Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 2900.00/cwt number 1 bull calf deleted

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,772	107.55	1,906	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	84.84	1,104	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,150	70.26	808	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,340	135.00	1,809	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,308	128.00	1,674	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,298	121.00	1,571	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	329.36/cwt	39
Bulls	Number 2	91	279.54/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 3	89	180.62/cwt	14
Bulls	Utility	57	5.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	88	247.86/cwt	20
Heifers	Number 2	94	109.96/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 3	70	31.67/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1	—	75	92.30/cwt	65.00–110.00	69	3
Heifers	Number 3	—	86	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	60	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	68	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	10	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	56	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	6	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	118	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	153	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	104	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	125	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	98	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	78	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	94	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	84	134.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	113	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	92	213.23/cwt	140.00–475.00	196	5
Heifers	Number 1	—	83	130.65/cwt	120.00–150.00	108	3
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	87	410.92/cwt	330.00–490.00	358	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	58	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	72	415.00/cwt	400.00–430.00	299	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	106	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	318	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	643	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	72	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	374	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,298	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,571	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,308	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,674	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,809	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	42.76/cwt	30.00–50.00	523	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	77.14/cwt	71.00–85.00	873	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,772	107.55/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,906	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	84.84/cwt	76.00–93.00	1,104	19
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	181.28/cwt	100.00–235.00	172	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	168.28/cwt	100.00–240.00	143	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	190	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	260.06/cwt	225.00–285.00	268	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	274.32/cwt	265.00–290.00	258	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	73	314.14/cwt	230.00–500.00	229	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	284.65/cwt	275.00–295.00	242	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	262	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	66	190.30/cwt	180.00–200.00	126	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	272.58/cwt	250.00–290.00	283	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	270.21/cwt	250.00–275.00	257	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	277.72/cwt	195.00–295.00	236	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	258.37/cwt	250.00–270.00	292	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	73	239.22/cwt	190.00–270.00	175	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	306	1
Bulls	Utility	—	56	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	562.55/cwt	470.00–600.00	518	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	429.52/cwt	390.00–470.00	357	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	104	127.02/cwt	115.00–140.00	132	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	110	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	132	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	473	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	468	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	521.98/cwt	500.00–545.00	449	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	66	414.55/cwt	400.00–430.00	274	2

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

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 138Year ago 144

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 188Last week 260Year ago 259

Correction: 2900.00/cwt number 1 bull calf deleted

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	75	65.00–110.00	92.30
5	—	92	140.00–475.00	213.23
3	—	83	120.00–150.00	130.65
2	—	104	115.00–140.00	127.02
1	—	110	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	70.00	70.00
1	—	68	15.00	15.00
1	—	56	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	118	130.00	130.00
1	—	104	120.00	120.00
1	—	98	20.00	20.00
1	—	78	120.00	120.00
2	—	84	130.00–140.00	134.88
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	455.00	455.00
1	—	90	520.00	520.00
2	—	86	500.00–545.00	521.98
2	—	66	400.00–430.00	414.55
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	87	330.00–490.00	410.92
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	58	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	72	400.00–430.00	415.00
1	—	106	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	630.00	630.00
1	—	72	520.00	520.00
4	—	92	470.00–600.00	562.55
2	—	83	390.00–470.00	429.52
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	95	100.00–235.00	181.28
6	—	85	100.00–240.00	168.28
1	—	76	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	103	225.00–285.00	260.06
7	—	94	265.00–290.00	274.32
4	—	73	230.00–500.00	314.14
2	—	85	275.00–295.00	284.65
1	—	114	230.00	230.00
2	—	66	180.00–200.00	190.30
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	104	250.00–290.00	272.58
7	—	95	250.00–275.00	270.21
7	—	85	195.00–295.00	277.72
3	—	113	250.00–270.00	258.37
3	—	73	190.00–270.00	239.22
1	—	120	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	56	5.00	5.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,298	121.00	121.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,308	128.00	128.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	135.00	135.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,223	30.00–50.00	42.76
16	—	1,132	71.00–85.00	77.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,772	101.00–111.00	107.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,301	76.00–93.00	84.84

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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