Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2024-12-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-30

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $212.58/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$212.58

6 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,168

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$27.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs PA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	217.10	1,214	5thin
Medium and Large 2	502	190.00	954	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.10/cwt here — about $260 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 sale6 hd

212.58

—

PA average1 barns · 6 hd

212.58

+0.00

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	Average	1,507	175.58	2,646	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,481	174.87	2,590	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,903	156.12	2,971	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,702	138.13	2,351	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	120.64	1,469	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	110.50	1,195	11
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,610	141.44	2,276	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,767	122.37	2,162	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,561	120.16	1,875	51
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,320	109.44	1,444	73
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,495	163.27	2,441	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,523	154.55	2,354	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,556	162.98	2,536	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,313	154.47	2,028	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,548	195.44	3,025	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,337	184.79	2,471	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,334	176.47	2,354	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,606	198.96	3,195	24
Steers	Choice	Average	1,499	186.74	2,799	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,304	173.28	2,260	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	716.18/cwt	163
Bulls	Number 2	93	616.73/cwt	46
Bulls	Number 3	89	409.71/cwt	13
Bulls	Utility	77	215.67/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	91	858.38/cwt	33
Heifers	Number 2	91	519.65/cwt	14

Every lot, as filed

112 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 2	70–80	75	341.60/cwt	300.00–380.00	256	2
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	83	438.56/cwt	400.00–500.00	364	3
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	102	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	408	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	74	388.65/cwt	340.00–400.00	288	5
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	110	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	506	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	76	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	608	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	576.06/cwt	500.00–620.00	490	11
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	77	550.98/cwt	500.00–600.00	424	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	991	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,635	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	302	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	725	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	455.53/cwt	410.00–500.00	387	2
Bulls	Number 3	130–140	130	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	533	1
Heifers	Number 2	110–120	110	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	594	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	92	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	653	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	528	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	792	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	618	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,143	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	554	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,136	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	294	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	779	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	944	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,454	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	674	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,008	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	786	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,238	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	990	140.02/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,386	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	374	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	879	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	338	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	879	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	419	255.36/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	245.75/cwt	240.00–270.00	958	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	242.74/cwt	210.00–257.50	1,172	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	176.40/cwt	165.00–200.00	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	124	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	719	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	101	650.50/cwt	600.00–700.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	217.10/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,214	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	934	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	152.53/cwt	147.50–157.50	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	896	155.01/cwt	152.50–157.50	1,389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	217.50/cwt	210.00–225.00	953	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	535.84/cwt	500.00–590.00	493	5
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	108	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	648	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	88	685.00/cwt	660.00–710.00	603	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	70	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	336	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	407.29/cwt	380.00–440.00	379	3
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	112	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	493	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,281	121.10/cwt	117.00–130.00	1,551	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,323	108.40/cwt	99.00–116.00	1,434	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	894	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	111.55/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,227	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,806	110.70/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,999	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	133.66/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,644	4
Steers	Select	—	1,304	173.28/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,260	8
Heifers	Select	—	1,334	176.47/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,354	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,702	138.13/cwt	129.00–147.00	2,351	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,557	120.23/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,872	41
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,747	124.01/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,166	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,841	116.35/cwt	115.00–118.00	2,142	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,481	174.87/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,590	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,556	162.98/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,536	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	120.64/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,469	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,495	163.27/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,441	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,606	198.96/cwt	191.00–208.00	3,195	24
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,548	195.44/cwt	191.00–199.00	3,025	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,584	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,901	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,499	186.74/cwt	182.00–190.00	2,799	25
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,313	154.47/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,028	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,523	154.55/cwt	147.00–160.00	2,354	5
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,618	148.58/cwt	147.00–151.00	2,404	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	111	826.65/cwt	820.00–830.00	918	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	923.36/cwt	840.00–970.00	868	12
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	936.07/cwt	910.00–950.00	702	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,337	184.79/cwt	183.00–186.00	2,471	5
Bulls	—	—	1,924	151.94/cwt	143.00–166.00	2,923	5
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	569.17/cwt	500.00–600.00	586	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	114	715.09/cwt	600.00–790.00	815	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	689.50/cwt	600.00–790.00	662	8
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	120	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	864	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	613.10/cwt	480.00–740.00	515	2
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	113	540.35/cwt	500.00–580.00	611	2
Heifers	Number 2	90–100	94	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	508	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	871.43/cwt	830.00–910.00	906	12
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	649.26/cwt	600.00–680.00	675	37
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	124	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	756	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	77	710.13/cwt	700.00–720.00	547	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	120	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	816	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	67	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	469	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	707.25/cwt	640.00–750.00	594	34
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	95	592.75/cwt	550.00–620.00	563	4
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	88	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	528	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	921.07/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	783	9
Bulls	Utility	80–90	82	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	164	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	902.09/cwt	810.00–970.00	839	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	900.44/cwt	850.00–960.00	675	3
Bulls	Utility	70–80	75	220.89/cwt	200.00–260.00	166	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	859.16/cwt	820.00–890.00	885	3
Bulls	—	—	1,798	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,182	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,507	175.58/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,646	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	676.67/cwt	620.00–740.00	636	43
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	648.55/cwt	630.00–680.00	739	14
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	104	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	624	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	934.32/cwt	800.00–990.00	804	6

