Sale reports / New York / Empire - Bath / 2026-06-04

Empire - Bath

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Jun 4
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692
Feeder Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 3▼ 4 vs year ago 6 · −66.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 52▼ 34 vs year ago 58 · −58.6%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
123 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 102▼ 1 vs year ago 124 · −0.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter breaker and boner cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Lean slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 12.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 120.00 to 140.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 170.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 1000–1100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
1000–1100 lb heifers averaged $195.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$195.00
1 head · 1,080 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,106
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs NY average
−109.40 vs national

Price by quality 1000–1100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 21,080195.002,1061thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 1000–1100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
195.00
—
NY average1 barns · 1 hd
195.00
+0.00
National average62 barns · 2,999 hd
304.40
−109.40
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,158161.001,8641thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,070155.101,6602thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,096170.001,8631thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,492170.002,5361thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,334153.362,0459thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,343139.681,8768thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1981,420.78/cwt64
BullsNumber 2921,261.84/cwt11
BullsUtility120510.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 1921,788.63/cwt16
HeifersNumber 2781,451.64/cwt7
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing59150.00/cwt2

Every lot

42 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,080195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,1061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2352390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3731
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070155.10/cwt151.00–160.001,6602
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,158161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,8641
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,164146.00/cwt144.00–148.001,6993
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,327155.03/cwt147.00–159.002,0578
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,388140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9431
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,407153.14/cwt150.00–158.002,1553
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,472120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,7661
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,492170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,5361
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,562100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5621
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,096170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8631
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–60Utility/Non-Tubing57100.00/cwt100.00–100.00571
Heifers60–70Utility/Non-Tubing60200.00/cwt200.00–200.001201
Heifers60–70Number 2Beef Cross621,695.12/cwt1,690.00–1,700.001,0512
Heifers60–70Number 1Beef Cross681,900.00/cwt1,900.00–1,900.001,2921
Heifers70–80Number 1Beef Cross771,970.00/cwt1,970.00–1,970.001,5171
Heifers70–80Number 2Beef Cross771,595.62/cwt1,500.00–1,690.001,2292
Heifers80–90Number 2Beef Cross801,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.009601
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross871,879.37/cwt1,800.00–1,920.001,6354
Heifers90–100Number 290780.00/cwt780.00–780.007021
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross951,747.58/cwt1,640.00–1,850.001,6608
Heifers90–100Number 2Beef Cross971,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.001,5521
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1001,660.00/cwt1,660.00–1,660.001,6601
Heifers110–120Number 1Beef Cross1121,590.00/cwt1,590.00–1,590.001,7811
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls60–70Number 2681,140.00/cwt1,140.00–1,140.007751
Bulls70–80Number 1761,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.001,0641
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross851,916.89/cwt1,810.00–1,980.001,6294
Bulls80–90Number 1851,338.31/cwt1,260.00–1,450.001,1388
Bulls80–90Number 2Beef Cross871,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.001,3051
Bulls80–90Number 287970.23/cwt910.00–1,000.008443
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross941,770.79/cwt1,700.00–1,900.001,66512
Bulls90–100Number 1951,255.79/cwt1,100.00–1,320.001,19315
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross961,656.53/cwt1,650.00–1,670.001,5903
Bulls90–100Number 2971,160.00/cwt1,160.00–1,160.001,1251
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1031,701.69/cwt1,660.00–1,740.001,7535
Bulls100–110Number 11051,193.56/cwt1,130.00–1,260.001,25310
Bulls100–110Number 21081,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.001,1882
Bulls110–120Number 1Beef Cross1121,579.73/cwt1,560.00–1,600.001,7692
Bulls110–120Number 11131,095.27/cwt1,000.00–1,140.001,2385
Bulls120–130Utility120510.00/cwt510.00–510.006121
Bulls120–130Number 1124995.00/cwt960.00–1,030.001,2342

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.