Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $195.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$195.00

1 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−50.98

vs PA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	195.00	1,037	1thin

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 sale1 hd

195.00

—

PA average4 barns · 14 hd

245.98

−50.98

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 and Prime	Average	1,613	177.85	2,869	6thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,448	169.24	2,451	6thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,389	161.18	2,239	6thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,530	143.98	2,203	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	132.76	1,889	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	122.67	1,439	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,955	157.60	3,081	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,635	131.64	2,152	31
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,400	119.35	1,671	30
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,272	104.63	1,331	53
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,426	161.68	2,306	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,461	155.69	2,275	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,551	163.17	2,531	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,494	158.17	2,363	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,610	151.46	2,439	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,410	194.53	2,743	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,333	188.39	2,511	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,502	196.32	2,949	29
Steers	Choice	Average	1,482	188.03	2,787	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,335	178.85	2,388	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	91	701.90/cwt	74
Bulls	Number 2	92	608.51/cwt	41
Bulls	Number 3	86	506.85/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	64	134.25/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	84	843.88/cwt	19
Heifers	Number 2	89	736.70/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 3	80	482.11/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	68	100.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

106 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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	250–300	276	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	304	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	400–450	426	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	852	1
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	102	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	571	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	992.35/cwt	940.00–1,040.00	843	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	106	869.81/cwt	860.00–880.00	922	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	81	909.26/cwt	850.00–970.00	737	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	984	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,230	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	920	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,472	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,461	155.69/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,275	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,494	158.17/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,363	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	119.35/cwt	113.00–126.00	1,671	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	132.76/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,889	11
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	915.13/cwt	880.00–970.00	860	5
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	122	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	732	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	50–60	58	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	17	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	66	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	231	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	64	70.63/cwt	60.00–80.00	45	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	962	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,539	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	550–600	570	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,112	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	350–400	370	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	685	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	808	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,091	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	448	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,064	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	330	178.50/cwt	150.00–205.00	589	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	562	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,012	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	250–300	263	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	434	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	727	146.43/cwt	137.50–155.00	1,065	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	458	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,053	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	416	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	645	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	512	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	794	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	900–950	946	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	278.55/cwt	270.00–295.00	928	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	252	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	698	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	864	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	241.13/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,119	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	294.08/cwt	250.00–305.00	856	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	154.17/cwt	152.50–157.50	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	259.60/cwt	255.00–270.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	936	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	116.32/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,448	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,282	105.25/cwt	91.00–114.00	1,349	46
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	104	564.04/cwt	550.00–580.00	587	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,502	196.32/cwt	191.00–208.00	2,949	29
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,426	161.68/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,306	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	131.64/cwt	124.00–138.00	2,152	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	122.67/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,439	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	88.76/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,048	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,410	194.53/cwt	191.00–199.00	2,743	17
Bulls	—	—	1,547	148.83/cwt	134.00–160.00	2,302	7
Bulls	—	—	1,410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,551	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,551	163.17/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,531	14
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,613	177.85/cwt	161.00–190.00	2,869	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,333	188.39/cwt	183.00–191.00	2,511	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,482	188.03/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,787	16
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	435.38/cwt	400.00–510.00	405	4
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	76	490.26/cwt	480.00–500.00	373	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,448	169.24/cwt	160.00–181.00	2,451	6
Steers	Select	—	1,335	178.85/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,388	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,610	151.46/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,439	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,389	161.18/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,239	6
Heifers	Number 3	70–80	73	360.18/cwt	300.00–400.00	263	3
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	96	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	605	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,955	157.60/cwt	154.00–164.00	3,081	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	96	745.10/cwt	740.00–750.00	715	2
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	112	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	661	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60–70	68	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	68	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	72	535.00/cwt	510.00–560.00	385	2
Heifers	Number 2	90–100	98	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	529	1
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	68	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	320	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	772.58/cwt	750.00–780.00	734	4
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	565.61/cwt	510.00–590.00	481	16
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	70–80	70	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	105	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	702	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	66	1,030.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,060.00	680	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	73	1,002.75/cwt	950.00–1,060.00	732	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	921.22/cwt	890.00–960.00	857	6
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	623.49/cwt	610.00–630.00	705	3
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	76	636.83/cwt	590.00–670.00	484	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	689	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	619.11/cwt	600.00–640.00	638	10
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	95	594.84/cwt	590.00–600.00	565	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	102	855.02/cwt	840.00–870.00	872	4
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	620.49/cwt	600.00–670.00	527	18
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	614.60/cwt	600.00–640.00	572	18
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	551.87/cwt	520.00–580.00	519	10
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	66	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	713	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	80–90	82	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	574	1
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	86	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	464	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	72	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	454	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	82	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	443	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	98	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	823	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	112	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	918	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	84	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	588	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	820.00/cwt	800.00–840.00	640	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	689	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	82	466.67/cwt	450.00–500.00	383	3

