Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-01

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $203.62/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$203.62

5 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.56

vs PA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	203.62	1,144	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

203.62

—

PA average2 barns · 6 hd

209.18

−5.56

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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,367	179.88	2,459	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,494	145.00	2,166	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,684	146.75	2,470	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	128.04	1,877	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	114.86	1,365	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,186	100.91	1,197	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,647	125.95	2,074	58
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,433	112.79	1,617	54
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,176	89.06	1,047	46
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,429	154.52	2,208	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,458	156.74	2,285	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,544	194.00	2,995	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,333	185.05	2,467	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,252	176.48	2,210	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,693	194.36	3,290	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,534	187.82	2,881	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,520	181.00	2,751	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	670.31/cwt	115
Bulls	Number 2	95	592.27/cwt	51
Bulls	Number 3	96	447.81/cwt	26
Bulls	Utility	74	100.49/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 1	87	721.90/cwt	28
Heifers	Number 2	106	646.38/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

93 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	700–750	702	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	201.70/cwt	180.00–230.00	1,182	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	184.91/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	786	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	92	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	469	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	118	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	791	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	683.96/cwt	650.00–700.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	948	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,541	1
Bulls	Number 2	60–70	68	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	401	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	104	561.16/cwt	520.00–580.00	584	15
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	68	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	374	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	576.22/cwt	560.00–590.00	657	12
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	595.49/cwt	570.00–650.00	566	21
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	582.93/cwt	570.00–600.00	606	22
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	105	517.33/cwt	500.00–540.00	543	4
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	66	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	251	1
Bulls	Number 3	120–130	126	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	605	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	92	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	101	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	577	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	844.69/cwt	650.00–930.00	794	12
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	77	505.06/cwt	500.00–510.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	396	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	964	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	217.47/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	206.50/cwt	170.00–245.00	1,086	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,671	195.20/cwt	192.00–202.00	3,262	15
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,854	188.03/cwt	186.00–190.00	3,486	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,333	185.05/cwt	181.00–189.00	2,467	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,662	126.49/cwt	119.00–135.00	2,102	50
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	92.31/cwt	78.00–104.00	1,100	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	100.91/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,197	3
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	96	566.60/cwt	520.00–600.00	544	10
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	574.86/cwt	530.00–610.00	477	10
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	74	589.46/cwt	580.00–600.00	436	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,458	156.74/cwt	156.00–157.00	2,285	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,252	176.48/cwt	165.00–181.00	2,210	6
Steers	Select	—	1,520	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,751	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	683.99/cwt	600.00–740.00	643	7
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	104	623.35/cwt	560.00–740.00	648	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	588	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	104	387.03/cwt	270.00–540.00	403	8
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	81	344.44/cwt	300.00–390.00	279	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	110–120	110	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	352	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	679	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	88	903.09/cwt	830.00–940.00	795	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	115	716.41/cwt	690.00–730.00	824	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	109.81/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,780	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	114.86/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,365	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	98.44/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,254	4
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	120	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	684	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	98	456.67/cwt	440.00–470.00	448	3
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	77	420.52/cwt	380.00–460.00	324	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,446	113.94/cwt	103.00–123.00	1,648	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	128.04/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,877	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	135.27/cwt	134.00–136.00	2,010	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	839.70/cwt	730.00–890.00	773	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	63	770.32/cwt	630.00–940.00	485	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	807.66/cwt	770.00–845.00	840	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	71.57/cwt	65.00–76.00	745	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,394	104.75/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,460	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,544	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,995	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	74	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	148	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	65	74.79/cwt	45.00–100.00	49	5
Bulls	Utility	100–110	104	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	125	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,429	154.52/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,208	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,367	179.88/cwt	177.00–181.00	2,459	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,534	187.82/cwt	182.00–192.00	2,881	17
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	80	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	368	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	813.98/cwt	780.00–850.00	838	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	124	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	707	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,494	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,166	1
Bulls	—	—	1,754	143.71/cwt	134.00–150.00	2,521	7
Bulls	—	—	1,190	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,999	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	622.21/cwt	570.00–670.00	529	19
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	71	630.28/cwt	610.00–650.00	447	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	796.47/cwt	700.00–880.00	677	10
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	95	486.58/cwt	410.00–520.00	462	4
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	83	551.08/cwt	520.00–580.00	457	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 Apr 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 186Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 378Last week 442Year ago 453

