Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2024-07-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-01

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.30/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$249.30

4 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+14.77

vs PA average

−27.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	564	249.30	1,405	4thin

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 sale4 hd

249.30

—

PA average2 barns · 6 hd

234.53

+14.77

National average18 barns · 1,550 hd

276.94

−27.64

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	1,284	172.00	2,208	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,410	193.72	2,731	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,345	188.66	2,537	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,488	176.00	2,619	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,443	160.54	2,317	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	133.21	1,728	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	104.39	1,151	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,592	156.00	2,484	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,703	136.92	2,332	47
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,400	121.87	1,706	76
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,182	103.16	1,220	81
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,340	162.96	2,184	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,190	159.55	1,899	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,290	154.00	1,987	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,569	168.05	2,637	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,645	159.55	2,625	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,414	155.01	2,192	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,367	193.19	2,641	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,401	189.53	2,655	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,386	177.00	2,453	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,473	197.91	2,915	29
Steers	Choice	Average	1,298	188.98	2,453	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	91	780.50/cwt	78
Bulls	Number 2	93	625.45/cwt	44
Bulls	Number 3	86	432.56/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	69	103.97/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	87	906.93/cwt	41
Heifers	Number 2	93	756.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 3	87	550.54/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	941.96/cwt	860.00–1,040.00	895	7
Heifers	Large 3	250–300	286	258.12/cwt	255.00–265.00	738	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	350–400	354	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	938	1
Bulls	Utility	50–60	57	60.18/cwt	50.00–70.00	34	2
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	70	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	280	1
Heifers	Number 2	100–110	102	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	602	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	816	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	849.73/cwt	840.00–860.00	960	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	698.99/cwt	670.00–750.00	657	16
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	72	125.69/cwt	100.00–150.00	90	2
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	110–120	110	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	704	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	88	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	616	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	74	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	607	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	110	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	957	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	75	751.99/cwt	730.00–770.00	564	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	91	1,019.56/cwt	980.00–1,060.00	928	4
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	583.09/cwt	520.00–620.00	484	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,055.87/cwt	970.00–1,140.00	887	12
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	500–550	506	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	860	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	113	695.31/cwt	660.00–730.00	786	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	663.31/cwt	650.00–690.00	690	12
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	74	639.64/cwt	400.00–750.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,149	1
Heifers	Large 3	850–900	882	161.03/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Large 3	400–450	408	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	898	1
Heifers	Large 3	900–950	946	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Large 3	800–850	823	148.91/cwt	140.00–157.50	1,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,289	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	270.16/cwt	260.00–275.00	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,053	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	250.04/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	904	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	283.15/cwt	282.50–285.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	897	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	289	276.31/cwt	270.00–282.50	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	250.73/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	214.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	197.44/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,367	193.19/cwt	192.00–195.00	2,641	9
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,569	168.05/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,637	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,410	193.72/cwt	193.00–195.00	2,731	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,702	136.12/cwt	124.00–149.00	2,317	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	104.39/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,151	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	103.43/cwt	96.00–112.00	1,222	60
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	600.34/cwt	540.00–640.00	564	10
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	92	415.11/cwt	380.00–440.00	382	4
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	88	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	405	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,345	188.66/cwt	187.00–191.00	2,537	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,401	189.53/cwt	189.00–190.00	2,655	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,298	188.98/cwt	187.00–190.00	2,453	9
Bulls	Number 2	60–70	65	505.08/cwt	500.00–510.00	328	2
Heifers	Number 3	70–80	70	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	210	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	83	631.08/cwt	600.00–660.00	524	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,488	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,619	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,414	155.01/cwt	153.00–157.00	2,192	3
Bulls	—	—	1,443	160.54/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,317	8
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	782.95/cwt	740.00–800.00	744	4
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	126	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	630	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	73	565.68/cwt	500.00–670.00	413	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	133.21/cwt	123.00–139.00	1,728	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	132.46/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,783	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	105.77/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,355	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	828	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	613.66/cwt	570.00–640.00	632	14
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	869	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	120.63/cwt	109.00–133.00	1,713	59
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	151.84/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,513	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,932	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	83	737.30/cwt	660.00–800.00	612	7
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	1,000.00/cwt	910.00–1,090.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	721.37/cwt	660.00–770.00	606	21
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	76	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	327	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	86	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	439	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,592	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,484	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	941.20/cwt	870.00–970.00	969	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	66	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	647	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	66	88.03/cwt	70.00–105.00	58	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,290	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,987	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,386	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,453	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,284	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,208	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	110	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	737	1
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	104	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	697	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	90–100	94	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	169	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,190	159.55/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,899	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,645	159.55/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,625	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,340	162.96/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,184	2
Bulls	Number 1	60–70	68	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	476	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,043.21/cwt	990.00–1,130.00	887	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,087.45/cwt	1,080.00–1,090.00	816	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,473	197.91/cwt	191.00–205.00	2,915	29
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	89.62/cwt	79.00–94.00	1,014	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	116.46/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,453	10
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	93	706.91/cwt	630.00–750.00	657	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	86	865.81/cwt	830.00–900.00	745	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 Jul 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 94Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 386Last week 328Year ago 276

