Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

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	Average	1,627	227.90	3,708	6thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,749	226.60	3,963	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	177.15	2,703	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	169.10	2,178	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	159.48	1,743	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,332	217.50	2,897	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,717	173.75	2,983	32
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,403	162.59	2,282	78
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,245	140.43	1,749	41
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,400	207.07	2,899	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,604	190.24	3,051	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,711	205.68	3,519	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,523	241.31	3,675	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,445	236.70	3,420	22
Heifers	Select	Average	1,252	226.92	2,841	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,674	239.76	4,013	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,587	237.20	3,764	13

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	1,714.89/cwt	94
Bulls	Number 2	90	1,586.72/cwt	59
Bulls	Number 3	84	1,105.98/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	68	325.45/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 1	91	1,450.02/cwt	15
Heifers	Number 2	77	520.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	62	239.41/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

58 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 3Beef Cross	70–80	73	1,336.99/cwt	1,300.00–1,375.00	976	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,740.00/cwt	1,740.00–1,740.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,735.24/cwt	1,640.00–1,830.00	1,805	15
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	1,709.71/cwt	1,680.00–1,750.00	1,470	4
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	1,620.89/cwt	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,524	29
Bulls	UtilityJersey	80–90	80	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	256	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	50–60	58	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	174	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	145.10/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,791	24
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,261	133.83/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,688	17
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,726	170.24/cwt	163.00–175.00	2,938	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	177.15/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,703	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	159.48/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,743	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,696	181.48/cwt	177.00–186.00	3,078	10
Heifers	Select	—	1,252	226.92/cwt	225.00–229.00	2,841	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,711	205.68/cwt	202.00–208.00	3,519	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	169.10/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,178	11
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,844	228.99/cwt	228.00–231.00	4,223	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	160.11/cwt	150.00–172.00	2,274	67
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	177.71/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,314	11
Bulls	—	—	1,820	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	3,504	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	237.96/cwt	236.00–240.00	4,105	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,617	243.35/cwt	241.00–247.00	3,935	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,523	241.31/cwt	237.00–246.00	3,675	15
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,627	227.90/cwt	224.00–237.00	3,708	6
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,604	190.24/cwt	184.00–195.00	3,051	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,985.56/cwt	1,700.00–2,070.00	1,708	11
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	104	917.69/cwt	800.00–1,040.00	954	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,400	207.07/cwt	203.00–212.00	2,899	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,445	236.70/cwt	234.00–240.00	3,420	22
Steers	Choice	—	1,587	237.20/cwt	230.00–245.00	3,764	13
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,332	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,897	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	112	1,470.00/cwt	1,470.00–1,470.00	1,646	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	92	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	1,030	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	65	332.67/cwt	300.00–370.00	216	6
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	73	322.34/cwt	290.00–370.00	235	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,865.17/cwt	1,700.00–2,010.00	1,753	17
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	2,120.00/cwt	2,120.00–2,120.00	1,611	1
Heifers	Number 2	60–70	68	500.00/cwt	300.00–700.00	340	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,739.22/cwt	1,700.00–1,780.00	1,774	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,929.78/cwt	1,800.00–1,990.00	1,795	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	2,070.00/cwt	2,060.00–2,080.00	1,780	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	73	1,868.46/cwt	1,500.00–2,090.00	1,364	11
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	1,478.91/cwt	1,325.00–1,580.00	1,257	8
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	70	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	350	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	101	1,420.81/cwt	1,300.00–1,520.00	1,435	9
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	85	1,039.15/cwt	900.00–1,110.00	883	5
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	1,509.24/cwt	1,460.00–1,570.00	1,555	17
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	1,487.13/cwt	1,380.00–1,580.00	1,398	10
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	110	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	108	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	84	987.30/cwt	750.00–1,200.00	829	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	1,667.46/cwt	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,451	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,547.31/cwt	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,470	11
Heifers	Number 2	90–100	96	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	576	1
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	82	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	410	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingJersey	60–70	60	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	180	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingJersey	50–60	57	212.35/cwt	110.00–320.00	121	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingJersey	70–80	78	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	203	1

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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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 349Last week 537Year ago 415

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 361Last week 371Year ago 339

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,336.99
3	80–90	84	750.00–1,200.00	987.30
1	100–110	108	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	2,120.00	2,120.00
11	80–90	86	1,700.00–2,070.00	1,985.56
17	90–100	94	1,700.00–2,010.00	1,865.17
15	100–110	104	1,640.00–1,830.00	1,735.24
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	86	1,680.00–1,750.00	1,709.71
29	90–100	94	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,620.89
17	100–110	103	1,460.00–1,570.00	1,509.24
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	58	300.00	300.00
6	60–70	65	300.00–370.00	332.67
4	70–80	73	290.00–370.00	322.34
1	80–90	80	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	80–90	85	1,325.00–1,580.00	1,478.91
10	90–100	94	1,380.00–1,580.00	1,487.13
9	100–110	101	1,300.00–1,520.00	1,420.81
1	110–120	112	1,470.00	1,470.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
11	70–80	73	1,500.00–2,090.00	1,868.46
6	80–90	87	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,667.46
11	90–100	95	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,547.31
2	100–110	102	1,700.00–1,780.00	1,739.22
1	110–120	110	1,600.00	1,600.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	86	2,060.00–2,080.00	2,070.00
4	90–100	93	1,800.00–1,990.00	1,929.78
1	100–110	102	1,740.00	1,740.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	85	900.00–1,110.00	1,039.15
1	90–100	92	1,120.00	1,120.00
2	100–110	104	800.00–1,040.00	917.69
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	68	300.00–700.00	500.00
1	70–80	70	500.00	500.00
1	80–90	82	500.00	500.00
1	90–100	96	600.00	600.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
3	50–60	57	110.00–320.00	212.35
1	60–70	60	300.00	300.00
1	70–80	78	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,234	137.00–150.00	145.10
17	—	1,261	130.00–135.00	133.83
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,726	163.00–175.00	170.24
10	—	1,696	177.00–186.00	181.48
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,420	150.00–172.00	160.11
11	—	1,302	174.00–182.00	177.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,526	170.00–186.00	177.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,093	150.00–166.00	159.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,288	165.00–179.00	169.10
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,252	225.00–229.00	226.92
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,523	237.00–246.00	241.31
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,445	234.00–240.00	236.70
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,711	202.00–208.00	205.68
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,844	228.00–231.00	228.99
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,617	241.00–247.00	243.35
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,587	230.00–245.00	237.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	192.50	192.50
3	—	1,725	236.00–240.00	237.96
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,627	224.00–237.00	227.90
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,604	184.00–195.00	190.24
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	203.00–212.00	207.07
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,332	217.50	217.50

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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