Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-26

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	1,724	101.59	1,751	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,659	89.78	1,489	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,348	77.63	1,047	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	62.76	671	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,417	122.00	1,729	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,578	131.31	2,072	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,520	127.00	1,930	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,284	95.00	1,220	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,369	148.99	2,040	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,592	156.75	2,495	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,498	145.68	2,182	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,273	130.99	1,668	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	191.59/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 2	91	94.18/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	92	66.67/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	78	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	87	196.11/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	86	35.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60	5.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	58.49/cwt	51.00–65.00	620	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	93.00/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,117	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	74.22/cwt	69.00–80.00	1,025	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,684	86.09/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,450	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,592	156.75/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,495	5
Steers	Select	—	1,273	130.99/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,668	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,417	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,729	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,520	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,930	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,580	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	79.85/cwt	71.00–91.00	884	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,578	131.31/cwt	129.00–133.00	2,072	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,369	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,040	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,284	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,220	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,498	145.68/cwt	134.00–152.00	2,182	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	244	1
Bulls	—	—	1,669	97.28/cwt	77.00–106.00	1,624	8
Bulls	—	—	1,871	113.07/cwt	108.00–118.00	2,116	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	278	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	263.34/cwt	240.00–300.00	274	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	275	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	88	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	75	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	161.65/cwt	155.00–165.00	166	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	74	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	93	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	97	262.22/cwt	235.00–290.00	254	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	86	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	30	1
Bulls	Utility	—	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	167.43/cwt	160.00–175.00	186	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	128.68/cwt	110.00–155.00	120	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	198	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	108	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	126.06/cwt	95.00–140.00	131	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	72	52.57/cwt	50.00–55.00	38	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	100.48/cwt	85.00–130.00	94	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	76.79/cwt	60.00–105.00	65	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	57.50/cwt	40.00–75.00	54	2
Bulls	Utility	—	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1

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 0Last week 447Year ago 501

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 360Last week 315Year ago 368

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,060	51.00–65.00	58.49
2	—	1,107	71.00–91.00	79.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,201	92.00–94.00	93.00
9	—	1,381	69.00–80.00	74.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,684	83.00–90.00	86.09
2	—	1,596	99.00	99.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,592	155.00–159.00	156.75
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,273	124.00–139.00	130.99
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,498	134.00–152.00	145.68
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,417	120.00–124.00	122.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	127.00	127.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,578	129.00–133.00	131.31
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,284	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,369	148.00–150.00	148.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,669	77.00–106.00	97.28
3	—	1,871	108.00–118.00	113.07

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	290.00	290.00
1	—	96	290.00	290.00
4	—	104	240.00–300.00	263.34
1	—	110	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	85.00	85.00
2	—	94	40.00–75.00	57.50
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	103	155.00–165.00	161.65
2	—	111	160.00–175.00	167.43
6	—	93	110.00–155.00	128.68
1	—	120	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	10.00	10.00
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	104	95.00–140.00	126.06
2	—	72	50.00–55.00	52.57
4	—	94	85.00–130.00	100.48
4	—	84	60.00–105.00	76.79
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	125.00	125.00
2	—	97	235.00–290.00	262.22
1	—	80	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	35.00	35.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	5.00	5.00

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.

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