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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Sep 17

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692

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Feeder Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 12▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 87▲ 160 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

100 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 79▲ 100 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 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 60.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 80.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$250.00

2 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.73

vs NY average

−104.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	510	270.00	1,377	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	230.00	1,242	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

250.00

—

NY average2 barns · 17 hd

285.73

−35.73

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−104.31

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	Low	1,481	199.67	2,956	3thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Low	1,325	194.62	2,579	5thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,360	192.51	2,618	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,525	197.42	3,011	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,442	196.80	2,838	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,303	185.52	2,417	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,727	202.97	3,505	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,018	83.58	851	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,702	131.55	2,239	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,432	123.63	1,771	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,254	108.47	1,360	36
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,289	175.68	2,265	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,516	185.00	2,805	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,414	203.65	2,880	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,389	198.89	2,763	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,416	210.64	2,983	4thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,367	201.87	2,759	20
Steers	Select	High	1,319	191.74	2,528	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 2	94	1,087.81/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 1	99	1,037.93/cwt	48
Bulls	Number 3	88	850.17/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	95	1,162.93/cwt	13
Heifers	Number 2	84	1,146.30/cwt	10
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	89	400.00/cwt	2

Every lot

61 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 · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,386	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,239	184.49/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,286	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,349	201.19/cwt	194.00–205.00	2,714	18
Steers	—	Select	1,398	198.99/cwt	198.00–200.00	2,782	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,416	210.64/cwt	208.00–214.00	2,983	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,524	208.02/cwt	207.00–209.00	3,170	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,363	196.02/cwt	195.00–197.00	2,672	6
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,414	203.65/cwt	202.00–206.00	2,880	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,428	203.20/cwt	202.00–205.00	2,902	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,727	202.97/cwt	202.00–204.00	3,505	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	70.87/cwt	70.00–72.00	675	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,254	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	83.11/cwt	75.00–92.00	906	8
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	103.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,263	9
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,268	116.59/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,478	12
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,374	115.37/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,585	6
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	134.87/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,935	3
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,465	129.29/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,894	7
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	125.38/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,843	9
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,616	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,020	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,708	132.02/cwt	129.00–138.00	2,255	14
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,516	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,805	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,303	185.52/cwt	185.00–186.00	2,417	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,442	196.80/cwt	192.00–202.00	2,838	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,502	196.02/cwt	195.00–197.00	2,944	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,618	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	3,285	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,170	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,223	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,360	192.51/cwt	191.00–194.00	2,618	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,364	195.78/cwt	195.00–197.00	2,670	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,430	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,889	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,582	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,085	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,289	175.68/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,265	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	71	1,287.89/cwt	1,200.00–1,350.00	914	4
Heifers	70–80	Utility/Non-Tubing	75	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	285	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	83	1,367.42/cwt	1,360.00–1,380.00	1,135	4
Heifers	80–90	Number 2	88	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	722	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	89	1,133.31/cwt	1,060.00–1,200.00	1,009	3
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	95	1,252.43/cwt	1,230.00–1,300.00	1,190	3
Heifers	90–100	Number 1	95	810.48/cwt	800.00–820.00	770	2
Heifers	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	99	1,045.74/cwt	900.00–1,190.00	1,035	2
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	102	1,190.07/cwt	1,180.00–1,200.00	1,214	3
Heifers	100–110	Utility/Non-Tubing	103	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	433	1
Heifers	120–130	Number 1	121	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	847	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	70–80	Number 3	72	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	360	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	75	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	668	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	80	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	960	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	83	1,490.32/cwt	1,470.00–1,510.00	1,237	3
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	87	974.29/cwt	910.00–1,020.00	848	8
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	90	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	540	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	91	1,364.62/cwt	1,330.00–1,400.00	1,242	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 3Beef Cross	96	1,025.26/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	984	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	96	936.37/cwt	910.00–1,000.00	899	10
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	97	1,275.08/cwt	1,250.00–1,290.00	1,237	4
Bulls	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	104	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,040	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	104	881.49/cwt	850.00–920.00	917	12
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	106	1,186.05/cwt	1,140.00–1,260.00	1,257	9
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	110	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	968	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	111	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,110	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	114	1,110.09/cwt	1,090.00–1,140.00	1,266	3

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 Sep 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5Last week 12Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 87Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 100Last week 79Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 20.00 to 60.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 80.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,708	129.00–138.00	132.02
1	—	1,616	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	131.00–137.00	134.87
9	—	1,470	119.00–130.00	125.38
6	—	1,374	112.00–119.00	115.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,465	125.00–133.00	129.29
8	—	1,090	75.00–92.00	83.11
12	—	1,268	112.00–122.00	116.59
9	—	1,215	100.00–110.00	103.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,363	195.00–197.00	196.02
4	—	1,428	202.00–205.00	203.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,414	202.00–206.00	203.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,516	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,618	203.00	203.00
4	—	1,502	195.00–197.00	196.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	185.00–186.00	185.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,442	192.00–202.00	196.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,524	207.00–209.00	208.02
18	—	1,349	194.00–205.00	201.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	198.00–200.00	198.99
2	—	1,239	184.00–185.00	184.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,416	208.00–214.00	210.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,582	195.00	195.00
2	—	1,430	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	190.00	190.00
4	—	1,364	195.00–197.00	195.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	191.00–194.00	192.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,289	170.00–180.00	175.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	952	70.00–72.00	70.87
1	—	1,150	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,727	202.00–204.00	202.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	478	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	96	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	1,200.00	1,200.00
4	90–100	97	1,250.00–1,290.00	1,275.08
1	100–110	104	1,000.00	1,000.00
1	110–120	111	1,000.00	1,000.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	83	1,470.00–1,510.00	1,490.32
2	90–100	91	1,330.00–1,400.00	1,364.62
9	100–110	106	1,140.00–1,260.00	1,186.05
3	110–120	114	1,090.00–1,140.00	1,110.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	80–90	87	910.00–1,020.00	974.29
10	90–100	96	910.00–1,000.00	936.37
12	100–110	104	850.00–920.00	881.49
1	110–120	110	880.00	880.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	890.00	890.00
1	90–100	90	600.00	600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	83	1,360.00–1,380.00	1,367.42
3	90–100	95	1,230.00–1,300.00	1,252.43
3	100–110	102	1,180.00–1,200.00	1,190.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	71	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,287.89
3	80–90	89	1,060.00–1,200.00	1,133.31
2	90–100	99	900.00–1,190.00	1,045.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	88	820.00	820.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	380.00	380.00
1	100–110	103	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	95	800.00–820.00	810.48
1	120–130	121	700.00	700.00

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.