Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $160.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$160.00

1 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−65.68

vs PA average

−92.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	512	160.00	819	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

160.00

—

PA average3 barns · 96 hd

225.68

−65.68

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−92.68

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	Average	1,418	151.46	2,148	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,367	141.71	1,937	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,843	142.54	2,627	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,487	128.34	1,908	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	116.69	1,523	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,132	99.14	1,122	10
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,327	151.05	2,004	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,730	121.70	2,105	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,562	115.66	1,807	37
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,302	99.79	1,300	101
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,377	155.10	2,136	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,587	156.62	2,486	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,689	152.66	2,578	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,424	140.81	2,005	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,303	185.53	2,417	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,445	177.58	2,566	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,490	185.64	2,766	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,524	177.96	2,712	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,561	165.63	2,585	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	92	606.69/cwt	147
Bulls	Number 2	100	520.50/cwt	76
Bulls	Number 3	81	357.21/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	81	197.95/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	85	849.91/cwt	42
Heifers	Number 2	93	682.29/cwt	11

Every lot, as filed

97 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	550–600	552	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	257.51/cwt	257.51–257.51	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	2
Bulls	Utility	70–80	72	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	166	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,424	140.81/cwt	133.00–149.00	2,005	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,567	117.06/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,834	31
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,587	156.62/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,486	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,367	141.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,937	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,586	104.91/cwt	96.00–113.00	1,664	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,635	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,327	151.05/cwt	142.50–157.50	2,004	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,306	103.41/cwt	94.00–115.00	1,351	76
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	121.70/cwt	119.00–123.00	2,105	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,418	151.46/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,148	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,636	138.61/cwt	132.00–145.00	2,268	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	116.69/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,523	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	88.86/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,081	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	123.21/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,740	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	103.55/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,134	7
Bulls	—	—	1,843	142.54/cwt	138.00–149.00	2,627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	242	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	184.03/cwt	170.00–215.00	880	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	196.49/cwt	190.00–200.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	796	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	227.95/cwt	185.00–250.00	1,648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	264.94/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	399	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	898	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	786	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	924	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	592	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,125	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	468	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	449	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	677	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	650–700	668	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,202	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	579	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,013	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	406	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	792	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,010	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,793	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	806	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,068	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	528	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	871	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	636	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	859	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	86	181.93/cwt	110.00–260.00	156	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	502.20/cwt	500.00–520.00	557	9
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	476.59/cwt	420.00–490.00	400	8
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	77	459.61/cwt	430.00–490.00	354	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	529.88/cwt	500.00–560.00	450	38
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	524.16/cwt	500.00–560.00	493	34
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	115	462.54/cwt	400.00–490.00	532	8
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	125	434.80/cwt	410.00–460.00	544	2
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	74	548.38/cwt	510.00–580.00	406	9
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	104	481.45/cwt	460.00–490.00	501	20
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	986.16/cwt	940.00–1,060.00	838	7
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	920.63/cwt	850.00–960.00	764	16
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	464.79/cwt	400.00–500.00	437	22
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	504.76/cwt	500.00–520.00	520	25
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	100	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	360	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	349.57/cwt	310.00–390.00	325	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	361.66/cwt	300.00–390.00	307	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	837.75/cwt	800.00–880.00	804	10
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	601	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	73	353.36/cwt	330.00–390.00	258	3
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	66	360.30/cwt	350.00–370.00	238	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	934.12/cwt	900.00–980.00	719	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	874.91/cwt	800.00–960.00	822	19
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	73	588.90/cwt	500.00–680.00	430	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	655	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	103	769.87/cwt	750.00–790.00	793	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	924.81/cwt	850.00–990.00	703	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	62	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	527	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	75	703.66/cwt	640.00–780.00	528	3
Heifers	Number 2	110–120	119	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	726	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	95	710.42/cwt	680.00–770.00	675	3
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	86	718.07/cwt	560.00–790.00	618	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	112	725.00/cwt	710.00–740.00	812	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	86	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	619	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	113	751.66/cwt	740.00–780.00	849	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	853	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	750.21/cwt	720.00–790.00	720	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	725.75/cwt	670.00–780.00	769	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	64	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	685	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,524	177.96/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,712	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,490	185.64/cwt	183.00–192.00	2,766	16
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,377	155.10/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,136	4
Steers	Select	—	1,561	165.63/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,585	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,445	177.58/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,566	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,303	185.53/cwt	181.00–188.00	2,417	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,274	86.39/cwt	66.00–93.00	1,101	23
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,491	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,737	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,689	152.66/cwt	151.00–154.00	2,578	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 Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 135Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 373Last week 493Year ago 436

