Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Steers and Heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher with good demand on a lighter run. Slaughter cows sold 7.00-10.00 higher with good demand.

Holstein Calves; 427 head

Holstein Bulls; 82-86 lbs 320-385.00, 92-98 lbs 330.00-385.00, 98-110 lbs 280.00-370.00

Beef Cross Calves; 82-100 lbs 480.00-710.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $144.41/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,245.71 against this barn's trailing median of $1,390.12.

Average price

$144.41

16 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$14.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−211.06

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	635	157.50	1,000	2thin
Medium and Large 2	542	142.54	772	14thin

One grade step is worth $14.96/cwt here — about $228 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

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,708.55, low $1,006.30, median $1,390.12 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 sale16 hd

144.41

—

PA average3 barns · 510 hd

355.47

−211.06

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,390.12

−1,245.71

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	1,835	123.01	2,258	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,526	106.91	1,631	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,338	96.98	1,298	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,245	83.15	1,035	36
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,576	148.96	2,348	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,584	133.22	2,110	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,642	133.00	2,184	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,736	192.92	3,349	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,648	195.54	3,222	25
Steers	Choice	Average	1,587	181.63	2,882	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,425	173.82	2,477	3thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	900	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	140	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	858	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,094	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	169.13/cwt	160.00–177.50	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	988	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,113	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	362	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	471	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	159.11/cwt	150.00–167.50	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	139.99/cwt	120.00–150.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	747	1
Bulls	—	—	1,806	122.88/cwt	116.00–130.00	2,219	10
Bulls	—	—	2,157	109.50/cwt	106.00–112.00	2,362	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,667	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,261	89.28/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,126	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	86.45/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,056	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	96.78/cwt	87.00–106.00	1,293	86
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,648	195.54/cwt	190.00–202.00	3,222	25
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,584	133.22/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,110	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,576	148.96/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,348	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,642	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,184	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,587	181.63/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,882	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	104.65/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,484	5
Bulls	—	—	1,499	143.96/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,158	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,242	82.16/cwt	71.00–89.00	1,020	31
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,736	192.92/cwt	192.00–194.00	3,349	2
Steers	Select	—	1,425	173.82/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,477	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	107.07/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,630	25

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 Nov 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 98Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 313Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Steers and Heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher with good demand on a lighter run. Slaughter cows sold 7.00-10.00 higher with good demand.

Holstein Calves; 427 head

Holstein Bulls; 82-86 lbs 320-385.00, 92-98 lbs 330.00-385.00, 98-110 lbs 280.00-370.00

Beef Cross Calves; 82-100 lbs 480.00-710.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	132.50	132.50
1	—	370	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	140	140.00	140.00
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
3	—	858	127.50	127.50
2	—	372	160.00–177.50	169.13
3	—	426	150.00–167.50	159.11
3	—	485	120.00–150.00	139.99
1	—	740	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	988	132.50	132.50
2	—	612	150.00	150.00
1	—	518	117.50	117.50
1	—	930	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	125.00	125.00
1	—	520	145.00	145.00
1	—	900	125.00	125.00
4	—	443	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	152.50	152.50
1	—	680	142.50	142.50
1	—	316	180.00	180.00
1	—	490	152.50	152.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	362	130.00	130.00
3	—	465	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,806	116.00–130.00	122.88
3	—	2,157	106.00–112.00	109.50
2	—	1,499	140.00–147.00	143.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,618	103.00	103.00
25	—	1,522	103.00–112.00	107.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,261	85.00–94.00	89.28
31	—	1,242	71.00–89.00	82.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,222	86.00–87.00	86.45
86	—	1,336	87.00–106.00	96.78
5	—	1,418	98.00–107.00	104.65
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,648	190.00–202.00	195.54
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,587	179.00–185.00	181.63
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	170.00–176.00	173.82
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,584	130.00–138.00	133.22
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,576	147.00–152.00	148.96
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,642	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,736	192.00–194.00	192.92

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