Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

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	Average	1,446	227.08	3,284	7thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,558	226.69	3,532	7thin
Bulls	—	Low	2,142	206.11	4,414	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	174.51	2,530	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,315	161.72	2,127	6thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,759	204.14	3,591	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,791	176.71	3,164	27
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,459	156.94	2,289	66
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,251	136.25	1,705	71
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,557	235.46	3,666	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,407	233.02	3,279	20
Heifers	Select	Average	1,278	228.94	2,926	9thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,691	236.86	4,005	27
Steers	Choice	Average	1,551	234.65	3,639	40
Steers	Select	Average	1,518	223.51	3,393	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	1,711.61/cwt	79
Bulls	Number 2	94	1,556.41/cwt	61
Bulls	Number 3	94	1,188.63/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	93	1,511.15/cwt	23
Heifers	Number 2	93	1,061.44/cwt	17

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	—	2,730	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	4,778	1
Bulls	—	—	2,024	212.33/cwt	205.00–220.00	4,298	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	161.72/cwt	154.00–168.00	2,127	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	174.51/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,530	5
Steers	Select	—	1,518	223.51/cwt	220.00–227.00	3,393	10
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	186.49/cwt	180.00–195.00	3,329	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,252	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,035	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	141.17/cwt	124.00–158.00	1,786	46
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	116.03/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,413	19
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,558	226.69/cwt	220.00–235.00	3,532	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,640	239.89/cwt	237.00–244.00	3,934	20
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,454	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,036	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,459	158.03/cwt	144.00–172.00	2,306	62
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,784	172.87/cwt	168.00–178.00	3,084	14
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,759	204.14/cwt	195.00–217.50	3,591	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,841	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,982	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,407	233.02/cwt	227.00–238.00	3,279	20
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,557	235.46/cwt	232.00–239.00	3,666	10
Heifers	Select	—	1,278	228.94/cwt	223.00–232.00	2,926	9
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,837	228.20/cwt	210.00–234.00	4,192	7
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,446	227.08/cwt	220.00–238.00	3,284	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,551	234.65/cwt	230.00–239.00	3,639	40
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,625.57/cwt	1,550.00–1,730.00	1,382	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,834.44/cwt	1,650.00–1,980.00	1,743	19
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,802	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,701.46/cwt	1,620.00–1,860.00	1,599	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	2,038.60/cwt	1,820.00–2,110.00	1,733	11
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	1,441.52/cwt	1,400.00–1,520.00	1,485	11
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	92	1,005.76/cwt	970.00–1,040.00	925	4
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	82	981.25/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	805	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	1,716.51/cwt	1,700.00–1,740.00	1,734	6
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,817.45/cwt	1,760.00–1,880.00	1,708	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,915.00/cwt	1,870.00–1,960.00	1,609	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	91	1,912.41/cwt	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,740	6
Heifers	Number 2	110–120	110	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	935	2
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	102	970.00/cwt	940.00–1,000.00	989	2
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	82	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	820	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	1,504.23/cwt	1,400.00–1,570.00	1,549	23
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	1,637.94/cwt	1,590.00–1,730.00	1,556	19
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	113	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,469	3
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	87	1,618.73/cwt	1,470.00–1,770.00	1,408	12
Heifers	Number 2	90–100	93	579.11/cwt	300.00–825.00	539	6
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	114	1,480.00/cwt	1,480.00–1,480.00	1,687	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	1,538.53/cwt	1,400.00–1,630.00	1,446	20
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	95	1,139.05/cwt	1,000.00–1,260.00	1,082	4
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	106	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	1,382.12/cwt	1,320.00–1,440.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	2,010.00/cwt	2,010.00–2,010.00	1,729	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,745.76/cwt	1,680.00–1,800.00	1,798	7

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

Mon Mar 23, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 400Last week 349Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 325Last week 361Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,730	175.00	175.00
5	—	2,024	205.00–220.00	212.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,315	154.00–168.00	161.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,450	170.00–180.00	174.51
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,518	220.00–227.00	223.51
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,640	237.00–244.00	239.89
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,837	210.00–234.00	228.20
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,551	230.00–239.00	234.65
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,785	180.00–195.00	186.49
14	—	1,784	168.00–178.00	172.87
3	—	1,841	162.00	162.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,252	160.00–165.00	162.57
46	—	1,265	124.00–158.00	141.17
19	—	1,218	110.00–122.00	116.03
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,454	140.00	140.00
62	—	1,459	144.00–172.00	158.03
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,558	220.00–235.00	226.69
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,759	195.00–217.50	204.14
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,407	227.00–238.00	233.02
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,557	232.00–239.00	235.46
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,278	223.00–232.00	228.94
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,446	220.00–238.00	227.08

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
7	80–90	85	1,550.00–1,730.00	1,625.57
7	90–100	94	1,620.00–1,860.00	1,701.46
1	100–110	106	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
11	80–90	85	1,820.00–2,110.00	2,038.60
19	90–100	95	1,650.00–1,980.00	1,834.44
7	100–110	103	1,680.00–1,800.00	1,745.76
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	80–90	87	1,470.00–1,770.00	1,618.73
20	90–100	94	1,400.00–1,630.00	1,538.53
11	100–110	103	1,400.00–1,520.00	1,441.52
3	110–120	113	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	90–100	95	1,590.00–1,730.00	1,637.94
23	100–110	103	1,400.00–1,570.00	1,504.23
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	1,320.00–1,440.00	1,382.12
4	90–100	95	1,000.00–1,260.00	1,139.05
1	100–110	106	1,000.00	1,000.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	82	1,000.00	1,000.00
4	90–100	92	970.00–1,040.00	1,005.76
2	100–110	102	940.00–1,000.00	970.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	82	975.00–1,000.00	981.25
6	90–100	93	300.00–825.00	579.11
2	110–120	110	850.00	850.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	86	2,010.00	2,010.00
6	90–100	91	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,912.41
6	100–110	101	1,700.00–1,740.00	1,716.51
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	84	1,870.00–1,960.00	1,915.00
2	90–100	94	1,760.00–1,880.00	1,817.45
1	110–120	114	1,480.00	1,480.00

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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