Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-30

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $170.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$170.00

1 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs PA average

−76.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	510	170.00	867	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

170.00

—

PA average1 barns · 1 hd

170.00

+0.00

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−76.78

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	1,803	147.85	2,666	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,536	125.22	1,923	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	116.35	1,564	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	105.63	1,188	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,476	142.37	2,101	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,743	126.78	2,209	21
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,499	117.34	1,759	22
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,283	97.18	1,247	90
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,548	154.55	2,392	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,356	146.83	1,991	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,505	138.37	2,082	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,516	155.13	2,352	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,385	148.24	2,053	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,382	137.79	1,904	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,447	186.53	2,699	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,239	182.02	2,255	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,624	188.67	3,064	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,539	185.27	2,851	28
Steers	Select	Average	1,317	179.97	2,370	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	93	603.07/cwt	155
Bulls	Number 2	95	510.90/cwt	54
Bulls	Number 3	81	361.53/cwt	22
Bulls	Utility	76	115.70/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	83	884.76/cwt	36
Heifers	Number 2	91	757.76/cwt	9

Every lot, as filed

107 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	600–650	632	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	161.33/cwt	145.00–177.50	1,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	826	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,153	1
Heifers	Medium 2	750–800	752	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,090	2
Bulls	—	—	1,803	147.85/cwt	134.00–170.00	2,666	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	105.63/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,188	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	116.35/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,564	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	125.22/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,923	19
Heifers	Choice	—	1,239	182.02/cwt	181.00–183.00	2,255	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,447	186.53/cwt	183.00–190.00	2,699	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	128.78/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,784	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,385	148.24/cwt	146.00–149.00	2,053	4
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,476	142.37/cwt	139.00–147.50	2,101	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	127.12/cwt	121.00–137.00	2,212	20
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,624	188.67/cwt	184.00–193.00	3,064	16
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,516	155.13/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,352	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	100.11/cwt	88.00–112.00	1,306	76
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	81.26/cwt	74.00–86.00	944	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	116.20/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,755	20
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,796	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,155	1
Steers	Select	—	1,317	179.97/cwt	178.00–181.00	2,370	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,539	185.27/cwt	181.00–195.00	2,851	28
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,505	138.37/cwt	133.00–141.00	2,082	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,548	154.55/cwt	153.00–156.00	2,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	631	174.27/cwt	147.50–182.50	1,100	6
Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	708	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	463	183.98/cwt	160.00–197.50	852	5
Heifers	Medium 2	850–900	867	163.33/cwt	145.00–177.50	1,416	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	376	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	564	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	519	142.23/cwt	135.00–150.00	738	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	686	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	892	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	383	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,486	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	500–550	548	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	849	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	800–850	846	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,142	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	700–750	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	850–900	850	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,126	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	622	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	840	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	417	131.32/cwt	102.50–160.00	548	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	556	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	723	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	626	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	689	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	350–400	398	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	235.06/cwt	220.00–260.00	914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	143.73/cwt	140.00–147.50	973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,278	3
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	543.42/cwt	500.00–580.00	456	34
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	422.14/cwt	400.00–490.00	317	5
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	104	469.92/cwt	450.00–490.00	489	7
Bulls	Utility	60–70	67	136.63/cwt	70.00–200.00	92	3
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	510.92/cwt	500.00–520.00	577	10
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	75	529.32/cwt	500.00–570.00	397	9
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	112	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	504	2
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	67	323.56/cwt	300.00–370.00	217	3
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	101	325.64/cwt	260.00–390.00	329	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	84	355.32/cwt	300.00–390.00	298	3
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	120	505.00/cwt	500.00–510.00	606	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	515.93/cwt	500.00–540.00	537	27
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	465.01/cwt	400.00–490.00	391	9
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	523.66/cwt	500.00–560.00	492	40
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	95	340.28/cwt	300.00–380.00	323	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	98	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	510	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	66	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	251	1
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	121	425.21/cwt	400.00–450.00	515	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	80–90	88	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	79	1
Bulls	Number 2	60–70	68	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	299	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	68	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	41	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	845.00/cwt	790.00–870.00	845	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	112	657.53/cwt	600.00–730.00	736	4
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	450.15/cwt	400.00–490.00	419	14
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	80	440.00/cwt	300.00–580.00	352	2
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	75	330.53/cwt	300.00–360.00	248	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	879.82/cwt	860.00–900.00	669	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,356	146.83/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,991	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,382	137.79/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,904	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	699.04/cwt	600.00–790.00	657	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	530	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	120	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	768	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	86	713.80/cwt	680.00–760.00	614	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	65	934.00/cwt	870.00–1,000.00	607	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	917.93/cwt	820.00–990.00	780	10
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	102	675.29/cwt	660.00–690.00	689	2
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	77	787.25/cwt	740.00–860.00	606	4
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	98	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	745	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	81	839.75/cwt	820.00–860.00	680	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	75	406.13/cwt	320.00–490.00	305	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	68	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	510	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	63	1,020.48/cwt	990.00–1,050.00	643	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	911.06/cwt	820.00–990.00	765	16
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	864.62/cwt	830.00–940.00	821	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	107	673.79/cwt	600.00–780.00	721	3
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	76	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	76	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	92	785.00/cwt	780.00–790.00	722	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	83	733.44/cwt	700.00–760.00	609	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	73	952.13/cwt	920.00–1,000.00	695	5
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	107	766.52/cwt	740.00–790.00	820	3
Bulls	UtilityJersey	90–100	98	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	147	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	110	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	825	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	878.75/cwt	800.00–950.00	835	13

