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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Aug 6

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692

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Feeder Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 6▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 95▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

112 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 131▲ 112 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 15.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 140.00 to 180.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 100.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb bulls averaged $300.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$300.00

1 head · 336 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

Price by quality 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	336	300.00	1,008	1thin

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

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

300.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

300.00

+0.00

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	1,500	209.41	3,141	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,062	149.00	1,582	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	948	129.89	1,231	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,702	159.35	2,713	9thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,388	154.44	2,144	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,234	118.85	1,467	34
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,260	192.31	2,423	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	1,137.08/cwt	52
Bulls	Number 2	85	1,027.89/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	82	496.02/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	115	300.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	89	1,461.22/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	77	1,030.97/cwt	12

Every lot

57 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	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,420	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,395	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Large 3	282	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	931	1
Bulls	300–350	Large 3	336	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,008	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	370	289.89/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,073	2
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	496	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,240	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	209.41/cwt	205.00–216.00	3,141	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	134.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,267	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,157	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,062	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,582	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	72.95/cwt	70.00–80.00	783	5
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,922	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	104.36/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,273	8
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,271	126.23/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,604	10
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,285	143.55/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,845	11
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	149.77/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,990	4
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,427	155.03/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,212	12
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,644	148.23/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,437	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	155.58/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,614	4
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,771	171.79/cwt	170.00–175.00	3,042	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,260	192.31/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,423	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	50–60	Number 2Beef Cross	56	696.70/cwt	600.00–790.00	390	2
Heifers	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	74	1,629.91/cwt	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,206	3
Heifers	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	74	1,448.37/cwt	1,340.00–1,510.00	1,072	3
Heifers	70–80	Number 2	74	606.15/cwt	520.00–690.00	449	2
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	84	1,535.65/cwt	1,500.00–1,610.00	1,290	3
Heifers	80–90	Number 2	86	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	559	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	87	1,390.27/cwt	1,300.00–1,470.00	1,210	3
Heifers	90–100	Number 2	93	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	558	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	94	1,409.29/cwt	1,380.00–1,450.00	1,325	3
Heifers	90–100	Number 1	97	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	1,183	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	105	1,295.02/cwt	1,290.00–1,300.00	1,360	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	50–60	Number 2Beef Cross	58	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	429	1
Bulls	60–70	Number 3	65	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	195	1
Bulls	60–70	Number 2Beef Cross	67	1,429.40/cwt	1,280.00–1,600.00	958	3
Bulls	70–80	Number 3	70	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	350	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	75	1,710.18/cwt	1,680.00–1,730.00	1,283	3
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	78	760.00/cwt	700.00–820.00	593	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	80	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	560	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	84	1,586.45/cwt	1,500.00–1,710.00	1,333	5
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	85	1,031.89/cwt	960.00–1,090.00	877	8
Bulls	80–90	Number 3	85	590.06/cwt	580.00–600.00	502	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	86	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,213	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	92	632.56/cwt	540.00–700.00	582	3
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	94	960.12/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	903	13
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	95	1,492.22/cwt	1,460.00–1,560.00	1,418	4
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	97	1,376.78/cwt	1,280.00–1,430.00	1,335	3
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	100	1,440.00/cwt	1,440.00–1,440.00	1,440	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	102	893.21/cwt	840.00–940.00	911	10
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	103	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	762	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 3	103	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	515	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	105	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,071	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	113	1,235.54/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,396	5
Bulls	110–120	Utility	115	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	345	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	118	805.00/cwt	750.00–860.00	950	2
Bulls	120–130	Number 1Beef Cross	126	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,512	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 Aug 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11Last week 6Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 95Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 112Last week 131Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 15.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 140.00 to 180.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 100.00 lower.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	300.00	300.00
1	70–80	70	500.00	500.00
2	80–90	85	580.00–600.00	590.06
1	100–110	103	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	78	700.00–820.00	760.00
1	80–90	80	700.00	700.00
3	90–100	92	540.00–700.00	632.56
1	100–110	103	740.00	740.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	75	1,680.00–1,730.00	1,710.18
5	80–90	84	1,500.00–1,710.00	1,586.45
4	90–100	95	1,460.00–1,560.00	1,492.22
1	100–110	100	1,440.00	1,440.00
5	110–120	113	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,235.54
1	120–130	126	1,200.00	1,200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	58	740.00	740.00
3	60–70	67	1,280.00–1,600.00	1,429.40
1	80–90	86	1,410.00	1,410.00
3	90–100	97	1,280.00–1,430.00	1,376.78
1	100–110	105	1,020.00	1,020.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	80–90	85	960.00–1,090.00	1,031.89
13	90–100	94	900.00–1,100.00	960.12
10	100–110	102	840.00–940.00	893.21
2	110–120	118	750.00–860.00	805.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	110–120	115	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	50–60	56	600.00–790.00	696.70
3	70–80	74	1,340.00–1,510.00	1,448.37
3	80–90	87	1,300.00–1,470.00	1,390.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	74	520.00–690.00	606.15
1	80–90	86	650.00	650.00
1	90–100	93	600.00	600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	74	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,629.91
3	80–90	84	1,500.00–1,610.00	1,535.65
3	90–100	94	1,380.00–1,450.00	1,409.29
2	100–110	105	1,290.00–1,300.00	1,295.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	97	1,220.00	1,220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,271	120.00–136.00	126.23
11	—	1,285	140.00–150.00	143.55
8	—	1,220	100.00–110.00	104.36
5	—	1,073	70.00–80.00	72.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,644	146.00–150.00	148.23
4	—	1,680	153.00–158.00	155.58
3	—	1,771	170.00–175.00	171.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,427	152.00–158.00	155.03
1	—	1,158	166.00	166.00
4	—	1,329	149.00–150.00	149.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	190.00–195.00	192.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	964	120.00	120.00
2	—	940	130.00–140.00	134.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,062	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	205.00–216.00	209.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	280.00–300.00	289.89
1	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	496	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	268	530.00	530.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	558	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	282	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	336	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.