Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-06

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.41/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −467.06 against this barn's trailing median of $610.47.

Average price

$143.41

18 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$28.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.20

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	153.49	787	9thin
Medium 1	458	140.00	641	1thin
Large 2	469	137.50	645	2thin
Medium and Large 2	643	131.99	849	5thin
Medium 2	612	125.00	765	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.49/cwt here — about $22 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 sale18 hd

143.41

—

PA average5 barns · 308 hd

152.61

−9.20

This barn, trailing median33 sales

610.47

−467.06

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	1,772	110.02	1,950	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,736	102.09	1,772	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,789	96.09	1,719	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,404	89.98	1,263	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	63.61	701	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,595	144.52	2,305	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,509	133.10	2,008	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,552	142.42	2,210	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,388	137.00	1,902	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,163	110.00	1,279	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,517	162.66	2,468	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,254	152.15	1,908	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,649	165.13	2,723	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,522	158.46	2,412	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,385	125.35	1,736	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	267.54/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 2	105	160.04/cwt	4
Bulls	Number 3	94	81.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	88	301.67/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	84	198.33/cwt	180.00–215.00	167	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	202	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	220.34/cwt	185.00–395.00	229	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	105	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	116	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	226	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	72	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	36	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	362	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	270	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	72	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	180	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	100	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	153.38/cwt	140.00–170.00	158	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	91	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	175	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	387.55/cwt	385.00–390.00	411	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	413	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	353.50/cwt	84.00–490.00	297	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,649	165.13/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,723	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,522	158.46/cwt	151.00–165.00	2,412	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,517	162.66/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,468	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,254	152.15/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,908	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,736	102.09/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,772	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	66.33/cwt	60.00–72.00	702	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,388	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,902	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,163	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,279	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,595	144.52/cwt	144.00–145.00	2,305	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,509	133.10/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,008	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,552	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,210	2
Steers	Select	—	1,385	125.35/cwt	118.00–135.00	1,736	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	47.84/cwt	31.00–55.00	569	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	97.24/cwt	97.00–97.50	1,303	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	84.53/cwt	83.00–86.00	858	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,446	85.14/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,231	3
Bulls	—	—	1,772	110.02/cwt	103.00–122.00	1,950	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,789	96.09/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,719	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	650	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	262	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	546	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	751	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,008	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,139	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	266	131.15/cwt	100.00–147.50	349	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	236	126.73/cwt	125.00–127.50	299	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	338	123.07/cwt	115.00–135.00	416	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	563	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	598	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,102	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	915	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	190	134.58/cwt	125.00–145.00	256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	143.32/cwt	137.50–150.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	547	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	584	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	458	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,037	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	612	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	154.63/cwt	147.50–170.00	495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	602	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	866	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	164.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	775	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,286	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	469	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	645	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 Mar 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 120Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 429Last week 453Year ago 741

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 234Last week 343Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	180.00–215.00	198.33
7	—	104	185.00–395.00	220.34
1	—	116	195.00	195.00
2	—	91	190.00–195.00	192.53
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	180.00	180.00
3	—	103	140.00–170.00	153.38
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	95.00	95.00
1	—	72	50.00	50.00
1	—	100	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	106	385.00–390.00	387.55
1	—	110	375.00	375.00
4	—	84	84.00–490.00	353.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	355.00	355.00
1	—	90	300.00	300.00
1	—	72	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,649	163.00–168.00	165.13
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,522	151.00–165.00	158.46
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	118.00–135.00	125.35
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	160.00–164.00	162.66
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,254	145.00–159.00	152.15
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,736	101.00–103.00	102.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,059	60.00–72.00	66.33
3	—	1,189	31.00–55.00	47.84
2	—	1,015	83.00–86.00	84.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	97.00–97.50	97.24
3	—	1,446	82.00–89.00	85.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,789	94.00–97.00	96.09
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,388	137.00	137.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,552	140.00–145.00	142.42
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	144.00–145.00	144.52
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,509	130.00–136.00	133.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,772	103.00–122.00	110.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	137.50	137.50
1	—	584	160.00	160.00
3	—	866	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,286	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
1	—	262	200.00	200.00
1	—	586	160.00	160.00
3	—	470	160.00–170.00	164.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	662	115.00	115.00
1	—	546	137.50	137.50
1	—	288	190.00	190.00
1	—	408	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,008	113.00	113.00
6	—	266	100.00–147.50	131.15
3	—	236	125.00–127.50	126.73
5	—	338	115.00–135.00	123.07
4	—	563	132.50	132.50
2	—	190	125.00–145.00	134.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	598	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,102	142.50	142.50
1	—	546	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	566	140.00	140.00
1	—	386	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	381	137.50–150.00	143.32
2	—	1,037	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	616	162.50	162.50
1	—	422	152.50	152.50
1	—	482	155.00	155.00
1	—	900	122.50	122.50
3	—	320	147.50–170.00	154.63
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	458	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	612	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	469	137.50	137.50

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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How this sale compares

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