Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-19

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.64/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −495.83 against this barn's trailing median of $610.47.

Average price

$114.64

33 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$24.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.15

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	119.16	648	26
Medium and Large 2	456	98.35	448	6thin
Large 1	508	95.00	483	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.16/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

33 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $1,060.44, low $284.92, median $610.47 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale33 hd

114.64

—

PA average5 barns · 212 hd

126.79

−12.15

This barn, trailing median33 sales

610.47

−495.83

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	High	1,778	87.75	1,560	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,743	72.38	1,262	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,416	64.12	908	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,179	39.67	468	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,682	126.00	2,119	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,403	110.25	1,547	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,210	105.00	1,271	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,436	132.00	1,896	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,317	125.59	1,654	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,613	165.02	2,662	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,392	142.67	1,986	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,221	101.92	1,244	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,656	161.37	2,672	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,513	147.39	2,230	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,316	107.00	1,408	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	195.28/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 2	103	136.91/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 3	93	43.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	91	277.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

74 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	Large 1	—	1,070	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	598	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	688	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	832	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	289	135.16/cwt	130.00–140.00	391	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	458	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	139.31/cwt	132.50–142.50	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	108.37/cwt	90.00–117.50	370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	118.11/cwt	100.00–127.50	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	875	3
Bulls	—	—	1,915	99.49/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,905	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,803	69.50/cwt	65.00–78.00	1,253	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	54.74/cwt	51.00–59.00	679	5
Bulls	—	—	1,739	84.39/cwt	62.00–94.00	1,468	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,267	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	27.12/cwt	10.00–41.00	306	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,682	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,119	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,210	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,271	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,513	147.39/cwt	135.00–157.00	2,230	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,403	110.25/cwt	104.00–119.00	1,547	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,317	125.59/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,654	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,436	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,896	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	64.12/cwt	56.00–71.00	908	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,392	142.67/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,986	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,613	165.02/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,662	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,221	101.92/cwt	91.00–110.00	1,244	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,656	161.37/cwt	157.00–166.00	2,672	11
Steers	Select	—	1,316	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	319	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	320.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	294	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	28	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	108	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	86	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	78	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	117	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	188	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	161.00/cwt	140.00–185.00	153	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	144.90/cwt	140.00–155.00	148	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	264	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	240	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	163.77/cwt	150.00–175.00	141	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	180	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	118.37/cwt	90.00–145.00	112	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	222	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	184.93/cwt	175.00–190.00	194	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	508	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	904	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,007	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	186	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	117.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	998	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,254	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	788	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	654	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	111.30/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,021	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	576	89.81/cwt	77.50–112.50	517	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,030	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,061	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	346	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	381	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	898	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	934	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	985	97.93/cwt	91.00–105.00	965	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	910	98.95/cwt	94.00–104.00	900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	956	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	195	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	132	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	706	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	692	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	625	89.60/cwt	89.00–90.00	560	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	512	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	602	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 Dec 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 462Last week 75Year ago 656

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 397Last week 326Year ago 368

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	103.00	103.00
1	—	598	115.00	115.00
1	—	832	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	289	130.00–140.00	135.16
3	—	378	132.50–142.50	139.31
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	314	185.00	185.00
1	—	780	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	458	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	87.50	87.50
3	—	341	90.00–117.50	108.37
1	—	904	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	100.00–127.50	118.11
3	—	754	116.00	116.00
3	—	333	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,007	103.00	103.00
4	—	186	140.00	140.00
2	—	426	122.50	122.50
2	—	273	137.50	137.50
2	—	863	90.00	90.00
2	—	529	115.00–120.00	117.58
1	—	998	114.00	114.00
1	—	618	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	508	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
2	—	868	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,140	110.00	110.00
3	—	917	107.00–120.00	111.30
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	788	83.00	83.00
1	—	450	100.00	100.00
4	—	576	77.50–112.50	89.81
1	—	1,030	103.00	103.00
1	—	346	110.00	110.00
2	—	898	104.00	104.00
4	—	985	91.00–105.00	97.93
4	—	910	94.00–104.00	98.95
2	—	195	67.50	67.50
2	—	706	98.00	98.00
5	—	625	89.00–90.00	89.60
1	—	512	117.50	117.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,915	99.00–100.00	99.49
7	—	1,739	62.00–94.00	84.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,803	65.00–78.00	69.50
1	—	1,564	81.00	81.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,240	51.00–59.00	54.74
6	—	1,129	10.00–41.00	27.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,416	56.00–71.00	64.12
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,682	126.00	126.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	105.00	105.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	104.00–119.00	110.25
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,513	135.00–157.00	147.39
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,656	157.00–166.00	161.37
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,316	107.00	107.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,317	125.00–127.00	125.59
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,436	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,392	138.00–151.00	142.67
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	163.00–166.00	165.02
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,221	91.00–110.00	101.92

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	280.00	280.00
3	—	92	310.00–330.00	320.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	30.00	30.00
1	—	108	80.00	80.00
1	—	80	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	150.00	150.00
1	—	114	165.00	165.00
6	—	95	140.00–185.00	161.00
4	—	86	150.00–175.00	163.77
1	—	120	185.00	185.00
4	—	105	175.00–190.00	184.93
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	102	140.00–155.00	144.90
1	—	120	150.00	150.00
2	—	95	90.00–145.00	118.37
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	300.00	300.00
1	—	94	255.00	255.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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