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 370Last week 368Year ago 332

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	75	1,080.00–1,090.00	1,087.45
12	80–90	84	970.00–1,140.00	1,055.87
7	90–100	95	860.00–1,040.00	941.96
2	100–110	100	910.00–1,090.00	1,000.00
2	110–120	113	840.00–860.00	849.73
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	102	590.00	590.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	820.00	820.00
1	80–90	88	700.00	700.00
1	90–100	96	850.00	850.00
1	100–110	106	820.00	820.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	600.00–660.00	631.08
1	110–120	110	640.00	640.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	74	400.00–750.00	639.64
7	80–90	83	660.00–800.00	737.30
3	90–100	93	630.00–750.00	706.91
1	100–110	104	670.00	670.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	50–60	57	50.00–70.00	60.18
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	400.00	400.00
1	80–90	88	460.00	460.00
4	90–100	92	380.00–440.00	415.11
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	700.00	700.00
6	70–80	75	730.00–770.00	751.99
21	80–90	84	660.00–770.00	721.37
16	90–100	94	670.00–750.00	698.99
12	100–110	104	650.00–690.00	663.31
1	110–120	110	670.00	670.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	66	70.00–105.00	88.03
2	70–80	72	100.00–150.00	125.69
1	90–100	94	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	980.00	980.00
1	70–80	76	1,090.00	1,090.00
5	80–90	85	990.00–1,130.00	1,043.21
4	90–100	91	980.00–1,060.00	1,019.56
9	100–110	103	870.00–970.00	941.20
1	110–120	110	870.00	870.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	65	500.00–510.00	505.08
5	70–80	73	500.00–670.00	565.68
4	80–90	83	520.00–620.00	583.09
10	90–100	94	540.00–640.00	600.34
14	100–110	103	570.00–640.00	613.66
1	120–130	126	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	86	830.00–900.00	865.81
4	90–100	95	740.00–800.00	782.95
2	110–120	113	660.00–730.00	695.31
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	430.00	430.00
1	80–90	86	510.00	510.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	286	255.00–265.00	258.12
1	400–450	408	220.00	220.00
3	800–850	823	140.00–157.50	148.91
2	850–900	882	159.00–163.00	161.03
1	900–950	946	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	289	270.00–282.50	276.31
4	300–350	315	282.50–285.00	283.15
1	450–500	466	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	526	245.00	245.00
3	550–600	576	245.00–262.50	250.73
1	750–800	780	215.00	215.00
2	850–900	897	215.00	215.00
1	900–950	904	222.50	222.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	354	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	506	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	280.00	280.00
3	300–350	327	260.00–275.00	270.16
5	350–400	376	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	442	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	514	195.00–200.00	197.44
3	550–600	561	240.00–265.00	250.04
2	600–650	620	210.00–220.00	214.98
1	650–700	692	172.50	172.50
1	850–900	866	192.50	192.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,367	192.00–195.00	193.19
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,401	189.00–190.00	189.53
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,386	177.00	177.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,569	165.00–175.00	168.05
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,414	153.00–157.00	155.01
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,645	157.00–164.00	159.55
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	193.00–195.00	193.72
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	187.00–191.00	188.66
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,488	176.00	176.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,702	124.00–149.00	136.12
4	—	1,655	150.00–155.00	151.84
1	—	1,932	111.00	111.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,181	96.00–112.00	103.43
11	—	1,131	79.00–94.00	89.62
10	—	1,248	112.00–126.00	116.46
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,346	120.00–145.00	132.46
4	—	1,281	103.00–108.00	105.77
59	—	1,420	109.00–133.00	120.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	100.00–108.00	104.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,297	123.00–139.00	133.21
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,298	187.00–190.00	188.98
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,473	191.00–205.00	197.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,443	155.00–170.00	160.54
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,592	156.00	156.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	154.00	154.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	159.00–160.00	159.55
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	162.00–164.00	162.96
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,284	172.00	172.00

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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