Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale, Slaughter Cattle Steers and Heifers traded 6.00 to 7.00 Higher. Slaughter Dairy Breaker Cows traded weak and Slaughter Dairy Boner Cows traded firm. Slaughter Dairy Lean Cows traded slightly weak. Feeder Dairy Calves traded 50.00 to 130.00 higher and Beef Cross Calves traded 100.00 to 200.00 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 Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,523	215.46	3,281	3thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,349	207.45	2,799	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,681	223.33	3,754	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,521	211.91	3,223	6thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,650	196.78	3,247	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,691	199.09	3,366	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	154.09	2,392	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	147.78	1,954	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	126.00	1,474	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,878	180.60	3,392	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,726	155.45	2,684	50
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,573	142.73	2,245	38
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,268	123.46	1,565	38
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,381	191.83	2,649	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Low	1,295	188.00	2,435	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,326	196.00	2,599	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,637	195.00	3,192	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	High	1,489	222.24	3,308	11
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,400	215.68	3,019	15
Heifers	Select	Average	1,332	210.00	2,797	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,617	223.10	3,607	21
Steers	Choice	Average	1,520	214.36	3,258	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,649	207.23	3,417	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	91	1,086.26/cwt	97
Bulls	Number 2	101	901.91/cwt	64
Bulls	Number 3	101	780.00/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	69	101.85/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	87	1,361.41/cwt	15
Heifers	Number 2	99	1,158.68/cwt	12

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	—	1,585	202.91/cwt	191.00–218.00	3,216	5
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	122	829.84/cwt	820.00–850.00	1,012	4
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	78	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	741	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,175.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,128	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,242	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,298	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	1,059.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	901	24
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	113	1,159.73/cwt	1,130.00–1,190.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	90	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	891	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	108	825.00/cwt	820.00–830.00	891	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,878	180.60/cwt	175.00–187.50	3,392	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	871.74/cwt	810.00–900.00	828	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,375.58/cwt	1,300.00–1,470.00	1,321	10
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	126	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,285	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	76	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	616	1
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	110	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	770	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	973.49/cwt	920.00–1,050.00	915	38
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,240.16/cwt	1,110.00–1,350.00	1,054	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	76	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	585	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	960	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,277.52/cwt	1,200.00–1,330.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,458.37/cwt	1,420.00–1,530.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Number 2	110–120	118	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	991	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	881.67/cwt	850.00–900.00	908	28
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	101	1,206.04/cwt	1,100.00–1,310.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	70	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	791	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	936	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,317.09/cwt	1,260.00–1,380.00	1,357	4
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	113	858.82/cwt	820.00–890.00	970	11
Bulls	UtilityJersey	90–100	90	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	180	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	60	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	54	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,379.58/cwt	1,320.00–1,460.00	1,324	4
Bulls	UtilityJersey	50–60	55	45.27/cwt	40.00–50.00	25	2
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	74	1,018.24/cwt	980.00–1,060.00	753	4
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	74	110.81/cwt	60.00–140.00	82	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,514	134.19/cwt	134.00–135.00	2,032	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,474	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	147.78/cwt	139.00–154.00	1,954	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	154.68/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,653	45
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,681	223.33/cwt	221.00–226.00	3,754	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,607	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,632	226.67/cwt	226.00–228.00	3,699	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	137.11/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,782	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,724	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	3,931	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,828	162.40/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,969	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,381	191.83/cwt	188.00–198.00	2,649	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	111.06/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,348	8
Steers	Select	—	1,649	207.23/cwt	206.00–208.00	3,417	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,580	143.73/cwt	136.00–149.00	2,271	34
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,349	207.45/cwt	204.00–210.00	2,799	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,523	215.46/cwt	214.00–216.00	3,281	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,322	189.50/cwt	189.00–190.00	2,505	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,281	126.03/cwt	117.00–134.00	1,614	28
Steers	Choice	—	1,529	215.05/cwt	211.00–219.00	3,288	19
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,614	222.50/cwt	219.00–225.00	3,591	18
Heifers	Choice	—	1,296	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,735	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,465	221.66/cwt	220.00–224.00	3,247	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,407	216.01/cwt	213.00–218.00	3,039	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	153.31/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,350	5
Bulls	—	—	2,220	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,996	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,332	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,797	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	88	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	898	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,637	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,192	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,564.55/cwt	1,470.00–1,650.00	1,314	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,326	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,599	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	914.76/cwt	900.00–940.00	933	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,463	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,072	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	66	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	875	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,521	211.91/cwt	208.00–216.00	3,223	6
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	929.52/cwt	830.00–990.00	772	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,650	196.78/cwt	193.00–204.00	3,247	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	1,566.92/cwt	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,207	4

