Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-28

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	1,628	85.42	1,391	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,769	79.73	1,410	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	74.66	961	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,176	51.42	605	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,547	129.04	1,996	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,490	112.08	1,670	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,259	101.21	1,274	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,463	130.63	1,911	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,492	94.52	1,410	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,429	148.00	2,115	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,393	145.95	2,033	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,639	159.11	2,608	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,485	150.22	2,231	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,513	126.97	1,921	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	161.30/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	96	88.63/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	83	26.67/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	72	8.36/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	98	276.54/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	—	1,628	85.42/cwt	72.00–99.00	1,391	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	74.66/cwt	61.00–88.00	961	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,769	79.73/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,410	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	62.47/cwt	57.00–67.00	742	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	38.53/cwt	30.00–49.00	448	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,393	145.95/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,033	4
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,259	101.21/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,274	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,463	130.63/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,911	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,492	94.52/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,429	148.00/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,115	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,485	150.22/cwt	137.00–158.00	2,231	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,639	159.11/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,608	7
Steers	Select	—	1,513	126.97/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,921	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,490	112.08/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,670	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,547	129.04/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,996	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	274	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	317.50/cwt	305.00–330.00	337	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	290	1
Bulls	Utility	—	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Utility	—	67	7.54/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	98.38/cwt	75.00–120.00	101	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	291	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	281.35/cwt	250.00–315.00	239	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	274	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	104.68/cwt	95.00–120.00	89	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	125.06/cwt	115.00–130.00	118	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	144.00/cwt	135.00–150.00	161	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	50.00/cwt	40.00–60.00	38	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	107.63/cwt	100.00–115.00	121	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	302	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	90.62/cwt	50.00–115.00	85	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	68	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	26	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	38	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	134.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	140	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	126	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	164	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 Nov 28, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 483Last week 327Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 539Last week 337Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,628	72.00–99.00	85.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,287	61.00–88.00	74.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,769	74.00–85.00	79.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,187	57.00–67.00	62.47
6	—	1,163	30.00–49.00	38.53
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,393	145.00–147.00	145.95
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,429	147.00–149.00	148.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,259	97.00–105.00	101.21
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	100.00–125.00	112.08
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	127.00–133.00	129.04
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	128.00–133.00	130.63
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,492	94.00–95.00	94.52
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,485	137.00–158.00	150.22
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,639	155.00–162.00	159.11
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	122.00–131.00	126.97

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	285.00	285.00
2	—	106	305.00–330.00	317.50
1	—	88	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	10.00	10.00
2	—	67	5.00–10.00	7.54
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	103	75.00–120.00	98.38
2	—	76	40.00–60.00	50.00
2	—	112	100.00–115.00	107.63
5	—	94	50.00–115.00	90.62
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	85	95.00–120.00	104.68
5	—	94	115.00–130.00	125.06
5	—	112	135.00–150.00	144.00
3	—	104	130.00–140.00	134.87
1	—	126	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	10.00	10.00
1	—	86	30.00	30.00
1	—	94	40.00	40.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	255.00	255.00
2	—	85	250.00–315.00	281.35
1	—	98	280.00	280.00
1	—	106	285.00	285.00

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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