Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

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	1,275	190.68	2,431	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,879	184.49	3,467	9thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,675	192.71	3,228	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	167.08	2,495	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	150.30	2,002	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,169	127.34	1,489	5thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,745	178.05	3,107	6thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,783	139.72	2,491	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,481	135.46	2,006	86
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,234	103.93	1,283	114
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,210	182.37	2,207	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,516	175.81	2,665	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,325	181.96	2,411	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,664	181.61	3,022	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,357	221.34	3,004	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,446	219.04	3,167	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,272	208.97	2,658	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,664	222.25	3,699	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,516	221.34	3,356	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,422	212.64	3,024	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	1,195.91/cwt	144
Bulls	Number 2	95	1,087.36/cwt	127
Bulls	Utility	68	256.84/cwt	17
Heifers	Number 1	92	1,318.84/cwt	21
Heifers	Number 2	99	1,212.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	59	240.00/cwt	2

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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,840	151.24/cwt	150.00–152.50	2,783	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	162.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,055	3
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	74	271.89/cwt	200.00–340.00	201	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	1,056.20/cwt	1,000.00–1,170.00	1,003	49
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	96	1,277.15/cwt	1,230.00–1,300.00	1,226	3
Bulls	UtilityJersey	80–90	84	258.92/cwt	200.00–300.00	217	4
Bulls	UtilityJersey	50–60	53	284.69/cwt	225.00–350.00	151	3
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	66	235.13/cwt	150.00–325.00	155	6
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	952.81/cwt	910.00–1,010.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	84	1,309.14/cwt	1,100.00–1,460.00	1,100	5
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	906.31/cwt	775.00–980.00	933	28
Bulls	Number 2	50–60	52	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	520	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,265.36/cwt	1,170.00–1,380.00	1,316	18
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,513.89/cwt	1,480.00–1,550.00	1,272	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	111	1,221.40/cwt	1,160.00–1,270.00	1,356	5
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	1,117.38/cwt	1,000.00–1,275.00	961	10
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	970.28/cwt	800.00–1,070.00	912	24
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	108	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,346.25/cwt	1,200.00–1,480.00	1,265	11
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	800	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingJersey	60–70	62	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	99	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	2,058	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,663	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,389.49/cwt	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,195	11
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,485.11/cwt	1,380.00–1,580.00	1,233	16
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,433.28/cwt	1,300.00–1,540.00	1,347	28
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	980.63/cwt	800.00–1,040.00	1,000	24
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingJersey	50–60	56	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	179	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,664	181.61/cwt	177.00–185.00	3,022	5
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	1,015.68/cwt	825.00–1,110.00	863	29
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,343.53/cwt	1,300.00–1,430.00	1,384	10
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,361.50/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,266	6
Bulls	—	—	2,138	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,742	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	90	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,357	221.34/cwt	219.00–224.00	3,004	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	111	1,215.32/cwt	1,180.00–1,250.00	1,349	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,516	175.81/cwt	171.00–183.00	2,665	4
Bulls	UtilityJersey	40–50	48	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	120	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,516	221.34/cwt	210.00–229.00	3,356	13
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,565.00/cwt	1,530.00–1,600.00	1,221	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	167.08/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,495	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,269.29/cwt	1,230.00–1,300.00	1,307	3
Steers	Select	—	1,422	212.64/cwt	207.00–219.00	3,024	8
Bulls	—	—	1,559	197.14/cwt	185.00–217.50	3,073	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,325	181.96/cwt	181.00–183.00	2,411	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,745	178.05/cwt	172.00–200.00	3,107	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	131.32/cwt	127.50–137.50	1,590	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,275	190.68/cwt	190.00–192.00	2,431	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	145.70/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,979	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,446	219.04/cwt	215.00–225.00	3,167	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	134.28/cwt	120.00–155.00	1,987	80
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,828	186.34/cwt	180.00–195.00	3,406	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	112.89/cwt	90.00–125.00	1,422	79
Heifers	Select	—	1,272	208.97/cwt	204.00–214.00	2,658	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	140.48/cwt	140.00–142.50	2,399	5
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,210	182.37/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,207	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	64.65/cwt	50.00–80.00	751	25
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,830	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	4,008	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,847	133.01/cwt	130.00–137.50	2,457	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,646	222.61/cwt	215.00–230.00	3,664	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	127.34/cwt	120.00–132.50	1,489	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,494	151.22/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,259	6

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 Aug 24, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 377Last week 404Year ago 452

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 426Last week 432Year ago 373

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,840	150.00–152.50	151.24
5	—	1,708	140.00–142.50	140.48
4	—	1,847	130.00–137.50	133.01
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,211	127.50–137.50	131.32
79	—	1,260	90.00–125.00	112.89
25	—	1,162	50.00–80.00	64.65
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,480	120.00–155.00	134.28
6	—	1,494	150.00–155.00	151.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,264	160.00–165.00	162.55
8	—	1,358	135.00–155.00	145.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	160.00–174.00	167.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,169	120.00–132.50	127.34
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,058	178.00	178.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,828	180.00–195.00	186.34
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,664	177.00–185.00	181.61
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	181.00–183.00	181.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,138	175.00	175.00
4	—	1,559	185.00–217.50	197.14
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,357	219.00–224.00	221.34
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,446	215.00–225.00	219.04
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,272	204.00–214.00	208.97
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,516	171.00–183.00	175.81
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	180.00–185.00	182.37
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,516	210.00–229.00	221.34
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,422	207.00–219.00	212.64
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	219.00	219.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,646	215.00–230.00	222.61
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,745	172.00–200.00	178.05
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,275	190.00–192.00	190.68

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	40–50	48	250.00	250.00
3	50–60	53	225.00–350.00	284.69
6	60–70	66	150.00–325.00	235.13
3	70–80	74	200.00–340.00	271.89
4	80–90	84	200.00–300.00	258.92
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	80–90	86	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,117.38
49	90–100	95	1,000.00–1,170.00	1,056.20
24	100–110	102	800.00–1,040.00	980.63
3	110–120	111	910.00–1,010.00	952.81
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	52	1,000.00	1,000.00
29	80–90	85	825.00–1,110.00	1,015.68
24	90–100	94	800.00–1,070.00	970.28
28	100–110	103	775.00–980.00	906.31
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
11	80–90	86	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,389.49
11	90–100	94	1,200.00–1,480.00	1,346.25
18	100–110	104	1,170.00–1,380.00	1,265.36
5	110–120	111	1,160.00–1,270.00	1,221.40
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	78	1,530.00–1,600.00	1,565.00
16	80–90	83	1,380.00–1,580.00	1,485.11
28	90–100	94	1,300.00–1,540.00	1,433.28
10	100–110	103	1,300.00–1,430.00	1,343.53
2	110–120	111	1,180.00–1,250.00	1,215.32
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	84	1,100.00–1,460.00	1,309.14
3	90–100	96	1,230.00–1,300.00	1,277.15
1	100–110	100	800.00	800.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	84	1,480.00–1,550.00	1,513.89
6	90–100	93	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,361.50
3	100–110	103	1,230.00–1,300.00	1,269.29
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	90	1,325.00	1,325.00
1	100–110	108	1,100.00	1,100.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	56	320.00	320.00
1	60–70	62	160.00	160.00

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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