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 May 19, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 333Last week 244Year ago 350

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 310Last week 297Year ago 310

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,585	191.00–218.00	202.91
1	—	2,220	180.00	180.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,242	185.00	185.00
2	—	1,322	189.00–190.00	189.50
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,381	188.00–198.00	191.83
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,878	175.00–187.50	180.60
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,514	134.00–135.00	134.19
34	—	1,580	136.00–149.00	143.73
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,715	150.00–160.00	154.68
5	—	1,828	161.00–164.00	162.40
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	136.00–138.00	137.11
8	—	1,214	107.00–116.00	111.06
28	—	1,281	117.00–134.00	126.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	126.00	126.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,322	139.00–154.00	147.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	158.00	158.00
5	—	1,533	150.00–155.00	153.31
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,681	221.00–226.00	223.33
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,521	208.00–216.00	211.91
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,650	193.00–204.00	196.78
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,632	226.00–228.00	226.67
18	—	1,614	219.00–225.00	222.50
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,649	206.00–208.00	207.23
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,529	211.00–219.00	215.05
3	—	1,463	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,724	228.00	228.00
10	—	1,465	220.00–224.00	221.66
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,296	211.00	211.00
14	—	1,407	213.00–218.00	216.01
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,332	210.00	210.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,349	204.00–210.00	207.45
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	214.00–216.00	215.46
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,637	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,326	196.00	196.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	810.00	810.00
8	80–90	83	830.00–990.00	929.52
7	90–100	95	810.00–900.00	871.74
28	100–110	103	850.00–900.00	881.67
11	110–120	113	820.00–890.00	858.82
4	120–130	122	820.00–850.00	829.84
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	1,325.00	1,325.00
1	70–80	76	1,550.00	1,550.00
5	80–90	84	1,470.00–1,650.00	1,564.55
10	90–100	96	1,300.00–1,470.00	1,375.58
4	100–110	103	1,260.00–1,380.00	1,317.09
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	74	980.00–1,060.00	1,018.24
24	80–90	85	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,059.67
38	90–100	94	920.00–1,050.00	973.49
10	100–110	102	900.00–940.00	914.76
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	770.00	770.00
2	100–110	108	820.00–830.00	825.00
1	110–120	110	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,200.00	1,200.00
3	80–90	85	1,110.00–1,350.00	1,240.16
1	90–100	96	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	50–60	55	40.00–50.00	45.27
1	60–70	60	90.00	90.00
3	70–80	74	60.00–140.00	110.81
1	90–100	90	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	950.00	950.00
1	80–90	88	1,020.00	1,020.00
1	90–100	90	990.00	990.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	1,130.00	1,130.00
3	80–90	83	1,200.00–1,330.00	1,277.52
2	90–100	96	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175.00
2	100–110	101	1,100.00–1,310.00	1,206.04
2	110–120	113	1,130.00–1,190.00	1,159.73
1	120–130	126	1,020.00	1,020.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	77	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,566.92
3	80–90	86	1,420.00–1,530.00	1,458.37
4	90–100	96	1,320.00–1,460.00	1,379.58
1	100–110	102	1,300.00	1,300.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	110–120	118	840.00	840.00

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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