Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale, Slaughter Cattle Steers and Heifers traded mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Dairy Breaker Cattle traded mostly 3.00 lower while Boner Cattle and Lean Cattle remained firm. Feeder Dairy Calves traded mostly 10.00 to 20.00 higher, Beef Cross traded 20.00 to 40.00 higher.

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 and Prime	Average	1,613	199.44	3,217	12
Bulls	—	Low	1,862	177.54	3,306	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	138.69	2,086	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,162	131.52	1,528	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	120.24	1,286	11
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,468	183.35	2,692	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,686	140.06	2,362	30
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,513	132.14	1,999	39
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,316	117.56	1,547	48
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,433	184.58	2,646	14
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,516	172.53	2,616	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,685	185.47	3,125	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,652	174.94	2,890	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	High	1,392	204.41	2,846	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,621	197.45	3,201	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,584	205.67	3,258	32
Steers	Choice	Average	1,591	197.90	3,149	18
Steers	Select	Average	1,685	194.01	3,269	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	796.62/cwt	133
Bulls	Number 2	99	693.66/cwt	55
Bulls	Number 3	88	529.63/cwt	19
Bulls	Utility	63	142.92/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	87	968.25/cwt	32
Heifers	Number 1	88	745.71/cwt	7

Every lot, as filed

67 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 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,012.74/cwt	840.00–1,120.00	952	7
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,516	172.53/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,616	6
Heifers	Number 2	100–110	104	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	572	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	726.27/cwt	700.00–800.00	755	27
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	92	821.96/cwt	760.00–910.00	756	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	970.77/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	990	13
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	101	935.05/cwt	930.00–940.00	944	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,491	183.02/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,729	10
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	82	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	476	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	93	659.42/cwt	600.00–700.00	613	3
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	76	515.39/cwt	470.00–590.00	392	4
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	748.97/cwt	700.00–800.00	704	46
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	91	507.78/cwt	480.00–580.00	462	8
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	76	737.70/cwt	700.00–820.00	561	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	72	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	590	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	68	1,045.00/cwt	940.00–1,150.00	711	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	558.20/cwt	520.00–580.00	474	6
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	114	843.42/cwt	800.00–890.00	961	2
Bulls	Number 3	120–130	124	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	732	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	674.83/cwt	620.00–710.00	634	8
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	112	860.00/cwt	830.00–890.00	963	2
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	121	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	799	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	103	930.29/cwt	900.00–960.00	958	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	631.98/cwt	600.00–700.00	525	5
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	74	1,101.18/cwt	1,050.00–1,170.00	815	5
Heifers	Number 2	90–100	94	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	545	2
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	74	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	400	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,035.75/cwt	950.00–1,090.00	974	11
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	775.54/cwt	700.00–830.00	667	21
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	66	141.15/cwt	100.00–160.00	93	4
Bulls	UtilityJersey	50–60	50	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	75	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	84	810.42/cwt	690.00–1,160.00	681	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,058.80/cwt	950.00–1,160.00	879	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	137.03/cwt	132.00–141.00	2,035	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,501	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,691	139.75/cwt	138.00–141.00	2,363	15
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	143.46/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,424	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	128.11/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,572	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,359	111.19/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,511	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,629	199.03/cwt	197.00–201.00	3,242	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,671	136.85/cwt	136.00–138.00	2,287	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,441	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,055	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,349	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,584	205.67/cwt	201.00–210.00	3,258	32
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,298	118.24/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,535	35
Steers	Select	—	1,685	194.01/cwt	193.00–195.00	3,269	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	124.75/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,698	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,289	188.48/cwt	187.00–190.00	2,430	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	132.99/cwt	127.00–139.00	2,035	35
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,685	185.47/cwt	180.00–189.00	3,125	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	118.51/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,241	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,621	197.45/cwt	197.00–198.00	3,201	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,438	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,934	1
Bulls	—	—	1,694	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,558	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,386	203.46/cwt	200.00–207.00	2,820	16
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	698.76/cwt	690.00–700.00	790	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,379	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,738	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	112	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	1,042	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,652	174.94/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,890	7
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,101.34/cwt	1,020.00–1,140.00	914	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,591	197.90/cwt	196.00–200.00	3,149	18
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	112	666.82/cwt	620.00–690.00	747	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	132.66/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,512	6
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	659.89/cwt	620.00–690.00	495	5
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,468	183.35/cwt	179.00–188.00	2,692	3
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	105	663.07/cwt	600.00–700.00	696	14
Bulls	—	—	1,886	181.33/cwt	169.00–197.00	3,420	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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon Feb 24, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 437Last week 367Year ago 422

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 361Last week 402Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	68	940.00–1,150.00	1,045.00
5	70–80	74	1,050.00–1,170.00	1,101.18
9	80–90	83	1,020.00–1,140.00	1,101.34
7	90–100	94	840.00–1,120.00	1,012.74
2	100–110	101	930.00–940.00	935.05
2	110–120	114	800.00–890.00	843.42
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	540.00	540.00
1	80–90	82	580.00	580.00
2	90–100	94	580.00	580.00
1	100–110	104	550.00	550.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	84	690.00–1,160.00	810.42
3	90–100	93	600.00–700.00	659.42
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	76	700.00–820.00	737.70
21	80–90	86	700.00–830.00	775.54
46	90–100	94	700.00–800.00	748.97
27	100–110	104	700.00–800.00	726.27
8	110–120	113	690.00–700.00	698.76
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	820.00	820.00
4	90–100	92	760.00–910.00	821.96
2	100–110	103	900.00–960.00	930.29
2	110–120	112	830.00–890.00	860.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	950.00–1,160.00	1,058.80
11	90–100	94	950.00–1,090.00	1,035.75
13	100–110	102	900.00–1,000.00	970.77
1	110–120	112	930.00	930.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	76	470.00–590.00	515.39
6	80–90	85	520.00–580.00	558.20
8	90–100	91	480.00–580.00	507.78
1	120–130	124	590.00	590.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	70–80	75	620.00–690.00	659.89
5	80–90	83	600.00–700.00	631.98
8	90–100	94	620.00–710.00	674.83
14	100–110	105	600.00–700.00	663.07
12	110–120	112	620.00–690.00	666.82
2	120–130	121	660.00	660.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	50	150.00	150.00
4	60–70	66	100.00–160.00	141.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,516	165.00–179.00	172.53
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,491	180.00–186.00	183.02
4	—	1,289	187.00–190.00	188.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,485	132.00–141.00	137.03
2	—	1,598	147.00	147.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	128.00	128.00
9	—	1,047	113.00–125.00	118.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,227	127.00–129.00	128.11
6	—	1,140	131.00–134.00	132.66
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,691	138.00–141.00	139.75
8	—	1,690	142.00–147.00	143.46
7	—	1,671	136.00–138.00	136.85
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,359	110.00–112.00	111.19
35	—	1,298	113.00–124.00	118.24
4	—	1,379	126.00	126.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,361	124.00–126.00	124.75
35	—	1,530	127.00–139.00	132.99
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,629	197.00–201.00	199.03
1	—	1,438	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,441	212.00	212.00
16	—	1,386	200.00–207.00	203.46
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,621	197.00–198.00	197.45
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,584	201.00–210.00	205.67
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,685	193.00–195.00	194.01
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,591	196.00–200.00	197.90
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,685	180.00–189.00	185.47
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,652	170.00–179.00	174.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,694	151.00	151.00
7	—	1,886	169.00–197.00	181.33
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	179.00–188.00	183.35

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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