Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-24

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.10/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −456.73 against this barn's trailing median of $600.83.

Average price

$144.10

44 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.14

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	528	151.25	798	4thin
Medium and Large 1	708	150.13	1,064	23
Medium and Large 2	423	138.73	587	12thin
Large 2	482	128.33	619	3thin
Medium 2	469	116.25	545	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $253 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 $600.83 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 sale44 hd

144.10

—

PA average6 barns · 424 hd

163.24

−19.14

This barn, trailing median33 sales

600.83

−456.73

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	—	High	1,718	107.96	1,854	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,665	104.39	1,738	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,755	94.07	1,651	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	90.71	1,145	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,112	65.20	725	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,444	131.65	1,901	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,584	144.86	2,295	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,506	137.08	2,064	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,486	169.23	2,515	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,418	156.65	2,221	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,213	120.37	1,460	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,608	176.02	2,830	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,579	165.07	2,606	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,532	152.00	2,329	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	336.74/cwt	25
Bulls	Number 2	97	284.31/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 3	85	172.35/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	84	10.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	88	305.95/cwt	15
Heifers	Number 2	72	100.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

91 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 and Large 2	—	548	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	658	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	586	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	155.26/cwt	140.00–160.00	904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	297	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	424	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	161.47/cwt	145.00–170.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	141.39/cwt	130.00–145.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,092	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	146.99/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,333	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	173.72/cwt	172.50–175.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	141.06/cwt	115.00–155.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	562	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	899	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	884	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	131	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	174.88/cwt	170.00–185.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	740	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	126	150.60/cwt	125.00–195.00	190	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	611	128.32/cwt	95.00–140.00	784	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	356	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	463	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	258	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	335	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	179	159.25/cwt	155.00–160.00	285	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	214	143.32/cwt	135.00–150.00	307	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	530	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	175.34/cwt	165.00–185.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	686	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	892	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	715	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,180	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	849	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	543	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	66	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	234	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	439	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	401	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	84	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	126	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	62	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	78	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	168	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	324.85/cwt	280.00–350.00	276	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	310.59/cwt	280.00–335.00	286	9
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	471.71/cwt	450.00–495.00	401	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	353.63/cwt	320.00–390.00	265	3
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	62	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	68	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	90	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	108	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	461	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	92	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	179	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	72	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	72	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	107	194.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	209	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	70	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	105	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	106	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	212	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	325.04/cwt	320.00–335.00	338	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	292.97/cwt	260.00–310.00	302	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	477.48/cwt	475.00–480.00	492	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	470	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,418	156.65/cwt	143.00–166.00	2,221	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,486	169.23/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,515	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	88.32/cwt	83.00–95.00	968	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,213	120.37/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,460	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,665	104.39/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,738	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	50.20/cwt	21.00–58.00	533	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,506	137.08/cwt	132.00–143.00	2,064	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,444	131.65/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,901	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,584	144.86/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,295	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,579	165.07/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,606	10
Steers	Select	—	1,532	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,329	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,608	176.02/cwt	167.00–180.00	2,830	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	94.07/cwt	86.00–99.00	1,651	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	101.62/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,220	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	89.15/cwt	78.00–95.00	1,133	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	70.28/cwt	64.00–77.00	821	7
Bulls	—	—	2,334	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,801	1
Bulls	—	—	1,656	106.76/cwt	95.00–118.00	1,768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	151.60/cwt	151.00–152.50	1,328	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	298	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	755	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	604	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	394	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	764	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	150.02/cwt	145.00–155.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	640	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	784	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	274	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	315	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	123	299.51/cwt	280.00–320.00	368	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	274.87/cwt	250.00–285.00	261	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	97	174.54/cwt	130.00–220.00	169	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	282.43/cwt	280.00–285.00	319	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	281.18/cwt	270.00–300.00	239	4
Bulls	Utility	—	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	322.30/cwt	315.00–330.00	364	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	77	272.34/cwt	260.00–285.00	210	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 Apr 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 292Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 474Last week 569Year ago 420

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 288Last week 165Year ago 235

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	548	120.00	120.00
2	—	297	150.00	150.00
4	—	429	130.00–145.00	141.39
4	—	364	115.00–155.00	141.06
1	—	764	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	586	135.00	135.00
1	—	274	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	582	140.00–160.00	155.26
1	—	394	130.00	130.00
3	—	332	145.00–170.00	161.47
1	—	1,092	130.00	130.00
6	—	907	145.00–149.00	146.99
1	—	456	147.50	147.50
5	—	876	151.00–152.50	151.60
2	—	603	145.00–155.00	150.02
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	424	125.00	125.00
3	—	562	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	298	110.00	110.00
1	—	640	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	309	172.50–175.00	173.72
1	—	694	155.00	155.00
3	—	516	170.00–185.00	174.88
1	—	400	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	131	205.00	205.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	884	120.00	120.00
10	—	126	125.00–195.00	150.60
4	—	611	95.00–140.00	128.32
2	—	356	130.00	130.00
1	—	258	130.00	130.00
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
7	—	179	155.00–160.00	159.25
3	—	214	135.00–150.00	143.32
1	—	530	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	165.00–185.00	175.34
1	—	686	130.00	130.00
1	—	566	150.00	150.00
1	—	310	175.00	175.00
3	—	394	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	165.00	165.00
1	—	770	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	616	122.50	122.50
1	—	586	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	604	145.00	145.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	355.00	355.00
1	—	114	385.00	385.00
1	—	90	445.00	445.00
2	—	85	450.00–495.00	471.71
3	—	75	320.00–390.00	353.63
1	—	106	435.00	435.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	150.00	150.00
1	—	92	195.00	195.00
2	—	107	190.00–200.00	194.95
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	62	110.00	110.00
1	—	90	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	62	125.00	125.00
1	—	80	210.00	210.00
1	—	70	150.00	150.00
1	—	106	200.00	200.00
2	—	97	130.00–220.00	174.54
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	85	280.00–350.00	324.85
9	—	92	280.00–335.00	310.59
5	—	104	320.00–335.00	325.04
2	—	123	280.00–320.00	299.51
2	—	113	315.00–330.00	322.30
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	103	260.00–310.00	292.97
4	—	95	250.00–285.00	274.87
2	—	113	280.00–285.00	282.43
4	—	85	270.00–300.00	281.18
2	—	77	260.00–285.00	272.34
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	475.00–480.00	477.48
1	—	94	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,418	143.00–166.00	156.65
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,486	165.00–172.00	169.23
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	110.00–135.00	120.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,096	83.00–95.00	88.32
7	—	1,062	21.00–58.00	50.20
7	—	1,168	64.00–77.00	70.28
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	102.00–107.00	104.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,755	86.00–99.00	94.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,201	96.00–107.00	101.62
14	—	1,271	78.00–95.00	89.15
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,506	132.00–143.00	137.08
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,584	141.00–150.00	144.86
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,444	127.00–136.00	131.65
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,579	158.00–169.00	165.07
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,532	152.00	152.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,608	167.00–180.00	176.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,334	120.00	120.00
10	—	1,656	95.00–118.00	106.76

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

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

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