Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Very good buyer demand with active bidders across all classes of livestock due to holiday market.

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	1,392	251.90	3,506	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,537	251.43	3,864	15
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,467	223.42	3,278	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,576	218.88	3,450	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,645	185.05	3,045	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	172.10	2,205	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	134.72	1,328	6thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,431	204.42	2,925	6thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,835	170.94	3,136	19
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,427	164.34	2,345	71
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,208	140.88	1,702	27
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,360	215.95	2,937	8thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,530	197.87	3,027	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,472	220.12	3,240	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,665	206.93	3,445	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,418	259.70	3,683	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,337	257.51	3,443	20
Heifers	Select	Average	1,457	211.50	3,082	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,626	259.86	4,225	9thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,536	258.69	3,972	26
Steers	Select	Average	1,523	247.56	3,770	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	1,775.54/cwt	89
Bulls	Number 2	93	1,609.77/cwt	64
Bulls	Number 3	95	1,293.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	91	1,881.65/cwt	8

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	2,034.64/cwt	1,900.00–2,130.00	1,913	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	2,200.00/cwt	2,200.00–2,200.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	2,137.30/cwt	2,030.00–2,240.00	1,966	15
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	92	1,390.00/cwt	1,390.00–1,390.00	1,279	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	82	1,290.00/cwt	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	1,450.73/cwt	1,370.00–1,580.00	1,349	21
Heifers	Choice	—	1,337	257.51/cwt	246.00–264.00	3,443	20
Steers	Choice	—	1,374	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	3,710	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,472	220.12/cwt	218.00–225.00	3,240	7
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,392	251.90/cwt	240.00–260.00	3,506	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,457	211.50/cwt	200.00–218.00	3,082	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,467	223.42/cwt	215.00–232.00	3,278	3
Bulls	—	—	1,514	225.32/cwt	212.50–242.50	3,411	16
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,470	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,867	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,423	206.31/cwt	200.00–215.00	2,936	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,446	164.47/cwt	155.00–178.00	2,378	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	192.98/cwt	192.00–195.00	3,038	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,826	175.40/cwt	170.00–188.00	3,203	10
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	2,223.16/cwt	2,000.00–2,380.00	1,912	10
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,940.77/cwt	1,700.00–2,260.00	1,630	13
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,779.67/cwt	1,500.00–2,060.00	1,691	9
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,496	149.28/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,233	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,676	181.65/cwt	170.00–188.00	3,044	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	147.63/cwt	135.00–156.00	1,519	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	1,487.66/cwt	1,410.00–1,550.00	1,532	16
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	96	1,225.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	80	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,260	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	121.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,147	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	141.33/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,720	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	156.45/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,771	6
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	1,566.25/cwt	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,316	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	100	1,870.00/cwt	1,870.00–1,870.00	1,870	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	1,599.27/cwt	1,510.00–1,700.00	1,519	32
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,844	165.98/cwt	162.00–168.00	3,061	9
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	182.67/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,166	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	126.63/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,589	7
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	106	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	114	1,378.60/cwt	1,340.00–1,420.00	1,572	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	1,646.51/cwt	1,580.00–1,720.00	1,416	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,418	259.70/cwt	257.00–266.00	3,683	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,626	259.86/cwt	257.00–263.00	4,225	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	172.10/cwt	165.00–184.00	2,205	14
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	104	1,440.66/cwt	1,380.00–1,500.00	1,498	12
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,947.60/cwt	1,890.00–2,110.00	2,006	8
Bulls	—	—	1,907	184.53/cwt	170.00–207.50	3,519	3
Steers	Select	—	1,523	247.56/cwt	245.00–250.00	3,770	4
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,530	197.87/cwt	194.00–207.00	3,027	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,665	206.93/cwt	206.00–208.00	3,445	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,542	258.24/cwt	252.00–264.00	3,982	25
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,360	215.95/cwt	211.00–226.00	2,937	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,537	251.43/cwt	241.00–258.00	3,864	15

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 366Last week 266Year ago 244

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 327Last week 269Year ago 297

Very good buyer demand with active bidders across all classes of livestock due to holiday market.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	82	2,200.00	2,200.00
5	90–100	94	1,900.00–2,130.00	2,034.64
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	82	1,290.00	1,290.00
1	90–100	92	1,390.00	1,390.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
10	80–90	86	2,000.00–2,380.00	2,223.16
15	90–100	92	2,030.00–2,240.00	2,137.30
8	100–110	103	1,890.00–2,110.00	1,947.60
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	84	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,566.25
21	90–100	93	1,370.00–1,580.00	1,450.73
12	100–110	104	1,380.00–1,500.00	1,440.66
2	110–120	114	1,340.00–1,420.00	1,378.60
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
13	80–90	84	1,700.00–2,260.00	1,940.77
9	90–100	95	1,500.00–2,060.00	1,779.67
1	100–110	100	1,870.00	1,870.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	80–90	86	1,580.00–1,720.00	1,646.51
32	90–100	95	1,510.00–1,700.00	1,599.27
16	100–110	103	1,410.00–1,550.00	1,487.66
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	1,575.00	1,575.00
2	90–100	96	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225.00
1	100–110	106	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,337	246.00–264.00	257.51
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,457	200.00–218.00	211.50
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,418	257.00–266.00	259.70
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,374	270.00	270.00
25	—	1,542	252.00–264.00	258.24
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,626	257.00–263.00	259.86
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,523	245.00–250.00	247.56
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,472	218.00–225.00	220.12
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	206.00–208.00	206.93
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,392	240.00–260.00	251.90
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	215.00–232.00	223.42
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,537	241.00–258.00	251.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,514	212.50–242.50	225.32
3	—	1,907	170.00–207.50	184.53
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	195.00	195.00
5	—	1,423	200.00–215.00	206.31
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,446	155.00–178.00	164.47
9	—	1,496	145.00–153.00	149.28
7	—	1,186	180.00–195.00	182.67
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,826	170.00–188.00	175.40
9	—	1,844	162.00–168.00	165.98
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,217	137.00–147.00	141.33
6	—	1,132	152.00–165.00	156.45
7	—	1,255	120.00–135.00	126.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,574	192.00–195.00	192.98
7	—	1,676	170.00–188.00	181.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,029	135.00–156.00	147.63
3	—	942	120.00–125.00	121.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,281	165.00–184.00	172.10
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,530	194.00–207.00	197.87
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,360	211.00–226.00	215.95

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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