Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 320lb feeder dairy calf deleted

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.28/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −62.98 against this barn's trailing median of $236.26.

Average price

$173.28

21 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,131

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$925

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$51.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.00

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	706	186.09	1,314	15thin
Medium and Large 2	566	142.50	807	5thin
Medium 2	288	135.00	389	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.09/cwt here — about $925 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

Steers 0–100 lb: high $257.82, low $200.44, median $236.26 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

173.28

—

PA average5 barns · 351 hd

164.27

+9.00

This barn, trailing median33 sales

236.26

−62.98

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	1,691	112.82	1,908	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,492	100.17	1,495	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,697	87.22	1,480	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	83.72	1,081	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,122	62.09	697	14
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,518	138.00	2,095	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,536	134.87	2,072	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,821	138.43	2,521	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,184	132.48	1,569	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,330	128.00	1,702	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,459	169.41	2,472	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,346	158.91	2,139	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,131	127.99	1,448	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,651	172.10	2,841	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,493	158.92	2,373	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,494	133.13	1,989	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	298.13/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	94	213.89/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	84	131.04/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	101	326.17/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

73 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 2	—	101	222.72/cwt	200.00–245.00	225	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	260.78/cwt	245.00–275.00	271	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	78	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	191	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	242.30/cwt	230.00–255.00	296	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	74	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	111	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	41.80/cwt	40.00–45.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	564	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	158	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,148	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,435	1
Bulls	—	—	1,691	112.82/cwt	91.00–127.00	1,908	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	67.63/cwt	56.00–78.00	779	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,492	100.17/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,495	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	82.67/cwt	72.00–90.00	1,059	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,227	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,493	158.92/cwt	151.00–166.00	2,373	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,651	172.10/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,841	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,518	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,095	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,536	134.87/cwt	133.00–137.00	2,072	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,702	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,184	132.48/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,569	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,697	87.22/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,480	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,131	127.99/cwt	116.00–140.00	1,448	2
Steers	Select	—	1,494	133.13/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,989	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,459	169.41/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,472	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,346	158.91/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,139	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,821	138.43/cwt	137.00–140.00	2,521	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	127.07/cwt	110.00–145.00	104	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	426	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	365	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	420	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	415.54/cwt	365.00–465.00	386	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	233	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	112	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	118	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	424.84/cwt	420.00–430.00	395	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	213.09/cwt	180.00–230.00	202	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	207.08/cwt	190.00–225.00	174	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	98	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	118	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	252.22/cwt	230.00–265.00	217	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	371	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	267.30/cwt	260.00–275.00	302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	196.67/cwt	185.00–202.50	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	143.77/cwt	142.50–145.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	542	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	189.90/cwt	180.00–200.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,042	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,511	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	296	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	204.07/cwt	195.00–207.50	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,527	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	538	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	626	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	173	147.93/cwt	145.00–155.00	256	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	209	176.26/cwt	175.00–177.50	368	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	643	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	868	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	268	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	415	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	446	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	613	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	288	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	298	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	631	167.09/cwt	130.00–185.00	1,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	180.43/cwt	177.50–190.00	1,117	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	202.47/cwt	200.00–205.00	435	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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 141Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 442Last week 429Year ago 509

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 234Last week 284Year ago 285

Correction: 320lb feeder dairy calf deleted

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	101	200.00–245.00	222.72
5	—	95	180.00–230.00	213.09
2	—	84	190.00–225.00	207.08
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	104	245.00–275.00	260.78
1	—	78	245.00	245.00
2	—	122	230.00–255.00	242.30
2	—	93	250.00	250.00
4	—	86	230.00–265.00	252.22
2	—	113	260.00–275.00	267.30
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	150.00	150.00
2	—	82	110.00–145.00	127.07
1	—	98	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	410.00	410.00
1	—	76	480.00	480.00
1	—	84	500.00	500.00
2	—	93	365.00–465.00	415.54
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	420.00–430.00	424.84
1	—	106	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,014	40.00–45.00	41.80
11	—	1,152	56.00–78.00	67.63
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,492	99.00–101.00	100.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,281	72.00–90.00	82.67
2	—	1,356	90.00–91.00	90.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,697	83.00–93.00	87.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,691	91.00–127.00	112.82
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,493	151.00–166.00	158.92
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,651	165.00–177.00	172.10
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,494	126.00–139.00	133.13
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,518	138.00	138.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,536	133.00–137.00	134.87
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	128.00	128.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,184	132.00–133.00	132.48
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,821	137.00–140.00	138.43
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,131	116.00–140.00	127.99
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,459	165.00–174.00	169.41
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,346	154.00–161.00	158.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	646	162.50	162.50
3	—	711	160.00	160.00
1	—	842	140.00	140.00
2	—	416	142.50–145.00	143.77
2	—	289	180.00–200.00	189.90
1	—	670	150.00	150.00
1	—	534	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	542	130.00	130.00
1	—	296	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	408	140.00	140.00
2	—	486	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	564	155.00	155.00
1	—	298	155.00	155.00
3	—	631	130.00–185.00	167.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	158	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,148	125.00	125.00
3	—	424	185.00–202.50	196.67
1	—	340	185.00	185.00
2	—	658	205.00	205.00
5	—	619	177.50–190.00	180.43
2	—	215	200.00–205.00	202.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	757	142.50	142.50
3	—	439	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,098	158.00	158.00
5	—	370	195.00–207.50	204.07
1	—	438	200.00	200.00
4	—	745	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	288	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	130.00–135.00	132.51
3	—	173	145.00–155.00	147.93
8	—	209	175.00–177.50	176.26
3	—	643	135.00	135.00
1	—	268	155.00	155.00
2	—	446	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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Feeder Dairy Calves

Slaughter Cattle

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