Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.49/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −431.34 against this barn's trailing median of $600.83.

Average price

$169.49

19 head · 391 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$50

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$54.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.11

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	319	184.02	587	10thin
Medium 1	423	170.00	720	3thin
Medium 2	496	148.00	733	5thin
Medium and Large 2	490	130.00	637	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.02/cwt here — about −$50 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 sale19 hd

169.49

—

PA average6 barns · 266 hd

187.60

−18.11

This barn, trailing median33 sales

600.83

−431.34

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	1,823	112.55	2,052	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	106.63	1,656	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	103.01	1,304	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	78.82	872	8thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,336	147.41	1,969	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,526	146.00	2,228	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,300	127.00	1,651	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,483	154.59	2,293	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,281	142.94	1,831	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Low	1,311	120.38	1,578	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,503	174.59	2,624	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,531	137.12	2,099	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,050	136.00	1,428	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,563	184.40	2,882	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,594	173.10	2,759	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,212	134.74	1,633	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	357.15/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 2	91	273.16/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	83	139.96/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	80	27.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	96	363.86/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	85	115.00/cwt	2

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
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,281	142.94/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,831	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,226	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,349	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	111.09/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,432	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	92.05/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,219	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	101.77/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,228	8
Bulls	—	—	2,024	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,732	1
Bulls	—	—	1,577	99.63/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,571	3
Bulls	—	—	1,913	115.27/cwt	112.00–120.00	2,205	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	486	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	204	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	598	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	248	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,112	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	326	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	696	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	651	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	188.37/cwt	187.50–190.00	512	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	344	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	256	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	231.33/cwt	215.00–237.50	625	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	993	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,420	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	827	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,158	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,256	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,539	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,212	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	791	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,483	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	608	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	562	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	506	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	493	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	568	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	818	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,168	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,495	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	194	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	281	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,016	130.01/cwt	122.50–137.50	1,321	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	496	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	242	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	551	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	378	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	356	206.26/cwt	205.00–207.50	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	599	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	852	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	306.60/cwt	300.00–310.00	319	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	287.50/cwt	280.00–295.00	316	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	123	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	96	184.90/cwt	180.00–190.00	178	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	266.44/cwt	240.00–300.00	221	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	329.26/cwt	325.00–340.00	310	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	305.58/cwt	245.00–335.00	263	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	321.34/cwt	290.00–335.00	334	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	74	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	111	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	66	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	20	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	324.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	370	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	284.11/cwt	260.00–315.00	267	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	82	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	115	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	116	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	522	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	400	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	91	490.11/cwt	480.00–500.00	446	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	499	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	215.79/cwt	185.00–245.00	164	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	96	195.31/cwt	180.00–210.00	187	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	92	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	120	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	78	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	78	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	74	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	222	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	52	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	UtilityBrown Swiss	—	108	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	54	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	604.88/cwt	600.00–610.00	508	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	510	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	108	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	594	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,545	127.26/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,966	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,050	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,428	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	78.87/cwt	77.00–83.00	915	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	63.07/cwt	62.00–64.00	635	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	89.28/cwt	89.00–90.00	998	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	106.63/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,656	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,674	173.46/cwt	168.00–177.00	2,904	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,486	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,675	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,222	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,004	1
Steers	Select	—	1,212	134.74/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,633	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,503	174.59/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,624	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,516	146.97/cwt	142.00–151.00	2,228	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,483	154.59/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,293	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,395	130.76/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,824	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,300	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,651	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,526	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,228	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,336	147.41/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,969	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,563	184.40/cwt	182.00–187.00	2,882	10

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 Jul 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 135Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 364Last week 472Year ago 437

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 376Last week 373Year ago 349

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,281	141.00–146.00	142.94
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,226	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,395	126.00–136.00	130.76
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,483	150.00–160.00	154.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,289	108.00–114.00	111.09
5	—	1,324	90.00–95.00	92.05
8	—	1,207	97.00–106.00	101.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	77.00–83.00	78.87
2	—	1,007	62.00–64.00	63.07
3	—	1,118	89.00–90.00	89.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	103.00–110.00	106.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,024	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,577	99.00–101.00	99.63
6	—	1,913	112.00–120.00	115.27
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	124.00–130.00	127.26
2	—	1,516	142.00–151.00	146.97
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,503	170.00–179.00	174.59
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,674	168.00–177.00	173.46
1	—	1,486	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,222	164.00	164.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,212	130.00–140.00	134.74
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,563	182.00–187.00	184.40
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	127.00	127.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,526	146.00	146.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,336	143.00–152.00	147.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	486	150.00	150.00
1	—	204	155.00	155.00
2	—	651	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	319	187.50	187.50
1	—	365	175.00	175.00
1	—	556	160.00	160.00
6	—	272	187.50–190.00	188.37
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	248	170.00	170.00
1	—	326	175.00	175.00
1	—	696	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,112	136.00	136.00
1	—	242	227.50	227.50
4	—	356	205.00–207.50	206.26
1	—	526	200.00	200.00
2	—	599	160.00	160.00
3	—	437	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	378	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	344	197.50	197.50
2	—	791	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	452	187.50	187.50
1	—	256	202.50	202.50
1	—	706	145.00	145.00
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	328	215.00	215.00
6	—	270	215.00–237.50	231.33
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	143.00	143.00
2	—	827	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,256	122.50	122.50
1	—	1,212	122.50	122.50
1	—	608	92.50	92.50
1	—	506	97.50	97.50
5	—	568	144.00	144.00
2	—	1,168	128.00	128.00
1	—	194	145.00	145.00
4	—	1,016	122.50–137.50	130.01
5	—	496	147.50	147.50

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	104	300.00–310.00	306.60
2	—	110	280.00–295.00	287.50
7	—	83	240.00–300.00	266.44
3	—	94	260.00–315.00	284.11
2	—	76	185.00–245.00	215.79
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	150.00	150.00
2	—	96	180.00–190.00	184.90
1	—	74	150.00	150.00
1	—	66	30.00	30.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	94	325.00–340.00	329.26
6	—	86	245.00–335.00	305.58
8	—	104	290.00–335.00	321.34
4	—	114	320.00–330.00	324.96
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	520.00	520.00
1	—	74	300.00	300.00
2	—	84	600.00–610.00	604.88
1	—	112	455.00	455.00
1	—	108	550.00	550.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	52	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Utility · Brown Swiss$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	108	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	140.00	140.00
2	—	96	180.00–210.00	195.31
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	116	450.00	450.00
1	—	80	500.00	500.00
2	—	91	480.00–500.00	490.11
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	130.00	130.00
1	—	78	100.00	100.00

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

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How this sale compares

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

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