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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 141Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 444Last week 370Year ago 379

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 345Last week 429Year ago 395

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	276	110.00	110.00
1	350–400	370	185.00	185.00
1	400–450	426	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	562	180.00	180.00
3	650–700	655	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	962	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	150.00–205.00	178.50
2	400–450	416	155.00	155.00
1	450–500	458	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	984	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	170.00	170.00
1	400–450	448	237.50	237.50
1	500–550	530	175.00	175.00
2	700–750	727	137.50–155.00	146.43
1	800–850	808	135.00	135.00
1	900–950	920	160.00	160.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	263	165.00	165.00
1	500–550	512	155.00	155.00
1	550–600	570	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	946	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	252	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	359	295.00	295.00
6	450–500	464	235.00–250.00	241.13
1	800–850	800	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	291	250.00–305.00	294.08
3	300–350	333	270.00–295.00	278.55
1	350–400	352	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	412	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	532	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	756	170.00	170.00
2	800–850	802	155.00	155.00
3	850–900	865	152.50–157.50	154.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	255.00–270.00	259.60
1	350–400	382	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	698	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	864	190.00	190.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	630.00	630.00
1	80–90	82	540.00	540.00
2	90–100	95	590.00–600.00	594.84
1	100–110	102	560.00	560.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	66	1,000.00–1,060.00	1,030.00
3	70–80	73	950.00–1,060.00	1,002.75
2	80–90	81	850.00–970.00	909.26
6	90–100	93	890.00–960.00	921.22
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	73	300.00–400.00	360.18
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	84	700.00	700.00
1	90–100	96	630.00	630.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	86	540.00	540.00
1	90–100	98	540.00	540.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	78	800.00–840.00	820.00
1	80–90	84	820.00	820.00
4	90–100	95	750.00–780.00	772.58
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	82	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	1,080.00	1,080.00
1	70–80	78	900.00	900.00
9	80–90	85	940.00–1,040.00	992.35
5	90–100	94	880.00–970.00	915.13
2	100–110	106	860.00–880.00	869.81
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	70–80	76	590.00–670.00	636.83
18	80–90	85	600.00–670.00	620.49
18	90–100	93	600.00–640.00	614.60
10	100–110	103	600.00–640.00	619.11
3	110–120	113	610.00–630.00	623.49
1	120–130	122	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	58	30.00	30.00
2	60–70	64	60.00–80.00	70.63
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	72	510.00–560.00	535.00
16	80–90	85	510.00–590.00	565.61
10	90–100	94	520.00–580.00	551.87
5	100–110	104	550.00–580.00	564.04
1	110–120	112	590.00	590.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	470.00	470.00
2	70–80	76	480.00–500.00	490.26
3	80–90	82	450.00–500.00	466.67
4	90–100	93	400.00–510.00	435.38
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	96	740.00–750.00	745.10
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	84	820.00	820.00
1	90–100	98	840.00	840.00
4	100–110	102	840.00–870.00	855.02
1	110–120	112	820.00	820.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,461	155.00–156.00	155.69
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,426	159.00–164.00	161.68
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,494	156.00–159.00	158.17
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,551	160.00–168.00	163.17
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,610	147.00–155.00	151.46
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,400	113.00–126.00	119.35
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	115.00–117.00	116.32
46	—	1,282	91.00–114.00	105.25
4	—	1,181	87.00–90.00	88.76
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,635	124.00–138.00	131.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,423	129.00–140.00	132.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	115.00–126.00	122.67
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,502	191.00–208.00	196.32
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,482	185.00–191.00	188.03
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,335	177.00–182.00	178.85
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,410	191.00–199.00	194.53
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,333	183.00–191.00	188.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,547	134.00–160.00	148.83
1	—	1,410	110.00	110.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,613	161.00–190.00	177.85
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,448	160.00–181.00	169.24
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,389	160.00–164.00	161.18
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,955	154.00–164.00	157.60

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Feeder Cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Slaughter Cattle