Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-12

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $171.85/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −450.11 against this barn's trailing median of $621.96.

Average price

$171.85

33 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$101.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.17

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	322	209.05	673	5thin
Medium 2	294	175.00	515	1thin
Large 2	535	170.00	910	2thin
Medium and Large 1	613	169.36	1,039	22
Medium and Large 1-2	602	142.50	858	1thin
Large 1	676	135.00	913	1thin
Medium and Large 2	614	107.50	660	1thin

One grade step is worth $101.55/cwt here — about $13 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 $621.96 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 sale33 hd

171.85

—

PA average5 barns · 283 hd

200.03

−28.17

This barn, trailing median34 sales

621.96

−450.11

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	1,438	117.00	1,682	1thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,743	109.81	1,914	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	100.11	1,564	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,641	87.99	1,444	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	68.82	822	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,546	159.00	2,458	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,337	148.61	1,987	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,742	160.00	2,787	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,354	148.78	2,014	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,360	136.50	1,856	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,448	173.18	2,508	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,316	161.22	2,122	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,110	140.00	1,554	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,607	179.25	2,881	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,520	172.48	2,622	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,357	141.24	1,917	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	358.41/cwt	37
Bulls	Number 2	99	275.57/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	84	156.43/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	73	40.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	92	380.25/cwt	14
Heifers	Number 2	85	115.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1Beef Cross	—	110	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	495	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	555.00/cwt	540.00–570.00	488	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,607	179.25/cwt	178.00–182.00	2,881	3
Steers	Select	—	1,357	141.24/cwt	131.00–157.00	1,917	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,520	172.48/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,622	11
Bulls	Number 2	—	80	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	204	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,546	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,458	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,316	161.22/cwt	141.00–174.00	2,122	8
Heifers	Select	—	1,110	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,554	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,360	136.50/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,856	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,354	148.78/cwt	146.00–154.00	2,014	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,742	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,787	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,337	148.61/cwt	142.00–157.00	1,987	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,448	173.18/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,508	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,743	109.81/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,914	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	100.11/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,564	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,641	87.99/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,444	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	68.82/cwt	55.00–78.00	822	3
Bulls	—	—	1,438	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	228	207.63/cwt	200.00–215.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	907	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	97	490.78/cwt	440.00–530.00	476	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	477.74/cwt	465.00–490.00	506	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	40	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	20	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	124	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	313	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	88	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	150	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	96	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	134	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	101	471.32/cwt	445.00–490.00	476	3
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	78	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	62	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	74	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	59	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	495.12/cwt	490.00–500.00	426	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	453.11/cwt	415.00–485.00	421	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	160.00/cwt	150.00–170.00	160	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	96	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	144	1
Bulls	Utility	—	84	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Bulls	Utility	—	90	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	316.49/cwt	300.00–340.00	329	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	384	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	74	465.00/cwt	460.00–470.00	344	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	306.37/cwt	280.00–320.00	285	8
Bulls	Large 2	—	588	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	691	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,054	4
Bulls	Medium 1	—	1,008	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	141	251.63/cwt	235.00–270.00	355	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	994	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	630	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	835	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	456	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	593	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,090	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,608	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	604	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	861	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	522	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	626	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	148	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	170	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	708	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	885	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	230	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,088	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	560	126.28/cwt	122.50–130.00	707	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	188	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	310	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	216	152.57/cwt	145.00–160.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,020	2
Steers	Large 2	—	627	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	834	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	281	141.35/cwt	115.00–150.00	397	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,136	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	196.89/cwt	190.00–200.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	564	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	846	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	284	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	284	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	294	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	158.69/cwt	152.50–165.00	1,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	660	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	306	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,127	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	177.67/cwt	170.00–185.00	949	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	676	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	309	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	812	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,157	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	854	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	201	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	482	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	78	305.00/cwt	290.00–320.00	238	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	283.07/cwt	250.00–300.00	260	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	66	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	59	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	58	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	87	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	313.02/cwt	305.00–325.00	272	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	322.02/cwt	300.00–335.00	367	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	123.22/cwt	70.00–175.00	90	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	221.67/cwt	200.00–265.00	231	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	92	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	281.96/cwt	250.00–300.00	290	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	198	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 Jun 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 83Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 525Last week 312Year ago 552

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 273Last week 258Year ago 322

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	450.00	450.00
2	—	88	540.00–570.00	555.00
4	—	97	440.00–530.00	490.78
2	—	106	465.00–490.00	477.74
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	255.00	255.00
2	—	124	250.00–255.00	252.50
5	—	92	250.00–300.00	283.07
7	—	103	250.00–300.00	281.96
1	—	76	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	40	50.00	50.00
1	—	78	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	15.00	15.00
1	—	90	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	104	300.00–340.00	316.49
1	—	120	320.00	320.00
8	—	93	280.00–320.00	306.37
2	—	78	290.00–320.00	305.00
5	—	87	305.00–325.00	313.02
7	—	114	300.00–335.00	322.02
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	90.00	90.00
1	—	58	150.00	150.00
2	—	73	70.00–175.00	123.22
3	—	104	200.00–265.00	221.67
1	—	92	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	170.00	170.00
1	—	96	140.00	140.00
2	—	100	150.00–170.00	160.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	101	445.00–490.00	471.32
2	—	86	490.00–500.00	495.12
3	—	93	415.00–485.00	453.11
2	—	74	460.00–470.00	465.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	80.00	80.00
1	—	96	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,607	178.00–182.00	179.25
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,357	131.00–157.00	141.24
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,520	160.00–177.00	172.48
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,546	159.00	159.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,337	142.00–157.00	148.61
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,316	141.00–174.00	161.22
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	171.00–175.00	173.18
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	133.00–140.00	136.50
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,354	146.00–154.00	148.78
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,742	160.00	160.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,743	104.00–115.00	109.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,562	94.00–105.00	100.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,641	84.00–92.00	87.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,195	55.00–78.00	68.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,438	117.00	117.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	200.00–215.00	207.63
1	—	564	150.00	150.00
1	—	284	180.00	180.00
1	—	306	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	170.00	170.00
2	—	583	175.00	175.00
3	—	324	190.00–200.00	196.89
1	—	436	167.50	167.50
2	—	852	145.00	145.00
2	—	783	152.50–165.00	158.69
6	—	673	167.50	167.50
2	—	534	170.00–185.00	177.67
1	—	638	160.00	160.00
1	—	936	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	294	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	614	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	602	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	676	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	422	215.00	215.00
4	—	691	150.00–155.00	152.48
2	—	141	235.00–270.00	251.63
2	—	309	300.00	300.00
1	—	812	142.50	142.50
2	—	201	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	588	130.00	130.00
1	—	630	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,008	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	994	135.00	135.00
1	—	854	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	456	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,090	147.50	147.50
5	—	604	142.50	142.50
1	—	522	120.00	120.00
1	—	148	115.00	115.00
1	—	708	125.00	125.00
2	—	560	122.50–130.00	126.28
1	—	188	165.00	165.00
2	—	216	145.00–160.00	152.57
5	—	281	115.00–150.00	141.35
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	402	190.00	190.00
1	—	596	182.50	182.50
2	—	631	180.00	180.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	627	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	618	135.00	135.00
1	—	410	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	284	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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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