Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2026-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-29

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	—	Average	1,100	200.00	2,200	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,287	210.78	2,713	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,776	148.37	2,635	41
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,455	132.25	1,924	68
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,170	126.70	1,482	40

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	90	1,459.01/cwt	86
Bulls	Number 2	100	1,220.51/cwt	148
Bulls	Number 3	92	784.88/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	59	500.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	96	752.54/cwt	13
Heifers	Number 2	82	326.53/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

46 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	100–110	102	1,505.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,510.00	1,535	2
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	102	756.14/cwt	730.00–780.00	771	3
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	96	752.97/cwt	700.00–800.00	723	5
Heifers	Number 1	110–120	112	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	795	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	120	1,283.33/cwt	1,260.00–1,300.00	1,540	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	110–120	114	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Number 2	60–70	68	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	68	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	50–60	56	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	280	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	1,103.69/cwt	1,000.00–1,170.00	938	8
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	70	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	560	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	1,281.28/cwt	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,102	13
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	118	1,270.00/cwt	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	92	563.86/cwt	500.00–625.00	519	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	74	1,427.57/cwt	1,320.00–1,500.00	1,056	4
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	104	1,126.19/cwt	1,050.00–1,180.00	1,171	48
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,617.88/cwt	1,520.00–1,740.00	1,521	20
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	1,127.15/cwt	1,000.00–1,190.00	1,071	27
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	86	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	688	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,689.50/cwt	1,530.00–1,790.00	1,436	17
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	88	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	836	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	74	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	740	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,429.39/cwt	1,300.00–1,520.00	1,487	20
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,491.16/cwt	1,450.00–1,520.00	1,417	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	116.08/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,695	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,441	152.16/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,193	7
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	113	1,088.99/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,231	16
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	62	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	310	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	86	759.94/cwt	710.00–790.00	654	4
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	100	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,436.51/cwt	1,210.00–1,525.00	1,207	10
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	105	663.10/cwt	600.00–725.00	696	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	92	1,251.08/cwt	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,151	27
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	112	1,362.41/cwt	1,320.00–1,390.00	1,526	4
Heifers	Number 2	90–100	95	379.58/cwt	180.00–575.00	361	2
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	80	400.00/cwt	300.00–500.00	320	2
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	76	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	228	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	1,695.94/cwt	1,600.00–1,780.00	1,306	5
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,287	210.78/cwt	207.50–215.00	2,713	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,274	106.59/cwt	94.00–118.00	1,358	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	146.73/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,717	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	129.92/cwt	119.00–142.00	1,434	19
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,839	135.27/cwt	126.00–140.00	2,488	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	159.40/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,869	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,757	150.76/cwt	141.00–157.00	2,649	30
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	132.06/cwt	124.00–145.00	1,923	53
Bulls	—	—	1,100	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,200	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 Jan 29, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 248Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 406Last week 476Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	70–80	77	1,600.00–1,780.00	1,695.94
17	80–90	85	1,530.00–1,790.00	1,689.50
20	90–100	94	1,520.00–1,740.00	1,617.88
2	100–110	102	1,500.00–1,510.00	1,505.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	74	1,320.00–1,500.00	1,427.57
10	80–90	84	1,210.00–1,525.00	1,436.51
8	90–100	95	1,450.00–1,520.00	1,491.16
20	100–110	104	1,300.00–1,520.00	1,429.39
4	110–120	112	1,320.00–1,390.00	1,362.41
3	120–130	120	1,260.00–1,300.00	1,283.33
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	1,000.00	1,000.00
1	80–90	88	950.00	950.00
1	110–120	114	1,060.00	1,060.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	56	500.00	500.00
1	60–70	62	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	80–90	85	1,000.00–1,170.00	1,103.69
27	90–100	95	1,000.00–1,190.00	1,127.15
48	100–110	104	1,050.00–1,180.00	1,126.19
16	110–120	113	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,088.99
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	800.00	800.00
1	80–90	86	800.00	800.00
2	90–100	92	500.00–625.00	563.86
2	100–110	105	600.00–725.00	663.10
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	80–90	86	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,281.28
27	90–100	92	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,251.08
1	100–110	100	1,200.00	1,200.00
1	110–120	118	1,270.00	1,270.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	86	710.00–790.00	759.94
5	90–100	96	700.00–800.00	752.97
3	100–110	102	730.00–780.00	756.14
1	110–120	112	710.00	710.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	100.00	100.00
1	70–80	76	300.00	300.00
2	80–90	80	300.00–500.00	400.00
2	90–100	95	180.00–575.00	379.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,460	110.00–123.00	116.08
7	—	1,441	149.00–154.00	152.16
53	—	1,456	124.00–145.00	132.06
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,274	94.00–118.00	106.59
9	—	1,170	143.00–150.00	146.73
19	—	1,104	119.00–142.00	129.92
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,839	126.00–140.00	135.27
3	—	1,800	158.00–162.00	159.40
30	—	1,757	141.00–157.00	150.76
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,287	207.50–215.00	210.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	200.00	200.00

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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