Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

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	1,591	190.72	3,034	8thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,551	183.25	2,842	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,866	179.66	3,352	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,551	135.37	2,099	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	131.02	1,674	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	107.65	1,108	6thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,566	169.91	2,661	9thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,778	132.04	2,348	30
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,476	126.90	1,874	51
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,269	107.71	1,366	46
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,504	183.69	2,763	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,516	174.27	2,642	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,811	177.55	3,215	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,468	170.00	2,496	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,550	209.01	3,240	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,393	199.48	2,779	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,303	188.79	2,460	9thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,700	213.97	3,638	33
Steers	Choice	Average	1,447	206.33	2,986	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,492	184.93	2,759	9thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	—	1,866	179.66/cwt	172.50–188.00	3,352	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	125.52/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,594	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,756	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	136.38/cwt	129.00–142.00	2,055	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,528	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	2,058	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,551	183.25/cwt	182.00–186.00	2,842	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,709	123.79/cwt	118.00–129.00	2,116	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,566	169.91/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,661	9
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,787	131.38/cwt	126.00–138.00	2,348	23
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,319	111.02/cwt	103.00–119.00	1,464	33
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,259	123.65/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,557	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	94.90/cwt	75.00–101.00	1,062	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,504	183.69/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,763	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,591	190.72/cwt	184.00–196.00	3,034	8
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,468	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,496	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	114.20/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,576	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	135.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,984	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,497	126.21/cwt	116.00–133.00	1,889	33
Heifers	Select	—	1,303	188.79/cwt	180.00–193.00	2,460	9
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,778	142.03/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,525	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,447	206.33/cwt	199.00–211.00	2,986	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,654	215.81/cwt	211.00–222.00	3,569	26
Steers	Select	—	1,492	184.93/cwt	174.00–195.00	2,759	9
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,516	174.27/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,642	17
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,873	207.14/cwt	203.00–209.00	3,880	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,811	177.55/cwt	174.00–183.00	3,215	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	100.81/cwt	95.00–106.00	980	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	114.49/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,245	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,393	199.48/cwt	194.00–204.00	2,779	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,550	209.01/cwt	204.00–216.00	3,240	12

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,866	172.50–188.00	179.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,270	120.00–129.00	125.52
4	—	1,286	135.00–138.00	136.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,507	129.00–142.00	136.38
1	—	1,720	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,640	125.00–126.00	125.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	95.00–106.00	100.81
3	—	1,087	111.00–119.00	114.49
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,551	182.00–186.00	183.25
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,591	184.00–196.00	190.72
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,709	118.00–129.00	123.79
23	—	1,787	126.00–138.00	131.38
4	—	1,778	139.00–144.00	142.03
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,319	103.00–119.00	111.02
2	—	1,259	122.00–126.00	123.65
11	—	1,119	75.00–101.00	94.90
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,380	110.00–119.00	114.20
12	—	1,468	130.00–140.00	135.14
33	—	1,497	116.00–133.00	126.21
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,566	160.00–178.00	169.91
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,504	181.00–186.00	183.69
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,516	170.00–180.00	174.27
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,468	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,811	174.00–183.00	177.55
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,303	180.00–193.00	188.79
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,393	194.00–204.00	199.48
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,550	204.00–216.00	209.01
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,447	199.00–211.00	206.33
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,654	211.00–222.00	215.81
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,492	174.00–195.00	184.93
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,873	203.00–209.00	207.14

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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