Sale reports / New York / Empire - Bath / 2026-07-23

Empire - Bath

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Jul 23
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692
Feeder Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 4 vs year ago 8 · −50.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 139▲ 32 vs year ago 50 · +64.0%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
128 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 114▲ 24 vs year ago 104 · +23.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale breaker and boner slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Lean slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 15.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 15.00 to 30.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 140.00 to 160.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $312.48/cwt on 2 head.
Average price
$312.48
2 head · 631 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,972
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs NY average
−36.80 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2631312.481,9722thin
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 sale2 hd
312.48
—
NY average1 barns · 2 hd
312.48
+0.00
National average142 barns · 4,819 hd
349.28
−36.80
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—Average1,400204.292,8604thin
Dairy Bulls—Average2,186190.004,1531thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,770168.002,97414
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,494161.202,40814
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,280133.161,70528
HeifersChoiceAverage1,221219.482,6802thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,532220.703,3813thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1951,323.44/cwt57
BullsNumber 2931,321.22/cwt15
BullsNumber 382676.67/cwt3
HeifersNumber 2881,507.87/cwt17
HeifersNumber 1911,420.62/cwt18

Every lot

47 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
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2631312.48/cwt310.00–315.001,9722
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,439223.55/cwt223.00–224.003,2172
Steers—Choice1,718215.00/cwt215.00–215.003,6941
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,221219.48/cwt219.00–220.002,6802
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,400204.29/cwt196.00–214.002,8604
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07991.90/cwt80.00–100.009922
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,239127.63/cwt120.00–139.001,5819
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,277112.20/cwt110.00–115.001,4334
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,341149.79/cwt141.00–158.002,00913
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,479166.58/cwt161.00–170.002,4647
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,508155.82/cwt150.00–159.002,3507
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,751155.91/cwt150.00–165.002,7305
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,769171.32/cwt169.00–174.003,0317
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,822186.60/cwt181.00–193.003,4002
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——2,186190.00/cwt190.00–190.004,1531
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 1771,185.65/cwt1,110.00–1,310.009134
Heifers70–80Number 2Beef Cross781,575.66/cwt1,540.00–1,600.001,2295
Heifers70–80Number 1Beef Cross791,675.10/cwt1,660.00–1,690.001,3232
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,674.24/cwt1,650.00–1,700.001,3902
Heifers80–90Number 2Beef Cross871,466.17/cwt1,400.00–1,540.001,2765
Heifers80–90Number 1891,280.00/cwt1,280.00–1,280.001,1391
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross921,740.00/cwt1,740.00–1,740.001,6011
Heifers90–100Number 2Beef Cross951,489.23/cwt1,450.00–1,550.001,4157
Heifers90–100Number 1961,220.00/cwt1,220.00–1,220.001,1712
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1041,447.10/cwt1,400.00–1,480.001,5054
Heifers110–120Number 1Beef Cross1121,440.71/cwt1,400.00–1,480.001,6142
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 370720.00/cwt720.00–720.005041
Bulls70–80Number 2Beef Cross721,610.00/cwt1,610.00–1,610.001,1591
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross771,736.53/cwt1,700.00–1,790.001,3374
Bulls70–80Number 1781,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.008971
Bulls80–90Number 280950.00/cwt900.00–1,000.007602
Bulls80–90Number 383580.00/cwt580.00–580.004811
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross861,689.65/cwt1,660.00–1,700.001,4534
Bulls80–90Number 1861,172.39/cwt1,060.00–1,270.001,0088
Bulls80–90Number 2Beef Cross871,551.61/cwt1,500.00–1,580.001,3505
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross931,571.20/cwt1,520.00–1,660.001,4619
Bulls90–100Number 1941,116.73/cwt1,050.00–1,260.001,05011
Bulls90–100Number 394730.00/cwt730.00–730.006861
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross981,463.41/cwt1,440.00–1,500.001,4343
Bulls90–100Number 298990.00/cwt990.00–990.009701
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1021,502.43/cwt1,450.00–1,560.001,5329
Bulls100–110Number 11031,061.23/cwt1,000.00–1,090.001,0936
Bulls100–110Number 2103910.00/cwt910.00–910.009371
Bulls110–120Number 1114981.98/cwt940.00–1,040.001,1194
Bulls110–120Number 2Beef Cross1171,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.001,6381
Bulls120–130Number 1120960.00/cwt960.00–960.001,1521
Bulls120–130Number 2122860.00/cwt860.00–860.001,0491

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.