Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $245.78/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$245.78

12 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,346

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.11

vs PA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	245.78	1,346	12thin

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 sale12 hd

245.78

—

PA average4 barns · 20 hd

244.67

+1.11

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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,454	181.00	2,632	2thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,494	177.00	2,644	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,532	177.02	2,712	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,599	149.08	2,384	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,354	124.68	1,688	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	114.07	1,420	5thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,632	145.50	2,375	10
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,653	125.83	2,080	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,529	113.96	1,742	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,253	94.96	1,190	41
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,376	167.00	2,298	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,462	154.97	2,266	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,313	153.25	2,012	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,641	161.52	2,651	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,494	155.82	2,328	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,486	144.84	2,152	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,431	187.07	2,677	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,410	183.48	2,587	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,447	166.65	2,411	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,709	188.32	3,218	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,636	185.51	3,035	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,545	178.48	2,758	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	93	749.59/cwt	141
Bulls	Number 2	97	573.72/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 3	98	401.54/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	72	93.64/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 2	87	591.26/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 1	91	499.71/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 3	79	270.00/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

101 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	Number 1	100–110	102	604.04/cwt	590.00–630.00	616	31
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	634.93/cwt	590.00–700.00	597	31
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	546	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	90	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	86	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	899.50/cwt	850.00–930.00	917	11
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	61	1,036.72/cwt	930.00–1,140.00	632	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	112	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	941	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	995.88/cwt	960.00–1,040.00	747	5
Bulls	Number 1	60–70	68	700.00/cwt	660.00–740.00	476	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	676	161.24/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,090	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	292	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	642	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	87	124.14/cwt	50.00–200.00	108	2
Bulls	Utility	50–60	54	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	16	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,004.19/cwt	800.00–1,110.00	844	18
Bulls	Utility	60–70	63	115.79/cwt	30.00–200.00	73	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	466	199.25/cwt	165.00–235.00	929	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	830	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,204	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	621	157.81/cwt	137.50–172.50	980	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	536	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	898	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	200–250	248	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	595	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	373	241.64/cwt	235.00–247.50	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,156	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	852	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,295	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	302	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	649	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	473	225.01/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,064	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	573	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	249.94/cwt	215.00–265.00	1,312	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	276.66/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,198	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	302.53/cwt	300.00–305.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	241.62/cwt	220.00–257.50	1,377	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	968	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	234.84/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	272.79/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	402	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	293.19/cwt	285.00–300.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	245.27/cwt	240.00–250.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	747	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,643	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,431	187.07/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,677	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,641	161.52/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,651	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,056	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	114.07/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,420	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,529	113.96/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,742	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	124.68/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,688	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,532	177.02/cwt	171.00–183.00	2,712	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,376	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,298	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	74.63/cwt	71.00–81.00	832	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,410	183.48/cwt	183.00–184.00	2,587	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,454	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,632	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,664	125.11/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,082	10
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	82	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	168	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,636	185.51/cwt	183.00–187.00	3,035	9
Steers	Select	—	1,545	178.48/cwt	166.00–183.00	2,758	8
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,313	153.25/cwt	153.00–154.00	2,012	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,264	96.57/cwt	84.00–107.00	1,221	38
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,709	188.32/cwt	188.00–189.00	3,218	3
Heifers	Number 3	80–90	82	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	197	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,447	166.65/cwt	161.00–174.00	2,411	3
Bulls	—	—	1,599	149.08/cwt	140.00–158.00	2,384	6
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,632	145.50/cwt	125.00–159.00	2,375	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,494	155.82/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,328	9
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,462	154.97/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,266	4
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	122	569.84/cwt	560.00–580.00	695	2
Bulls	Number 3	130–140	136	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	490	1
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	112	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	459	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	94	394.63/cwt	340.00–450.00	371	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,486	144.84/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,152	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,494	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,644	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	555.04/cwt	510.00–580.00	466	6
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	89	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	427	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	92	509.57/cwt	490.00–530.00	469	2
Bulls	Utility	70–80	72	77.36/cwt	70.00–85.00	56	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	113	795.04/cwt	790.00–800.00	898	2
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	73	722.73/cwt	660.00–760.00	528	5
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	675.42/cwt	600.00–740.00	574	17
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	554	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	102	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	796	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	943.37/cwt	880.00–990.00	887	12
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	110–120	118	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	732	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	88	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	757	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	74	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	607	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	542.48/cwt	500.00–580.00	510	11
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	105	571.30/cwt	530.00–585.00	600	11
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	600.85/cwt	590.00–610.00	685	6
Heifers	Number 3	70–80	74	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	104	1
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	80	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	256	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	77	380.00/cwt	370.00–390.00	293	3
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	76	505.00/cwt	480.00–530.00	384	2
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	116	575.00/cwt	570.00–580.00	667	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	116	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	905	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	76	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	304	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	90	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	504	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	92	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	515	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	104	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	499	1
Heifers	Number 3	60–70	68	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	95	1

