Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-30

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $114.16/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −1,258.88 against this barn's trailing median of $1,373.04.

Average price

$114.16

16 head · 791 lb average

Value per head Derived

$903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−49.26

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	771	120.83	931	9thin
Large 1	902	111.33	1,004	3thin
Medium 2	818	102.50	838	1thin
Medium and Large 2	731	100.83	737	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $194 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

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,708.55, low $958.36, median $1,373.04 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 sale16 hd

114.16

—

PA average5 barns · 844 hd

163.42

−49.26

This barn, trailing median34 sales

1,373.04

−1,258.88

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	—	Average	1,690	104.13	1,760	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,735	93.93	1,630	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,614	85.15	1,375	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	83.47	1,070	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,146	59.00	676	9thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,463	130.15	1,904	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,386	124.43	1,725	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,602	135.35	2,168	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	2,014	110.00	2,215	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,172	108.00	1,266	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,450	158.08	2,292	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,341	131.82	1,768	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,653	162.96	2,694	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,487	150.98	2,245	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,203	124.33	1,496	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	210.37/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 2	100	148.37/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	92	53.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	100	159.93/cwt	7

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
Bulls	Medium 2	—	818	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,036	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,074	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,171	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	648	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	736	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	709	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	204	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	204	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	854	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	828	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	260	116.96/cwt	100.00–135.00	304	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	519	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	457	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	312	140.46/cwt	132.50–145.00	438	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	136	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	116	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,120	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,086	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	198	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	228	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	286	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,116	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	846	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	452	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	172	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,048	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	832	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	808	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	889	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	949	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	903	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	401	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	822	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	970	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	101.83/cwt	87.00–107.00	1,726	9
Bulls	—	—	1,669	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,911	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	89.97/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,145	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	79.92/cwt	72.00–88.00	1,028	11
Bulls	Number 3	—	116	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	116	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	170.64/cwt	150.00–195.00	160	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	160	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	72	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	36	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	42	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	113	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	97	256.51/cwt	235.00–280.00	249	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	120	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	240	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	240	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	106	194.04/cwt	185.00–200.00	206	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	197.57/cwt	195.00–200.00	223	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	139	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	52.50/cwt	50.00–55.00	49	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	45	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	154.94/cwt	130.00–170.00	161	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	140.32/cwt	130.00–150.00	130	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	277.14/cwt	265.00–290.00	285	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	246	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	277.53/cwt	275.00–280.00	258	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,450	158.08/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,292	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,341	131.82/cwt	113.00–152.00	1,768	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,735	93.93/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,630	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,301	50.62/cwt	50.00–51.00	659	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	59.62/cwt	56.00–62.00	647	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	82.44/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,341	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	2,014	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,215	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,463	130.15/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,904	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,386	124.43/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,725	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,653	162.96/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,694	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,487	150.98/cwt	142.00–159.00	2,245	11
Steers	Select	—	1,203	124.33/cwt	111.00–140.00	1,496	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,172	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,266	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,602	135.35/cwt	133.00–138.00	2,168	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	90.11/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,434	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	863	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.

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

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon Jan 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 131Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 453Last week 427Year ago 556

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 343Last week 275Year ago 351

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	818	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,036	102.50	102.50
1	—	1,074	109.00	109.00
1	—	574	145.00	145.00
2	—	903	115.00	115.00
2	—	401	132.50	132.50
2	—	822	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	648	95.00	95.00
1	—	736	120.00	120.00
1	—	810	87.50	87.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	808	110.00	110.00
2	—	949	112.00	112.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	204	100.00	100.00
1	—	854	97.00	97.00
2	—	260	100.00–135.00	116.96
2	—	519	88.00	88.00
5	—	312	132.50–145.00	140.46
1	—	136	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,120	97.00	97.00
1	—	198	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	286	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	452	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	172	75.00	75.00
1	—	548	80.00	80.00
2	—	600	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	318	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,048	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,116	132.00	132.00
2	—	459	150.00	150.00
2	—	568	127.50	127.50
2	—	615	137.50	137.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,695	87.00–107.00	101.83
2	—	1,669	114.00–115.00	114.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	85.00–94.00	89.97
11	—	1,286	72.00–88.00	79.92
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,735	90.00–96.00	93.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,301	50.00–51.00	50.62
6	—	1,085	56.00–62.00	59.62
1	—	1,198	72.00	72.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,627	76.00–89.00	82.44
6	—	1,591	87.00–95.00	90.11
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	153.00–163.00	158.08
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,341	113.00–152.00	131.82
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,014	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,172	108.00	108.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,602	133.00–138.00	135.35
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	125.00–134.00	130.15
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,386	116.00–129.00	124.43
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,653	159.00–165.00	162.96
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,487	142.00–159.00	150.98
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	111.00–140.00	124.33

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	116	100.00	100.00
1	—	72	50.00	50.00
1	—	84	50.00	50.00
1	—	94	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	94	150.00–195.00	170.64
1	—	120	200.00	200.00
5	—	106	185.00–200.00	194.04
2	—	113	195.00–200.00	197.57
2	—	87	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	145.00	145.00
1	—	84	135.00	135.00
5	—	104	130.00–170.00	154.94
2	—	93	130.00–150.00	140.32
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	265.00–290.00	277.14
1	—	88	280.00	280.00
2	—	93	275.00–280.00	277.53
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	97	235.00–280.00	256.51
1	—	120	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	50.00–55.00	52.50
1	—	100	45.00	45.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

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