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 Sep 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 193Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 493Last week 395Year ago 436

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 397Last week 435Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	389	220.00–260.00	235.06
1	400–450	416	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	452	255.00	255.00
3	500–550	511	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	632	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	668	240.00	240.00
2	850–900	864	145.00–177.50	161.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	130.00	130.00
1	550–600	574	145.00	145.00
2	650–700	677	140.00–147.50	143.73
1	800–850	826	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	463	160.00–197.50	183.98
1	500–550	510	170.00	170.00
6	600–650	631	147.50–182.50	174.27
1	700–750	708	175.00	175.00
2	750–800	752	145.00	145.00
6	850–900	867	145.00–177.50	163.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	814	182.50	182.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	376	150.00	150.00
4	400–450	417	102.50–160.00	131.32
2	500–550	519	135.00–150.00	142.23
1	550–600	550	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	115.00–120.00	117.43
1	600–650	622	135.00	135.00
1	650–700	686	130.00	130.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	398	145.00	145.00
2	500–550	548	155.00	155.00
1	550–600	556	130.00	130.00
1	600–650	626	110.00	110.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	846	135.00	135.00
2	850–900	850	132.50	132.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,803	134.00–170.00	147.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	105.00–107.00	105.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,344	111.00–120.00	116.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,536	121.00–130.00	125.22
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,239	181.00–183.00	182.02
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,447	183.00–190.00	186.53
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	125.00–134.00	128.78
20	—	1,510	111.00–123.00	116.20
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,740	121.00–137.00	127.12
1	—	1,796	120.00	120.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,305	88.00–112.00	100.11
14	—	1,162	74.00–86.00	81.26
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,385	146.00–149.00	148.24
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,516	152.00–158.00	155.13
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,382	132.00–141.00	137.79
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,476	139.00–147.50	142.37
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,624	184.00–193.00	188.67
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,317	178.00–181.00	179.97
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,539	181.00–195.00	185.27
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,505	133.00–141.00	138.37
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	153.00–156.00	154.55
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,356	145.00–149.00	146.83

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	70–80	75	500.00–570.00	529.32
34	80–90	84	500.00–580.00	543.42
40	90–100	94	500.00–560.00	523.66
27	100–110	104	500.00–540.00	515.93
10	110–120	113	500.00–520.00	510.92
2	120–130	120	500.00–510.00	505.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	440.00	440.00
5	70–80	75	400.00–490.00	422.14
9	80–90	84	400.00–490.00	465.01
14	90–100	93	400.00–490.00	450.15
7	100–110	104	450.00–490.00	469.92
2	110–120	112	450.00	450.00
2	120–130	121	400.00–450.00	425.21
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	60–70	67	70.00–200.00	136.63
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	60–70	67	300.00–370.00	323.56
5	70–80	75	300.00–360.00	330.53
3	80–90	84	300.00–390.00	355.32
3	90–100	95	300.00–380.00	340.28
2	100–110	101	260.00–390.00	325.64
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	380.00	380.00
2	70–80	75	320.00–490.00	406.13
2	80–90	80	300.00–580.00	440.00
1	90–100	98	520.00	520.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	60.00	60.00
1	70–80	76	100.00	100.00
1	80–90	88	90.00	90.00
1	90–100	98	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	65	870.00–1,000.00	934.00
3	70–80	76	860.00–900.00	879.82
10	80–90	85	820.00–990.00	917.93
13	90–100	95	800.00–950.00	878.75
4	100–110	100	790.00–870.00	845.00
1	110–120	110	750.00	750.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	680.00	680.00
3	80–90	86	680.00–760.00	713.80
2	90–100	94	600.00–790.00	699.04
3	100–110	107	600.00–780.00	673.79
4	110–120	112	600.00–730.00	657.53
1	120–130	120	640.00	640.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	77	740.00–860.00	787.25
2	80–90	81	820.00–860.00	839.75
1	90–100	98	760.00	760.00
2	100–110	102	660.00–690.00	675.29
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	63	990.00–1,050.00	1,020.48
5	70–80	73	920.00–1,000.00	952.13
16	80–90	84	820.00–990.00	911.06
3	90–100	95	830.00–940.00	864.62
1	100–110	100	940.00	940.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	750.00	750.00
3	80–90	83	700.00–760.00	733.44
2	90–100	92	780.00–790.00	785.00
3	100–110	107	740.00–790.00	766.52

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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