Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-23

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.92/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −499.04 against this barn's trailing median of $621.96.

Average price

$122.92

18 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$12.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.13

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	125.59	676	13thin
Medium and Large 2	245	120.00	294	2thin
Medium 1	382	113.33	433	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.25/cwt here — about $243 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 $621.96 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 sale18 hd

122.92

—

PA average6 barns · 358 hd

124.06

−1.13

This barn, trailing median34 sales

621.96

−499.04

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	1,744	89.92	1,568	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,576	89.50	1,411	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,776	79.97	1,420	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,356	75.17	1,019	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,149	59.27	681	16
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,576	131.55	2,073	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,543	123.47	1,905	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,577	131.95	2,081	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,494	123.80	1,850	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,210	106.00	1,283	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,472	153.61	2,261	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,352	144.42	1,953	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,636	158.93	2,600	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,526	148.49	2,266	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,488	135.00	2,009	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	178.76/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 2	97	145.35/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	93	45.00/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	75	7.52/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	110	260.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

72 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,774	77.63/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,377	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	83.09/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,057	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,577	131.95/cwt	131.00–133.00	2,081	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,210	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,283	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,636	158.93/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,600	7
Steers	Select	—	1,488	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,009	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,526	148.49/cwt	139.00–155.00	2,266	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,543	123.47/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,905	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,576	131.55/cwt	131.00–132.00	2,073	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,494	123.80/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,850	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	46.63/cwt	41.00–51.00	566	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	67.88/cwt	66.00–69.00	814	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,576	89.50/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,411	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	60.48/cwt	54.00–64.00	674	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,472	153.61/cwt	152.00–155.00	2,261	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,352	144.42/cwt	134.00–151.00	1,953	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	70	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	126	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	53.17/cwt	25.00–75.00	45	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	114	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	40	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	47.74/cwt	35.00–60.00	50	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	78	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	20	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	170.86/cwt	145.00–225.00	159	5
Bulls	Utility	—	58	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	71	7.54/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	2
Bulls	Utility	—	98	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	214.91/cwt	210.00–220.00	245	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	286	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	155.12/cwt	140.00–165.00	133	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	106	205.06/cwt	195.00–220.00	217	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	145.18/cwt	140.00–150.00	123	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	145.58/cwt	100.00–175.00	137	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	116	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	128	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	152.08/cwt	100.00–190.00	158	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	238	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,134	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	256	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	546	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	584	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	507	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	558	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	328	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	197	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	398	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	318	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	644	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	692	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	438	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	482	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	966	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,005	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,122	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,088	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	790	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	672	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	220	109.91/cwt	90.00–135.00	242	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	168	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	185	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	946	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	367	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	567	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	624	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	462	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	954	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	304	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	421	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	116.45/cwt	110.00–122.50	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	123.06/cwt	115.00–127.50	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	86.24/cwt	74.00–95.00	1,470	9
Bulls	—	—	1,919	106.46/cwt	106.00–107.00	2,043	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	73.34/cwt	69.00–80.00	1,008	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,780	85.25/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,517	4

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 156Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 427Last week 391Year ago 295

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 275Last week 294Year ago 240

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,774	74.00–82.00	77.63
4	—	1,780	84.00–87.00	85.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,272	81.00–85.00	83.09
13	—	1,375	69.00–80.00	73.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,213	41.00–51.00	46.63
3	—	1,199	66.00–69.00	67.88
10	—	1,115	54.00–64.00	60.48
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,576	88.00–91.00	89.50
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	131.00–133.00	131.95
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	106.00	106.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,494	120.00–128.00	123.80
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,636	157.00–160.00	158.93
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,488	135.00	135.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,526	139.00–155.00	148.49
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	123.00–124.00	123.47
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,576	131.00–132.00	131.55
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	152.00–155.00	153.61
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,352	134.00–151.00	144.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,705	74.00–95.00	86.24
2	—	1,919	106.00–107.00	106.46

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	84	25.00–75.00	53.17
1	—	114	35.00	35.00
2	—	104	35.00–60.00	47.74
1	—	78	25.00	25.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	93	145.00–225.00	170.86
2	—	114	210.00–220.00	214.91
7	—	86	140.00–165.00	155.12
5	—	106	195.00–220.00	205.06
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	58	5.00	5.00
2	—	71	5.00–10.00	7.54
1	—	98	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	140.00–150.00	145.18
9	—	94	100.00–175.00	145.58
1	—	116	110.00	110.00
5	—	104	100.00–190.00	152.08
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	260.00	260.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	238	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,134	109.00	109.00
1	—	256	125.00	125.00
1	—	546	140.00	140.00
3	—	620	137.50	137.50
1	—	458	127.50	127.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	507	110.00	110.00
1	—	328	60.00	60.00
1	—	398	80.00	80.00
1	—	644	107.50	107.50
2	—	438	110.00	110.00
1	—	966	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,122	97.00	97.00
1	—	790	85.00	85.00
4	—	220	90.00–135.00	109.91
1	—	168	110.00	110.00
2	—	946	101.00	101.00
4	—	567	110.00	110.00
7	—	462	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	914	119.00	119.00
2	—	542	159.00	159.00
1	—	414	120.00	120.00
4	—	723	150.00	150.00
1	—	454	127.50	127.50
1	—	572	125.00	125.00
1	—	694	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	306	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	577	132.50	132.50
1	—	376	132.50	132.50
2	—	465	110.00–122.50	116.45
4	—	505	127.50	127.50
4	—	629	115.00–127.50	123.06
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	304	115.00	115.00
2	—	421	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	245	120.00	120.00

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

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How this sale compares

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

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