Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 290lb feeder dairy calf deleted

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.95/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −467.88 against this barn's trailing median of $600.83.

Average price

$132.95

13 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.90

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	406	132.95	540	13thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale13 hd

132.95

—

PA average6 barns · 275 hd

143.85

−10.90

This barn, trailing median33 sales

600.83

−467.88

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	1,428	91.48	1,306	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,773	89.48	1,586	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,691	81.40	1,376	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,344	74.17	997	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,123	49.89	560	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,462	116.32	1,701	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,380	97.28	1,342	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,648	134.41	2,215	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,506	122.87	1,850	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,296	111.51	1,445	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,477	153.06	2,261	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,323	145.50	1,925	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,366	129.00	1,762	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,721	162.53	2,797	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,504	152.10	2,288	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,163	134.70	1,567	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	213.27/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 2	98	136.85/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	72	32.50/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	64	5.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	95	185.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	69.56/cwt	67.00–71.00	809	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,507	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	83.00/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,129	7
Bulls	—	—	1,476	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,594	1
Bulls	—	—	1,418	88.17/cwt	79.00–99.00	1,250	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	229	142.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	391	160.80/cwt	142.50–170.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	546	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	968	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	524	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	498	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,068	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	120.03/cwt	115.00–122.50	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	133.83/cwt	120.00–140.00	430	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	470	80.02/cwt	75.00–85.00	376	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	235	134.82/cwt	132.50–135.00	317	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	569	95.75/cwt	89.00–102.50	545	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	320	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	745	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	958	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	977	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	900	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	709	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	809	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,773	89.48/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,586	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,462	116.32/cwt	101.00–124.00	1,701	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,648	134.41/cwt	131.00–137.00	2,215	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,296	111.51/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,445	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,721	162.53/cwt	158.00–167.00	2,797	7
Heifers	Select	—	1,366	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,762	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,477	153.06/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,261	2
Steers	Select	—	1,163	134.70/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,567	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,506	122.87/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,850	4
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,380	97.28/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,323	145.50/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,925	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,701	79.74/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,356	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	39.33/cwt	10.00–51.00	429	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	61.52/cwt	58.00–66.00	719	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	71.23/cwt	62.00–78.00	954	21
Steers	Choice	—	1,504	152.10/cwt	140.00–159.00	2,288	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	280	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	164.71/cwt	135.00–180.00	171	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	138	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	122	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	220	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	320	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	134.94/cwt	115.00–150.00	151	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	86	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	22	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	60	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	6	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	281.54/cwt	250.00–300.00	262	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	106	202.48/cwt	200.00–210.00	215	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	286	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	240	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	112.51/cwt	100.00–130.00	95	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	78	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	78	1
Bulls	Utility	—	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	97	173.96/cwt	140.00–200.00	169	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	78	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	35	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	66	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	13	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	88	148.33/cwt	145.00–150.00	131	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	811	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,034	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.

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

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon Jan 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 177Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 391Last week 501Year ago 295

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 294Last week 324Year ago 240

Correction: 290lb feeder dairy calf deleted

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,163	67.00–71.00	69.56
10	—	1,092	10.00–51.00	39.33
4	—	1,169	58.00–66.00	61.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	93.00	93.00
7	—	1,701	75.00–83.00	79.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,360	79.00–88.00	83.00
21	—	1,339	62.00–78.00	71.23
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,773	89.00–90.00	89.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,476	108.00	108.00
5	—	1,418	79.00–99.00	88.17
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,462	101.00–124.00	116.32
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	91.00–105.00	97.28
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,648	131.00–137.00	134.41
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,296	111.00–112.00	111.51
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,506	119.00–127.00	122.87
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,721	158.00–167.00	162.53
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	130.00–139.00	134.70
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,504	140.00–159.00	152.10
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,366	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,477	151.00–155.00	153.06
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,323	141.00–151.00	145.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	137.50	137.50
2	—	605	132.50	132.50
2	—	229	140.00–145.00	142.69
3	—	532	115.00–122.50	120.03
1	—	276	145.00	145.00
4	—	321	120.00–140.00	133.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	130.00	130.00
4	—	774	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	122.50	122.50
2	—	500	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	391	142.50–170.00	160.80
1	—	546	140.00	140.00
1	—	480	147.50	147.50
1	—	900	109.00	109.00
2	—	709	130.00	130.00
2	—	558	145.00	145.00
2	—	811	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	524	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,068	95.00	95.00
2	—	470	75.00–85.00	80.02
13	—	235	132.50–135.00	134.82
6	—	569	89.00–102.50	95.75
1	—	320	137.50	137.50
2	—	415	125.00	125.00
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
1	—	958	102.00	102.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	325.00	325.00
1	—	100	320.00	320.00
3	—	93	250.00–300.00	281.54
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	104	135.00–180.00	164.71
1	—	92	150.00	150.00
1	—	122	180.00	180.00
3	—	112	115.00–150.00	134.94
4	—	84	100.00–130.00	112.51
1	—	78	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	106	200.00–210.00	202.48
4	—	97	140.00–200.00	173.96
3	—	88	145.00–150.00	148.33
2	—	113	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	45.00	45.00
1	—	66	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	275.00	275.00
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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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

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