Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2024-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-04

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $223.29/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$223.29

7 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$437

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$76.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.68

vs PA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	245.11	1,336	5thin
Medium and Large 2	533	168.75	899	2thin

One grade step is worth $76.36/cwt here — about $437 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

223.29

—

PA average2 barns · 39 hd

235.98

−12.68

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 Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,468	182.83	2,684	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,525	176.04	2,685	9thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,471	157.96	2,324	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,552	140.29	2,177	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	124.25	1,814	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,403	115.37	1,619	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	107.20	1,244	9thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,914	146.50	2,804	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	126.05	1,794	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,565	117.56	1,840	53
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,339	99.08	1,326	92
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,691	157.70	2,667	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,213	148.25	1,798	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,493	160.32	2,394	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,365	150.75	2,058	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,258	149.29	1,878	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,411	186.34	2,629	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,286	180.58	2,322	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,307	173.85	2,272	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,652	192.34	3,177	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,538	185.21	2,849	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,333	173.75	2,316	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	654.78/cwt	205
Bulls	Number 2	93	579.40/cwt	32
Bulls	Utility	71	145.20/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	88	824.64/cwt	31
Heifers	Number 2	83	670.96/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 3	72	354.18/cwt	9
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	69	149.75/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

111 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 2	600–650	608	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	784	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	196.76/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,033	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	213.84/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	197.84/cwt	175.00–210.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	194.20/cwt	190.00–210.00	917	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	404	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	707	1
Bulls	—	—	1,552	140.29/cwt	120.00–167.00	2,177	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	109.22/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,264	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,081	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	124.25/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,814	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	115.37/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,619	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,411	186.34/cwt	186.00–187.00	2,629	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,471	157.96/cwt	151.00–166.00	2,324	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,258	149.29/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,878	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	86.24/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,054	25
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,468	182.83/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,684	5
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,914	146.50/cwt	143.00–151.00	2,804	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,565	117.56/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,840	53
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,525	176.04/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,685	9
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,213	148.25/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,798	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,691	157.70/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,667	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	128.74/cwt	123.00–137.50	1,752	13
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,828	108.53/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,984	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,382	103.87/cwt	93.00–114.00	1,435	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	218.77/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	817	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	321	201.18/cwt	180.00–220.00	646	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	412	149.95/cwt	140.00–160.00	618	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	668	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,019	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	788	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,046	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,057	158.75/cwt	157.50–160.00	1,678	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	420	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	662	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	566	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,075	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	359	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	844	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	558	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,311	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	960	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,464	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	521	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,068	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	608	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	927	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	650–700	691	181.11/cwt	150.00–212.50	1,251	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	400–450	419	226.12/cwt	205.00–260.00	947	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	322	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	805	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	501	210.00/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,052	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	234.39/cwt	220.00–250.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	243.89/cwt	202.50–257.50	1,297	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	202.52/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,489	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	491.33/cwt	440.00–520.00	418	6
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	73	498.52/cwt	410.00–540.00	364	5
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	640.71/cwt	550.00–720.00	545	45
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	571.02/cwt	540.00–590.00	651	18
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	76	654.51/cwt	580.00–700.00	497	7
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	584.31/cwt	550.00–610.00	602	45
Bulls	Utility	60–70	66	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	73	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	485.59/cwt	400.00–540.00	456	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	885.15/cwt	800.00–950.00	744	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	799.73/cwt	780.00–830.00	816	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	905.37/cwt	820.00–970.00	679	5
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	66	120.61/cwt	100.00–140.00	80	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	92	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	635	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	73	755.48/cwt	720.00–790.00	552	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	619.61/cwt	570.00–690.00	582	52
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	121	569.92/cwt	560.00–580.00	690	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	76	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	122	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	76	180.00/cwt	160.00–200.00	137	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	110	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	781	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	88	765.00/cwt	730.00–800.00	673	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	605	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	117	699.89/cwt	690.00–710.00	819	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	66	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	449	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	100	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	770	1
Heifers	Number 3	70–80	73	331.79/cwt	300.00–380.00	242	4
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	70	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	210	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	86	669.53/cwt	650.00–690.00	576	2
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	75	466.55/cwt	450.00–480.00	350	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,493	160.32/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,394	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,286	180.58/cwt	179.00–182.00	2,322	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,307	173.85/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,272	2
Steers	Select	—	1,333	173.75/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,316	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,652	192.34/cwt	191.00–195.00	3,177	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,538	185.21/cwt	182.00–189.00	2,849	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,365	150.75/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,058	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	128	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	819	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	562	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	108	723.33/cwt	700.00–740.00	781	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	677.09/cwt	620.00–730.00	636	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	130–140	130	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	832	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	846.62/cwt	790.00–960.00	804	17
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	110	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	792	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	65	505.23/cwt	500.00–510.00	328	2
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	94	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	188	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	68	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	524	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60–70	65	124.62/cwt	100.00–150.00	81	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	845.00/cwt	810.00–910.00	794	7
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	936.62/cwt	870.00–980.00	712	4
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	93	616.13/cwt	580.00–650.00	573	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	66	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	693	1
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	108	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	594	1
Heifers	Number 3	60–70	66	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	231	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	78	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	156	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	706.04/cwt	600.00–810.00	713	2
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	78	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	468	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	899.90/cwt	820.00–980.00	756	10

