Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-03

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	1,739	100.72	1,751	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	86.45	1,400	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	80.42	1,094	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	48.85	526	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,602	115.00	1,842	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,224	97.00	1,187	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,550	133.94	2,076	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,276	122.40	1,562	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,195	115.35	1,378	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,559	154.50	2,409	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,379	131.49	1,813	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,299	111.41	1,447	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,626	161.56	2,627	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,518	144.12	2,188	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,285	127.53	1,639	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	167.90/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	89	91.65/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	78	33.48/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	63	10.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	89	158.13/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 2	88	82.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	—	1,762	99.19/cwt	55.00–110.00	1,748	10
Bulls	—	—	1,506	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,747	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	80.42/cwt	68.00–89.00	1,094	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	86.45/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,400	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	59.23/cwt	53.00–63.00	672	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	72.34/cwt	70.00–75.00	749	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,195	115.35/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,378	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,276	122.40/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,562	3
Steers	Select	—	1,285	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,639	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,518	144.12/cwt	137.00–156.00	2,188	13
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,626	161.56/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,627	9
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,602	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,842	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	32.37/cwt	10.00–49.00	338	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,379	131.49/cwt	106.00–147.00	1,813	6
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,224	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,187	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,550	133.94/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,076	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,559	154.50/cwt	145.00–163.00	2,409	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,299	111.41/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,447	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	58	6.00/cwt	6.00–6.00	3	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	68	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	10	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	246	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	91	286.73/cwt	265.00–300.00	261	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	159.98/cwt	150.00–175.00	166	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	83.34/cwt	35.00–105.00	71	4
Heifers	Number 1	—	91	47.47/cwt	45.00–50.00	43	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	88	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	72	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	120.00/cwt	110.00–130.00	103	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	150.13/cwt	145.00–155.00	173	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	36	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	74	31.31/cwt	15.00–45.00	23	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	86	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	39	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	35	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	139.31/cwt	120.00–165.00	131	10
Bulls	Number 2	—	74	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	41	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	96	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	120	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	109.90/cwt	100.00–120.00	111	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	182.93/cwt	150.00–215.00	137	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	239.72/cwt	130.00–280.00	221	5

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 0Year ago 473

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 357Last week 360Year ago 356

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,762	55.00–110.00	99.19
1	—	1,506	116.00	116.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,360	68.00–89.00	80.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,620	82.00–90.00	86.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,135	53.00–63.00	59.23
2	—	1,036	70.00–75.00	72.34
6	—	1,044	10.00–49.00	32.37
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,195	112.00–119.00	115.35
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,276	117.00–126.00	122.40
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,550	130.00–136.00	133.94
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	125.00–130.00	127.53
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,518	137.00–156.00	144.12
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,626	158.00–164.00	161.56
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,602	115.00	115.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,224	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,379	106.00–147.00	131.49
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,559	145.00–163.00	154.50
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,299	106.00–117.00	111.41

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	58	6.00	6.00
1	—	68	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	300.00	300.00
3	—	91	265.00–300.00	286.73
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	104	150.00–175.00	159.98
2	—	86	110.00–130.00	120.00
2	—	115	145.00–155.00	150.13
10	—	94	120.00–165.00	139.31
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	85	35.00–105.00	83.34
1	—	74	55.00	55.00
1	—	96	125.00	125.00
2	—	101	100.00–120.00	109.90
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	40.00	40.00
3	—	74	15.00–45.00	31.31
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	91	45.00–50.00	47.47
1	—	86	45.00	45.00
1	—	100	35.00	35.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	150.00–215.00	182.93
5	—	92	130.00–280.00	239.72

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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