Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-21

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	1,719	89.56	1,540	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,967	90.30	1,776	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,723	84.79	1,461	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,412	75.69	1,069	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,205	55.80	672	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,774	133.00	2,359	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,424	124.45	1,772	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,586	124.00	1,967	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,598	98.00	1,566	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,471	161.01	2,368	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,280	145.26	1,859	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,619	164.89	2,670	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,463	152.17	2,226	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,332	124.43	1,657	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	196.12/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	97	130.54/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	87	45.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	80	5.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	94	297.50/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	88	15.00/cwt	2

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	—	—	1,719	89.56/cwt	72.00–99.00	1,540	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,514	80.52/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,219	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,277	58.14/cwt	53.00–65.00	742	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,967	90.30/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,776	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,471	161.01/cwt	159.00–163.00	2,368	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,387	74.48/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,033	8
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,598	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,566	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,586	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,967	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,619	164.89/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,670	10
Steers	Select	—	1,332	124.43/cwt	105.00–139.00	1,657	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,463	152.17/cwt	144.00–160.00	2,226	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,723	84.79/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,461	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	65.60/cwt	65.00–67.00	764	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	824	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	82	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,424	124.45/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,772	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,774	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,359	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,280	145.26/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,859	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	317.66/cwt	310.00–325.00	292	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	344.71/cwt	335.00–355.00	362	2
Bulls	Utility	—	80	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	128	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	198	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	168.31/cwt	165.00–170.00	187	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	106	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	156	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	258	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	300	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	86	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	97	140.00/cwt	130.00–150.00	136	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	74	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	33	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	167.50/cwt	160.00–175.00	141	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	173.70/cwt	160.00–190.00	177	4
Heifers	Number 2	—	90	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	260	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	158.03/cwt	155.00–165.00	147	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	78	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	137	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	71	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	180	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	132.50/cwt	100.00–165.00	114	2

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 327Last week 391Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 337Last week 443Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,719	72.00–99.00	89.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,514	80.00–81.00	80.52
8	—	1,387	70.00–79.00	74.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,277	53.00–65.00	58.14
3	—	1,164	65.00–67.00	65.60
1	—	824	10.00	10.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,967	89.00–91.00	90.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,723	82.00–88.00	84.79
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,471	159.00–163.00	161.01
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,280	139.00–149.00	145.26
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,598	98.00	98.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,586	124.00	124.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,619	162.00–167.00	164.89
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,332	105.00–139.00	124.43
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,463	144.00–160.00	152.17
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,424	116.00–129.00	124.45
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,774	133.00	133.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	92	310.00–325.00	317.66
2	—	105	335.00–355.00	344.71
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	128	155.00	155.00
3	—	111	165.00–170.00	168.31
4	—	84	160.00–175.00	167.50
4	—	102	160.00–190.00	173.70
5	—	93	155.00–165.00	158.03
1	—	78	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	106	145.00–150.00	147.45
3	—	97	130.00–150.00	140.00
1	—	74	45.00	45.00
1	—	120	150.00	150.00
2	—	86	100.00–165.00	132.50
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	15.00	15.00
1	—	94	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	280.00	280.00
2	—	100	300.00	300.00
1	—	84	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	10.00	10.00
1	—	90	20.00	20.00

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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