Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

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	Choice and Prime	Average	1,618	169.66	2,745	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,571	173.49	2,726	6thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,647	160.61	2,645	8thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,575	160.10	2,522	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	123.92	1,829	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	116.56	1,464	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	108.30	1,182	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,685	127.69	2,152	39
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,552	116.50	1,808	47
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,309	98.12	1,285	82
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,527	163.53	2,497	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,585	146.86	2,328	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,373	186.87	2,566	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,587	190.10	3,017	23
Steers	Choice	Average	1,554	183.13	2,846	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,358	173.84	2,361	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	93	626.12/cwt	231
Bulls	Number 2	97	603.30/cwt	41
Bulls	Number 3	90	300.00/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	76	103.09/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 1	84	818.37/cwt	34
Heifers	Number 2	89	734.10/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 3	74	343.33/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1	90–100	94	685.21/cwt	680.00–690.00	644	2
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	102	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	643	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	78	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	452	1
Heifers	Number 3	70–80	70	315.00/cwt	300.00–330.00	221	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	63	916.60/cwt	820.00–990.00	577	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	124	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	843	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	733	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	618.23/cwt	540.00–670.00	525	35
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	935.14/cwt	840.00–990.00	786	13
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	892.04/cwt	820.00–940.00	830	11
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	811.64/cwt	800.00–830.00	844	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	72	872.59/cwt	820.00–900.00	628	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	97	713.56/cwt	680.00–760.00	692	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	133.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,552	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,571	116.22/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,826	42
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,527	163.53/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,497	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,585	146.86/cwt	142.00–151.00	2,328	5
Steers	Select	—	1,358	173.84/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,361	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,587	190.10/cwt	186.00–196.00	3,017	23
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,571	173.49/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,726	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	137.91/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,878	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,722	126.52/cwt	123.00–135.00	2,179	35
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	86.95/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,073	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,325	100.42/cwt	91.00–110.00	1,331	68
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,544	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,683	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,618	169.66/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,745	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,647	160.61/cwt	154.00–168.00	2,645	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,554	183.13/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,846	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,373	186.87/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,566	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	108.30/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,182	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	123.92/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,829	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	116.56/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,464	6
Bulls	—	—	1,575	160.10/cwt	145.00–171.00	2,522	8
Bulls	Number 1	60–70	68	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	347	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	62	106.45/cwt	100.00–120.00	66	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	555.28/cwt	530.00–580.00	577	34
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	543.40/cwt	520.00–570.00	614	20
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	76	586.05/cwt	540.00–640.00	445	19
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	122	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	647	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	111	766.64/cwt	750.00–780.00	851	6
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	478.83/cwt	400.00–520.00	450	8
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	112	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	526	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	586.56/cwt	530.00–650.00	546	88
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	76	459.30/cwt	410.00–490.00	349	3
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	104	470.19/cwt	400.00–520.00	489	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	752.05/cwt	660.00–790.00	790	8
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	104	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	312	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	98	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	294	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	86	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	258	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	72	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	216	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	493.16/cwt	460.00–520.00	419	6
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	88	740.00/cwt	730.00–750.00	651	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	80–90	83	97.89/cwt	80.00–130.00	81	4
Bulls	UtilityJersey	90–100	96	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	144	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	78	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	86	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	68	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	41	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	88	730.00/cwt	700.00–760.00	642	2
Heifers	Number 3	80–90	82	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	328	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	855.72/cwt	800.00–890.00	787	8
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	915.69/cwt	860.00–970.00	760	7
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	952.28/cwt	900.00–980.00	714	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	104	782.60/cwt	770.00–790.00	814	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	66	712.93/cwt	660.00–780.00	471	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	50–60	58	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	348	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	800	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	85	661.40/cwt	630.00–700.00	562	7

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.

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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon Oct 28, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 406Last week 329Year ago 442

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 416Last week 362Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	580.00	580.00
7	80–90	85	630.00–700.00	661.40
2	90–100	94	680.00–690.00	685.21
1	100–110	102	630.00	630.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	70	300.00–330.00	315.00
1	80–90	82	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	60–70	63	820.00–990.00	916.60
4	70–80	75	900.00–980.00	952.28
7	80–90	83	860.00–970.00	915.69
8	90–100	92	800.00–890.00	855.72
1	100–110	100	800.00	800.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	58	600.00	600.00
3	60–70	66	660.00–780.00	712.93
2	80–90	88	730.00–750.00	740.00
1	90–100	94	780.00	780.00
4	100–110	104	770.00–790.00	782.60
1	120–130	124	680.00	680.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	510.00	510.00
19	70–80	76	540.00–640.00	586.05
35	80–90	85	540.00–670.00	618.23
88	90–100	93	530.00–650.00	586.56
34	100–110	104	530.00–580.00	555.28
20	110–120	113	520.00–570.00	543.40
1	120–130	122	530.00	530.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	72	820.00–900.00	872.59
13	80–90	84	840.00–990.00	935.14
11	90–100	93	820.00–940.00	892.04
6	100–110	104	800.00–830.00	811.64
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	88	700.00–760.00	730.00
3	90–100	97	680.00–760.00	713.56
8	100–110	105	660.00–790.00	752.05
6	110–120	111	750.00–780.00	766.64
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	60–70	62	100.00–120.00	106.45
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	76	410.00–490.00	459.30
6	80–90	85	460.00–520.00	493.16
8	90–100	94	400.00–520.00	478.83
4	100–110	104	400.00–520.00	470.19
1	110–120	112	470.00	470.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	300.00	300.00
1	80–90	86	300.00	300.00
1	90–100	98	300.00	300.00
1	100–110	104	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	60.00	60.00
1	70–80	78	110.00	110.00
4	80–90	83	80.00–130.00	97.89
1	90–100	96	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,162	130.00–137.00	133.55
42	—	1,571	110.00–122.00	116.22
3	—	1,544	109.00	109.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,362	136.00–140.00	137.91
35	—	1,722	123.00–135.00	126.52
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,234	84.00–90.00	86.95
68	—	1,325	91.00–110.00	100.42
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,527	161.00–165.00	163.53
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,585	142.00–151.00	146.86
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,358	168.00–179.00	173.84
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,587	186.00–196.00	190.10
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,554	180.00–187.00	183.13
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,571	170.00–178.00	173.49
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,647	154.00–168.00	160.61
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,618	160.00–178.00	169.66
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,373	184.00–189.00	186.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,091	105.00–110.00	108.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,476	120.00–132.00	123.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,256	113.00–118.00	116.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,575	145.00–171.00	160.10

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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