Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.55/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −478.93 against this barn's trailing median of $610.47.

Average price

$131.55

40 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$535

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$31.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.98

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	763	145.42	1,109	17thin
Medium 1	470	128.02	602	9thin
Large 1	714	122.00	871	1thin
Medium and Large 2	403	120.10	484	5thin
Medium 2	502	114.38	574	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.05/cwt here — about $535 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 sale40 hd

131.55

—

PA average7 barns · 517 hd

165.53

−33.98

This barn, trailing median33 sales

610.47

−478.93

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
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,480	134.00	1,983	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,649	139.57	2,302	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,280	122.00	1,562	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,454	168.29	2,447	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,188	150.00	1,782	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,353	149.61	2,024	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,661	177.09	2,941	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,519	165.24	2,510	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,357	142.50	1,934	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	361.64/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 2	98	303.54/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 3	89	117.31/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	96	5.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	90	306.34/cwt	11

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1	—	915	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,345	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	558	120.44/cwt	112.50–122.50	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	714	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	871	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	566	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	708	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	212	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	265	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	286	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	254	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	139.83/cwt	135.00–145.00	538	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	648	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	697	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	324	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	446	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	448	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	362	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	294	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	381	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	296	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	556	117.50/cwt	105.00–130.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	836	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	394	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	216	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,086	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,161	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	228	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	296	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	362	121.71/cwt	105.00–130.00	441	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	539	121.40/cwt	95.00–130.00	654	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	280	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	343	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	138.24/cwt	132.50–155.00	716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	114.74/cwt	105.00–125.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	704	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	606	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	395	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	416	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	749	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	86	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	391	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	160	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	153	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	88	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	101	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	350.00/cwt	335.00–360.00	361	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	350.05/cwt	340.00–360.00	333	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	116	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	215	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	459.92/cwt	455.00–465.00	391	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	298.06/cwt	240.00–355.00	313	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	88	241.02/cwt	1.00–340.00	212	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	442.50/cwt	440.00–445.00	425	2
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	104	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	94	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	72	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	50	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	66	61.82/cwt	40.00–85.00	41	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	434.07/cwt	420.00–450.00	456	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	425.11/cwt	350.00–465.00	404	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	130	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	449	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	427	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	312	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,280	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,562	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,649	139.57/cwt	136.00–142.00	2,302	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,480	134.00/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,983	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,519	165.24/cwt	156.00–172.00	2,510	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,661	177.09/cwt	171.00–182.00	2,941	9
Steers	Select	—	1,357	142.50/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,934	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,353	149.61/cwt	141.00–163.00	2,024	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,454	168.29/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,447	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,188	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,096	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	433	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	595	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	704	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	486	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	292	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	482	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	614	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	418	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	161.37/cwt	152.50–170.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	589	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	168.72/cwt	167.50–170.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	348	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	149.80/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,321	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	686	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Bulls	Utility	—	96	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	5	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	356.64/cwt	350.00–365.00	407	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	120.29/cwt	65.00–180.00	125	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	97	321.55/cwt	300.00–335.00	312	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	306.76/cwt	290.00–320.00	347	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	298.39/cwt	280.00–315.00	248	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	126.30/cwt	100.00–150.00	116	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	72	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	94	1

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 May 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 150Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 383Last week 474Year ago 554

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 267Last week 288Year ago 237

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	915	147.00	147.00
2	—	844	149.00	149.00
2	—	385	135.00–145.00	139.83
1	—	656	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,086	122.00	122.00
1	—	774	150.00	150.00
1	—	546	137.50	137.50
1	—	288	155.00	155.00
5	—	882	149.00–151.00	149.80
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	112.50–122.50	120.44
3	—	381	135.00	135.00
1	—	296	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	714	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	448	120.00	120.00
1	—	362	140.00	140.00
1	—	294	95.00	95.00
4	—	556	105.00–130.00	117.50
1	—	686	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	836	118.00	118.00
1	—	394	105.00	105.00
1	—	216	127.50	127.50
2	—	284	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	566	125.00	125.00
1	—	648	107.50	107.50
1	—	324	137.50	137.50
1	—	228	130.00	130.00
6	—	362	105.00–130.00	121.71
4	—	539	95.00–130.00	121.40
3	—	280	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	212	125.00	125.00
1	—	286	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	140.00	140.00
2	—	254	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	132.50–155.00	138.24
2	—	577	105.00–125.00	114.74
1	—	704	122.50	122.50
1	—	606	152.50	152.50
1	—	316	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	416	180.00	180.00
1	—	292	185.00	185.00
2	—	482	125.00–130.00	127.42
1	—	348	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	195.00	195.00
1	—	1,096	121.00	121.00
1	—	910	117.00	117.00
2	—	631	152.50–170.00	161.37
2	—	589	145.00	145.00
2	—	523	167.50–170.00	168.72
1	—	438	195.00	195.00
1	—	386	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	137.50	137.50
1	—	704	120.00	120.00
1	—	486	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	160.00	160.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	455.00	455.00
1	—	100	160.00	160.00
2	—	93	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	455.00–465.00	459.92
2	—	96	440.00–445.00	442.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	90.00	90.00
1	—	72	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	115.00	115.00
1	—	116	185.00	185.00
2	—	66	40.00–85.00	61.82
2	—	104	65.00–180.00	120.29
3	—	92	100.00–150.00	126.30
1	—	72	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	103	335.00–360.00	350.00
7	—	95	340.00–360.00	350.05
4	—	88	1.00–340.00	241.02
3	—	114	350.00–365.00	356.64
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	105	240.00–355.00	298.06
3	—	97	300.00–335.00	321.55
3	—	113	290.00–320.00	306.76
6	—	83	280.00–315.00	298.39
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	105	420.00–450.00	434.07
3	—	95	350.00–465.00	425.11
1	—	130	345.00	345.00
1	—	88	485.00	485.00
1	—	78	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	5.00	5.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	122.00	122.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,649	136.00–142.00	139.57
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,480	124.00–140.00	134.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,519	156.00–172.00	165.24
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,661	171.00–182.00	177.09
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,357	137.00–149.00	142.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,353	141.00–163.00	149.61
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,454	165.00–173.00	168.29
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,188	150.00	150.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

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