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 344Last week 0Year ago 263

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	656	105.00	105.00
1	700–750	702	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	786	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	408	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	474	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	526	170.00–245.00	206.50
3	550–600	586	180.00–230.00	201.70
2	650–700	675	210.00–225.00	217.47
2	750–800	750	215.00	215.00
1	900–950	948	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	396	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	584	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	642	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	818	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	338	245.00	245.00
2	350–400	376	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	438	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	486	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	854	187.50	187.50
1	900–950	916	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	444	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	773	175.00–195.00	184.91
1	850–900	876	185.00	185.00
2	950–1000	964	180.00	180.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	92	510.00	510.00
3	100–110	106	650.00–700.00	683.96
1	110–120	118	670.00	670.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	60–70	63	630.00–940.00	770.32
1	70–80	78	870.00	870.00
10	80–90	85	700.00–880.00	796.47
5	90–100	92	730.00–890.00	839.70
2	100–110	103	780.00–850.00	813.98
1	120–130	124	570.00	570.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	380.00–460.00	420.52
1	80–90	80	460.00	460.00
3	90–100	98	440.00–470.00	456.67
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	590.00	590.00
2	70–80	74	580.00–600.00	589.46
10	80–90	83	530.00–610.00	574.86
10	90–100	96	520.00–600.00	566.60
15	100–110	104	520.00–580.00	561.16
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	550.00	550.00
2	80–90	81	300.00–390.00	344.44
8	100–110	104	270.00–540.00	387.03
1	110–120	110	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	71	610.00–650.00	630.28
19	80–90	85	570.00–670.00	622.21
21	90–100	95	570.00–650.00	595.49
22	100–110	104	570.00–600.00	582.93
12	110–120	114	560.00–590.00	576.22
1	120–130	120	570.00	570.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	380.00	380.00
2	70–80	77	500.00–510.00	505.06
2	80–90	83	520.00–580.00	551.08
4	90–100	95	410.00–520.00	486.58
4	100–110	105	500.00–540.00	517.33
1	120–130	126	480.00	480.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
5	60–70	65	45.00–100.00	74.79
1	70–80	74	200.00	200.00
1	90–100	92	110.00	110.00
1	100–110	104	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	740.00	740.00
7	80–90	88	830.00–940.00	903.09
12	90–100	94	650.00–930.00	844.69
12	100–110	104	770.00–845.00	807.66
6	110–120	115	690.00–730.00	716.41
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	84	700.00	700.00
7	90–100	94	600.00–740.00	683.99
5	100–110	104	560.00–740.00	623.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,671	192.00–202.00	195.20
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,854	186.00–190.00	188.03
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	181.00	181.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,534	182.00–192.00	187.82
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,333	181.00–189.00	185.05
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,252	165.00–181.00	176.48
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,544	194.00	194.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,662	119.00–135.00	126.49
4	—	1,621	108.00–112.00	109.81
4	—	1,486	134.00–136.00	135.27
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,192	78.00–104.00	92.31
9	—	1,041	65.00–76.00	71.57
3	—	1,394	104.00–106.00	104.75
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,274	95.00–102.00	98.44
50	—	1,446	103.00–123.00	113.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,186	94.00–104.00	100.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,188	108.00–120.00	114.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,466	122.00–134.00	128.04
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,458	156.00–157.00	156.74
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,429	150.00–158.00	154.52
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,367	177.00–181.00	179.88
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,494	145.00	145.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,754	134.00–150.00	143.71
1	—	1,190	168.00	168.00

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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