Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2024-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.70/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$231.70

3 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.69

vs PA average

−35.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	584	231.70	1,353	3thin

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 sale3 hd

231.70

—

PA average3 barns · 23 hd

237.39

−5.69

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−35.52

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	Select	Average	1,993	143.49	2,860	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,449	175.90	2,549	6thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,742	150.25	2,617	9thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,386	152.22	2,110	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	138.03	2,073	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	119.19	1,383	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	946	107.66	1,018	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,867	147.31	2,750	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,697	129.76	2,202	37
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,422	115.43	1,641	37
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,277	100.15	1,279	55
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,330	151.61	2,016	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,741	144.30	2,512	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,471	162.65	2,393	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,566	153.67	2,406	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	2,022	144.04	2,912	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,337	186.84	2,498	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,365	180.04	2,458	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,476	168.86	2,492	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,630	193.43	3,153	37
Steers	Choice	Average	1,435	185.21	2,658	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,211	175.58	2,126	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	754.73/cwt	92
Bulls	Number 2	100	621.41/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 3	92	362.00/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	72	102.04/cwt	20
Heifers	Number 1	87	897.57/cwt	27
Heifers	Number 2	99	635.05/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 3	90	607.81/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	86	205.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

95 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	500–550	538	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,399	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	50–60	55	47.96/cwt	30.00–70.00	26	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	1,005.26/cwt	940.00–1,100.00	764	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	819.91/cwt	810.00–840.00	926	4
Bulls	UtilityJersey	90–100	94	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	197	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	96	217.66/cwt	170.00–250.00	209	4
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	63	46.29/cwt	30.00–60.00	29	8
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	689.78/cwt	620.00–770.00	573	11
Bulls	Utility	100–110	108	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	151	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	105	663.10/cwt	610.00–680.00	696	20
Bulls	Utility	80–90	82	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	172	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	68	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	714	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	73	973.91/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	711	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	387	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	861	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	296	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	666	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	932.66/cwt	830.00–1,000.00	867	9
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	84	530.48/cwt	480.00–560.00	446	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	945.59/cwt	820.00–1,070.00	804	7
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	652.05/cwt	620.00–680.00	737	9
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	124	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	769	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	364	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,617	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	226.87/cwt	180.00–250.00	1,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	597	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	694	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	802	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	231.70/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	277.01/cwt	230.00–300.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,266	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	209.96/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,165	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	187.52/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,480	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,330	151.61/cwt	150.00–152.50	2,016	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,471	162.65/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,393	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	138.03/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,073	13
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,699	129.20/cwt	122.00–137.00	2,195	36
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,433	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	119.19/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,383	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	82.93/cwt	81.00–85.00	969	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,435	185.21/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,658	21
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,741	144.30/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,512	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,422	115.43/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,641	37
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,449	175.90/cwt	171.00–183.00	2,549	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	107.66/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,018	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	102.26/cwt	88.00–112.00	1,319	49
Dairy Steers	Select	—	2,022	144.04/cwt	143.00–145.00	2,912	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,742	150.25/cwt	143.00–171.00	2,617	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,630	193.43/cwt	190.00–203.00	3,153	37
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,867	147.31/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,750	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,337	186.84/cwt	183.00–193.00	2,498	13
Heifers	Choice	—	1,365	180.04/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,458	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	78	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	156	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	90–100	94	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	197	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,566	153.67/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,406	7
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	74	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	296	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,476	168.86/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,492	2
Steers	Select	—	1,211	175.58/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,126	5
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	66	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	211	1
Bulls	Number 3	120–130	124	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	471	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,993	143.49/cwt	143.00–144.00	2,860	2
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	106	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	721	1
Bulls	—	—	1,386	152.22/cwt	146.00–163.00	2,110	6
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	98	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	568	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	102	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	510	1
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	127	549.84/cwt	530.00–570.00	698	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	86	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	241	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	70	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	161	1
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	110	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	473	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	86	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	516	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	567.31/cwt	510.00–590.00	477	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	113	753.36/cwt	660.00–790.00	851	4
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	86	639.53/cwt	620.00–660.00	550	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	110	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	748	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	74	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	370	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	77	610.13/cwt	600.00–620.00	470	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	716.77/cwt	660.00–790.00	753	3
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	98	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	519	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	545.97/cwt	490.00–590.00	513	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	978.15/cwt	890.00–1,030.00	822	9
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	720	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	874.86/cwt	840.00–910.00	910	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	972.25/cwt	940.00–1,030.00	904	7
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	77	737.26/cwt	700.00–770.00	568	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	98	685.00/cwt	670.00–700.00	671	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	690.54/cwt	610.00–750.00	656	16
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	124	745.00/cwt	740.00–750.00	924	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 Jun 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 84Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 410Last week 317Year ago 428

