Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.06/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −483.56 against this barn's trailing median of $608.62.

Average price

$125.06

19 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.20

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	128.41	728	15thin
Large 1	704	115.00	810	1thin
Medium and Large 2	380	111.67	424	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.74/cwt here — about $304 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

34 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $1,060.44, low $284.92, median $608.62 across 34 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 sale19 hd

125.06

—

PA average6 barns · 315 hd

125.26

−0.20

This barn, trailing median34 sales

608.62

−483.56

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	1,727	89.76	1,550	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,605	80.44	1,291	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	73.28	880	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,132	51.94	588	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,433	120.98	1,734	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,418	96.00	1,361	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,539	134.10	2,064	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,715	120.49	2,066	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,482	91.00	1,349	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,559	153.52	2,393	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,352	140.81	1,904	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,663	161.26	2,682	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,591	150.05	2,387	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,381	130.05	1,796	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	191.20/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 2	91	125.49/cwt	4
Bulls	Number 3	84	40.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	105	240.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

63 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	Number 1	—	120	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	264	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	171.41/cwt	150.00–190.00	161	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	54	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	198.50/cwt	185.00–210.00	208	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	82	120.98/cwt	80.00–160.00	99	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	374	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	721	111.19/cwt	107.50–115.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	140.10/cwt	127.50–152.50	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	548	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	795	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	140	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	133	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	152	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	129	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	304	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	546	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	532	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	586	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	381	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Steers	Large 2	—	664	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,023	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	261	110.19/cwt	100.00–120.00	288	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	369	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	470	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	475	92.40/cwt	90.00–95.00	439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	176	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	722	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	410	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	248	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	129.74/cwt	115.00–135.00	798	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	225	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	280	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	173.63/cwt	165.00–180.00	146	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	78	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	98	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	123	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	255	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,559	153.52/cwt	147.00–162.00	2,393	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,352	140.81/cwt	135.00–154.50	1,904	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,663	161.26/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,682	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,591	150.05/cwt	146.00–156.00	2,387	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	39.02/cwt	31.00–45.00	424	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,363	66.46/cwt	66.00–67.00	906	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,482	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,349	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,539	134.10/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,064	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,715	120.49/cwt	115.00–126.00	2,066	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,418	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,361	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,433	120.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,734	5
Steers	Select	—	1,381	130.05/cwt	121.00–137.00	1,796	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	81.37/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,064	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	69.81/cwt	66.00–76.00	806	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	57.60/cwt	55.00–61.00	612	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,684	89.54/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,508	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	77.84/cwt	71.00–84.00	1,231	7
Bulls	—	—	1,727	89.76/cwt	75.00–102.00	1,550	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	704	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	131.21/cwt	126.00–135.00	631	8

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 106Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 501Last week 391Year ago 582

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 324Last week 331Year ago 375

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	220.00	220.00
4	—	94	150.00–190.00	171.41
3	—	105	185.00–210.00	198.50
4	—	84	165.00–180.00	173.63
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	60.00	60.00
1	—	78	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	82	80.00–160.00	120.98
1	—	100	135.00	135.00
1	—	98	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	230.00	230.00
1	—	112	250.00	250.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	556	85.00	85.00
2	—	721	107.50–115.00	111.19
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	374	120.00	120.00
1	—	410	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	556	135.00	135.00
2	—	490	127.50–152.50	140.10
1	—	548	145.00	145.00
1	—	248	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	140	95.00	95.00
1	—	152	85.00	85.00
1	—	304	135.00	135.00
1	—	546	97.50	97.50
1	—	586	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,200	120.00	120.00
2	—	261	100.00–120.00	110.19
2	—	369	127.50	127.50
4	—	475	90.00–95.00	92.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	982	135.00	135.00
2	—	710	135.00	135.00
1	—	940	122.50	122.50
3	—	473	142.50	142.50
1	—	642	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	664	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	288	135.00	135.00
1	—	930	110.00	110.00
1	—	982	112.50	112.50
4	—	615	115.00–135.00	129.74
8	—	481	126.00–135.00	131.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	176	125.00	125.00
1	—	450	95.00	95.00
1	—	514	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	704	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,559	147.00–162.00	153.52
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,352	135.00–154.50	140.81
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,663	156.00–165.00	161.26
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,591	146.00–156.00	150.05
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,381	121.00–137.00	130.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,087	31.00–45.00	39.02
2	—	1,363	66.00–67.00	66.46
4	—	1,062	55.00–61.00	57.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	80.00–82.00	81.37
7	—	1,155	66.00–76.00	69.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,684	89.00–90.00	89.54
7	—	1,582	71.00–84.00	77.84
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,482	91.00	91.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,539	131.00–136.00	134.10
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,715	115.00–126.00	120.49
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,418	96.00	96.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,433	115.00–125.00	120.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,727	75.00–102.00	89.76

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

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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