Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.77/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$225.77

6 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,260

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.82

vs PA average

−16.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	558	225.77	1,260	6thin

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 sale6 hd

225.77

—

PA average2 barns · 7 hd

214.94

+10.82

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−16.11

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,575	164.65	2,593	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	142.61	2,055	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	132.24	1,616	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	98.93	984	8thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,709	140.43	2,400	31
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,433	126.93	1,819	56
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,216	111.19	1,352	45
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,245	159.58	1,987	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,335	155.26	2,073	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,574	159.09	2,504	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,522	189.10	2,878	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,397	183.35	2,561	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,660	194.48	3,228	28
Steers	Choice	Average	1,577	188.23	2,968	18
Steers	Select	Average	1,447	180.92	2,618	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	540.63/cwt	99
Bulls	Number 2	92	464.86/cwt	37
Bulls	Number 3	90	357.70/cwt	18
Bulls	Utility	78	128.82/cwt	17
Heifers	Number 1	88	803.15/cwt	28
Heifers	Number 2	95	634.92/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 3	76	302.26/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

96 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	250–300	270	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	914	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	231.69/cwt	230.00–235.00	878	3
Bulls	—	—	1,540	161.91/cwt	143.00–177.50	2,493	13
Bulls	—	—	1,801	182.44/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,286	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	98.93/cwt	78.00–115.00	984	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	132.24/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,616	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	142.61/cwt	137.00–148.00	2,055	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,522	189.10/cwt	186.00–193.00	2,878	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,335	155.26/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,073	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	861	168.68/cwt	162.50–175.00	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	964	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	158.16/cwt	145.00–170.00	1,539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	230.79/cwt	202.50–250.00	771	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,574	159.09/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,504	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	122.92/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,380	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	110.64/cwt	93.00–121.00	1,350	43
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	126.93/cwt	115.00–137.00	1,819	56
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,709	140.43/cwt	134.00–151.00	2,400	31
Heifers	Choice	—	1,397	183.35/cwt	181.00–187.00	2,561	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,577	188.23/cwt	184.00–193.00	2,968	18
Steers	Select	—	1,447	180.92/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,618	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	702	180.07/cwt	155.00–205.00	1,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	255.31/cwt	245.00–265.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	227.92/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,285	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,070	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,712	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	860	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,750	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	583	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,253	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	950–1000	964	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,542	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	629	163.32/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,027	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	504	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	806	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	276	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	607	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	376	176.36/cwt	170.00–185.00	663	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	950	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,401	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	350–400	368	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	791	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	722	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	240.20/cwt	210.00–250.00	918	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	72	150.05/cwt	100.00–220.00	108	6
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	74	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	296	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	408.69/cwt	360.00–430.00	384	12
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	458.13/cwt	450.00–470.00	476	21
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	466.87/cwt	440.00–510.00	397	15
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	462.69/cwt	440.00–500.00	430	26
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	91	343.50/cwt	320.00–360.00	313	3
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	114	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	422	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	78	475.00/cwt	440.00–510.00	371	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	458.61/cwt	450.00–470.00	518	7
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	419.76/cwt	390.00–440.00	357	6
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	121	444.96/cwt	440.00–450.00	538	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	75	113.96/cwt	100.00–130.00	85	5
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	105	411.28/cwt	380.00–430.00	432	7
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	76	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	228	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	83	345.95/cwt	260.00–390.00	287	8
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	101	326.84/cwt	300.00–340.00	330	3
Bulls	Utility	80–90	86	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	146	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	80	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	424	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	80–90	86	109.94/cwt	90.00–120.00	95	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	768.62/cwt	700.00–840.00	715	11
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	754.58/cwt	730.00–780.00	777	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	799.29/cwt	700.00–860.00	671	6
Bulls	UtilityJersey	90–100	90	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	99	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	805.09/cwt	610.00–910.00	676	13
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	106	725.00/cwt	720.00–730.00	769	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	452	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	746	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	559.79/cwt	500.00–630.00	526	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	110–120	114	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	524	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	773.77/cwt	730.00–820.00	588	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	580	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	92	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	782	1
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	104	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	874	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	87	923.38/cwt	920.00–930.00	803	3
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	75	334.51/cwt	300.00–400.00	251	3
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	68	210.00/cwt	200.00–220.00	143	2
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	96	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	374	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	758.12/cwt	730.00–770.00	713	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	680.06/cwt	670.00–690.00	768	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	83	653.76/cwt	600.00–680.00	543	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	124	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	719	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	110	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	660	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	76	596.69/cwt	540.00–700.00	453	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	90	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	513	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,245	159.58/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,987	7
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,852	183.27/cwt	178.00–189.00	3,394	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,637	195.82/cwt	192.00–199.00	3,206	25