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 138Last week 131Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 349Last week 406Year ago 405

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 379Last week 416Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	404	175.00	175.00
1	500–550	512	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	554	147.50	147.50
1	600–650	608	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	175.00–210.00	197.84
2	300–350	321	220.00–250.00	234.39
1	350–400	390	195.00	195.00
5	450–500	472	190.00–210.00	194.20
4	500–550	532	202.50–257.50	243.89
1	550–600	598	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	673	210.00–217.50	213.84
2	700–750	735	200.00–205.00	202.52
1	750–800	764	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	328	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	384	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	410	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	472	217.50–220.00	218.77
6	500–550	525	180.00–215.00	196.76
2	550–600	588	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	784	205.00	205.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	321	180.00–220.00	201.18
2	350–400	359	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	412	140.00–160.00	149.95
1	550–600	558	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	668	152.50	152.50
1	750–800	788	147.50	147.50
1	950–1000	960	152.50	152.50
2	1050–1100	1,057	157.50–160.00	158.75
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	322	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	420	157.50	157.50
3	500–550	521	205.00	205.00
2	550–600	566	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	600	130.00	130.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	419	205.00–260.00	226.12
4	500–550	501	205.00–215.00	210.00
1	600–650	608	152.50	152.50
2	650–700	691	150.00–212.50	181.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,552	120.00–167.00	140.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,157	100.00–118.00	109.22
1	—	1,188	91.00	91.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	123.00–126.00	124.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,403	110.00–119.00	115.37
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,411	186.00–187.00	186.34
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,286	179.00–182.00	180.58
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,307	171.00–177.00	173.85
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,471	151.00–166.00	157.96
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,525	173.00–183.00	176.04
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,258	148.00–151.00	149.29
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	159.00–161.00	160.32
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,365	150.00–151.00	150.75
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,222	80.00–92.00	86.24
67	—	1,382	93.00–114.00	103.87
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,565	113.00–124.00	117.56
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,361	123.00–137.50	128.74
2	—	1,828	108.00–109.00	108.53
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,468	179.00–185.00	182.83
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,914	143.00–151.00	146.50
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,213	145.00–150.00	148.25
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,691	153.00–165.00	157.70
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,333	171.00–176.00	173.75
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,652	191.00–195.00	192.34
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,538	182.00–189.00	185.21

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	70–80	73	410.00–540.00	498.52
6	80–90	85	440.00–520.00	491.33
7	90–100	94	400.00–540.00	485.59
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	70–80	76	580.00–700.00	654.51
45	80–90	85	550.00–720.00	640.71
52	90–100	94	570.00–690.00	619.61
45	100–110	103	550.00–610.00	584.31
18	110–120	114	540.00–590.00	571.02
2	120–130	121	560.00–580.00	569.92
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	110.00	110.00
2	70–80	76	160.00–200.00	180.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	70–80	75	820.00–970.00	905.37
9	80–90	84	800.00–950.00	885.15
17	90–100	95	790.00–960.00	846.62
5	100–110	102	780.00–830.00	799.73
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	66	100.00–140.00	120.61
1	70–80	76	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	680.00	680.00
1	70–80	78	720.00	720.00
1	80–90	84	720.00	720.00
3	90–100	94	620.00–730.00	677.09
3	100–110	108	700.00–740.00	723.33
3	110–120	117	690.00–710.00	699.89
1	120–130	128	640.00	640.00
1	130–140	130	640.00	640.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	770.00	770.00
2	70–80	73	720.00–790.00	755.48
2	80–90	88	730.00–800.00	765.00
1	90–100	92	690.00	690.00
1	100–110	100	770.00	770.00
1	110–120	110	710.00	710.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	350.00	350.00
4	70–80	73	300.00–380.00	331.79
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	65	500.00–510.00	505.23
1	70–80	70	300.00	300.00
1	90–100	94	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	600.00	600.00
2	80–90	86	650.00–690.00	669.53
2	90–100	93	580.00–650.00	616.13
1	100–110	108	550.00	550.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	75	450.00–480.00	466.55
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	1,050.00	1,050.00
4	70–80	76	870.00–980.00	936.62
10	80–90	84	820.00–980.00	899.90
7	90–100	94	810.00–910.00	845.00
2	100–110	101	600.00–810.00	706.04
1	110–120	110	720.00	720.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	65	100.00–150.00	124.62
1	70–80	78	200.00	200.00

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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