Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Report released.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.63/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −441.99 against this barn's trailing median of $608.62.

Average price

$166.63

22 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$587

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$86.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−52.57

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	676	196.86	1,331	8thin
Large 2	418	155.00	648	3thin
Medium and Large 2	412	154.33	636	6thin
Medium 1	700	147.50	1,033	4thin
Medium 2	676	110.00	744	1thin

One grade step is worth $86.86/cwt here — about $587 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 $608.62 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 sale22 hd

166.63

—

PA average5 barns · 147 hd

219.21

−52.57

This barn, trailing median34 sales

608.62

−441.99

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	1,753	121.28	2,126	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,035	92.80	960	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,634	141.78	2,317	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,460	154.00	2,248	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,438	142.24	2,045	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,224	128.00	1,567	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,331	183.02	2,436	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,352	156.73	2,119	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,131	134.21	1,518	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,628	188.37	3,067	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	178.25	2,635	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,223	142.94	1,748	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	327.91/cwt	41
Bulls	Number 2	89	233.12/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	96	169.58/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	90	324.96/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	83	100.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	914	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	196.83/cwt	190.00–200.00	937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,170	3
Bulls	Large 2	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	198	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	337	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	262	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	419	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	484	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	453	2
Steers	Large 1	—	262	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	920	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	224	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	1,148	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	256	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	614	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	246	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	150.50/cwt	135.00–165.00	408	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	272	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	456	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	367	149.86/cwt	145.00–152.50	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,154	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,389	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	696	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,201	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	960	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,224	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	604	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,848	1
Steers	Large 1	—	724	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,403	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	572	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	629	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	334	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	518	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	157	124.71/cwt	115.00–150.00	196	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	372	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	456	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	340	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	983	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	96	169.58/cwt	150.00–190.00	163	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	68	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	170	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	101	517.20/cwt	435.00–575.00	522	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	108	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	259	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	78	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	172	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	87	223.31/cwt	215.00–230.00	194	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	88	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	88	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	128	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	378	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	225	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	74	297.50/cwt	290.00–305.00	220	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	435	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	490	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	460	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	78	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	78	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	159.92/cwt	140.00–170.00	136	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	277.54/cwt	265.00–295.00	261	13
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	293.76/cwt	275.00–305.00	250	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	280.79/cwt	275.00–290.00	292	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	305	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	554	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	511.04/cwt	350.00–580.00	470	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,460	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,248	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,224	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,567	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,634	141.78/cwt	130.00–155.00	2,317	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,438	142.24/cwt	129.00–154.00	2,045	6
Steers	Select	—	1,223	142.94/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,748	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,628	188.37/cwt	180.00–193.00	3,067	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,478	178.25/cwt	150.00–189.00	2,635	15
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,331	183.02/cwt	178.00–186.00	2,436	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,352	156.73/cwt	120.00–175.00	2,119	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	92.80/cwt	90.00–99.00	960	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,131	134.21/cwt	120.00–154.00	1,518	4
Bulls	—	—	1,753	121.28/cwt	90.00–136.00	2,126	15
Bulls	Large 2	—	604	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	227.09/cwt	215.00–240.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	836	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	676	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	670	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	216.21/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	198.70/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,649	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 Aug 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 82Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 477Last week 355Year ago 457

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 327Last week 0Year ago 306

Correction: Report released.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	914	142.50	142.50
1	—	642	150.00	150.00
2	—	805	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	568	165.00	165.00
1	—	256	240.00	240.00
1	—	914	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,154	185.00	185.00
1	—	978	189.00	189.00
1	—	1,258	191.00	191.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	262	240.00	240.00
1	—	724	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	246	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	696	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	476	190.00–200.00	196.83
3	—	557	210.00	210.00
2	—	368	215.00–240.00	227.09
4	—	520	195.00–225.00	216.21
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
1	—	604	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	198	170.00	170.00
1	—	728	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	122.50	122.50
1	—	670	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	262	160.00	160.00
1	—	470	155.00	155.00
1	—	920	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,148	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	165.00	165.00
1	—	484	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	604	120.00	120.00
2	—	245	185.00	185.00
2	—	271	135.00–165.00	150.50
1	—	836	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	526	165.00	165.00
1	—	224	225.00	225.00
1	—	680	180.00	180.00
3	—	773	202.50	202.50
2	—	830	195.00–202.50	198.70
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	676	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	272	167.50	167.50
3	—	367	145.00–152.50	149.86
1	—	960	127.50	127.50
1	—	604	105.00	105.00
1	—	572	110.00	110.00
3	—	334	155.00	155.00
4	—	157	115.00–150.00	124.71
1	—	240	155.00	155.00
2	—	456	145.00	145.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	96	150.00–190.00	169.58
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	250.00	250.00
2	—	108	240.00	240.00
1	—	78	220.00	220.00
3	—	87	215.00–230.00	223.31
1	—	92	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	101	435.00–575.00	517.20
1	—	128	295.00	295.00
1	—	112	495.00	495.00
4	—	92	350.00–580.00	511.04
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	74	290.00–305.00	297.50
13	—	94	265.00–295.00	277.54
8	—	85	275.00–305.00	293.76
7	—	104	275.00–290.00	280.79
2	—	113	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	100.00	100.00
1	—	78	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	435.00	435.00
1	—	98	500.00	500.00
1	—	86	535.00	535.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	140.00–170.00	159.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	154.00	154.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,224	128.00	128.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,438	129.00–154.00	142.24
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,634	130.00–155.00	141.78
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	138.00–149.00	142.94
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,628	180.00–193.00	188.37
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,478	150.00–189.00	178.25
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,331	178.00–186.00	183.02
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,352	120.00–175.00	156.73
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,131	120.00–154.00	134.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	90.00–99.00	92.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,753	90.00–136.00	121.28

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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