Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2024-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-22

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $163.96/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,226.16 against this barn's trailing median of $1,390.12.

Average price

$163.96

7 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$90

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

$57.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−201.17

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	196.75	990	3thin
Medium and Large 2	775	139.38	1,080	4thin

One grade step is worth $57.37/cwt here — about −$90 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 sale7 hd

163.96

—

PA average4 barns · 251 hd

365.13

−201.17

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,390.12

−1,226.16

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	1,631	124.87	2,037	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,603	109.39	1,754	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,385	92.34	1,279	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,281	79.75	1,021	37
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,464	148.02	2,167	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,451	134.87	1,957	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,563	154.48	2,415	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,579	150.37	2,374	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,465	139.24	2,040	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,627	182.47	2,969	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,415	172.88	2,446	22
Heifers	Select	Average	1,374	163.07	2,241	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,682	186.10	3,130	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,590	173.94	2,766	26
Steers	Select	Average	1,420	163.14	2,317	12

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	108.83/cwt	103.00–119.00	1,754	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,148	2
Bulls	—	—	1,631	124.87/cwt	117.00–141.00	2,037	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	848	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	876	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	151.25/cwt	142.50–160.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	190.12/cwt	174.00–205.00	994	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,415	172.88/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,446	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	79.13/cwt	71.00–86.00	997	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,392	65.96/cwt	65.00–67.00	918	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,385	91.44/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,266	4
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,451	134.87/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,957	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,464	148.02/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,167	7
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,563	154.48/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,415	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,465	139.24/cwt	127.00–145.00	2,040	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,627	182.47/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,969	3
Steers	Select	—	1,420	163.14/cwt	156.00–169.00	2,317	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,589	175.36/cwt	169.00–181.00	2,786	22
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,579	150.37/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,374	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,682	186.10/cwt	183.00–191.00	3,130	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	80.40/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,085	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	92.17/cwt	84.00–105.00	1,275	64
Steers	Choice	—	1,598	166.16/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,655	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,696	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,457	104.02/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,516	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,374	163.07/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,241	11

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 Jan 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 90Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 462Last week 304Year ago 427

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,612	103.00–119.00	108.83
1	—	1,368	124.00	124.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,260	71.00–86.00	79.13
2	—	1,392	65.00–67.00	65.96
4	—	1,385	90.00–93.00	91.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	75.00–85.00	80.40
64	—	1,383	84.00–105.00	92.17
3	—	1,457	98.00–107.00	104.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,631	117.00–141.00	124.87
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,415	167.00–179.00	172.88
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,627	180.00–184.00	182.47
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,374	155.00–167.00	163.07
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,451	131.00–141.00	134.87
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,464	143.00–153.00	148.02
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,563	152.00–156.00	154.48
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,465	127.00–145.00	139.24
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,579	147.00–154.00	150.37
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,420	156.00–169.00	163.14
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,589	169.00–181.00	175.36
4	—	1,598	161.00–169.00	166.16
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,682	183.00–191.00	186.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	150.00	150.00
1	—	734	147.50	147.50
1	—	608	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	656	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	464	210.00	210.00
2	—	523	174.00–205.00	190.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	848	132.50	132.50
1	—	876	122.50	122.50
2	—	688	142.50–160.00	151.25

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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