Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2025-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Choice and Prime Beef Steers were weak. Breaker and Boner Slaughter Cows were mostly 1.00 lower. Feeder Dairy Calves remained mostly firm while Beef Cross Calves were mostly weak.

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	1,523	185.81	2,830	5thin
Bulls	—	High	1,613	161.98	2,612	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,511	146.40	2,212	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	134.78	1,616	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	115.05	1,144	10
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,747	160.59	2,806	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,725	145.20	2,505	38
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,528	131.84	2,015	33
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,306	116.03	1,516	43
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,604	173.22	2,778	9thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,371	164.53	2,256	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,820	174.61	3,178	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,309	193.26	2,530	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,244	187.32	2,330	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,712	202.71	3,470	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,553	196.26	3,048	17
Steers	Select	Low	1,446	191.00	2,762	12

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	93	799.01/cwt	127
Bulls	Number 2	103	681.13/cwt	69
Bulls	Number 3	97	553.36/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	64	143.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	89	990.34/cwt	33
Heifers	Number 2	87	767.89/cwt	14

Every lot, as filed

64 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	100–110	103	952.64/cwt	900.00–1,010.00	981	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,017.45/cwt	960.00–1,050.00	977	5
Steers	Select	—	1,423	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,661	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,244	187.32/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,330	11
Steers	Select	—	1,451	191.80/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,783	10
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	60	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	60	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	82	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	664	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	768.17/cwt	720.00–810.00	653	26
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	104	668.39/cwt	620.00–710.00	695	16
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	117	830.00/cwt	820.00–840.00	971	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	863.42/cwt	850.00–890.00	907	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,021.47/cwt	910.00–1,140.00	858	11
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	74	1,152.34/cwt	1,090.00–1,190.00	853	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	729.76/cwt	700.00–930.00	752	27
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	72	643.33/cwt	610.00–660.00	463	3
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	563.29/cwt	540.00–580.00	524	3
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	87	540.46/cwt	500.00–580.00	470	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	91	744.73/cwt	720.00–770.00	678	2
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	74	728.65/cwt	680.00–780.00	539	2
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	113	652.99/cwt	600.00–700.00	738	16
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	799	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	74	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	503	2
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	105	561.59/cwt	520.00–590.00	590	6
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	76	747.49/cwt	700.00–800.00	568	7
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	752.38/cwt	700.00–800.00	715	40
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	113	749.56/cwt	700.00–800.00	847	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	824.21/cwt	800.00–850.00	783	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	68	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	558	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	796.59/cwt	700.00–870.00	669	5
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	100	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	76	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	380	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	71	1,052.11/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	747	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,091.22/cwt	970.00–1,170.00	917	9
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	965.46/cwt	930.00–990.00	1,004	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,044.89/cwt	970.00–1,090.00	982	9
Bulls	UtilityJersey	50–60	56	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	78	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	76	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	144	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,294	114.86/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,486	34
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,379	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,710	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,359	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,654	152.06/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,515	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	144.66/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,122	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	115.05/cwt	106.00–124.00	1,144	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,626	171.59/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,790	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,553	196.26/cwt	194.00–199.00	3,048	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,543	132.02/cwt	126.00–139.00	2,037	32
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,328	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,734	151.96/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,635	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,724	144.18/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,486	33
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,820	174.61/cwt	171.00–178.00	3,178	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,309	193.26/cwt	191.00–194.00	2,530	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	134.78/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,616	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,523	185.81/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,830	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,712	202.71/cwt	198.00–208.00	3,470	9
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,371	164.53/cwt	164.00–165.00	2,256	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,526	178.94/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,731	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	642.30/cwt	600.00–690.00	604	13
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	122	642.62/cwt	600.00–680.00	784	7
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,747	160.59/cwt	156.00–167.00	2,806	3
Bulls	—	—	1,636	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,781	1
Bulls	—	—	1,607	159.97/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,571	4
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	697.54/cwt	690.00–700.00	781	4
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	661.23/cwt	600.00–700.00	555	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	875.00/cwt	800.00–950.00	735	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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Slaughter CattleReceipts 420Last week 391Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 341Last week 282Year 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
2	70–80	71	900.00–1,200.00	1,052.11
9	80–90	84	970.00–1,170.00	1,091.22
5	90–100	96	960.00–1,050.00	1,017.45
7	100–110	103	900.00–1,010.00	952.64
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	56	140.00	140.00
1	60–70	60	100.00	100.00
1	70–80	76	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	70–80	76	700.00–800.00	747.49
26	80–90	85	720.00–810.00	768.17
40	90–100	95	700.00–800.00	752.38
27	100–110	103	700.00–930.00	729.76
4	110–120	112	690.00–700.00	697.54
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	74	680.00	680.00
6	80–90	84	600.00–700.00	661.23
13	90–100	94	600.00–690.00	642.30
16	100–110	104	620.00–710.00	668.39
16	110–120	113	600.00–700.00	652.99
7	120–130	122	600.00–680.00	642.62
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	84	800.00–950.00	875.00
1	90–100	94	850.00	850.00
3	100–110	105	850.00–890.00	863.42
3	110–120	117	820.00–840.00	830.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	500.00	500.00
2	80–90	87	500.00–580.00	540.46
3	90–100	93	540.00–580.00	563.29
6	100–110	105	520.00–590.00	561.59
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	74	680.00–780.00	728.65
1	80–90	82	810.00	810.00
2	90–100	91	720.00–770.00	744.73
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	74	1,090.00–1,190.00	1,152.34
11	80–90	84	910.00–1,140.00	1,021.47
9	90–100	94	970.00–1,090.00	1,044.89
5	100–110	104	930.00–990.00	965.46
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	72	610.00–660.00	643.33
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	820.00	820.00
5	80–90	84	700.00–870.00	796.59
2	90–100	95	800.00–850.00	824.21
1	100–110	100	870.00	870.00
2	110–120	113	700.00–800.00	749.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	187.00	187.00
10	—	1,451	190.00–195.00	191.80
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,553	194.00–199.00	196.26
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,712	198.00–208.00	202.71
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,244	184.00–190.00	187.32
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,309	191.00–194.00	193.26
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,294	110.00–120.00	114.86
7	—	1,379	123.00–125.00	123.99
2	—	1,258	108.00	108.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,543	126.00–139.00	132.02
1	—	1,054	126.00	126.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,734	149.00–157.00	151.96
33	—	1,724	140.00–148.00	144.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,654	150.00–154.00	152.06
13	—	1,467	142.00–147.00	144.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	994	106.00–124.00	115.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,199	131.00–141.00	134.78
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,626	167.00–176.00	171.59
2	—	1,526	178.00–180.00	178.94
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,371	164.00–165.00	164.53
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,820	171.00–178.00	174.61
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,523	180.00–189.00	185.81
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,747	156.00–167.00	160.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,636	170.00	170.00
4	—	1,607	157.00–163.00	159.97

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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