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 378Last week 397Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	240.00	240.00
2	300–350	344	257.51	257.51
1	350–400	374	190.00	190.00
1	450–500	464	125.00	125.00
3	550–600	552	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	782	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	242	240.00	240.00
1	250–300	278	225.00	225.00
2	350–400	399	225.00	225.00
3	400–450	420	190.00–200.00	196.49
8	450–500	478	170.00–215.00	184.03
1	500–550	512	160.00	160.00
1	600–650	630	165.00	165.00
2	750–800	796	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	195.00	195.00
1	400–450	449	235.00	235.00
4	450–500	478	260.00–270.00	264.94
1	550–600	570	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	600	215.00	215.00
3	700–750	723	185.00–250.00	227.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	660	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	406	195.00	195.00
1	450–500	468	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	592	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	600	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	786	117.50	117.50
1	800–850	806	132.50	132.50
1	1000–1050	1,010	177.50	177.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	528	165.00	165.00
1	650–700	668	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	579	175.00	175.00
1	600–650	636	135.00	135.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	230.00	230.00
2	80–90	86	110.00–260.00	181.93
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	70–80	74	510.00–580.00	548.38
38	80–90	85	500.00–560.00	529.88
34	90–100	94	500.00–560.00	524.16
25	100–110	103	500.00–520.00	504.76
9	110–120	111	500.00–520.00	502.20
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	430.00–490.00	459.61
8	80–90	84	420.00–490.00	476.59
22	90–100	94	400.00–500.00	464.79
20	100–110	104	460.00–490.00	481.45
8	110–120	115	400.00–490.00	462.54
2	120–130	125	410.00–460.00	434.80
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	64	1,070.00	1,070.00
4	70–80	77	900.00–980.00	934.12
7	80–90	85	940.00–1,060.00	986.16
19	90–100	94	800.00–960.00	874.91
1	100–110	104	820.00	820.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	66	350.00–370.00	360.30
3	70–80	73	330.00–390.00	353.36
4	80–90	85	300.00–390.00	361.66
2	90–100	93	310.00–390.00	349.57
1	100–110	100	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	770.00	770.00
1	80–90	86	720.00	720.00
3	90–100	96	720.00–790.00	750.21
4	100–110	106	670.00–780.00	725.75
5	110–120	113	740.00–780.00	751.66
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	62	850.00	850.00
5	70–80	76	850.00–990.00	924.81
16	80–90	83	850.00–960.00	920.63
10	90–100	96	800.00–880.00	837.75
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	73	500.00–680.00	588.90
1	110–120	119	610.00	610.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	84	780.00	780.00
3	100–110	103	750.00–790.00	769.87
2	110–120	112	710.00–740.00	725.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	75	640.00–780.00	703.66
4	80–90	86	560.00–790.00	718.07
3	90–100	95	680.00–770.00	710.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,424	133.00–149.00	140.81
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,587	154.00–163.00	156.62
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,689	151.00–154.00	152.66
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,567	114.00–121.00	117.06
5	—	1,586	96.00–113.00	104.91
1	—	1,298	126.00	126.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,306	94.00–115.00	103.41
23	—	1,274	66.00–93.00	86.39
2	—	1,491	116.00–117.00	116.50
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,730	119.00–123.00	121.70
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,367	140.00–145.00	141.71
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,418	148.00–156.00	151.46
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,327	142.50–157.50	151.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,636	132.00–145.00	138.61
4	—	1,412	122.00–127.00	123.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,305	112.00–119.00	116.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	86.00–93.00	88.86
7	—	1,095	95.00–110.00	103.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,843	138.00–149.00	142.54
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,524	174.00–182.00	177.96
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,490	183.00–192.00	185.64
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,561	160.00–171.00	165.63
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,377	151.00–160.00	155.10
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,445	176.00–180.00	177.58
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,303	181.00–188.00	185.53

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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