Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

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	1,527	244.19	3,729	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,496	256.99	3,845	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,546	245.16	3,790	5thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,640	215.42	3,533	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	208.60	3,386	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,423	182.23	2,592	7thin
Dairy Bulls	—	High	1,635	212.81	3,479	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,829	176.56	3,229	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,409	163.89	2,309	44
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,273	137.81	1,754	32
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,429	221.20	3,161	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,611	225.70	3,636	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,478	215.93	3,191	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,435	262.48	3,767	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,403	254.45	3,570	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,293	241.32	3,120	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,570	259.39	4,072	20
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,732	256.60	4,444	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,384	254.71	3,525	12

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	1,730.32/cwt	99
Bulls	Number 2	95	1,538.77/cwt	74
Bulls	Number 3	97	1,144.33/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	68	493.01/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	91	1,690.93/cwt	20
Heifers	Number 2	73	828.14/cwt	6

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
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,692	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,722	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	87	1,513.46/cwt	1,420.00–1,590.00	1,317	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	2,002.01/cwt	1,900.00–2,270.00	1,882	21
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	2,176.31/cwt	2,000.00–2,360.00	1,828	11
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	2,220.00/cwt	2,220.00–2,220.00	1,909	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	92	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	85	1,349.53/cwt	1,260.00–1,570.00	1,147	4
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	78	1,375.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,575.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,782.05/cwt	1,690.00–1,850.00	1,853	8
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	1,512.25/cwt	1,440.00–1,570.00	1,285	21
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	1,390.73/cwt	1,300.00–1,470.00	1,432	13
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	1,522.48/cwt	1,460.00–1,650.00	1,431	21
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,935.07/cwt	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,993	10
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	113	1,368.24/cwt	1,310.00–1,410.00	1,546	7
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,787.57/cwt	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,537	7
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	75	991.15/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	743	3
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	96	1,428.88/cwt	1,300.00–1,510.00	1,372	12
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	100	1,165.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,320.00	1,165	2
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	1,123.66/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Number 2	60–70	65	547.69/cwt	400.00–700.00	356	2
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	82	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	738	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	111	1,832.44/cwt	1,820.00–1,850.00	2,034	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,756.40/cwt	1,700.00–1,930.00	1,633	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	1,881.79/cwt	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,901	5
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	1,457.12/cwt	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,515	16
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	1,427.29/cwt	1,390.00–1,550.00	1,613	10
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	64	473.70/cwt	425.00–550.00	303	3
Bulls	UtilityJersey	50–60	56	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	266	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	80–90	82	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	394	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,616	210.41/cwt	209.00–212.50	3,400	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,403	254.45/cwt	245.00–259.00	3,570	16
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,611	225.70/cwt	220.00–230.00	3,636	9
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	917	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,961.09/cwt	1,900.00–2,010.00	1,863	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,293	241.32/cwt	230.00–247.00	3,120	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,570	259.39/cwt	252.00–265.00	4,072	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,429	221.20/cwt	213.00–229.00	3,161	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,546	245.16/cwt	239.00–249.00	3,790	5
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	74	537.50/cwt	525.00–550.00	398	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	215.42/cwt	205.00–225.00	3,533	7
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,889	232.00/cwt	230.00–234.00	4,382	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,435	262.48/cwt	260.00–267.00	3,767	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,707	260.48/cwt	255.00–264.50	4,446	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	189.12/cwt	183.00–197.00	2,757	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,496	256.99/cwt	250.00–263.00	3,845	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,527	244.19/cwt	238.00–251.00	3,729	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	208.60/cwt	205.00–212.00	3,386	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,824	172.26/cwt	160.00–180.00	3,142	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,201	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	181.55/cwt	168.00–188.00	2,560	7
Steers	Select	—	1,384	254.71/cwt	244.00–263.00	3,525	12
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,478	215.93/cwt	209.00–219.00	3,191	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,841	186.88/cwt	183.00–195.00	3,440	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,601	142.35/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,279	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	161.59/cwt	150.00–175.00	2,259	35
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	125.50/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,574	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	165.44/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,790	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	139.20/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,824	20

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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Slaughter CattleReceipts 313Last week 366Year ago 333

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 369Last week 327Year ago 310

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,692	220.00	220.00
3	—	1,616	209.00–212.50	210.41
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,403	245.00–259.00	254.45
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,293	230.00–247.00	241.32
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,435	260.00–267.00	262.48
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,611	220.00–230.00	225.70
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,478	209.00–219.00	215.93
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,570	252.00–265.00	259.39
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,889	230.00–234.00	232.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,707	255.00–264.50	260.48
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,384	244.00–263.00	254.71
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,429	213.00–229.00	221.20
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,546	239.00–249.00	245.16
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,496	250.00–263.00	256.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,640	205.00–225.00	215.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,458	183.00–197.00	189.12
2	—	1,334	165.00	165.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,623	205.00–212.00	208.60
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,527	238.00–251.00	244.19
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,824	160.00–180.00	172.26
5	—	1,841	183.00–195.00	186.88
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,410	168.00–188.00	181.55
2	—	1,601	140.00–145.00	142.35
35	—	1,398	150.00–175.00	161.59
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,254	120.00–132.00	125.50
3	—	1,082	162.00–167.00	165.44
20	—	1,310	130.00–155.00	139.20

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	87	1,420.00–1,590.00	1,513.46
21	90–100	94	1,460.00–1,650.00	1,522.48
16	100–110	104	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,457.12
10	110–120	113	1,390.00–1,550.00	1,427.29
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
11	80–90	84	2,000.00–2,360.00	2,176.31
21	90–100	94	1,900.00–2,270.00	2,002.01
10	100–110	103	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,935.07
4	110–120	111	1,820.00–1,850.00	1,832.44
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
7	80–90	86	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,787.57
6	90–100	93	1,700.00–1,930.00	1,756.40
8	100–110	104	1,690.00–1,850.00	1,782.05
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	80–90	85	1,440.00–1,570.00	1,512.25
12	90–100	96	1,300.00–1,510.00	1,428.88
13	100–110	103	1,300.00–1,470.00	1,390.73
7	110–120	113	1,310.00–1,410.00	1,368.24
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	93	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,123.66
2	100–110	100	1,010.00–1,320.00	1,165.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	56	475.00	475.00
3	60–70	64	425.00–550.00	473.70
2	70–80	74	525.00–550.00	537.50
1	80–90	82	480.00	480.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,175.00	1,175.00
1	80–90	86	2,220.00	2,220.00
6	90–100	95	1,900.00–2,010.00	1,961.09
5	100–110	101	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,881.79
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	78	1,175.00–1,575.00	1,375.00
4	80–90	85	1,260.00–1,570.00	1,349.53
1	90–100	92	1,100.00	1,100.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	65	400.00–700.00	547.69
3	70–80	75	950.00–1,050.00	991.15
1	80–90	82	900.00	900.00

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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