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 Dec 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 83Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 400Last week 240Year ago 304

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 430Last week 377Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	300.00–380.00	341.60
3	80–90	83	400.00–500.00	438.56
1	90–100	94	540.00	540.00
1	110–120	110	540.00	540.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	480.00	480.00
2	80–90	84	480.00–740.00	613.10
1	90–100	92	710.00	710.00
1	100–110	108	600.00	600.00
1	110–120	110	460.00	460.00
1	120–130	120	720.00	720.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	75	910.00–950.00	936.07
9	80–90	85	800.00–1,000.00	921.07
12	90–100	94	840.00–970.00	923.36
3	100–110	103	820.00–890.00	859.16
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	88	600.00	600.00
4	90–100	95	550.00–620.00	592.75
1	100–110	104	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	70–80	74	340.00–400.00	388.65
2	80–90	85	410.00–500.00	455.53
3	90–100	93	380.00–440.00	407.29
1	100–110	102	400.00	400.00
1	110–120	112	440.00	440.00
1	130–140	130	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	67	700.00	700.00
1	70–80	76	800.00	800.00
2	80–90	88	660.00–710.00	685.00
8	90–100	96	600.00–790.00	689.50
2	100–110	101	600.00–700.00	650.50
3	110–120	114	600.00–790.00	715.09
1	120–130	120	680.00	680.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	77	500.00–600.00	550.98
11	80–90	85	500.00–620.00	576.06
5	90–100	92	500.00–590.00	535.84
4	100–110	103	500.00–600.00	569.17
2	110–120	113	500.00–580.00	540.35
1	120–130	124	580.00	580.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	75	850.00–960.00	900.44
6	80–90	86	800.00–990.00	934.32
8	90–100	93	810.00–970.00	902.09
12	100–110	104	830.00–910.00	871.43
3	110–120	111	820.00–830.00	826.65
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	700.00–720.00	710.13
34	80–90	84	640.00–750.00	707.25
43	90–100	94	620.00–740.00	676.67
37	100–110	104	600.00–680.00	649.26
14	110–120	114	630.00–680.00	648.55
1	120–130	124	610.00	610.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	75	200.00–260.00	220.89
1	80–90	82	200.00	200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	302	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	554	205.00	205.00
1	600–650	618	185.00	185.00
2	950–1000	991	165.00	165.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	294	265.00	265.00
1	300–350	338	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	374	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	419	245.00–265.00	255.36
1	500–550	528	150.00	150.00
1	650–700	674	140.00	140.00
1	900–950	944	154.00	154.00
2	950–1000	990	130.00–150.00	140.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	332	175.00	175.00
1	350–400	372	175.00	175.00
2	400–450	438	210.00–225.00	217.50
1	500–550	538	204.00	204.00
1	550–600	590	195.00	195.00
3	600–650	633	165.00–200.00	176.40
1	750–800	786	157.50	157.50
2	850–900	896	152.50–157.50	155.01
1	900–950	934	152.50	152.50
1	1000–1050	1,008	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	258	255.00	255.00
1	300–350	310	255.00	255.00
5	350–400	390	240.00–270.00	245.75
1	400–450	448	240.00	240.00
4	450–500	483	210.00–257.50	242.74
5	550–600	559	212.50–227.50	217.10
1	600–650	646	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	502	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	724	170.00	170.00
2	750–800	793	147.50–157.50	152.53
1	800–850	820	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	318	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	654	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,281	117.00–130.00	121.10
67	—	1,323	99.00–116.00	108.40
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,806	110.00–111.00	110.70
4	—	1,230	129.00–140.00	133.66
41	—	1,557	114.00–128.00	120.23
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,747	120.00–129.00	124.01
3	—	1,841	115.00–118.00	116.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	894	100.00	100.00
10	—	1,100	106.00–115.00	111.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,702	129.00–147.00	138.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,218	112.00–125.00	120.64
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,304	170.00–179.00	173.28
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,606	191.00–208.00	198.96
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,499	182.00–190.00	186.74
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,334	175.00–178.00	176.47
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	191.00–199.00	195.44
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,337	183.00–186.00	184.79
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,481	172.00–177.00	174.87
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,556	162.00–165.00	162.98
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	150.00–159.00	154.47
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,495	161.00–168.00	163.27
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,523	147.00–160.00	154.55
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,584	120.00	120.00
3	—	1,618	147.00–151.00	148.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,924	143.00–166.00	151.94
1	—	1,798	177.00	177.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,507	172.00–178.00	175.58

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

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