Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-06

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.78/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −481.69 against this barn's trailing median of $610.47.

Average price

$128.78

24 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

per head · Large 1 over Medium 2

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.28

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	270	145.00	392	1thin
Medium and Large 1	597	129.89	775	15thin
Medium and Large 2	515	127.43	656	3thin
Medium 1	325	125.00	406	4thin
Medium 2	356	115.00	409	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about −$18 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 $610.47 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 sale24 hd

128.78

—

PA average6 barns · 369 hd

135.06

−6.28

This barn, trailing median33 sales

610.47

−481.69

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	1,676	103.76	1,739	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,704	92.82	1,582	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,624	86.79	1,409	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	82.04	1,034	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	54.60	539	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,365	139.49	1,904	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,521	138.08	2,100	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,466	133.00	1,950	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,502	160.00	2,403	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,344	146.74	1,972	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,168	106.00	1,238	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,706	157.00	2,678	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,598	154.00	2,461	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,370	130.00	1,781	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	206.35/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 2	99	126.36/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	83	50.04/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	72	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	99	170.74/cwt	7

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,521	138.08/cwt	135.00–141.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,502	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,403	1
Steers	Select	—	1,370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,781	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,706	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,678	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,598	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,461	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,365	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,904	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,466	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,950	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	57.12/cwt	56.00–58.00	656	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	84.15/cwt	72.00–104.00	1,405	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	92.07/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,411	7
Heifers	Select	—	1,168	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,238	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,704	92.82/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,582	17
Heifers	Choice	—	1,344	146.74/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,972	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	321	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	331	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	377.50/cwt	350.00–405.00	317	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	313.29/cwt	310.00–320.00	298	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	47.57/cwt	45.00–50.00	36	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	160.12/cwt	145.00–175.00	151	8
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	308	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	319	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	104	57.60/cwt	55.00–60.00	60	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	291	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	129	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	96	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	29	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	125	165.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	206	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	188.11/cwt	180.00–200.00	216	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	195.05/cwt	190.00–200.00	203	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	78	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	74	1
Bulls	Utility	—	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Utility	—	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	132.14/cwt	95.00–170.00	139	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	116	127.50/cwt	100.00–155.00	148	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	129.28/cwt	115.00–150.00	123	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	85	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	155.84/cwt	145.00–165.00	132	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	83.18/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,051	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	62.07/cwt	55.00–72.00	636	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	41.52/cwt	30.00–50.00	382	4
Bulls	—	—	1,696	104.10/cwt	87.00–115.00	1,766	12
Bulls	—	—	1,558	101.73/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,585	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	91.95/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	127.43/cwt	112.50–135.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	356	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	773	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	348	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	282	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	314	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	123.83/cwt	115.00–132.50	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	941	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	418	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	435	125.75/cwt	112.50–130.00	547	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	121.21/cwt	120.00–122.50	641	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	356	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	498	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	369	128.66/cwt	125.00–135.00	475	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	319	115.28/cwt	105.00–125.00	368	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	680	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	697	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	142	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	213	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	228	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	308	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	482	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	386	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	342	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	428	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	172	120.70/cwt	110.00–140.00	208	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	269	141.72/cwt	137.50–145.00	381	3
Bulls	Medium 1	—	425	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	627	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	326	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	167.77/cwt	160.00–175.00	644	6
Bulls	Large 1	—	668	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	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 Feb 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 120Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 604Last week 453Year ago 577

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 300Last week 343Year ago 338

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,521	135.00–141.00	138.08
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,466	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,502	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,168	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,344	143.00–150.00	146.74
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	130.00	130.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,706	157.00	157.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	154.00	154.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	139.00–140.00	139.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	56.00–58.00	57.12
9	—	1,263	75.00–89.00	83.18
4	—	1,310	90.00–94.00	91.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,670	72.00–104.00	84.15
7	—	1,532	89.00–95.00	92.07
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,704	85.00–96.00	92.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,025	55.00–72.00	62.07
4	—	920	30.00–50.00	41.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,696	87.00–115.00	104.10
2	—	1,558	100.00–103.00	101.73

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	315.00	315.00
1	—	114	290.00	290.00
2	—	84	350.00–405.00	377.50
3	—	95	310.00–320.00	313.29
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	76	45.00–50.00	47.57
1	—	80	20.00	20.00
1	—	100	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	94	145.00–175.00	160.12
2	—	125	160.00–170.00	165.04
3	—	115	180.00–200.00	188.11
4	—	104	190.00–200.00	195.05
6	—	85	145.00–165.00	155.84
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	95.00	95.00
2	—	105	95.00–170.00	132.14
2	—	116	100.00–155.00	127.50
6	—	95	115.00–150.00	129.28
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	270.00	270.00
1	—	98	325.00	325.00
1	—	102	285.00	285.00
1	—	76	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	55.00–60.00	57.60
1	—	96	30.00	30.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	112.50–135.00	127.43
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	356	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	562	137.50	137.50
2	—	666	115.00–132.50	123.83
2	—	386	155.00	155.00
3	—	941	127.00	127.00
1	—	288	145.00	145.00
6	—	529	120.00–122.50	121.21
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	314	120.00	120.00
1	—	356	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	348	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	282	155.00	155.00
1	—	708	120.00	120.00
6	—	384	160.00–175.00	167.77
3	—	327	155.00	155.00
1	—	230	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	147.50	147.50
2	—	326	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	342	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	112.50–130.00	125.75
8	—	369	125.00–135.00	128.66
2	—	319	105.00–125.00	115.28
1	—	680	102.50	102.50
1	—	142	150.00	150.00
1	—	228	135.00	135.00
1	—	482	80.00	80.00
3	—	172	110.00–140.00	120.70
3	—	269	137.50–145.00	141.72

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 this sale compares

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