Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-29

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	—	High	1,626	113.55	1,846	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,723	111.28	1,917	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	99.46	1,691	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,324	83.48	1,106	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	63.74	749	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,416	128.75	1,823	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,259	107.55	1,354	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,349	137.77	1,859	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,357	142.54	1,934	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	353.67/cwt	37
Bulls	Number 2	103	286.21/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	87	234.40/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	77	10.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	90	352.95/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	99	135.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 3	78	90.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	61	12.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	74	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	318	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	108	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	162	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	112	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	213	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	83	155.08/cwt	140.00–180.00	129	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBrown Swiss	—	50	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	78	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	70	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	106	308.33/cwt	290.00–325.00	327	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	152	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	101	570.10/cwt	560.00–580.00	576	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	471	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	615.00/cwt	590.00–640.00	541	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	67	424.63/cwt	400.00–450.00	285	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,416	128.75/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,823	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,283	69.87/cwt	61.00–75.00	896	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,866	108.53/cwt	106.00–111.00	2,025	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,357	142.54/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,934	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,579	114.03/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,801	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	41.78/cwt	31.00–52.00	396	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,349	137.77/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,859	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,259	107.55/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,354	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,267	78.05/cwt	77.00–79.00	989	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	99.46/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,691	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	92.33/cwt	86.00–100.00	1,306	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	79.94/cwt	72.00–85.00	1,030	10
Bulls	—	—	1,818	123.63/cwt	122.00–125.00	2,248	2
Bulls	—	—	1,578	111.03/cwt	85.00–121.00	1,752	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	282.53/cwt	280.00–285.00	246	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	78	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	187	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	281.67/cwt	275.00–295.00	242	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	132	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	330	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	318.33/cwt	300.00–355.00	357	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	250	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	93	245.48/cwt	230.00–260.00	228	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	77	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	496.43/cwt	450.00–530.00	566	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	289.22/cwt	255.00–310.00	266	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	226.38/cwt	150.00–275.00	186	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	96	262.34/cwt	255.00–270.00	252	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	88	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	132	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	126	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	347	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	121	289.92/cwt	280.00–300.00	351	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	348	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	283.97/cwt	260.00–300.00	295	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	280.16/cwt	250.00–305.00	263	4
Heifers	Number 1	—	103	370.10/cwt	190.00–540.00	381	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	72	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	570.00/cwt	500.00–640.00	490	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	360	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	88	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	246	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	106	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	307	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	90	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	108	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	543	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 Jun 29, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 138Year ago 103

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 166Last week 178Year ago 176

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	430.00	430.00
2	—	86	500.00–640.00	570.00
1	—	92	590.00	590.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	108	150.00	150.00
1	—	90	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	190.00	190.00
3	—	83	140.00–180.00	155.08
2	—	103	190.00–540.00	370.10
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Brown Swiss$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	50	5.00	5.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	400.00	400.00
1	—	88	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	106	290.00–325.00	308.33
2	—	87	280.00–285.00	282.53
1	—	78	240.00	240.00
5	—	92	255.00–310.00	289.22
2	—	121	280.00–300.00	289.92
4	—	114	300.00–310.00	305.02
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	200.00	200.00
1	—	102	245.00	245.00
4	—	82	150.00–275.00	226.38
2	—	96	255.00–270.00	262.34
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	101	560.00–580.00	570.10
1	—	76	620.00	620.00
2	—	88	590.00–640.00	615.00
2	—	67	400.00–450.00	424.63
3	—	114	450.00–530.00	496.43
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	86	275.00–295.00	281.67
1	—	132	250.00	250.00
3	—	112	300.00–355.00	318.33
1	—	126	275.00	275.00
5	—	104	260.00–300.00	283.97
4	—	94	250.00–305.00	280.16
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	230.00–260.00	245.48
1	—	88	150.00	150.00
1	—	106	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	77	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,416	125.00–135.00	128.75
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,259	107.00–108.00	107.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,283	61.00–75.00	69.87
4	—	948	31.00–52.00	41.78
4	—	1,267	77.00–79.00	78.05
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,866	106.00–111.00	108.53
2	—	1,579	111.00–117.00	114.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,700	96.00–102.00	99.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,415	86.00–100.00	92.33
10	—	1,288	72.00–85.00	79.94
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,357	136.00–150.00	142.54
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,349	130.00–145.00	137.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,818	122.00–125.00	123.63
8	—	1,578	85.00–121.00	111.03

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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