Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale, Slaughter Steers and Heifers traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Dairy Cow Breaker, Boner and Lean mostly 5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Dairy Bull calves were mostly 10.00 to 15.00 lower with Beef Cross calves 15.00 to 20.00 lower.

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	1,261	188.32	2,375	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,559	195.26	3,044	7thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,742	177.53	3,093	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	153.07	2,277	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	137.46	1,655	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	124.32	1,326	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,701	171.66	2,920	6thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,712	148.10	2,536	54
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,413	132.78	1,876	22
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,286	117.97	1,517	52
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,461	173.82	2,540	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,612	167.06	2,693	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,160	148.73	1,725	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,737	172.94	3,004	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,430	208.51	2,982	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,541	198.14	3,053	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,528	209.47	3,201	27
Steers	Choice	Average	1,577	203.44	3,208	17

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	795.83/cwt	114
Bulls	Number 2	101	682.00/cwt	63
Bulls	Number 3	97	557.06/cwt	22
Heifers	Number 1	89	929.08/cwt	32
Heifers	Number 2	91	733.28/cwt	12

Every lot, as filed

65 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	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,034.60/cwt	980.00–1,080.00	869	5
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	641.06/cwt	600.00–690.00	545	10
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	716.45/cwt	690.00–750.00	738	21
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	110	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	616	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	1,054.26/cwt	940.00–1,150.00	864	8
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	72	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	360	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	82	630.73/cwt	600.00–690.00	517	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	102	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	755	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	830.32/cwt	800.00–860.00	789	4
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	96	491.81/cwt	450.00–540.00	472	6
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	104	657.14/cwt	600.00–690.00	683	12
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	83	665.78/cwt	600.00–730.00	553	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	738.50/cwt	690.00–790.00	687	41
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	100	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	730	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	649.66/cwt	600.00–680.00	487	4
Bulls	Number 3	130–140	131	510.23/cwt	480.00–540.00	668	2
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	123	634.94/cwt	610.00–660.00	781	4
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	505.09/cwt	500.00–520.00	429	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	70	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	420	1
Bulls	Number 3	120–130	126	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	731	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	689	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	83	850.16/cwt	840.00–860.00	706	3
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	83	459.76/cwt	400.00–490.00	382	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	94	694.04/cwt	610.00–760.00	652	3
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	102	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	490	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	120	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	936	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	94	654.04/cwt	620.00–680.00	615	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	900.06/cwt	850.00–940.00	945	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	989.83/cwt	960.00–1,010.00	762	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	981.03/cwt	900.00–1,060.00	912	12
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	992.54/cwt	910.00–1,090.00	933	16
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	933.99/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	971	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,528	209.47/cwt	206.00–216.00	3,201	27
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,697	147.44/cwt	139.00–155.00	2,502	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,865	165.60/cwt	164.00–167.00	3,088	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,464	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,837	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,227	105.10/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,290	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,425	132.63/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,890	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,701	171.66/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,920	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,289	119.77/cwt	109.00–129.00	1,544	40
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,261	188.32/cwt	187.00–189.00	2,375	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	124.32/cwt	119.00–132.00	1,326	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,461	173.82/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,540	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	150.56/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,126	10
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	752.83/cwt	690.00–790.00	632	17
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,831	157.06/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,876	6
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,160	148.73/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,725	12
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,711	136.52/cwt	136.00–137.00	2,336	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,577	203.44/cwt	200.00–206.00	3,208	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	133.51/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,880	20
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	111	670.06/cwt	640.00–690.00	744	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	137.46/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,655	3
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	75	712.89/cwt	690.00–750.00	535	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,559	195.26/cwt	190.00–198.00	3,044	7
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	110	720.00/cwt	700.00–730.00	792	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,430	208.51/cwt	204.00–214.00	2,982	9
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	96	653.55/cwt	600.00–690.00	627	9
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,737	172.94/cwt	163.00–178.00	3,004	8
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	97	869.79/cwt	850.00–890.00	844	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,612	167.06/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,693	5
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	100	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	830	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,541	198.14/cwt	192.00–203.00	3,053	8
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	114	819.34/cwt	790.00–860.00	934	4
Bulls	—	—	1,742	177.53/cwt	166.00–187.00	3,093	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	113	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	961	2

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

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 367Last week 381Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 402Last week 435Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	84	980.00–1,080.00	1,034.60
16	90–100	94	910.00–1,090.00	992.54
7	100–110	104	900.00–1,050.00	933.99
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	75	600.00–680.00	649.66
10	80–90	85	600.00–690.00	641.06
9	90–100	96	600.00–690.00	653.55
12	100–110	104	600.00–690.00	657.14
13	110–120	111	640.00–690.00	670.06
4	120–130	123	610.00–660.00	634.94
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	75	690.00–750.00	712.89
17	80–90	84	690.00–790.00	752.83
41	90–100	93	690.00–790.00	738.50
21	100–110	103	690.00–750.00	716.45
3	110–120	110	700.00–730.00	720.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	500.00	500.00
4	80–90	85	500.00–520.00	505.09
6	90–100	96	450.00–540.00	491.81
1	100–110	102	480.00	480.00
1	110–120	110	560.00	560.00
1	120–130	126	580.00	580.00
2	130–140	131	480.00–540.00	510.23
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	84	820.00	820.00
4	90–100	95	800.00–860.00	830.32
1	100–110	102	740.00	740.00
4	110–120	114	790.00–860.00	819.34
1	120–130	120	780.00	780.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	600.00–730.00	665.78
3	90–100	94	610.00–760.00	694.04
1	100–110	100	730.00	730.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	77	960.00–1,010.00	989.83
8	80–90	82	940.00–1,150.00	1,054.26
12	90–100	93	900.00–1,060.00	981.03
3	100–110	105	850.00–940.00	900.06
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	82	600.00–690.00	630.73
3	90–100	94	620.00–680.00	654.04
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	600.00	600.00
3	80–90	83	840.00–860.00	850.16
2	90–100	97	850.00–890.00	869.79
1	100–110	100	830.00	830.00
2	110–120	113	850.00	850.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	83	400.00–490.00	459.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,528	206.00–216.00	209.47
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,577	200.00–206.00	203.44
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,697	139.00–155.00	147.44
6	—	1,831	156.00–159.00	157.06
2	—	1,711	136.00–137.00	136.52
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,464	125.00–126.00	125.49
20	—	1,408	127.00–138.00	133.51
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,227	103.00–108.00	105.10
3	—	1,425	132.00–134.00	132.63
40	—	1,289	109.00–129.00	119.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,865	164.00–167.00	165.60
10	—	1,412	144.00–156.00	150.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,067	119.00–132.00	124.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,204	134.00–143.00	137.46
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,701	169.00–175.00	171.66
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,261	187.00–189.00	188.32
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,461	170.00–177.00	173.82
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,160	143.00–155.00	148.73
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,612	160.00–173.00	167.06
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,559	190.00–198.00	195.26
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,430	204.00–214.00	208.51
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,541	192.00–203.00	198.14
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,737	163.00–178.00	172.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,742	166.00–187.00	177.53

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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