Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2026-03-09

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Mar 9
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917
Slaughter Cattle receipts
537 head
93 vs last sale 444 117 vs year ago 420 · +27.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
371 head
13 vs last sale 384 30 vs year ago 341 · +8.8%
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Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,662199.983,3246thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,397166.102,32010
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,225154.121,88810
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,125130.521,4689thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,661191.983,1898thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,742159.302,77429
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,460148.082,16279
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,272127.111,61691
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,493187.772,8039thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,645202.553,3323thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,520191.002,9031thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,501238.523,58015
HeifersChoiceAverage1,458230.213,35625
HeifersSelectAverage1,231215.972,6595thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,714237.274,06836
SteersChoiceAverage1,584229.973,64341
SteersSelectAverage1,460222.063,24218

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1961,714.14/cwt104
BullsNumber 2911,503.53/cwt58
BullsNumber 388986.47/cwt11
BullsUtility69427.89/cwt11
HeifersNumber 1901,771.90/cwt13
HeifersNumber 280784.23/cwt7

Every lot, as filed

59 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsNumber 190–100951,582.18/cwt1,400.00–1,680.001,50333
BullsNumber 3Beef Cross100–1101021,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.001,2241
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–90842,152.62/cwt2,100.00–2,200.001,8084
BullsNumber 380–9085926.63/cwt500.00–1,150.007884
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–90852,014.11/cwt1,850.00–2,190.001,71212
HeifersNumber 290–10092600.00/cwt600.00–600.005521
BullsUtilityJersey80–9080400.00/cwt400.00–400.003201
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross100–1101001,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bulls1,662199.98/cwt192.00–208.003,3246
HeifersNumber 260–7065407.31/cwt300.00–525.002652
Dairy Bulls1,719194.98/cwt188.00–206.003,3527
BullsNumber 2100–1101001,302.29/cwt1,125.00–1,440.001,3025
SteersChoice1,584229.97/cwt223.00–236.003,64341
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,933148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,8612
Dairy HeifersChoice1,493187.77/cwt185.00–198.002,8039
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,677168.28/cwt165.00–172.002,8227
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–100942,008.51/cwt1,920.00–2,070.001,8884
CowsLean 85-90%1,125130.52/cwt120.00–138.001,4689
Dairy SteersChoice1,645202.55/cwt196.00–210.503,3323
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,397166.10/cwt160.00–172.002,32010
HeifersChoice and Prime1,501238.52/cwt234.00–245.003,58015
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,249113.38/cwt110.00–118.001,41615
Dairy Bulls1,256171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,1481
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,327141.36/cwt140.00–142.001,8763
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,274129.35/cwt120.00–138.001,64873
CowsBoner 80-85%1,038170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7651
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,460148.08/cwt140.00–158.002,16279
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,745157.29/cwt152.00–162.002,74520
SteersSelect1,460222.06/cwt214.00–225.003,24218
HeifersNumber 280–9082600.00/cwt600.00–600.004921
HeifersNumber 180–9083946.80/cwt750.00–1,070.007863
BullsNumber 390–100941,048.23/cwt950.00–1,200.009853
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101031,804.84/cwt1,760.00–1,870.001,8598
BullsNumber 370–80741,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.007402
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross110–1201131,668.14/cwt1,600.00–1,740.001,8852
BullsNumber 3100–110100800.00/cwt800.00–800.008001
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross90–100931,493.98/cwt1,300.00–1,680.001,3898
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross100–1101021,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.001,5301
BullsNumber 280–90881,584.86/cwt1,520.00–1,630.001,3958
HeifersNumber 270–8076375.00/cwt375.00–375.002851
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross70–80741,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.001,1841
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross70–80781,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.001,1701
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–100941,925.21/cwt1,680.00–2,090.001,81022
BullsNumber 1100–1101031,493.20/cwt1,300.00–1,570.001,53820
BullsUtilityJersey70–8074300.00/cwt300.00–300.002221
BullsUtilityJersey50–6056400.00/cwt400.00–400.002241
BullsUtilityJersey60–7064408.11/cwt325.00–500.002617
BullsUtilityJersey90–10096750.00/cwt750.00–750.007201
BullsNumber 290–100941,487.06/cwt1,300.00–1,670.001,39824
HeifersSelect1,231215.97/cwt210.00–221.002,6595
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross80–90841,570.26/cwt1,430.00–1,690.001,31911
Dairy SteersSelect1,520191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,9031
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101071,774.86/cwt1,760.00–1,790.001,8992
SteersChoice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,861218.97/cwt211.00–228.004,0757
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross70–80772,105.69/cwt2,000.00–2,220.001,6213
SteersChoice and Prime1,679241.69/cwt234.00–250.004,05829
BullsNumber 1110–1201141,394.78/cwt1,360.00–1,450.001,5904
CowsBoner 80-85%1,246152.36/cwt142.00–158.001,8989
HeifersChoice1,458230.21/cwt224.00–236.003,35625

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.