Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Weight errors deleted on slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.14/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −453.48 against this barn's trailing median of $608.62.

Average price

$155.14

16 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$966

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.07

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	814	165.00	1,343	1thin
Medium and Large 1	506	162.78	824	8thin
Medium and Large 2	445	148.33	660	6thin
Medium 2	302	125.00	378	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $966 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

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $1,060.44, low $284.92, median $608.62 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

155.14

—

PA average5 barns · 196 hd

170.21

−15.07

This barn, trailing median34 sales

608.62

−453.48

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	1,603	105.40	1,690	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,818	101.74	1,850	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,646	94.14	1,550	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	87.19	1,152	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	50.04	534	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,217	120.74	1,469	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,344	95.70	1,286	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,422	140.58	1,999	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,419	130.05	1,845	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,158	113.97	1,320	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,453	160.11	2,326	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,304	152.85	1,993	13
Heifers	Select	Average	1,271	137.09	1,742	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,507	165.21	2,490	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,409	156.64	2,207	41
Steers	Select	Average	1,252	133.20	1,668	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	107	321.61/cwt	26
Bulls	Number 2	98	237.96/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	91	144.03/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	103	298.49/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	80	80.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	1,419	130.05/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,845	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,422	140.58/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,999	7
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,158	113.97/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,320	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	62.96/cwt	59.00–67.00	763	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,453	160.11/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,326	2
Steers	Select	—	1,252	133.20/cwt	110.00–144.00	1,668	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,409	156.64/cwt	149.00–163.00	2,207	41
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,507	165.21/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,490	16
Heifers	Choice	—	1,304	152.85/cwt	143.00–159.00	1,993	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	99.04/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,581	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,666	92.18/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,536	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,271	137.09/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,742	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	81.18/cwt	74.00–89.00	1,063	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	99.22/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,332	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	46.63/cwt	44.00–49.00	377	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	442	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	452.57/cwt	445.00–460.00	466	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	424.19/cwt	400.00–450.00	394	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	74	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	185	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	286	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	74	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	89	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	116	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	441	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	86	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	112	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	114	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	143	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	107	354.95/cwt	350.00–360.00	380	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	172	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	283.33/cwt	275.00–295.00	244	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	292.78/cwt	250.00–320.00	275	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	74	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	215	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	372.26/cwt	350.00–395.00	354	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	80	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	64	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	299.03/cwt	270.00–325.00	311	11
Bulls	Number 3	—	106	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	207	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	91	130.55/cwt	80.00–180.00	119	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	248.05/cwt	230.00–265.00	258	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	96	214.69/cwt	200.00–230.00	206	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	406	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	177.44/cwt	175.00–180.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,620	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	132	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	158	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	546	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	628	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	187	156.23/cwt	150.00–157.50	292	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	954	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	482	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	439	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	598	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	718	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	217	152.91/cwt	125.00–160.00	332	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,071	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	302	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	814	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	526	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	858	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	193.31/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	204	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	148.63/cwt	142.50–155.00	482	2
Bulls	—	—	1,435	110.38/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,584	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Heavy Weight	—	1,294	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	401	1
Bulls	—	—	1,872	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,265	1
Bulls	—	—	1,414	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,004	1
Bulls	—	—	1,629	106.29/cwt	93.00–120.00	1,731	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,818	101.74/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,850	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,217	120.74/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,469	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,344	95.70/cwt	80.00–110.00	1,286	5

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 231Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 415Last week 442Year ago 468

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 234Last week 234Year ago 309

Correction: Weight errors deleted on slaughter cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,419	120.00–138.00	130.05
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,422	138.00–144.00	140.58
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,158	108.00–120.00	113.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,212	59.00–67.00	62.96
2	—	808	44.00–49.00	46.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,596	98.00–100.00	99.04
5	—	1,666	84.00–96.00	92.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,310	74.00–89.00	81.18
2	—	1,342	95.00–104.00	99.22
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,294	31.00	31.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,818	100.00–104.00	101.74
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	159.00–161.00	160.11
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,304	143.00–159.00	152.85
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,271	130.00–141.00	137.09
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,252	110.00–144.00	133.20
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,409	149.00–163.00	156.64
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,507	160.00–170.00	165.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	107.00–114.00	110.38
1	—	1,872	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,414	71.00	71.00
10	—	1,629	93.00–120.00	106.29
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,217	115.00–126.00	120.74
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,344	80.00–110.00	95.70

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	395.00	395.00
2	—	103	445.00–460.00	452.57
2	—	93	400.00–450.00	424.19
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	250.00	250.00
1	—	110	260.00	260.00
1	—	86	200.00	200.00
5	—	104	230.00–265.00	248.05
2	—	96	200.00–230.00	214.69
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	120.00	120.00
1	—	106	195.00	195.00
2	—	91	80.00–180.00	130.55
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	86	275.00–295.00	283.33
5	—	94	250.00–320.00	292.78
1	—	74	290.00	290.00
11	—	104	270.00–325.00	299.03
1	—	320	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	116	380.00	380.00
2	—	107	350.00–360.00	354.95
2	—	95	350.00–395.00	372.26
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	130.00	130.00
1	—	114	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	80.00	80.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	416	130.00	130.00
2	—	379	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	378	200.00	200.00
1	—	406	200.00	200.00
1	—	458	167.50	167.50
1	—	612	170.00	170.00
1	—	570	165.00	165.00
3	—	544	190.00–200.00	193.31
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	175.00–180.00	177.44
1	—	272	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	982	165.00	165.00
1	—	808	160.00	160.00
1	—	596	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	132	120.00	120.00
1	—	546	115.00	115.00
5	—	187	150.00–157.50	156.23
1	—	482	91.00	91.00
1	—	598	120.00	120.00
6	—	217	125.00–160.00	152.91
1	—	858	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	837	152.50	152.50
2	—	659	162.50	162.50
2	—	204	187.50	187.50
2	—	324	142.50–155.00	148.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	578	137.50	137.50
2	—	376	140.00	140.00
3	—	447	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	302	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	814	165.00	165.00

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

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