Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

501

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.25/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$112.25

151 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$21.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.43

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	651	114.23	743	137
Medium and Large 2	452	92.83	420	14thin

One grade step is worth $21.40/cwt here — about $324 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale151 hd

112.25

—

PA average5 barns · 279 hd

85.81

+26.43

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

60 lots · USDA AMS · Greencastle Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - 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	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	322	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	297	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	137.24/cwt	132.50–145.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	118.14/cwt	116.00–122.50	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	133.79/cwt	125.00–136.00	625	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	75.21/cwt	70.00–85.00	278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	567	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	676	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	825	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	110.78/cwt	102.50–120.00	310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	114.90/cwt	107.50–122.50	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	112.05/cwt	100.00–115.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	112.15/cwt	105.00–121.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	122.11/cwt	120.00–124.00	712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	109.68/cwt	99.00–114.00	862	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	104.93/cwt	104.00–106.00	854	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	114.19/cwt	113.00–120.00	811	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	115.86/cwt	101.00–125.00	624	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	113.04/cwt	104.00–120.00	690	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	321	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	614	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	418	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	585	66.10/cwt	49.00–70.00	387	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	537	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	344	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	806	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	605	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	763	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	504	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	321	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	435	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	313	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	880	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	493	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	291	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	98.29/cwt	96.00–105.00	466	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	120.05/cwt	117.50–122.50	694	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	120.04/cwt	113.00–121.50	926	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	124.25/cwt	123.00–127.50	837	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	127.81/cwt	118.00–136.00	809	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	123.77/cwt	122.50–125.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	829	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,003	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	595	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	99.95/cwt	87.50–103.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	81.47/cwt	75.00–90.00	342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	90.98/cwt	82.50–95.00	301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	366	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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Greencastle Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - Greencastle, PA

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501

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	155.00	155.00
5	—	322	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
2	—	297	145.00	145.00
2	—	740	96.00	96.00
2	—	750	116.00	116.00
3	—	375	132.50–145.00	137.24
3	—	573	116.00–122.50	118.14
4	—	418	135.00	135.00
10	—	467	125.00–136.00	133.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	95.00	95.00
2	—	327	102.50	102.50
2	—	480	77.50	77.50
2	—	535	71.00	71.00
2	—	632	92.50	92.50
3	—	370	70.00–85.00	75.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	567	122.50	122.50
15	—	676	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	102.50–120.00	110.78
2	—	390	107.50–122.50	114.90
4	—	887	107.00	107.00
5	—	682	100.00–115.00	112.05
7	—	479	105.00–121.00	112.15
8	—	583	120.00–124.00	122.11
14	—	786	99.00–114.00	109.68
14	—	814	104.00–106.00	104.93
18	—	710	113.00–120.00	114.19
20	—	539	101.00–125.00	115.86
20	—	610	104.00–120.00	113.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	112.50	112.50
5	—	589	87.50–103.00	99.95
3	—	420	75.00–90.00	81.47
3	—	331	82.50–95.00	90.98
1	—	470	72.50	72.50
1	—	375	97.50	97.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	614	68.00	68.00
11	—	585	49.00–70.00	66.10
5	—	537	64.00	64.00
4	—	806	75.00	75.00
4	—	763	66.00	66.00
4	—	465	69.00	69.00
2	—	435	72.00	72.00
1	—	880	56.00	56.00
3	—	291	48.00	48.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	96.00–105.00	98.29
3	—	506	115.00	115.00
2	—	710	104.00	104.00
2	—	443	105.00–110.00	107.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	578	117.50–122.50	120.05
12	—	771	113.00–121.50	120.04
11	—	674	123.00–127.50	124.25
11	—	633	118.00–136.00	127.81
4	—	535	122.50–125.00	123.77
3	—	700	128.00	128.00
2	—	487	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,185	113.00	113.00
1	—	975	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	829	121.00	121.00
8	—	600	136.00	136.00
5	—	595	131.00	131.00

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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