Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2024-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder Dairy Calves 317 head. (per cwt)

Holstein Bull Calves: 78-84 lbs 500.00-600.00, 88-94 lbs 480.00-665.00, 98-104 lbs 510.00-570.00, 104-116 lbs 510.00-560.00.

Beef Type Bull Calves: 88-102 lbs 740.00-960.00, 92-112 lbs 700.00-900.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $174.69/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −426.14 against this barn's trailing median of $600.83.

Average price

$174.69

8 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$6.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−223.71

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	180.00	1,116	1thin
Medium and Large 2	606	173.93	1,054	7thin

One grade step is worth $6.07/cwt here — about $62 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 sale8 hd

174.69

—

PA average4 barns · 169 hd

398.40

−223.71

This barn, trailing median33 sales

600.83

−426.14

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	1,780	142.91	2,544	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	120.07	1,853	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,381	106.24	1,467	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,271	90.86	1,155	27
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,470	177.00	2,602	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,294	148.80	1,925	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,836	137.00	2,515	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,507	170.19	2,565	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,690	150.29	2,540	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,715	144.72	2,482	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,498	182.40	2,732	12
Heifers	Select	Average	1,279	172.13	2,202	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,690	194.27	3,283	19
Steers	Choice	Average	1,578	183.25	2,891	38
Steers	Select	Average	1,393	172.22	2,399	23

Every lot, as filed

42 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 2	—	771	159.91/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,233	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	606	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	282	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	458	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	808	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	877	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,316	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	579	184.99/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,071	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	536	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	654	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,324	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	142.91/cwt	135.00–155.00	2,544	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,321	74.15/cwt	72.00–79.00	980	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	104.05/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,239	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	90.73/cwt	81.00–98.00	1,161	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	115.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,591	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	105.12/cwt	92.00–118.00	1,453	61
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,470	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,602	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,294	148.80/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,925	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,715	144.72/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,482	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,507	170.19/cwt	160.00–179.00	2,565	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,690	150.29/cwt	148.00–154.00	2,540	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,687	194.70/cwt	190.00–197.00	3,285	15
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,697	200.47/cwt	200.00–201.00	3,402	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,705	184.84/cwt	183.00–187.00	3,152	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,619	186.85/cwt	177.00–193.00	3,025	29
Steers	Choice	—	1,445	171.66/cwt	156.00–179.00	2,480	9
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,836	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,515	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	119.61/cwt	112.00–128.00	1,841	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	128.40/cwt	123.00–135.00	2,083	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,279	172.13/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,202	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,493	182.16/cwt	175.00–189.00	2,720	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,554	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,875	1
Steers	Select	—	1,393	172.22/cwt	162.00–178.00	2,399	23

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 Feb 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 105Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 422Last week 442Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves 317 head. (per cwt)

Holstein Bull Calves: 78-84 lbs 500.00-600.00, 88-94 lbs 480.00-665.00, 98-104 lbs 510.00-570.00, 104-116 lbs 510.00-560.00.

Beef Type Bull Calves: 88-102 lbs 740.00-960.00, 92-112 lbs 700.00-900.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	771	150.00–170.00	159.91
1	—	606	180.00	180.00
1	—	520	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	282	280.00	280.00
1	—	330	265.00	265.00
1	—	440	260.00	260.00
1	—	654	210.00	210.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	195.00	195.00
2	—	579	180.00–190.00	184.99
1	—	536	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	808	140.00	140.00
1	—	718	170.00	170.00
2	—	524	180.00	180.00
1	—	356	220.00	220.00
1	—	624	135.00	135.00
1	—	688	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	217.50	217.50
2	—	877	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,780	135.00–155.00	142.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,321	72.00–79.00	74.15
4	—	1,191	97.00–110.00	104.05
20	—	1,280	81.00–98.00	90.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,372	110.00–118.00	115.96
61	—	1,382	92.00–118.00	105.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,539	112.00–128.00	119.61
2	—	1,622	123.00–135.00	128.40
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	177.00	177.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,294	143.00–151.00	148.80
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,836	137.00	137.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	141.00–149.00	144.72
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,507	160.00–179.00	170.19
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,690	148.00–154.00	150.29
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,687	190.00–197.00	194.70
2	—	1,697	200.00–201.00	200.47
2	—	1,705	183.00–187.00	184.84
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,619	177.00–193.00	186.85
9	—	1,445	156.00–179.00	171.66
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,393	162.00–178.00	172.22
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,279	167.00–177.00	172.13
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,493	175.00–189.00	182.16
1	—	1,554	185.00	185.00

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