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Empire - Bath

Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2026-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Bath, New York · Thu, Oct 29

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3692

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Feeder Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 15▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 110▲ 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

79 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 109▲ 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 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 60.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 100.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $320.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$320.00

1 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,414

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−102.21 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	442	320.00	1,414	1thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

320.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

320.00

+0.00

National average190 barns · 19,474 hd

422.21

−102.21

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	1,975	165.61	3,271	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	118.78	1,354	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	103.71	994	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,699	153.97	2,616	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,730	115.78	2,003	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,440	112.33	1,618	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,334	101.89	1,360	23

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	1,071.07/cwt	40
Bulls	Number 2	93	958.44/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	97	447.91/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	91	163.24/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	93	1,292.71/cwt	17
Heifers	Number 2	83	1,164.77/cwt	4

Every lot

37 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,414	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,975	165.61/cwt	150.00–178.00	3,271	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	103.71/cwt	100.00–110.00	994	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	118.78/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,354	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	84.53/cwt	83.00–86.00	926	2
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	90.67/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,045	4
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,377	105.05/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,447	13
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	116.84/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,612	5
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	110.07/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,618	10
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,497	111.52/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,669	4
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,721	121.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,093	6
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,728	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,866	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,738	111.88/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,944	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,699	153.97/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,616	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	77	1,455.95/cwt	1,400.00–1,490.00	1,121	3
Heifers	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	78	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	780	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	85	1,371.33/cwt	1,350.00–1,430.00	1,166	4
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	85	1,219.69/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,037	3
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	94	1,257.42/cwt	1,230.00–1,290.00	1,182	5
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	104	1,191.44/cwt	1,120.00–1,240.00	1,239	4
Heifers	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	118	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,263	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	77	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	701	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	79	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,264	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	84	1,535.09/cwt	1,530.00–1,540.00	1,289	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	86	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	860	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	87	1,025.39/cwt	900.00–1,070.00	892	5
Bulls	90–100	Utility	91	163.24/cwt	95.00–230.00	149	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	93	719.35/cwt	700.00–740.00	669	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	95	1,304.64/cwt	1,280.00–1,360.00	1,239	4
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	95	973.79/cwt	920.00–1,040.00	925	8
Bulls	90–100	Number 3	97	447.91/cwt	300.00–560.00	434	4
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	99	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	990	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	101	1,180.20/cwt	1,160.00–1,200.00	1,192	2
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	104	917.36/cwt	860.00–960.00	954	10
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	105	1,289.19/cwt	1,240.00–1,340.00	1,354	4
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	114	1,209.69/cwt	1,200.00–1,220.00	1,379	2
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	114	821.76/cwt	800.00–890.00	937	4

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 Oct 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3Last week 15Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 110Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 79Last week 109Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 60.00 higher. Beef cross bull calves sold 40.00 to 100.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	442	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,975	150.00–178.00	165.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,140	116.00–120.00	118.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	958	100.00–110.00	103.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,721	120.00–125.00	121.62
1	—	1,728	108.00	108.00
7	—	1,738	110.00–115.00	111.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,377	100.00–109.00	105.05
4	—	1,153	90.00–93.00	90.67
4	—	1,497	110.00–112.00	111.52
2	—	1,095	83.00–86.00	84.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,380	115.00–119.00	116.84
10	—	1,470	103.00–114.00	110.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,699	145.00–160.00	153.97

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	86	1,000.00	1,000.00
1	90–100	99	1,000.00	1,000.00
2	100–110	101	1,160.00–1,200.00	1,180.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	1,600.00	1,600.00
2	80–90	84	1,530.00–1,540.00	1,535.09
4	90–100	95	1,280.00–1,360.00	1,304.64
4	100–110	105	1,240.00–1,340.00	1,289.19
2	110–120	114	1,200.00–1,220.00	1,209.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	91	95.00–230.00	163.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	87	900.00–1,070.00	1,025.39
8	90–100	95	920.00–1,040.00	973.79
10	100–110	104	860.00–960.00	917.36
4	110–120	114	800.00–890.00	821.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	910.00	910.00
2	90–100	93	700.00–740.00	719.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	90–100	97	300.00–560.00	447.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,000.00	1,000.00
3	80–90	85	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,219.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	77	1,400.00–1,490.00	1,455.95
4	80–90	85	1,350.00–1,430.00	1,371.33
5	90–100	94	1,230.00–1,290.00	1,257.42
4	100–110	104	1,120.00–1,240.00	1,191.44
1	110–120	118	1,070.00	1,070.00

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.