Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-02

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.83/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −478.99 against this barn's trailing median of $600.83.

Average price

$121.83

10 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

per head · Large 1 over Medium 2

$48.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.43

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	686	133.00	912	1thin
Medium and Large 1	525	125.04	656	8thin
Medium 2	692	85.00	588	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.00/cwt here — about $324 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 $600.83 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 sale10 hd

121.83

—

PA average5 barns · 161 hd

136.27

−14.43

This barn, trailing median33 sales

600.83

−478.99

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	—	Average	1,748	84.39	1,475	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,834	94.05	1,725	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,692	80.51	1,362	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	73.69	984	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,076	49.53	533	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,426	123.00	1,754	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,289	103.75	1,337	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,628	132.88	2,163	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,598	130.00	2,077	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,235	110.65	1,367	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,397	159.64	2,230	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,286	143.07	1,840	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,414	127.00	1,796	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,637	163.75	2,681	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	147.52	2,180	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,410	127.00	1,791	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	209.86/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	100	140.56/cwt	5
Bulls	Number 3	77	36.38/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	69	10.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	81	260.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	86	20.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Steers	Select	—	1,410	127.00/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,791	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,426	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,754	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,235	110.65/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,367	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,414	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,796	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,397	159.64/cwt	157.00–162.00	2,230	3
Bulls	—	—	1,748	84.39/cwt	63.00–98.00	1,475	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,834	94.05/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,725	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,692	80.51/cwt	71.00–85.00	1,362	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	72.54/cwt	67.00–80.00	971	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	522	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	522	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	777	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	124.11/cwt	112.50–130.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	692	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	808	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	670	99.71/cwt	97.00–102.50	668	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	306	133.18/cwt	117.50–147.50	408	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	909	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	982	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	277	139.21/cwt	135.00–147.50	386	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	1,136	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	529	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	582	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	407	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	624	104.42/cwt	90.00–108.00	652	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	233	143.39/cwt	142.50–145.00	334	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	915	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	686	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,637	163.75/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,681	12
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,289	103.75/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,337	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,598	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,077	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,628	132.88/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,163	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	831	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	55.65/cwt	50.00–61.00	636	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	36.28/cwt	21.00–50.00	352	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	82.91/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,286	143.07/cwt	137.00–156.00	1,840	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,478	147.52/cwt	139.00–155.00	2,180	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	129	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	312.45/cwt	310.00–315.00	331	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	330	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	304	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	211.38/cwt	200.00–225.00	222	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	68	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	116	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	267	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	86	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	191.57/cwt	170.00–230.00	182	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	76	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	133	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	120	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	Utility	—	56	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	270	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	198.75/cwt	180.00–225.00	227	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	140.70/cwt	105.00–180.00	146	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	50.64/cwt	30.00–80.00	37	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	276	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	183.50/cwt	180.00–190.00	156	7

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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon Jan 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 97Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 391Last week 295Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 331Last week 274Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	120.00–131.00	127.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,637	159.00–169.00	163.75
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,478	139.00–155.00	147.52
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,426	123.00	123.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,289	99.00–109.00	103.75
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	108.00–113.00	110.65
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,598	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,628	130.00–136.00	132.88
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,414	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	157.00–162.00	159.64
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,286	137.00–156.00	143.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,748	63.00–98.00	84.39
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,834	92.00–96.00	94.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,692	71.00–85.00	80.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,339	67.00–80.00	72.54
2	—	1,308	82.00–84.00	82.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,138	73.00	73.00
7	—	1,142	50.00–61.00	55.65
5	—	970	21.00–50.00	36.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	522	100.00	100.00
3	—	777	108.00	108.00
2	—	670	97.00–102.50	99.71
7	—	306	117.50–147.50	133.18
2	—	909	108.00	108.00
3	—	277	135.00–147.50	139.21
1	—	582	70.00	70.00
5	—	624	90.00–108.00	104.42
3	—	233	142.50–145.00	143.39
3	—	700	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	429	130.00	130.00
3	—	527	112.50–130.00	124.11
1	—	748	108.00	108.00
1	—	582	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	692	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	686	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,136	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	392	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	732	125.00	125.00
3	—	610	142.50	142.50
1	—	560	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	140.00	140.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	165.00	165.00
2	—	106	310.00–315.00	312.45
1	—	112	295.00	295.00
1	—	92	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	10.00	10.00
1	—	80	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	105	200.00–225.00	211.38
7	—	95	170.00–230.00	191.57
1	—	76	175.00	175.00
4	—	114	180.00–225.00	198.75
1	—	120	230.00	230.00
7	—	85	180.00–190.00	183.50
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	140.00	140.00
4	—	104	105.00–180.00	140.70
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	56	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	73	30.00–80.00	50.64
2	—	84	15.00	15.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	170.00	170.00
1	—	86	310.00	310.00
1	—	90	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

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