Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-13

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.43/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −462.04 against this barn's trailing median of $610.47.

Average price

$148.43

21 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$32.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.58

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	427	154.00	658	5thin
Medium and Large 1	625	153.75	960	6thin
Medium and Large 2	524	144.72	759	9thin
Medium 2	552	122.00	673	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.00/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale21 hd

148.43

—

PA average6 barns · 336 hd

161.01

−12.58

This barn, trailing median33 sales

610.47

−462.04

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	1,576	101.60	1,602	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,789	103.40	1,850	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,773	97.04	1,721	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,440	95.10	1,369	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,184	71.92	852	22
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,367	131.41	1,796	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,544	140.26	2,166	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,438	166.97	2,401	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,337	161.52	2,160	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,674	170.95	2,862	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,513	166.88	2,525	11
Steers	Select	High	1,301	152.48	1,984	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	251.83/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	92	173.79/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	93	65.00/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	68	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	91	351.66/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Heifers	Medium 1	—	632	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	848	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	211	157.96/cwt	140.00–175.00	333	4
Steers	Large 1	—	298	2.25/cwt	2.25–2.25	7	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	187	137.06/cwt	130.00–145.00	256	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	262	176.24/cwt	170.00–177.50	462	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	688	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,020	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	156.87/cwt	155.00–157.50	643	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	316	147.59/cwt	140.00–155.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	154	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	216	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	552	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	299	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	176	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	352	1
Bulls	—	—	1,501	98.69/cwt	75.00–112.00	1,481	7
Bulls	—	—	2,104	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,567	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,484	90.88/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,349	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,773	97.04/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,721	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	47.04/cwt	28.00–59.00	538	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	74.65/cwt	61.00–85.00	882	15
Steers	Select	—	1,500	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,490	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	76	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	144	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,367	131.41/cwt	118.00–140.00	1,796	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,513	166.88/cwt	159.00–171.00	2,525	11
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,544	140.26/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,166	2
Steers	Select	—	1,202	145.72/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,752	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,789	103.40/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,850	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,337	161.52/cwt	141.00–167.00	2,160	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,438	166.97/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,401	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	91.43/cwt	87.00–102.00	1,141	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	103.55/cwt	98.00–111.00	1,399	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,674	170.95/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,862	10
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	120	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	396	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	356.51/cwt	305.00–410.00	378	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	269	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	412	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	118	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	248	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	73	138.22/cwt	120.00–155.00	101	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	258	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	403	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	333.33/cwt	300.00–370.00	280	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	82	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	312	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	50	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	206.65/cwt	200.00–215.00	213	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	176.76/cwt	145.00–195.00	168	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	68	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	68	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	246.66/cwt	245.00–250.00	254	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	206.08/cwt	195.00–215.00	177	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	147	1
Bulls	Utility	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	70	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	70	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	124	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	43	1
Bulls	Utility	—	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	221.61/cwt	195.00–250.00	208	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	790	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	592	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	164	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	152.66/cwt	147.50–155.00	659	3

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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 189Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 429Last week 429Year ago 577

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 284Last week 234Year ago 240

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	632	135.00	135.00
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
3	—	405	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	158.00	158.00
2	—	865	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	132.50	132.50
3	—	299	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	439	152.50	152.50
1	—	742	137.50	137.50
1	—	914	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,038	140.00	140.00
1	—	176	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	552	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	424	200.00	200.00
2	—	542	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	564	140.00	140.00
3	—	432	147.50–155.00	152.66
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	592	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	164	260.00	260.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	211	140.00–175.00	157.96
2	—	187	130.00–145.00	137.06
6	—	262	170.00–177.50	176.24
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
4	—	410	155.00–157.50	156.87
2	—	316	140.00–155.00	147.59
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	298	2.25	2.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	968	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	688	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	127.50	127.50
1	—	154	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,501	75.00–112.00	98.69
1	—	2,104	122.00	122.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,484	85.00–98.00	90.88
5	—	1,351	98.00–111.00	103.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,773	90.00–102.00	97.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,144	28.00–59.00	47.04
15	—	1,182	61.00–85.00	74.65
3	—	1,248	87.00–102.00	91.43
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,789	102.00–105.00	103.40
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	166.00	166.00
2	—	1,202	140.00–152.00	145.72
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,513	159.00–171.00	166.88
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,674	168.00–175.00	170.95
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,367	118.00–140.00	131.41
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,544	135.00–145.00	140.26
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,337	141.00–167.00	161.52
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,438	165.00–171.00	166.97

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	190.00	190.00
1	—	112	230.00	230.00
3	—	103	245.00–250.00	246.66
4	—	86	195.00–215.00	206.08
8	—	94	195.00–250.00	221.61
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	330.00	330.00
2	—	106	305.00–410.00	356.51
1	—	84	320.00	320.00
1	—	98	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	118	210.00	210.00
2	—	73	120.00–155.00	138.22
3	—	103	200.00–215.00	206.65
3	—	95	145.00–195.00	176.76
1	—	68	100.00	100.00
1	—	84	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	60.00	60.00
1	—	70	100.00	100.00
1	—	124	35.00	35.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	10.00	10.00
1	—	62	5.00	5.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	360.00	360.00
2	—	84	300.00–370.00	333.33
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	380.00	380.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

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