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 May 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 159Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 368Last week 387Year ago 370

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 357Last week 324Year ago 250

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	68	660.00–740.00	700.00
5	70–80	73	660.00–760.00	722.73
17	80–90	85	600.00–740.00	675.42
31	90–100	94	590.00–700.00	634.93
31	100–110	102	590.00–630.00	604.04
6	110–120	114	590.00–610.00	600.85
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	700.00	700.00
1	80–90	84	660.00	660.00
1	100–110	102	780.00	780.00
1	110–120	116	780.00	780.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	54	30.00	30.00
3	60–70	63	30.00–200.00	115.79
4	70–80	72	70.00–85.00	77.36
2	80–90	87	50.00–200.00	124.14
1	90–100	90	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	61	930.00–1,140.00	1,036.72
5	70–80	75	960.00–1,040.00	995.88
18	80–90	84	800.00–1,110.00	1,004.19
12	90–100	94	880.00–990.00	943.37
11	100–110	102	850.00–930.00	899.50
1	110–120	112	840.00	840.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	400.00	400.00
2	80–90	82	200.00–210.00	205.00
4	90–100	94	340.00–450.00	394.63
1	110–120	112	410.00	410.00
1	130–140	136	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	76	480.00–530.00	505.00
6	80–90	84	510.00–580.00	555.04
11	90–100	94	500.00–580.00	542.48
11	100–110	105	530.00–585.00	571.30
2	110–120	116	570.00–580.00	575.00
2	120–130	122	560.00–580.00	569.84
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	92	560.00	560.00
1	100–110	104	480.00	480.00
1	110–120	118	620.00	620.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	140.00	140.00
1	70–80	74	140.00	140.00
1	80–90	82	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	89	480.00	480.00
2	90–100	92	490.00–530.00	509.57
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	820.00	820.00
1	80–90	88	860.00	860.00
2	110–120	113	790.00–800.00	795.04
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	77	370.00–390.00	380.00
1	80–90	80	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	90	560.00	560.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	248	240.00	240.00
1	250–300	292	220.00	220.00
1	300–350	302	215.00	215.00
2	450–500	466	165.00–235.00	199.25
1	500–550	536	167.50	167.50
2	550–600	573	157.50	157.50
6	600–650	621	137.50–172.50	157.81
2	650–700	676	160.00–162.50	161.24
1	700–750	730	140.00	140.00
1	800–850	830	145.00	145.00
1	850–900	852	152.00	152.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	235.00–247.50	241.64
6	450–500	473	220.00–230.00	225.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	300.00–305.00	302.53
1	350–400	392	295.00	295.00
3	400–450	433	275.00–280.00	276.66
1	450–500	494	245.00	245.00
6	500–550	525	215.00–265.00	249.94
6	550–600	570	220.00–257.50	241.62
3	600–650	624	215.00–245.00	234.84
1	700–750	708	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	784	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	279	240.00–250.00	245.27
3	300–350	326	285.00–300.00	293.19
2	350–400	389	260.00–285.00	272.79
1	400–450	402	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	610	220.00–225.00	222.54
1	650–700	674	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	747	220.00	220.00
2	800–850	823	207.50	207.50
2	950–1000	968	207.50	207.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,431	185.00–189.00	187.07
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	183.00–184.00	183.48
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	161.00–174.00	166.65
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,641	160.00–166.00	161.52
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,494	150.00–159.00	155.82
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,486	143.00–148.00	144.84
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,546	133.00	133.00
10	—	1,664	120.00–129.00	125.11
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,529	107.00–119.00	113.96
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	71.00–81.00	74.63
38	—	1,264	84.00–107.00	96.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,245	109.00–119.00	114.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,354	122.00–129.00	124.68
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,532	171.00–183.00	177.02
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,376	167.00	167.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,313	153.00–154.00	153.25
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,462	154.00–156.00	154.97
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,454	181.00	181.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,494	177.00	177.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,636	183.00–187.00	185.51
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,545	166.00–183.00	178.48
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,709	188.00–189.00	188.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,599	140.00–158.00	149.08
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,632	125.00–159.00	145.50

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