Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

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	1,609	106.05	1,707	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,515	105.44	1,597	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,584	94.24	1,493	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	92.25	1,224	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,143	68.46	783	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,496	128.00	1,915	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,371	118.76	1,628	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,294	110.47	1,429	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,422	128.00	1,820	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,766	123.00	2,172	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,307	105.59	1,380	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,484	146.73	2,177	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,325	130.94	1,735	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,660	152.80	2,536	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,470	143.83	2,114	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,289	117.32	1,512	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	193.81/cwt	36
Bulls	Number 2	94	137.34/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	94	83.93/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	84	15.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	87	167.12/cwt	8

Every lot, as filed

49 lots · USDA AMS · Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Number 3	—	106	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	101	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	46	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	188.43/cwt	165.00–200.00	179	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	139.96/cwt	100.00–175.00	130	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	158.12/cwt	140.00–180.00	133	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	83.89/cwt	50.00–120.00	80	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	42	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	115.35/cwt	100.00–130.00	99	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	171.61/cwt	20.00–220.00	194	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	164.98/cwt	150.00–185.00	172	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	121	191.59/cwt	180.00–210.00	232	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	167	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	76	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	103	1
Bulls	Utility	—	96	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	86	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	78	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	55	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	95.58/cwt	70.00–115.00	89	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	235	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	255.12/cwt	250.00–260.00	219	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	112	126.83/cwt	90.00–165.00	142	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	68	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	24	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	288.00/cwt	270.00–305.00	302	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	246	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	254	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	87	292.24/cwt	270.00–315.00	254	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,422	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,820	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,515	105.44/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,597	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	83.10/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,005	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	826	33.88/cwt	32.50–35.00	280	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,660	152.80/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,536	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	92.44/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,469	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,371	118.76/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,628	3
Steers	Select	—	1,289	117.32/cwt	100.00–134.00	1,512	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,307	105.59/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,380	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,470	143.83/cwt	128.00–152.00	2,114	17
Heifers	Choice	—	1,325	130.94/cwt	100.00–140.00	1,735	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,484	146.73/cwt	146.00–147.00	2,177	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,766	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,172	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,294	110.47/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,429	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,496	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,915	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	97.83/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,541	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	98.73/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,314	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	87.77/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,161	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	70.58/cwt	56.00–77.50	860	5
Bulls	—	—	1,530	100.62/cwt	93.00–110.00	1,539	7
Bulls	—	—	1,748	115.54/cwt	108.00–122.00	2,020	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	88	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	53	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	197.38/cwt	175.00–220.00	207	4

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Pennsylvania auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 364Last week 479Year ago 354

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 243Last week 300Year ago 299

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	95.00	95.00
1	—	76	60.00	60.00
2	—	95	50.00–120.00	83.89
2	—	112	90.00–165.00	126.83
1	—	68	35.00	35.00
1	—	88	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	95	165.00–200.00	188.43
7	—	84	140.00–180.00	158.12
6	—	113	20.00–220.00	171.61
3	—	121	180.00–210.00	191.59
1	—	76	135.00	135.00
4	—	105	175.00–220.00	197.38
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	93	100.00–175.00	139.96
1	—	76	55.00	55.00
2	—	86	100.00–130.00	115.35
4	—	104	150.00–185.00	164.98
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	20.00	20.00
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	105	270.00–305.00	288.00
1	—	112	220.00	220.00
1	—	96	265.00	265.00
2	—	87	270.00–315.00	292.24
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	220.00	220.00
1	—	94	250.00	250.00
2	—	86	250.00–260.00	255.12
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	70.00	70.00
3	—	93	70.00–115.00	95.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,422	128.00	128.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,307	102.00–110.00	105.59
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,766	123.00	123.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	102.00–108.00	105.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,209	77.00–87.00	83.10
2	—	826	32.50–35.00	33.88
5	—	1,218	56.00–77.50	70.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,589	87.00–98.00	92.44
3	—	1,575	96.00–99.00	97.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,331	94.00–104.00	98.73
13	—	1,323	84.00–94.00	87.77
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,660	148.00–159.00	152.80
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,289	100.00–134.00	117.32
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,470	128.00–152.00	143.83
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,371	112.00–123.00	118.76
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,294	105.00–116.00	110.47
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,496	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,325	100.00–140.00	130.94
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,484	146.00–147.00	146.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,530	93.00–110.00	100.62
4	—	1,748	108.00–122.00	115.54

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.

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