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 153Year ago 98

Slaughter CattleReceipts 425Last week 417Year ago 369

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 400Last week 406Year ago 339

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	230.00	230.00
4	300–350	334	202.50–250.00	230.79
5	350–400	382	210.00–250.00	240.20
1	400–450	406	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	502	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	576	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	784	155.00	155.00
1	800–850	822	155.00	155.00
3	950–1000	973	145.00–170.00	158.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	326	245.00–265.00	255.31
3	350–400	379	230.00–235.00	231.69
1	450–500	452	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	528	215.00	215.00
5	550–600	564	220.00–230.00	227.92
2	700–750	702	155.00–205.00	180.07
2	850–900	861	162.50–175.00	168.68
1	900–950	914	160.00	160.00
1	950–1000	964	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	276	220.00	220.00
3	350–400	376	170.00–185.00	176.36
1	500–550	504	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	860	160.00	160.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	230.00	230.00
3	500–550	504	252.50	252.50
1	850–900	866	192.50	192.50
1	1000–1050	1,000	175.00	175.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	368	215.00	215.00
2	550–600	583	215.00	215.00
2	700–750	722	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	950	147.50	147.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	629	160.00–170.00	163.32
1	950–1000	964	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,540	143.00–177.50	161.91
2	—	1,801	180.00–185.00	182.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	995	78.00–115.00	98.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,222	126.00–138.00	132.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,441	137.00–148.00	142.61
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,522	186.00–193.00	189.10
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,397	181.00–187.00	183.35
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,335	151.00–161.00	155.26
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,245	153.00–163.00	159.58
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,574	155.00–165.00	159.09
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	122.00–124.00	122.92
43	—	1,220	93.00–121.00	110.64
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,433	115.00–137.00	126.93
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,709	134.00–151.00	140.43
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,577	184.00–193.00	188.23
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,447	176.00–185.00	180.92
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,852	178.00–189.00	183.27
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,637	192.00–199.00	195.82

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
6	70–80	72	100.00–220.00	150.05
1	80–90	86	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	74	400.00	400.00
6	80–90	85	390.00–440.00	419.76
12	90–100	94	360.00–430.00	408.69
7	100–110	105	380.00–430.00	411.28
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	78	440.00–510.00	475.00
15	80–90	85	440.00–510.00	466.87
26	90–100	93	440.00–500.00	462.69
21	100–110	104	450.00–470.00	458.13
7	110–120	113	450.00–470.00	458.61
2	120–130	121	440.00–450.00	444.96
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	300.00	300.00
8	80–90	83	260.00–390.00	345.95
3	90–100	91	320.00–360.00	343.50
3	100–110	101	300.00–340.00	326.84
1	110–120	114	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
5	70–80	75	100.00–130.00	113.96
4	80–90	86	90.00–120.00	109.94
1	90–100	90	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	530.00	530.00
1	110–120	114	460.00	460.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	84	700.00–860.00	799.29
11	90–100	93	700.00–840.00	768.62
6	100–110	103	730.00–780.00	754.58
3	110–120	113	670.00–690.00	680.06
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	76	540.00–700.00	596.69
3	80–90	83	600.00–680.00	653.76
1	90–100	90	570.00	570.00
1	110–120	110	600.00	600.00
1	120–130	124	580.00	580.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	76	730.00–820.00	773.77
13	80–90	84	610.00–910.00	805.09
5	90–100	94	730.00–770.00	758.12
2	100–110	106	720.00–730.00	725.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	580.00	580.00
1	80–90	84	690.00	690.00
3	90–100	94	500.00–630.00	559.79
3	100–110	105	710.00	710.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	87	920.00–930.00	923.38
1	90–100	92	850.00	850.00
1	100–110	104	840.00	840.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	68	200.00–220.00	210.00
3	70–80	75	300.00–400.00	334.51
1	90–100	96	390.00	390.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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