Sale reports / New York / Empire - Bath / 2026-09-10

Empire - Bath

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Sep 10
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692
Feeder Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 76▲ 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
79 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 111▲ 79 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 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 40.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 50.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $280.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$280.00
1 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,562
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−22.03
vs NY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2558280.001,5621thin
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 sale1 hd
280.00
—
NY average2 barns · 12 hd
302.03
−22.03
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
Dairy Bulls—Average1,619182.762,9592thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,634131.982,15718
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,422129.081,83519
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,315115.811,52239

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1991,081.82/cwt53
BullsNumber 285841.44/cwt7
BullsUtility63400.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 1881,324.76/cwt12
HeifersNumber 21091,049.95/cwt2

Every lot

40 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 · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2636230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4631
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2308335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0321
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2386320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2351
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2444335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4871
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3741
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5621
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2648250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6201
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08689.37/cwt80.00–95.009714
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,246106.43/cwt100.00–111.001,32610
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,336120.64/cwt114.00–125.001,61217
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,404125.61/cwt122.00–130.001,76413
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,460136.59/cwt134.00–139.001,9946
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,469130.51/cwt127.00–137.001,9178
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580130.95/cwt122.00–137.002,06911
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,676142.62/cwt140.00–146.002,3905
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,830111.00/cwt110.00–112.002,0312
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,619182.76/cwt180.00–185.002,9592
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 1Beef Cross771,406.93/cwt1,360.00–1,460.001,0833
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,321.82/cwt1,260.00–1,380.001,0972
Heifers80–90Number 1831,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.001,0791
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross951,288.78/cwt1,230.00–1,350.001,2246
Heifers100–110Number 2Beef Cross1091,049.95/cwt1,040.00–1,060.001,1442
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls60–70UtilityBeef Cross63400.00/cwt400.00–400.002521
Bulls60–70Number 268660.00/cwt620.00–700.004492
Bulls70–80Number 275855.03/cwt700.00–1,000.006412
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross771,476.69/cwt1,410.00–1,540.001,1372
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,405.86/cwt1,340.00–1,490.001,1673
Bulls80–90Number 187995.45/cwt900.00–1,060.008665
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross91950.00/cwt950.00–950.008651
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross941,325.82/cwt1,280.00–1,410.001,2466
Bulls90–100Number 194936.37/cwt900.00–970.0088012
Bulls100–110Number 2101850.00/cwt850.00–850.008591
Bulls100–110Number 1104903.96/cwt800.00–950.009406
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1061,179.51/cwt1,060.00–1,250.001,25011
Bulls110–120Number 1Beef Cross1121,169.60/cwt1,140.00–1,200.001,3102
Bulls110–120Number 1114831.88/cwt820.00–840.009485
Bulls110–120Number 2Beef Cross1181,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.001,2511
Bulls120–130Number 1Beef Cross1211,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.001,3311

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.