Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-07

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	1,495	113.29	1,694	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,709	119.95	2,050	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	100.81	1,413	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	85.44	1,065	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	64.58	744	17
Heifers	Select	Average	1,248	129.49	1,616	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	93	372.14/cwt	169
Bulls	Number 2	81	244.08/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 3	81	111.47/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	75	16.57/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 1	89	354.74/cwt	45
Heifers	Number 2	78	111.21/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 3	56	8.96/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

64 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	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	488.68/cwt	440.00–540.00	371	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	90	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	92	161.67/cwt	130.00–195.00	149	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	88	60.00/cwt	20.00–100.00	53	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	62	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	155	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	75	421.61/cwt	300.00–510.00	316	3
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	88	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	352	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	120	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	372	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	103	181.46/cwt	130.00–230.00	187	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	73	459.45/cwt	400.00–490.00	335	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	77	159.33/cwt	100.00–200.00	123	6
Heifers	Number 2	—	94	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	28	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	120	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	612	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	617.93/cwt	580.00–650.00	643	5
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	115.20/cwt	100.00–130.00	86	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	515.47/cwt	390.00–620.00	485	7
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	—	64	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	230	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	63	25.24/cwt	20.00–30.00	16	2
Heifers	Number 3	—	56	8.96/cwt	8.00–10.00	5	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	220	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	87	229.36/cwt	100.00–310.00	200	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	235.57/cwt	150.00–295.00	224	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	335.52/cwt	250.00–360.00	346	31
Bulls	Number 3	—	56	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	56	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	91	120.44/cwt	80.00–160.00	110	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	75	343.43/cwt	295.00–380.00	258	15
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	327.29/cwt	240.00–360.00	370	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	124	291.57/cwt	235.00–350.00	362	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	212.57/cwt	140.00–340.00	162	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	66	223.05/cwt	150.00–310.00	147	5
Bulls	Utility	—	55	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	Utility	—	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	68	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	354	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	54	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	332.58/cwt	250.00–360.00	316	50
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	339.94/cwt	280.00–370.00	289	33
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	112	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	504	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	104	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	395	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	83	453.73/cwt	350.00–560.00	377	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	74	404.32/cwt	335.00–470.00	299	2
Bulls	Utility	—	84	25.57/cwt	5.00–50.00	21	4
Bulls	Utility	—	94	25.00/cwt	20.00–30.00	24	2
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	60	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	228	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	663.41/cwt	620.00–710.00	564	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	96	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	202	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	609.42/cwt	360.00–680.00	579	13
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	78	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	296	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 2Brown Swiss	—	54	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	27	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	627	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	84	163.49/cwt	135.00–195.00	137	9
Bulls	—	—	1,495	113.29/cwt	87.00–133.00	1,694	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	85.44/cwt	75.00–101.00	1,065	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	74.30/cwt	65.00–83.00	877	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,116	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	43.63/cwt	11.00–53.00	479	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,709	119.95/cwt	113.00–127.00	2,050	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	99.44/cwt	85.00–114.00	1,387	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	113.71/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,667	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,248	129.49/cwt	110.00–147.00	1,616	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	81	670.49/cwt	630.00–710.00	543	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	619.87/cwt	600.00–630.00	638	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	64	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	301	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	62	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	372	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 Sep 7, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 112Year ago 143

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 286Last week 203Year ago 256

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	76	440.00–540.00	488.68
13	—	95	360.00–680.00	609.42
2	—	81	630.00–710.00	670.49
3	—	103	600.00–630.00	619.87
1	—	64	470.00	470.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	105.00	105.00
1	—	56	100.00	100.00
2	—	91	80.00–160.00	120.44
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	200.00	200.00
4	—	87	100.00–310.00	229.36
8	—	95	150.00–295.00	235.57
5	—	76	140.00–340.00	212.57
5	—	66	150.00–310.00	223.05
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	103	250.00–360.00	335.52
15	—	75	295.00–380.00	343.43
10	—	113	240.00–360.00	327.29
2	—	124	235.00–350.00	291.57
50	—	95	250.00–360.00	332.58
33	—	85	280.00–370.00	339.94
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	55	5.00	5.00
1	—	62	5.00	5.00
4	—	84	5.00–50.00	25.57
2	—	94	20.00–30.00	25.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	520.00	520.00
1	—	112	450.00	450.00
1	—	104	380.00	380.00
2	—	83	350.00–560.00	453.73
2	—	74	335.00–470.00	404.32
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	54	5.00	5.00
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	380.00	380.00
1	—	78	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Brown Swiss$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	54	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	62	600.00	600.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	92	130.00–195.00	161.67
2	—	103	130.00–230.00	181.46
6	—	77	100.00–200.00	159.33
9	—	84	135.00–195.00	163.49
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	88	20.00–100.00	60.00
1	—	94	30.00	30.00
2	—	75	100.00–130.00	115.20
2	—	63	20.00–30.00	25.24
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	62	250.00	250.00
3	—	75	300.00–510.00	421.61
1	—	88	400.00	400.00
1	—	120	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	73	400.00–490.00	459.45
1	—	120	510.00	510.00
5	—	104	580.00–650.00	617.93
7	—	94	390.00–620.00	515.47
2	—	85	620.00–710.00	663.41
1	—	114	550.00	550.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	56	8.00–10.00	8.96
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,495	87.00–133.00	113.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,247	75.00–101.00	85.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,181	65.00–83.00	74.30
1	—	1,200	93.00	93.00
6	—	1,098	11.00–53.00	43.63
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,709	113.00–127.00	119.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,395	85.00–114.00	99.44
5	—	1,466	110.00–116.00	113.71
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,248	110.00–147.00	129.49

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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