Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-09

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,849	108.85	2,013	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,834	100.85	1,850	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,712	88.65	1,518	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,453	80.40	1,168	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,184	60.62	717	21
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,410	122.88	1,733	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	235.94/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	94	170.35/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 3	98	60.00/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	71	8.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	88	211.43/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	84	30.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	92	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

40 lots · USDA AMS · Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) - 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	—	—	1,849	108.85/cwt	104.00–115.00	2,013	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,712	88.65/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,518	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,267	63.13/cwt	52.00–73.00	800	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,834	100.85/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,850	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,288	76.52/cwt	76.00–77.00	986	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,441	78.92/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,137	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,517	88.52/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,343	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,410	122.88/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,733	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	45.42/cwt	26.00–51.00	436	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	409.78/cwt	400.00–420.00	377	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	378	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	121	284.88/cwt	270.00–300.00	345	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	111	314.68/cwt	280.00–350.00	349	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	74	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	148	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	120	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	90	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	252	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	74	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	144	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	297.50/cwt	245.00–350.00	298	2
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	74	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	59	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	98	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	49	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	84	30.00/cwt	20.00–40.00	25	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	92	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	193.22/cwt	185.00–205.00	166	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	201.36/cwt	190.00–210.00	228	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	175.74/cwt	160.00–190.00	149	6
Bulls	Utility	—	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	78	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	144	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	221	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	208.29/cwt	205.00–215.00	198	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	206.65/cwt	200.00–210.00	217	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	122	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	234	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	68	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	74	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	173.76/cwt	150.00–195.00	163	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	121.18/cwt	75.00–165.00	92	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	175.51/cwt	140.00–200.00	184	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	222	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	28	1

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 (Thursday) - Greencastle, PA

Thu Mar 9, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 105Year ago 194

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 213Last week 175Year ago 212

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,849	104.00–115.00	108.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,712	85.00–95.00	88.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,267	52.00–73.00	63.13
4	—	1,288	76.00–77.00	76.52
6	—	961	26.00–51.00	45.42
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,834	96.00–106.00	100.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,441	75.00–85.00	78.92
2	—	1,517	88.00–89.00	88.52
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	116.00–128.00	122.88

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	92	400.00–420.00	409.78
1	—	88	430.00	430.00
2	—	121	270.00–300.00	284.88
2	—	111	280.00–350.00	314.68
1	—	74	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	75.00	75.00
1	—	102	120.00	120.00
1	—	74	15.00	15.00
1	—	94	30.00	30.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	86	185.00–205.00	193.22
7	—	113	190.00–210.00	201.36
1	—	78	185.00	185.00
3	—	95	205.00–215.00	208.29
3	—	105	200.00–210.00	206.65
1	—	120	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	85	160.00–190.00	175.74
6	—	94	150.00–195.00	173.76
2	—	76	75.00–165.00	121.18
6	—	105	140.00–200.00	175.51
1	—	120	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	10.00	10.00
1	—	82	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	315.00	315.00
1	—	74	195.00	195.00
2	—	100	245.00–350.00	297.50
1	—	90	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	20.00–40.00	30.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	10.00	10.00

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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