Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

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	1,610	174.00	2,801	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,614	180.75	2,917	10
Bulls	—	Average	1,483	197.80	2,933	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,682	164.06	2,759	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	159.77	2,133	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	134.36	1,419	9thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,688	178.60	3,015	5thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,744	165.28	2,882	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,418	135.74	1,925	95
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,216	104.47	1,270	90
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,655	155.76	2,578	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,463	150.56	2,203	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,517	172.01	2,609	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,519	165.38	2,512	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,492	210.86	3,146	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,374	206.34	2,835	18
Heifers	Select	Average	1,375	192.11	2,642	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,574	213.95	3,368	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,436	203.45	2,922	33
Steers	Select	Average	1,446	186.56	2,698	13

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	1,122.98/cwt	137
Bulls	Number 2	95	1,010.24/cwt	98
Bulls	Number 3	89	671.81/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	65	221.89/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	91	1,306.04/cwt	22
Heifers	Number 2	90	1,064.84/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

61 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 Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	108.42/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,512	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,341	138.81/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,861	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	137.65/cwt	112.50–160.00	1,955	85
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,932	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	3,043	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,574	213.95/cwt	210.00–218.00	3,368	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,682	164.06/cwt	160.00–167.50	2,759	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,519	165.38/cwt	155.00–179.00	2,512	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	110.20/cwt	75.00–135.00	1,342	70
Heifers	Select	—	1,375	192.11/cwt	185.00–196.00	2,642	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,728	165.93/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,867	12
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,614	180.75/cwt	154.00–195.00	2,917	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	76.14/cwt	65.00–87.50	912	16
Steers	Select	—	1,446	186.56/cwt	181.00–193.00	2,698	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	163.71/cwt	162.50–165.00	2,338	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,374	206.34/cwt	195.00–212.00	2,835	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	159.77/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,133	24
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,688	178.60/cwt	162.50–187.50	3,015	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	96.28/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,106	2
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	112	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	918	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,463	150.56/cwt	143.00–159.00	2,203	3
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	86	1,138.95/cwt	1,075.00–1,200.00	979	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,610	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,801	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	959.16/cwt	870.00–1,010.00	902	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	134.36/cwt	110.00–155.00	1,419	9
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	112	1,145.18/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,283	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,436	203.45/cwt	193.00–215.00	2,922	33
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	103	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	1,020	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,655	155.76/cwt	150.00–171.00	2,578	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	110	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,492	210.86/cwt	205.00–216.00	3,146	5
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	88	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	880	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,379.63/cwt	1,270.00–1,440.00	1,421	13
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	102	879.49/cwt	800.00–960.00	897	16
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	96	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	970	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,525.94/cwt	1,450.00–1,590.00	1,267	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,517	172.01/cwt	160.00–181.00	2,609	6
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	76	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	760	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	112	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,561.36/cwt	1,430.00–1,690.00	1,343	12
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	76	959.67/cwt	875.00–1,040.00	729	2
Bulls	—	—	1,483	197.80/cwt	182.50–210.00	2,933	4
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	86	573.19/cwt	300.00–990.00	493	5
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	882.55/cwt	800.00–970.00	821	33
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,212.68/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,164	13
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,353.16/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,272	8
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,327.26/cwt	1,200.00–1,460.00	1,128	8
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	1,042.42/cwt	1,010.00–1,060.00	876	12
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	86	897.14/cwt	800.00–990.00	772	12
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	73	1,399.09/cwt	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,021	3
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	92	617.39/cwt	600.00–650.00	568	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,132.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,167	8
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	74	1,480.00/cwt	1,480.00–1,480.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	1,330.00/cwt	1,330.00–1,330.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	114	1,222.50/cwt	1,200.00–1,270.00	1,394	4
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	939.31/cwt	900.00–990.00	977	39
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	70	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	140	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	64	226.27/cwt	190.00–275.00	145	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,389.74/cwt	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,306	21
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	895.88/cwt	830.00–950.00	1,003	9

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon Aug 17, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 404Last week 350Year ago 391

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 432Last week 405Year ago 371

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,395	100.00–110.00	108.42
85	—	1,420	112.50–160.00	137.65
2	—	1,428	162.50–165.00	163.71
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,341	137.50–140.00	138.81
70	—	1,218	75.00–135.00	110.20
16	—	1,198	65.00–87.50	76.14
2	—	1,149	90.00–100.00	96.28
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,932	157.50	157.50
12	—	1,728	160.00–172.00	165.93
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,574	210.00–218.00	213.95
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,446	181.00–193.00	186.56
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,436	193.00–215.00	203.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,682	160.00–167.50	164.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,335	150.00–170.00	159.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,056	110.00–155.00	134.36
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,519	155.00–179.00	165.38
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,517	160.00–181.00	172.01
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,375	185.00–196.00	192.11
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,374	195.00–212.00	206.34
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,492	205.00–216.00	210.86
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,614	154.00–195.00	180.75
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,688	162.50–187.50	178.60
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	143.00–159.00	150.56
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,655	150.00–171.00	155.76
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	174.00	174.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,483	182.50–210.00	197.80

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	80–90	86	800.00–990.00	897.14
33	90–100	93	800.00–970.00	882.55
16	100–110	102	800.00–960.00	879.49
1	110–120	112	820.00	820.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	80–90	84	1,010.00–1,060.00	1,042.42
27	90–100	94	870.00–1,010.00	959.16
39	100–110	104	900.00–990.00	939.31
9	110–120	112	830.00–950.00	895.88
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	73	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,399.09
8	80–90	85	1,200.00–1,460.00	1,327.26
13	90–100	96	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,212.68
8	100–110	103	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,132.67
4	110–120	112	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,145.18
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	88	1,000.00	1,000.00
1	100–110	100	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
12	80–90	86	1,430.00–1,690.00	1,561.36
21	90–100	94	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,389.74
13	100–110	103	1,270.00–1,440.00	1,379.63
4	110–120	114	1,200.00–1,270.00	1,222.50
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	86	300.00–990.00	573.19
3	90–100	92	600.00–650.00	617.39
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
5	60–70	64	190.00–275.00	226.27
1	70–80	70	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	1,000.00	1,000.00
2	80–90	86	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,138.95
1	90–100	96	1,010.00	1,010.00
2	100–110	103	990.00	990.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	1,480.00	1,480.00
5	80–90	83	1,450.00–1,590.00	1,525.94
8	90–100	94	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,353.16
1	100–110	100	1,330.00	1,330.00
1	110–120	110	1,200.00	1,200.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	96	1,200.00	1,200.00
1	110–120	112	1,140.00	1,140.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	76	875.00–1,040.00	959.67

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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