Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Holstein Calves; 371 head

Beef Cross; 90-118 lbs 570.00-700.00

Holstein Bulls; 72-84 lbs 350.00-405.00, 84-90 lbs 370.00-415.00, 94-110 lbs 330.00-390.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.74/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −441.09 against this barn's trailing median of $600.83.

Average price

$159.74

19 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$33.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.65

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	165.00	810	16thin
Medium and Large 2	527	131.67	693	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.33/cwt here — about $116 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

159.74

—

PA average5 barns · 198 hd

191.38

−31.65

This barn, trailing median33 sales

600.83

−441.09

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	1,556	113.29	1,763	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,561	110.05	1,718	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	97.15	1,418	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	84.21	1,092	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	70.94	833	24
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,626	136.27	2,216	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,454	165.58	2,408	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,583	151.91	2,405	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,363	131.21	1,788	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,321	175.30	2,316	17
Heifers	Select	Average	1,350	162.35	2,192	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,604	191.23	3,067	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,582	179.13	2,834	39
Steers	Select	Average	1,417	163.99	2,324	19

Every lot, as filed

40 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	Medium and Large 1	—	580	145.58/cwt	125.00–165.00	844	4
Bulls	Large 3	—	519	106.76/cwt	95.00–125.00	554	9
Bulls	Large 3	—	387	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,042	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	336	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	824	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	359	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	494	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	674	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	323	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	452	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,032	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,213	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	334	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,125	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	626	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	276	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	655	1
Bulls	—	—	1,556	113.29/cwt	98.00–128.00	1,763	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	69.01/cwt	60.00–77.00	804	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	80.58/cwt	78.00–84.00	981	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,561	110.05/cwt	105.00–124.00	1,718	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	84.35/cwt	75.00–99.00	1,089	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	91.91/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,295	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,321	175.30/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,316	17
Steers	Select	—	1,417	163.99/cwt	145.00–171.00	2,324	19
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,583	151.91/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,405	10
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,454	165.58/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,408	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,363	131.21/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,788	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	97.15/cwt	89.00–105.00	1,418	31
Heifers	Select	—	1,350	162.35/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,192	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	69.83/cwt	68.00–72.00	878	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,582	179.13/cwt	172.00–186.00	2,834	39
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,604	191.23/cwt	186.00–197.00	3,067	18
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,626	136.27/cwt	114.00–148.00	2,216	6

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 Oct 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 164Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 442Last week 341Year ago 403

Holstein Calves; 371 head

Beef Cross; 90-118 lbs 570.00-700.00

Holstein Bulls; 72-84 lbs 350.00-405.00, 84-90 lbs 370.00-415.00, 94-110 lbs 330.00-390.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	125.00–165.00	145.58
1	—	672	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	95.00–125.00	106.76
2	—	387	100.00	100.00
2	—	336	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	634	130.00	130.00
2	—	796	150.00	150.00
2	—	538	160.00	160.00
1	—	324	180.00	180.00
3	—	384	150.00	150.00
3	—	268	190.00	190.00
4	—	568	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	624	125.00	125.00
1	—	432	145.00	145.00
1	—	524	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	359	137.50	137.50
1	—	550	122.50	122.50
7	—	323	140.00	140.00
2	—	276	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,032	117.50	117.50
1	—	334	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	416	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,556	98.00–128.00	113.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,165	60.00–77.00	69.01
4	—	1,217	78.00–84.00	80.58
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,561	105.00–124.00	110.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,291	75.00–99.00	84.35
3	—	1,409	91.00–94.00	91.91
2	—	1,257	68.00–72.00	69.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,460	89.00–105.00	97.15
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,321	170.00–185.00	175.30
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,350	153.00–169.00	162.35
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,417	145.00–171.00	163.99
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,582	172.00–186.00	179.13
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,604	186.00–197.00	191.23
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,583	145.00–158.00	151.91
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,454	163.00–170.00	165.58
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,363	127.00–136.00	131.21
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,626	114.00–148.00	136.27

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