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 329Last week 336Year ago 324

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	376	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	422	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	538	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	666	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	744	192.50	192.50
1	800–850	802	192.50	192.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	296	225.00	225.00
2	350–400	387	222.50	222.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	364	220.00	220.00
6	450–500	460	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	285.00	285.00
3	350–400	361	230.00–300.00	277.01
3	550–600	584	230.00–235.00	231.70
1	650–700	688	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	802	177.50	177.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	180.00–250.00	226.87
2	550–600	555	190.00–230.00	209.96
1	650–700	664	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	597	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	634	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	789	185.00–190.00	187.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	694	165.00	165.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
5	50–60	55	30.00–70.00	47.96
8	60–70	63	30.00–60.00	46.29
1	90–100	94	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	73	900.00–1,050.00	973.91
7	80–90	85	820.00–1,070.00	945.59
7	90–100	93	940.00–1,030.00	972.25
8	100–110	104	840.00–910.00	874.86
4	110–120	113	810.00–840.00	819.91
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	82	210.00	210.00
4	90–100	96	170.00–250.00	217.66
1	100–110	108	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	70–80	77	700.00–770.00	737.26
11	80–90	83	620.00–770.00	689.78
16	90–100	95	610.00–750.00	690.54
20	100–110	105	610.00–680.00	663.10
9	110–120	113	620.00–680.00	652.05
1	120–130	124	620.00	620.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	320.00	320.00
1	70–80	74	400.00	400.00
1	80–90	86	280.00	280.00
1	110–120	110	430.00	430.00
1	120–130	124	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	84	510.00–590.00	567.31
5	90–100	94	490.00–590.00	545.97
1	100–110	102	500.00	500.00
2	120–130	127	530.00–570.00	549.84
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	600.00–620.00	610.13
1	80–90	86	600.00	600.00
2	90–100	98	670.00–700.00	685.00
4	110–120	113	660.00–790.00	753.36
2	120–130	124	740.00–750.00	745.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	1,050.00	1,050.00
3	70–80	76	940.00–1,100.00	1,005.26
9	80–90	84	890.00–1,030.00	978.15
9	90–100	93	830.00–1,000.00	932.66
1	100–110	100	850.00	850.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	84	480.00–560.00	530.48
1	90–100	98	530.00	530.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	200.00	200.00
1	90–100	94	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	500.00	500.00
2	80–90	86	620.00–660.00	639.53
1	90–100	98	580.00	580.00
1	100–110	106	680.00	680.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	96	750.00	750.00
3	100–110	105	660.00–790.00	716.77
1	110–120	110	680.00	680.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	150.00–152.50	151.61
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,741	140.00–149.00	144.30
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,471	160.00–170.00	162.65
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,022	143.00–145.00	144.04
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,566	150.00–156.00	153.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,502	130.00–144.00	138.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,160	112.00–125.00	119.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	946	107.00–109.00	107.66
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,699	122.00–137.00	129.20
1	—	1,622	150.00	150.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,168	81.00–85.00	82.93
49	—	1,290	88.00–112.00	102.26
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,422	109.00–120.00	115.43
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,435	180.00–189.00	185.21
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,630	190.00–203.00	193.43
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,211	173.00–179.00	175.58
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,449	171.00–183.00	175.90
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,742	143.00–171.00	150.25
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,867	145.00–150.00	147.31
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,337	183.00–193.00	186.84
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,365	179.00–181.00	180.04
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,476	165.00–173.00	168.86
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,993	143.00–144.00	143.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,386	146.00–163.00	152.22

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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