Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 592 lb. lean cow deleted. 280 lb. slaughter bull deleted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.18/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −474.30 against this barn's trailing median of $610.47.

Average price

$136.18

17 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$24.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−53.20

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	532	146.88	781	4thin
Medium and Large 1	767	140.71	1,079	7thin
Large 1	1,040	130.00	1,352	1thin
Large 2	752	122.50	921	1thin
Medium and Large 2	521	122.50	638	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.38/cwt here — about $144 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 sale17 hd

136.18

—

PA average5 barns · 215 hd

189.38

−53.20

This barn, trailing median33 sales

610.47

−474.30

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	1,717	123.30	2,117	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,735	118.15	2,050	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	107.35	1,422	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,073	88.03	944	14
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,478	153.00	2,261	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,448	145.00	2,100	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,734	161.00	2,792	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,459	149.95	2,188	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,382	125.00	1,728	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,438	179.05	2,575	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,228	171.44	2,105	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,541	185.07	2,852	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,511	179.41	2,711	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,214	171.00	2,076	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	361.17/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 2	98	223.62/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	84	146.75/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	70	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	96	528.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	97	110.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

74 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	Large 2	—	752	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	973	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	716	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,020	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	512	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	766	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	727	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	462	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	658	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,040	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	588	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,467	1
Steers	Large 1	—	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	535	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	709	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	870	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	728	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,056	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	880	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,223	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	798	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,029	1
Steers	Large 1	—	894	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,539	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	324	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	324	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	746	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	746	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	907	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	291.00/cwt	275.00–300.00	274	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	296.64/cwt	290.00–300.00	258	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	353	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	201.73/cwt	50.00–295.00	204	4
Bulls	Utility	—	54	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	86	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	482	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	528	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	378	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	104	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	125	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	212.39/cwt	200.00–225.00	244	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	305.00/cwt	290.00–315.00	314	4
Heifers	Number 2	—	90	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	90	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	502	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	130	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	319	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	258.08/cwt	240.00–275.00	214	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	228.06/cwt	210.00–245.00	212	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	146.75/cwt	140.00–150.00	123	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	74	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	148	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	650.00/cwt	640.00–655.00	559	3
Steers	Select	—	1,214	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,076	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,541	185.07/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,852	9
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,478	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,261	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,228	171.44/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,105	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	118.15/cwt	109.00–128.00	2,050	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	98.35/cwt	87.00–106.00	1,363	7
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,382	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,728	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,448	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,100	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,734	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,792	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,459	149.95/cwt	139.00–153.00	2,188	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,511	179.41/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,711	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	117.86/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,477	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,438	179.05/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,575	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	97.16/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,134	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	85.54/cwt	70.00–96.00	896	11
Bulls	—	—	1,826	133.67/cwt	132.00–135.00	2,441	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	121.00/cwt	100.00–130.00	2,049	9

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 117Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 422Last week 379Year ago 430

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 351Last week 395Year ago 361

Correction: 592 lb. lean cow deleted. 280 lb. slaughter bull deleted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	752	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	264	150.00	150.00
2	—	646	112.50	112.50
1	—	526	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	778	125.00	125.00
2	—	828	135.00	135.00
2	—	905	145.00	145.00
1	—	724	140.00	140.00
1	—	400	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
1	—	462	142.50	142.50
1	—	588	150.00	150.00
1	—	728	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	716	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	135.00	135.00
3	—	365	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	746	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	220.00	220.00
2	—	263	195.00	195.00
2	—	422	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	746	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	766	145.00	145.00
1	—	870	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	748	175.00	175.00
3	—	394	215.00	215.00
1	—	758	175.00	175.00
1	—	876	167.50	167.50
1	—	962	160.00	160.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	170.00	170.00
2	—	894	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	132.50	132.50
2	—	220	125.00	125.00
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
1	—	880	139.00	139.00
1	—	798	129.00	129.00
1	—	324	100.00	100.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	94	275.00–300.00	291.00
3	—	87	290.00–300.00	296.64
1	—	114	310.00	310.00
1	—	120	315.00	315.00
4	—	103	290.00–315.00	305.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	101	50.00–295.00	201.73
2	—	115	200.00–225.00	212.39
1	—	130	245.00	245.00
3	—	83	240.00–275.00	258.08
2	—	93	210.00–245.00	228.06
1	—	74	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	54	5.00	5.00
1	—	86	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	84	140.00–150.00	146.75
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	86	640.00–655.00	650.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	535.00	535.00
1	—	110	480.00	480.00
1	—	88	570.00	570.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	120.00	120.00
1	—	90	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,214	171.00	171.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,541	180.00–189.00	185.07
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,511	172.00–185.00	179.41
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	153.00	153.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,448	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,228	165.00–177.00	171.44
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	178.00–180.00	179.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,735	109.00–128.00	118.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,386	87.00–106.00	98.35
6	—	1,253	114.00–128.00	117.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,167	91.00–103.00	97.16
11	—	1,047	70.00–96.00	85.54
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,382	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,734	161.00	161.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,459	139.00–153.00	149.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,826	132.00–135.00	133.67
9	—	1,693	100.00–130.00	121.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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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