Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-24

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	1,660	85.95	1,426	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	78.71	1,244	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	74.03	935	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	53.49	550	8thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,398	105.64	1,477	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,136	92.53	1,051	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,574	125.47	1,975	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,582	124.45	1,969	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,234	107.00	1,320	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,312	149.00	1,955	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,317	133.31	1,756	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,125	93.47	1,052	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,605	152.48	2,447	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,536	136.44	2,096	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,501	118.23	1,775	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	177.09/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 2	94	106.45/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	79	35.00/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	71	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	94	122.45/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,647	84.95/cwt	75.00–96.00	1,399	12
Bulls	—	—	1,810	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,774	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	69.62/cwt	63.00–74.00	943	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	82.84/cwt	75.00–89.00	896	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	78.71/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,244	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	36.73/cwt	32.00–43.00	353	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,136	92.53/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,051	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	59.08/cwt	50.00–62.00	621	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,398	105.64/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,477	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,582	124.45/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,969	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,574	125.47/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,975	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,234	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,317	133.31/cwt	120.00–144.00	1,756	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,312	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,125	93.47/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,052	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,536	136.44/cwt	128.00–147.00	2,096	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,605	152.48/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,447	6
Steers	Select	—	1,501	118.23/cwt	109.00–125.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	280	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	176	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	284.46/cwt	260.00–310.00	262	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	316	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	94.82/cwt	90.00–100.00	81	2
Bulls	Utility	—	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	134	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	87	270.29/cwt	245.00–295.00	235	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	105	49.57/cwt	35.00–65.00	52	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	88	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	40	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	47	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	136.41/cwt	125.00–145.00	128	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	68	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	10	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	30	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	47	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	73	57.81/cwt	50.00–65.00	42	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	115.98/cwt	100.00–140.00	110	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	123.68/cwt	100.00–155.00	129	4
Bulls	Utility	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	106	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	153.06/cwt	140.00–160.00	155	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	156.58/cwt	150.00–165.00	175	3

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 419Last week 459Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 302Last week 350Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,647	75.00–96.00	84.95
1	—	1,810	98.00	98.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,354	63.00–74.00	69.62
2	—	1,081	75.00–89.00	82.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,581	75.00–82.00	78.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	962	32.00–43.00	36.73
6	—	1,051	50.00–62.00	59.08
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,136	91.00–94.00	92.53
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	95.00–115.00	105.64
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,582	124.00–125.00	124.45
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,574	124.00–127.00	125.47
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,234	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,317	120.00–144.00	133.31
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,312	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	93.00–94.00	93.47
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,536	128.00–147.00	136.44
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,605	149.00–155.00	152.48
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,501	109.00–125.00	118.23

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	250.00	250.00
1	—	88	200.00	200.00
2	—	92	260.00–310.00	284.46
1	—	102	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	90.00–100.00	94.82
1	—	112	120.00	120.00
2	—	73	50.00–65.00	57.81
4	—	95	100.00–140.00	115.98
4	—	104	100.00–155.00	123.68
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	62	5.00	5.00
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	50.00	50.00
1	—	68	15.00	15.00
1	—	76	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	94	125.00–145.00	136.41
2	—	83	125.00–130.00	127.59
5	—	101	140.00–160.00	153.06
3	—	112	150.00–165.00	156.58
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	87	245.00–295.00	270.29
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	105	35.00–65.00	49.57
1	—	88	45.00	45.00
1	—	94	50.00	50.00

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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