1,286	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	110	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,430	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 2	110	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,320	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	113	1,723.02/cwt	1,690.00–1,750.00	1,947	3
Bulls	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	113	1,670.00/cwt	1,670.00–1,670.00	1,887	1
Bulls	120–130	Number 1	122	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,415	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 May 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year ago 10

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 71Year ago 88

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 134Last week 104Year ago 120

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 60.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 10.00 to 40.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	242.00–245.00	243.41
6	—	1,148	234.00–239.00	236.04
1	—	1,110	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,330	240.00–245.00	243.94
2	—	1,279	250.00	250.00
1	—	1,380	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,316	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,463	245.00–255.00	247.32
1	—	1,194	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,406	226.00–236.00	230.52
2	—	1,427	240.00–245.00	242.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,431	200.00–210.00	205.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,518	178.00	178.00
8	—	1,763	161.00–175.00	168.05
5	—	1,600	156.00–159.00	157.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,420	154.00–160.00	157.55
2	—	1,439	150.00–152.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,186	100.00	100.00
7	—	1,374	141.00–152.00	146.47
8	—	1,200	111.00–122.00	117.85
13	—	1,376	129.00–140.00	134.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,616	226.00	226.00
5	—	1,394	231.00–235.00	233.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,532	236.00–237.00	236.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,142	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,513	233.00–236.00	234.45
3	—	1,732	225.00–231.00	228.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,632	235.00	235.00
3	—	1,683	237.00–242.00	239.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,301	223.00–230.00	227.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,066	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,590	171.00–175.00	173.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,816	185.00	185.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	1,600.00	1,600.00
7	80–90	85	1,340.00–1,600.00	1,497.03
10	90–100	95	1,390.00–1,500.00	1,444.37
12	100–110	102	1,340.00–1,540.00	1,380.51
1	110–120	110	1,300.00	1,300.00
1	120–130	122	1,160.00	1,160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	2,200.00	2,200.00
1	80–90	85	1,960.00	1,960.00
1	90–100	93	1,600.00	1,600.00
1	110–120	113	1,670.00	1,670.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	2,380.00	2,380.00
8	80–90	84	2,100.00–2,360.00	2,167.94
18	90–100	94	1,800.00–2,090.00	1,968.74
4	100–110	106	1,720.00–1,890.00	1,810.95
3	110–120	113	1,690.00–1,750.00	1,723.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	66	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,396.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	86	260.00	260.00
1	90–100	93	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	79	1,420.00–1,490.00	1,455.22
1	90–100	95	1,360.00	1,360.00
1	100–110	109	1,180.00	1,180.00
1	110–120	110	1,200.00	1,200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	96	890.00	890.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	82	970.00	970.00
1	90–100	90	1,260.00	1,260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	71	800.00	800.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	2,180.00	2,180.00
2	80–90	85	1,800.00–1,810.00	1,805.12
1	100–110	106	1,680.00	1,680.00
1	110–120	117	1,550.00	1,550.00
2	120–130	123	1,180.00–1,600.00	1,387.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	74	2,200.00–2,440.00	2,334.66
5	80–90	83	1,980.00–2,190.00	2,061.83
7	90–100	94	1,800.00–2,040.00	1,937.34
2	100–110	104	1,720.00–1,870.00	1,792.46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	532	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	664	300.00	300.00

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.