Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-31

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	1,366	78.81	1,077	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,662	69.29	1,152	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,477	59.52	879	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,138	38.59	439	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,580	125.48	1,983	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,482	81.00	1,200	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,619	126.99	2,056	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,559	120.18	1,874	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,386	71.00	984	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,576	150.45	2,371	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,445	143.50	2,074	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,292	114.15	1,475	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,630	151.62	2,471	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,557	140.37	2,186	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,616	111.89	1,808	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	191.06/cwt	25
Bulls	Number 2	97	127.48/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	81	52.42/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	70	10.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	87	260.21/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70	7.50/cwt	2

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	—	—	1,366	78.81/cwt	71.00–88.00	1,077	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,884	73.99/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,394	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,239	47.65/cwt	45.00–51.00	590	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	28.01/cwt	20.00–41.00	286	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,445	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	2,074	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,576	150.45/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,371	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,482	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,200	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,580	125.48/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,983	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,559	120.18/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,874	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,619	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	2,056	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,386	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	984	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,292	114.15/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,475	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,477	59.52/cwt	54.00–68.00	879	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	64.58/cwt	63.00–66.00	930	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,557	140.37/cwt	128.00–147.00	2,186	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,630	151.62/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,471	8
Steers	Select	—	1,616	111.89/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,808	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	259.68/cwt	130.00–315.00	244	4
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	68	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	111	209.64/cwt	170.00–250.00	233	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	274.63/cwt	260.00–285.00	225	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	122.45/cwt	100.00–135.00	116	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	290.16/cwt	285.00–295.00	276	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	242	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	175.66/cwt	150.00–200.00	134	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	138.38/cwt	135.00–145.00	115	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	120	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	130.00/cwt	100.00–145.00	135	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	295	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	120	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	276	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	78	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	109	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	72	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	29	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	67.34/cwt	60.00–75.00	62	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	68	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	24	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	141	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	162.40/cwt	150.00–175.00	169	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	204	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

Mon Oct 31, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 403Last week 419Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 315Last week 302Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,366	71.00–88.00	78.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,884	73.00–75.00	73.99
2	—	1,440	63.00–66.00	64.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,239	45.00–51.00	47.65
6	—	1,020	20.00–41.00	28.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,477	54.00–68.00	59.52
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	143.00–144.00	143.50
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,576	147.00–154.00	150.45
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,292	110.00–117.00	114.15
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,482	81.00	81.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	124.00–127.00	125.48
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,559	117.00–126.00	120.18
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,619	125.00–129.00	126.99
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,386	71.00	71.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,557	128.00–147.00	140.37
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,630	147.00–155.00	151.62
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,616	110.00–114.00	111.89

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	94	130.00–315.00	259.68
2	—	111	170.00–250.00	209.64
3	—	82	260.00–285.00	274.63
1	—	120	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	10.00	10.00
1	—	72	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	95	100.00–135.00	122.45
1	—	86	140.00	140.00
3	—	104	100.00–145.00	130.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	83	135.00–145.00	138.38
1	—	78	140.00	140.00
1	—	94	150.00	150.00
6	—	104	150.00–175.00	162.40
1	—	120	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	40.00	40.00
2	—	92	60.00–75.00	67.34
1	—	68	35.00	35.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	285.00–295.00	290.16
3	—	85	285.00	285.00
2	—	76	150.00–200.00	175.66
1	—	100	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
1	—	74	10.00	10.00

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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